MPNFL DIVISION ONE DROMANA have preserved their winning streak by the narrowest of margins. Ladder leaders Dromana travelled to take on second-place Frankston YCW on Saturday. Both sides have been excellent this year, and loom as likely Grand Final contenders. Goals were hard to come by at John Coburn Oval. Just five majors were kicked in the first half, with Dromana heading into the main break ahead by 11 points. The game opened up a little more in the third term. At the final break Dromana led by one point, with the Stonecats breathing down their neck. Goals dried up…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
KINGSTON mayor Hadi Saab has defended spending $5 million in ratepayer money on a new facility for an AFL club as “great value for money”. Kingston Council has agreed to fork out $5 million towards Hawthorn Football Club’s new Dingley Village training base. In return, the facility will be made available for community use at least 20 hours per week. Saab says that the deal will help council keep up with growing demand for community sport. “Sport participation numbers are booming in our region, with women and girls’ footy leading this, and it’s essential the necessary infrastructure is put in…
AN independent panel has recommended that Kingston Council raise some height limits in its long-awaited housing strategy. Kingston Council’s housing strategy and neighbourhood character study has been in development for more than five years. The draft strategy was considered by an independent planning panel, which has now released its findings.In the 2021 draft strategy approved by Kingston Council 77.24 per cent of land in the Kingston municipality was zoned “neighbourhood residential”, limiting development to two storeys. The panel recommended zoning small areas of Clayton South, Parkdale and Edithvale as “general residential” instead, raising their height limits to three storeys.The panel’s…
A FRANKSTON early learning centre will remain open for the foreseeable future, despite its operators warning it was in danger of closing. Just days after being told that the Windermere Early Learning Centre in Frankston could close, parents have been informed that the centre will remain open until the end of the year. Parents with children enrolled at the ELC were blindsided on 30 June when Windermere emailed them to say that the closure of the centre was being considered. The email read that the ELC was “no longer sustainable”, and that a final decision would be announced within the…
PLANS for high-rise developments along Nepean Highway in Frankston have hit a major snag after a sudden decision by the state government’s planning minister. Plans to build multi-storey apartments in the area bordered by Nepean Highway, Beach Street, Wells Street, and Kananook Creek Boulevard have been protested throughout the year. Proposals for a 16-storey building at 438-444 Nepean Highway and a 14-storey building at 446-450 Nepean Highway are currently before VCAT for consideration. Planning minister Sonya Kilkenny intervened in the matter last week – she approved interim planning controls which will limit development within the Nepean Highway, Beach Street, Wells…