WORKS beginning on the Frankston line this weekend are now scheduled to run for nine weeks. The LXRP has confirmed the extended timeline for the project. Between 23 May and 27 July, buses will replace trains between Moorabbin and Mordialloc. Road users will also be impacted by the works. Balcombe Road in Mentone will close from 14 May until 23 June, Park Road in Cheltenham will close from 23 May until 8 June, and Charman Road in Cheltenham close from 23 May until 11 June. The works will remove the level crossings on those three roads. The project was originally…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
PLANS to refurbish the substation in Seaford have hit a snag. Designs for a refurbished exterior for the vacant substation building have been completed. They feature greening the top part of the walls, possibly with synthetic material, the addition of LED lighting, and the installation of public artwork by local graffiti artists at the bottom end of the walls. The proposal is in jeopardy however, with the future maintenance of the building in dispute. A report considered by Frankston Council at their most recent meeting read that “there is disagreement between council and Metro/VicTrack regarding future maintenance responsibilities of the…
A SUPPORT package worth over $6 million has been set aside by Frankston Council to deal with the local financial fallout from COVID-19. The measures taken to provide relief to businesses during the pandemic include an extra $450,000 for the Invest Frankston business grants program, $130,000 worth of rent relief to businesses operating in council owned buildings, $40,000 for the development of loyalty programs and marketing campaigns for local businesses, and the waiving of kerbside trading fees. Council says it will also provide “rate relief to the value of $1.2 million” to residents, including a $200 waiver for eligible owner-occupier…
THE state government’s proposed boundary changes for the Kingston municipality have been released. After the passage of the Local Government Act 2020 earlier this year, the state government mandated that Kingston Council would move to a single member ward structure at the 2020 local government elections. Kingston Council currently has nine councillors, spread across three wards. After the next election they will have 11 councillors representing around 11,000 residents each in 11 separate wards. Kingston Council will have until 25 May to make comments and suggestions about the names for the new wards. The maps will then be finalised and…
A POLICE member had to dive out of the way to avoid being run down by a motorcycle driver in Chelsea Heights last week. At around 11.40pm, 8 May, two detectives on the Frankston Freeway saw two motorcycles speed past them. Police believe that two bikes had been travelling along Peninsula Link at over 200kmph. The motorcycle drivers exited at Thames Promenade, and were later spotted by police at the intersection of Wells Road and Springvale Road. One driver turned onto Edithvale Road and was intercepted by police. When police intercepted the man, he allegedly rammed his bike into the…