THE Mordialloc Freeway is complete and has been officially opened. The nine-kilometre link between the Mornington Peninsula Freeway in Aspendale Gardens and the Dingley Bypass in Dingley Village opened ahead of schedule last weekend. The huge road project ended up costing $523 million to taxpayers. State transport infrastructure minister Jacinta Allan celebrated the road’s long awaited opening, saying “we said that we would deliver the Mordialloc Freeway to slash travel times, reduce congestion and get thousands of trucks off our local roads – and we can’t wait for it to open on Sunday.” “It’s fantastic to see the new freeway…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
HUNDREDS of residents have gathered to rally against plans to build rail over road in Parkdale. Earlier this year, the state government announced that it had chosen rail bridges as its preferred option to replace level crossings at Warrigal Road, Mentone and Parkers Road, Parkdale. Those plans have been slammed by residents and Kingston Council, who are concerned about the impact of the rail bridges on the local area. A rally was held in Parkdale earlier this month, where hundreds of protesters turned out to demand that the state government scrap the rail over road plan. Dave Harrison from resident…
A FIRE broke out at the McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park last week. Just after 6pm on 17 November, an alert was issued about a grass fire on McClelland Drive. Firefighters attended and the area was given the all clear just after 9.30pm. Nobody was injured. The Frankston Lapidary Club building was damaged by the blaze. McClelland Gallery director Lisa Byrne said that the fire has been ruled accidental. Three FRV pumpers and five CFA tankers attended the blaze. Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria also arrived on the scene to help. A statement on the Langwarrin Fire brigade Facebook page…
FRANKSTON has a new mayor. Cr Nathan Conroy, a first time councillor, was unanimously elected mayor at a public meeting last Thursday. Cr Conroy was elected to council at the 2020 local government elections. He received more than double the first preference votes than the next candidate in his ward. The 2021/2022 mayoral term shapes as an integral one, with both a federal and state election expected in the next 12 months. The year will be a test of the new mayor’s advocacy skills. After his election, Cr Conroy said “I want to let you all know, each and every…
DOGS will finally be welcome in Frankston’s city centre from January 2022. Frankston Council has long been debating the dog ban, which prohibits dogs from being in the area bordered by Davey Street, Kananook Creek, and Fletcher Road. Last week the ban was finally abolished. Dogs will be required to be on-leash while in the city centre. The completed review of council’s animal orders will also see a dedicated dog beach set up at Keast Park in Seaford. Councillors had considered making the beach area at Oliver’s Hill a dedicated dog beach, but ultimately decided for the Seaford option instead.…