THE planning minister’s decision to intervene in the planned redevelopment of Rossdale Golf Course in Aspendale has left Kingston Council blindsided.In 2024 the golf club unveiled plans to replace large sections of the existing golf course with housing of up to three storeys. Last month, council was informed that the planning minister had referred the Rossdale Golf Course redevelopment to the state’s Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee.Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said that the decision had removed planning control from council and “significantly limited local input.” “Council had previously been assured by the minister that we would be the decision-maker. We…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A FRANKSTON man and a Carrum Downs man have been arrested in relation to a non-fatal shooting. Police allege that a 38-year-old Hampton man and a 23-year-old Hampton woman approached a stationary vehicle in Hampton on 9 July, and the man was shot in the upper body. Police allege that the parties involved were known to each other.On 29 July, police arrested an 18-year-old from Frankston at a Frankston property. The week prior they arrested a 41-year-old Carrum Downs man. During the investigation, police say they seized a firearm, ammunition, and drugs.The Frankston man was charged with intentionally cause serious…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONE DROMANA picked up a hugely important win on Saturday at home against Edithvale-Aspendale. Dromana were the better side from the get-go. A five-goals-to-one first term put the Tigers in the box seat. Edithvale-Aspendale chipped the lead back to 15 by half-time, but Dromana sealed the outcome with a big third quarter. Dromana beat Edithvale-Aspendale 17.15 (117) to 11.9 (75). Reece Wilde, Sam Geurts, Billy Quigley, Billy Geurts, and Clayton Gay were Dromana’s best. Nathan Higgins and Ben Tovey booted three goals each. The result leaves Dromana fifth on the ladder with 32 points. Sorrento, Pines, and…
THE Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League is under fire for scheduling its women’s football finals matches on a Sunday night. Last week the MPFNL announced that the Women’s Division One qualifying and elimination finals would take place at 6pm on Sunday, 3 August. Division One Women’s games are almost always played on a Saturday, with just two Sunday games played during the home-and-away season this year. John Coburn Oval, the home of Frankston YCW, will host the women’s matches. A viral post from social media page Not All Clubs, which spotlights inequality in sports, called out the MPFNL for its…
AN alleged robbery using a machete in Chelsea Heights last week has contributed to an increasing crime wave in the Kingston area. Figures unveiled by Crime Statistics Australia last month show that there were 10,209 criminal offenses recorded in Kingston between March 2024 and March 2025. That figure is a whopping 9.2 percent increase on the year prior, and the highest the Kingston crime rate has been in the last 10 years. A store on Thames Promenade in Chelsea Heights was targeted during an alleged crime spree on Tuesday, 22 July. Police allege that an SUV left a Wonga Park…