FRANKSTON Council overcharged all properties while collecting rates this year. Council estimates that each property was overcharged by an average of 53 cents. Around $30,000 worth of overcharged rates will be refunded to Frankston residents. A statement from council read that “there was a minor calculation error in the number of properties assessed. Council officers discovered the error while preparing annual compliance documents for the Essential Services Commission – which administers the rate-capping system for local government. The compliance documents are a requirement for all Victorian local government areas.” “As a ratepayer, you don’t need to do anything. The overcharged…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
VICTORIA’S long run of days without COVID-19 community transmission was broken just before the new year when a case was recorded in Mentone. The Department of Health and Human Services announced on 30 December that three new cases had been identified in Mentone, Mitcham, and Hallam. As of 11 January there are five active cases of COVID-19 among residents in the Kingston local government area. The DHHS has also included multiple local locations on their list of COVID-19 exposure sites. People who visited the Woodlands Golf Club bar in Mordialloc on 28 December between 4.40pm and 5.15pm were asked to…
KINGSTON Council CEO Julie Reid has departed the organisation after less than 18 months. Ms Reid’s departure was announced on 12 January. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “we are disappointed to farewell CEO Julie Reid so soon, but we understand that this new role is an amazing opportunity, and we now look forward to working closely with her in this fantastic new role.” Ms Reid has been appointed executive director of Local Government Victoria. “Julie will be a strong addition to Local Government Victoria and is well-placed to lead them into the future,” Cr Staikos said. Kingston councillors held multiple…
CRICKET PENINSULA MOOROODUC have started the year on the right foot with a hard-fought win over Somerville. Choosing to bat first, Moorooduc set their opponents a difficult target of 222 to chase down. Opener Brenton Alp got the run chase off to a good start, scoring 60 runs. Number four batsman Bradley McDonald also contributed some runs to the scoreboard with a knock of 42. Somerville took the game right down to the wire, but couldn’t get over the line. At the end of their forty overs they were at 9/215, seven runs short of a result and one wicket…
WORK is underway to fit out the ground floor of the trouble-plagued Frankston Yacht Club building for a cafe. The bottom floor of the building has been leased from council by Brendan Theobald and John O’Halloran. Mr Theobald said “it is all about the view and watching the sun set over the bay, seeing the sail boats go by and enjoying simple food in a way we haven’t been able to do it before. A venue looking over the water from right on the sand is long overdue in Frankston and we hope it will catch on. We love the…