THE redeveloped Parkdale Station on the Frankston line is now open. Crews have been working since last year to replace the level crossings at Warrigal Road in Mentone and Parkers Road in Parkdale with elevated rail. Last week they removed the Parkers Road boom gates and officially opened the new Parkdale Station. Parkdale Station was reopened at an event last Friday, 2 August. Parkers Road will open to traffic once again on 8 August.The opening marked the end of nearly three weeks of major disruptions on the Frankston line. Buses replaced trains between Cheltenham and Frankston from 14 July to…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEFRANKSTON YCW and Dromana finished all square after a brilliant Tigers fightback last weekend. The Stonecats hosted the ladder-leading Dromana at John Coburn Oval on Saturday. The home side controlled the game all day long – the Stonecats took a 26 point lead into the half-time break, and a 19 point lead into the three-quarter-time break.Dromana showed some fight in the final quarter, and dragged their way back into the contest. A late goal saw them draw level with YCW, but they weren’t able to add to the scoreboard. Frankston YCW and Dromana ended up sharing the…
HELEN Cooper has been named the new boss of Peninsula Health. Adjunct Associate Professor Cooper was appointed the organisation’s chief executive earlier this month. She takes over the role from Felicity Topp, who departed at the end of June after more than six years in the job. Peninsula Health oversees the Frankston and Rosebud hospitals.Cooper, who served as acting CEO while the board interviewed candidates for the position, said she was “delighted and honoured” to be handed the job. “It is an exciting time to be leading this incredible organisation as we embark on the next chapter, focussed on healthy…
THE cost of the planned aquatic centre in Mordialloc has blown out by another $8 million. The new swimming centre will be mostly paid for by Kingston Council ratepayers. After an initial report in 2021 estimated it would cost between $40 million and $50 million, the cost was later revised to $79.2 million. Kingston Council confirmed last week that its latest design would cost up to $87.5 million to build.The pool will be built at 1-7 Wells Road in Mordialloc, opposite Jack Grut Reserve. Kingston Council paid $14.6 million for the land.In a statement, Kingston Council said that additions to…
FRANKSTON mayor Nathan Conroy says increased interest rates and material costs justify his call for a review of the state government rate cap.Conroy authored a submission to a state government inquiry late last month calling for a review of the state government’s rate cap. The rate cap limits how much Victorian councils can raise rates and charges on average each year – for the 2024/2025 financial year it is set at 2.75 per cent. Conroy’s submission was made just days after he publicly called for council officers to investigate a rate freeze as a potential cost-of-living relief measure (“Mayor calls…