MPNFL DIVISION ONE RED Hill picked up a thrilling upset win over Frankston YCW on Saturday. The Hillmen hosted the second-placed Stonecats at Red Hill Recreation Reserve. They desperately needed a win to remain in finals contention. The Stonecats were in control throughout most of the day. After a dominant third term Frankston YCW looked on track to win, leading by six goals at the final break of play. A six-goals-to-zero final term sealed the Stonecats’ fate. The Hillmen bravely surged home, and ended up getting the win by a point. Red Hill claimed the narrowest of come-from-behind victories 9.7…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
COUNCILS could be stripped of their planning powers in the near future, Premier Daniel Andrews says. The comments were made after the release of IBAC’s report on corruption allegations made against Casey Council. IBAC found that two Casey councillors, Sam Aziz and Geoff Ablett, received payment and in-kind support to support the interests of developer John Woodman. Among the 34 recommendations included in the IBAC report was the removal of planning powers from local councils. The report read “IBAC recommends that the minister for planning develops and introduces to Parliament amendments to the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) to…
THE redevelopment of a school crossing near Mentone Primary School has some residents concerned. The crossing on Warrigal Road by Childers Street will move around 10 metres down the road, closer to the early learning centre. Kingston Council sent a letter to residents in March informing them that the crossing would move to “improve visibility of the crossing for all road users.” Kingston Council CEO Peter Bean says the change was made after some people were nearly hurt. “Kingston has been working with the Department of Transport and Planning on pedestrian safety upgrades to Warrigal Road near Childers Street following…
A PUSH to apply heritage protection to an historic Mentone home has hit a snag. Kingston Council has been preparing a planning scheme amendment to place a permanent heritage overlay on 86 Mentone Parade (pictured below). However on Monday, Kingston councillors voted against a council officer recommendation to ask the planning minister to put together a panel to assess the proposal. The report prepared for Kingston councillors read that the house is “a potential place of significance within the preliminary heritage review currently being undertaken for the municipality.” It read that action was needed because the house is at risk…
KINGSTON Council is pushing for the planning guidelines for golf course redevelopments to be reformed. At the next Municipal Association of Victoria meeting, Kingston Council will ask other present councils to request that the state government review its planning guidelines for the conversion of golf course land for other purposes. The state government’s revised planning guidelines for golf courses was published in June 2020. A report prepared by Kingston Council officers read that “Kingston City Council has concerns regarding the useability of the golf course guidelines and consider they are not an efficient or adequate tool for assessing golf course…