AN ALTERNATIVE weed killer will be trialled around Kingston playgrounds for the next 12 months. Mayor Cr David Eden said the existing weed-control product Round Up containing glyphosate is approved for use by the World Health Organisation, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority and WorkSafe but council is happy to trial other options due to community feedback. “Over the next 12 months council will be using herbicide Local Safe around our 114 playgrounds to see how it performs,” Cr Eden said. “While our current product is perfectly safe we are adopting a proactive approach in key areas around playgrounds…
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A PATTERSON Lakes couple are on edge after thieves made desperate attempts to force open their front door on consecutive nights, about 7pm, Thursday and Friday 28 and 29 June. Police were told the two men continually banged and kicked the sturdy front door in Salmon Bay without success. They tried to wrench the door handle, and made several attempts to open it via a keypad. Two expensive cars in the driveway may have been their targets. One man was heard to say, “Keep on looking; keep on looking”. Police said they may have approached the property from the rear…
A FRANKSTON man was arrested last week over a string of alleged armed robberies at supermarkets, cafes and small businesses in which staff were allegedly threatened with a knife and a crowbar and cash registers thrown to the floor. The 29-year-old allegedly ran from police when they raided a house in Tamarisk Drive, Frankston North, Sunday 25 June, and was chased over back fences for about a kilometre before being apprehended. The man was taken back to Frankston police station and interviewed over the robberies in Dandenong South, Braeside, Carrum Downs, Frankston and Baxter in the past month. He faced…
THE Mentone to Mordialloc stage of the Bay Trail has been given the go-ahead by Kingston councillors. Councillors voted at June’s public council meeting last week to approve plans for the shared cycle and walking path after community feedback on the project. Kingston mayor Cr David Eden said there is “strong community agreement that the path should be built but differing views on how it should be implemented”. More than 540 submissions were received from the public by Kingston Council and six petitions with 2417 signatures were received by council. Road safety, traffic congestion, car parking, road cyclist safety, vegetation…
SHOPPERS are being urged to bin plastic bags for the month of July to reduce pollution across bayside beaches and parks. Plastic Free July calls on people to refuse to use single-use plastic bags when shopping for a month to hopefully get into the habit of taking reusable bags to carry goods and groceries. The littering of plastic bags is an environmental hazard and potential killer of animals who can choke on the bags. The Greens are lobbying the state government to bring Victoria into line with other states such as South Australia and the Northern Territory in “banning” plastic…