KINGSTON ratepayers will cover the cost of legal fees incurred by a developer at a VCAT hearing into plans for the Endeavour Cove precinct in Patterson Lakes. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos says that council and the developer have come to a legal settlement which will prevent the development of some areas at the Cove site. Development in areas where council approved permits in 2018 will be halted for two years. Council has agreed to pay $60,000 in ratepayer funding towards the developer’s legal fees. Cr Staikos said that paying the fees will “avoid a potentially lengthy, costly and uncertain legal…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MPNFL DIVISION ONE PINES have fired a warning shot to the rest of the competition with a thumping win over Edithvale-Aspendale. Pines kicked 22 goals for the day on Edithvale-Aspendale’s home turf. Their excellent showing in front of goal secured them a 10.11 (71) to 22.17 (149) win. Sorrento also showed good goalkicking form on Saturday, scoring 20 majors to put away Frankston Bombers. The Bombers did their best to stay within reach of the Sharks, but they were just too good. Sorrento won in front of their home crowd 20.13 (133) to 13.11 (89). Things were much closer at…
A PROPOSED five per cent rate cut for Frankston residents has been rejected by council. Plans for a rate cut were put forward by Cr Steven Hughes. His motion was supported by Cr Liam Hughes, but rejected by the seven other councillors at a meeting last week. The proposal would have seen general rates for Frankston ratepayers cut by five per cent in the 2022/2023 financial year. Cr Hughes told the meeting last week that Frankston residents are “paying too much in rates”. “There’s a number of arguments that council brings forth about why you’re not paying too much in…
FRANKSTON Private Hospital is being converted into a public surgery centre. The state government announced the change last week. The hospital is expected to be operating as a public surgery centre sometime next year. The state government hopes that by the time it is fully operational, the hospital will have the capacity to support up to 9,000 public patients per year. Deputy Premier James Merlino said that the change will help clear up the backlog of surgeries building up in Victoria because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic has been really tough on everyone, but nothing matters more than the…
THE planning minister has received a report on the planned redevelopment of the former Kingswood golf course site at Dingley Village. The report, prepared by the state government’s golf course redevelopment standing advisory committee, was handed to the minister last month. He is currently considering the next step. The report assesses whether the plans for the site satisfy the state government’s planning guidelines for the conversion of golf course land to other purposes. The site is owned by AustralianSuper. Its plans include subdividing the land into 823 lots to build dwellings with a maximum height of three stories. Previous plans…