THE statewide snap lockdown is due to finish at 11.59pm on Wednesday, 17 February. The “circuit-breaker” lockdown was announced by Premier Daniel Andrews last week in response to a growing cluster of cases linked to hotel quarantine. The lockdown came into effect statewide on Friday night. Further exposure sites in suburbs inside the Kingston local government area were named by the Department of Health this month. The DHHS website read that a positive COVID-19 case attended Nakama Workshop in Clayton South between 11.15am and midday on 1 February. Lululemon at DFO Moorabbin between 5pm and 5.45pm on 1 February was…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A FACEBOOK post made by a Frankston councillor comparing a proposed social media policy to life in the Soviet Union has been labelled “extremely offensive”. Cr Steven Hughes made a post last week criticising proposed changes to council’s social media guidelines. The post and accompanying image have been described as “shocking” by the mayor. Council’s new draft communications policy proposes that councillors on social media must remove content for up to 24 hours if directed to by the mayor. “In instances where there is a breach of [the communications policy] or relevant code, the mayor can direct a councillor to…
A RATE cut has been discussed by Frankston councillors, although it would come at a huge estimated cost to council’s budget. New councillors Steven and Liam Hughes have proposed that ordinary rates be slashed by greater than or equal to 1 per cent. Council officers estimate that the proposed cuts would cost council up to $30 million over the next decade. The motion prepared by Crs Hughes reads “Frankston residents are the highest paying ratepayers in our region when considering median house prices and average household incomes.” “The budgeted adjusted underlying result for [the 2021/2022 financial year] will be required…
FRANKSTON residents have been plunged back into lockdown after a cluster of COVID-19 cases broke out from a quarantine hotel in Melbourne. The five-day statewide lockdown is expected to come to an end at 11.59pm on Wednesday, 17 February. In response to the growing number of cases linked to hotel quarantine, premier Daniel Andrews announced that the state would move into a snap lockdown effective at 11.59pm on Friday, 12 February. There are no COVID-19 exposure sites listed in the Frankston municipality as of 14 February. The four reasons to leave home that were in place during the state’s extended…
THE state government has defended a proposal to put train stabling on the former Delta landfill site in Heatherton. Transport infrastructure minister Jacinta Allan says that the Heatherton site is “the best location for the stabling of Suburban Rail Loop trains. It minimises the compulsory acquisition of homes, businesses and parkland.” “The Suburban Rail Loop will provide new transport connections, slash travel times and create jobs for residents of Kingston,” Ms Allan said. “The government will work closely with Kingston Council and residents to ensure that the Suburban Rail Loop project enables the chain of parks project to be delivered.”…