KINGSTON Council will resume charging interest on the overdue bills of struggling ratepayers. Council stopped charging interest on overdue rates after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite two councillors pushing to waive interest in 2022/2023 as well, the majority of councillors voted to restart the process. Crs Georgina Oxley and David Eden both opposed the resumption of charging interest on overdue rates. Oxley said at the last council meeting that the change could impact “parents, people with disabilities, and people who have lost their jobs”. “It was enormous to be able to provide [COVID support measures] to the community…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A FIRE at a block of units in Aspendale caused major damage and sent a person to hospital on Monday, 4 June. Emergency services were called out to the blaze on the corner of Ross Street and Sixth Avenue at around 11.30am. An under construction block of two storey units had caught fire, and one person was stuck inside. Edithvale CFA attended and helped evacuate the man inside the building. He was taken to hospital after suffering the effects of smoke inhalation. The fire soon engulfed the roof and spread to a neighbouring apartment. Fire crews had to attack the…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE NOTHING could separate finals contenders Pines and Dromana last weekend. Pines hosted the Tigers at Eric Bell Reserve. The away side were the better team in the first half, going into the main break with a ten point lead. Pines managed to chip the lead back to four points heading into the final quarter. The game was poised to go down to the wire. Both sides ended up locked at 70 each with five minutes to play. Pines thought they went ahead when Dromana defender Josh Holloway appeared to fumble the ball over the goalline before completing…
THE reduced speed limit on the Nepean Highway in Frankston has drawn fury from motorists. Multiple residents have contacted The Times after receiving fines for speeding through the intersection of Nepean Highway and Davey Street in Frankston. They complained that the new 40kmph speed limit is poorly signed. The speed limit on the Nepean Highway between Fletcher Road and Plowman Place was reduced to 40kmph in October 2021. Some of the new speed limit signs were replaced just one month later to make them more visible. A speed camera on Davey Street has been enforcing the new limit since April…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE FRANKSTON YCW continued their domination in MPNFL Division One with a convincing win over Dromana. The Tigers didn’t fire all day, and after trailing by 17 points at the first break, continued to fall behind. The Stonecats ended up 51-point winners. Joshua Patullo kicked four goals for Frankston YCW, while Jordon Andrews kicked two of the three majors for the day for Dromana. Bonbeach and Mt Eliza battle out a nail-biter, with Bonbeach getting over the line by a point. Mt Eliza’s kicking in front of goal cost them the game with 11 minors in their 41…