A FRANKSTON councillor is pushing for a rate cut. Cr Steven Hughes has put forward a proposal to cut general rates for Frankston residents by five per cent in the 2022/2023 financial year. He told The Times that “total council spend is the main driver why Frankston rates are as high as they are. It’s quite simple, if council spends less than rates will go down.” “Council must re-focus its energies on providing superior services to the community at an affordable level based on the means of our residents. That might mean forgoing a new swimming pool or fancy statues…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE long-awaited multi-storey car park at Frankston Station is moving closer to construction with community consultation underway. Consultation is open now. The project is expected to cost $87 million with a projected completion date of 2024. The car park project is expected to include 500 parking spaces, and CCTV. It will be delivered by the Level Crossing Removal Project. The federal and state governments have each allocated $43.5 million to the project. Consultation on the project originally closed on the Engage Victoria website on 18 March, despite a letter sent to local business owners seen by The Times reading that consultation…
A REPORT into the planned redevelopment of Kingswood Golf Course in Dingley Village is expected to be handed to the planning minister soon. The golf course is now owned by AustralianSuper, which paid $125 million for the land in 2014. Its plans to subdivide the land and build hundreds of houses has turned into a saga which has stretched years, with Kingston Council first abandoning the planning scheme amendment in 2018. Revised plans for the Dingley Village site were referred to the state government’s golf course redevelopment standing advisory committee last year. The proposal currently under consideration is to subdivide…
LABOR has committed to spending $15 million on the redevelopment of the Frankston Basketball Stadium if it wins the federal election. The planned upgrade is expected to include the addition of two new basketball courts, the full redevelopment of courts seven and eight as multi-purpose basketball courts, refurbishment works on courts one to four, an improved foyer and office spaces, gymnastics facilities, and mezzanine spectator viewing. Frankston Council has committed $15 million to the project and asked for matching commitments from the state and federal governments. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy and shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers made the funding announcement. Ms…
FOLLOWING the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal’s decision to grant pay rises to councillors, deputy mayors and mayors across Victoria, Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Anthony Marsh has released a statement to “set the record straight”. The mayor stated “the deputy mayor’s allowance has been increased from $34,588 to $59,659. However, this new allowance is not an increase but a correction”. Cr Marsh said the “correction” was in recognition of how the role of deputy mayor had evolved significantly over recent years. The article that sparked the response (“Councillors collect healthy pay rise” The Times 23 March 2022) stated the base rate…