AN inquest into the death of Mordialloc-raised woman Elly Warren has failed to return a conclusive finding. Warren went to Mozambique for a six-week trip in 2016. Days before she was scheduled to come home, her body was found face-down near a bathroom in Tofo. She died aged just 20. For more than seven years, Warren’s family has been fighting to have her death thoroughly investigated. The application for an inquest into her death was accepted at the end of 2020. The inquest took place in August 2023, and the coroner published his findings last month. The coroner wrote that…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MAJOR party candidates for the Dunkley by-election are expected to be confirmed imminently. Incumbent Dunkley MP Peta Murphy died from metastatic breast cancer in December. She won the seat for Labor in 2019, and retained it at the 2022 federal election. A by-election will be held to install a new federal MP. A date for the Dunkley by-election will be locked in soon. Speaker Milton Dick has been tasked with deciding a date for the by-election, but has yet to make an announcement. The by-election is not expected to take place until February at the earliest. Labor hasn’t announced a…
MORE than 600 cats and nearly 100 dogs were euthanased by Frankston Council’s contracted animal shelter in the first six months of 2023. New statewide statistics on the fate of animals who enter shelters and pounds have been released by Animal Welfare Victoria. The statistics cover the period between 1 January 2023 and 30 June 2023. During that time The Lost Dogs Home Casey, which provides animal shelter services for Frankston Council, admitted 2201 cats and put down 652. It admitted 1227 dogs during the six month period and euthanased 91. The Lost Dogs Home provides animal shelter services to…
THE demolition of the Mordialloc site which will soon house a new aquatic centre is complete, and new designs for the project have been revealed. The existing building at 1-7 Wells Road in Mordialloc has now been completely demolished. Nearly all of the materials taken from the demolition site will be recycled. Kingston mayor Jenna Davey-Burns said that the recycling of 99.5 percent of the site’s materials would help fight climate change. “It’s absolutely essential that this project, our most significant ever, showcases that goal, and sets the example for all others to follow,” she said. “As leaders in a…
A $3.6 BILLION contract to build twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley for the suburban rail loop has been signed. Works on the 16 kilometre tunnels are scheduled to begin in 2026. A contract for the next section of tunnels between Glen Waverley and Box Hill is expected to be awarded next year. Suburban Rail Loop East will link the Frankston line at Cheltenham to the Lilydale line at Box Hill via six new underground stations. It is scheduled to be completed in 2035. The next section of the rail loop between Box Hill and Melbourne Airport is not…