THE state opposition has pledged to kill AustralianSuper’s hopes of developing on a Dingley Village golf course if it wins this year’s state election. AustralianSuper owns the former Kingswood golf course site in Dingley Village. It is hoping to gain approval to subdivide the land into 823 lots to build dwellings with a maximum height of three stories. A report on the proposal was handed to the planning minister in March (“Golf course report handed to planning minister” The News 6/4/22). A final decision has not been handed down yet. Earlier this month Liberal candidate for Clarinda Anthony Richardson said…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MPNFL DIVISION TWO LANGWARRIN has survived its biggest scare of the season. The Kangaroos hosted Somerville at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Langwarrin came into the game with a 12-0 record for the season. After a scrappy and low scoring first half, the margin stood at just two points at half time. The Kangaroos had their noses narrowly ahead. Langy were wasteful in the third term, booting 1.7. Somerville capitalised on their scoreboard woes and kicked four goals. A major upset looked on the cards, with Somerville up by nine at three-quarter-time. Despite some more wayward goalkicking, Langwarrin managed to wrestle…
CONSTRUCTION work has officially begun on the huge redevelopment of Frankston Hospital. Crews began their work on the $1.18 billion project last month. Updated designs for the redevelopment were released to mark the beginning of construction. Major works on the project are expected to be finished by 2025. The centrepiece will be a new 12-storey tower housing clinical services. The project will make room for 130 new beds, 15 operating theatres, and mental health and oncology rooms. The hospital will be able to expand its women’s and children’s services by building new maternity, obstetrics and paediatric wards. A women’s clinic…
MEMBERS of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim community are moving on after a break-in at their place of worship, with Premier Daniel Andrews visiting the Baitul Salam mosque in Langwarrin to show solidarity. The mosque was the target of an alleged attack last month which left it with thousands of dollars worth of damage. Eight people, aged from 62 to 18, were charged over the 21 June incident. Since the alleged attack the mosque has hosted an event to promote harmony. Andrews visited the mosque last week to meet with the Imam. Mosque spokesperson Aziz Bhatti said that the Premier offered…
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…