NEARLY 84 per cent of Kingston residents aged 15 and over have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. As of 4 October, 55.3 per cent of Kingston residents aged 15 and over are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. There are currently 108 active cases of COVID-19 in the Kingston municipality. Last week the state government announced that all authorised workers will require a first COVID-19 vaccine dose by 15 October or they cannot work onsite. Authorised workers must be fully vaccinated by 26 November. Workers in construction, freight, healthcare, aged care, and education must follow previously given Chief Health…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
USE of glyphosate-based weed killers will resume in local public spaces. Kingston Council workers were directed to stop using the herbicide in October 2019. Council overturned its ban on the weed killer last month. In a statement, Kingston Council said that glyphosate will only be used to control weeds in “low-risk, low traffic locations” and that “hand weeding and steam weed control will continue to be used at playgrounds, childcare centres, preschools and maternal child health centres and high use open space areas.” Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “our decision to reintroduce the use of glyphosate-based products in selected low-risk…
MORE major works on the Frankston train line have begun. Buses will replace trains between Mordialloc and Frankston from now until November. During that time, crews will work to lower the Frankston line into trenches at Edithvale, Bonbeach, and Chelsea. Level crossing removal crews removed boom gates at Edithvale Road, Chelsea Road, Argyle Avenue, and Bondi Road in July. As part of their next batch of works, LXRP workers will remove the level crossing at Swanpool Avenue in Chelsea. Level Crossing Removal Project program director Adam Maguire said that he acknowledges the bus replacements will be “challenging” for the time being. …
THE Frankston Coast Guard will not complete their long-expected move into the Frankston Yacht Club building. The Coast Guard’s move into the Yacht Club building was approved by Frankston Council in 2019. The Coast Guard were going to occupy the first floor of the space. At their most recent meeting, councillors voted to instead provide permanent accommodation for the Coast Guard in the Frankston Mechanics Institute. When making the decision to move the Coast Guard unto the Yacht Club building in October 2019, councillors also voted to “commit $400,000 to the 2020/21 budget from the strategic reserve to undertake fit…
A TEN year plan for council spending has been released for consultation. Frankston Council is asking for feedback on its draft 2021-2031 financial plan. The document outlines the ways that over half a billion dollars in ratepayer funding might be spent in the next decade. The redevelopment of the Frankston Basketball and Regional Gymnastics stadium, and the redevelopment of Pines Pool have been identified as important future projects. Frankston mayor Kris Bolam has asked residents to read the plan and make a submission. “Council’s focus is on delivering services, maintaining assets and investing in new infrastructure that will support our…