THE public gallery was thrown out of a tense Frankston Council meeting last week. Tensions have been running high at council’s recent public meetings. A marathon four-hour meeting last week was stopped and started on multiple occasions as debate broke down into arguments, and the public gallery made repeated interjections. By the end of the meeting the public had been removed and the mayor had threatened to boot one councillor from the room. The public gallery was kicked out during debate on the future of the traders at the base of Olivers Hill. One member of the gallery shouted that…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
FRANKSTON Council will review its internal processes following community backlash to its plans to boot two mobile vendors from their site at Olivers Hill. Council has reversed its decision to move on Little Olly’s cafe van and Cripps Fish and Chips from their current site at the base of Olivers Hill. The licence to trade handed to the two operators was coming up, and after the conclusion of an expression of interest process council elected to replace them with a mobile Mercettas restaurant. The three businesses have now agreed to share the site for 12 months. At their last public…
NEW solutions are needed to reduce the amount of litter in Patterson River, a Kingston councillor says. Kingston Council first voted to look into the possibility of a heavy-duty litter trap upstream on Patterson River in late 2020. Nearly two years on, the litter trap has not been implemented. Kingston councillor Cameron Howe says that investment into litter reduction in the river is badly needed. “We need to turn the tide on plastic pollution with a replacement heavy-duty litter trap, which is an essential step to maintaining healthy waterways, collecting plastics upstream on Patterson River before they hit our popular…
CONSULTATION with the community is “vital” to completing the planned level crossing removals along the Frankston line, Kingston Council says. Earlier this month, the state government announced that it would remove all level crossings on the Frankston line by 2029. Rail over road will be built to replace the level crossings at Wickham Road and Highett Road in Highett, McDonald Street in Mordialloc, and Station Street in Aspendale. Previous level crossing removals along the Frankston line have drawn backlash from the community, especially in Parkdale. The state government’s plans to build sky rail at Parkdale were opposed by 76 per…
THE long-awaited upgrade of the Frankston Basketball Stadium will be “phenomenal”, Basketball Victoria CEO Nick Honey says. The final piece of the puzzle was locked in last week when the Victorian Liberals promised $15 million towards the project, matching a commitment from Frankston Council and the federal government. The state government committed to the project last month, meaning that it is set to proceed no matter the result at next month’s election. Basketball Victoria CEO Nick Honey called the announcement the “good news we’ve been hoping for”. “The additional courts will give more players a chance to take the courts,…