CHANGES made to Victoria’s renting laws will make things “fairer for everyone”, according to the Peninsula Community Legal Centre. Reforms brought in this year include limiting rent rises to once per year and ensuring properties are fitted out with the basic amenities. In a statement, the PCLC said the previous laws “created a power imbalance that favoured landlords”. “The changes to the law mean that renters in Victoria are now provided with some of the basic protections that have existed elsewhere in the world for a long time,” PCLC CEO Jackie Galloway said. “It is only fair that rental properties…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
SCRAPPED car parking expansions at Seaford and Kananook stations were not proposed by the Department of Infrastructure prior to the federal government announcing it would build them in the leadup to the 2019 election. The Auditor-General has completed a review of the Urban Congestion Fund scheme. The fund was used by the federal government to promise the construction of car parks Australia-wide in the leadup to its re-election. The Auditor-General’s report has revealed that just two of the 47 identified sites have been completed as of 31 March this year. It also revealed that none of the sites were proposed…
COMMUTERS face months of rail and road disruptions while work is completed at Edithvale, Chelsea, and Bonbeach stations. The three stations will close for reconstruction from 25 July, and will not reopen until November. Buses will replace trains between Mordialloc and Frankston and Stony Point from 25 July until 2 August, then from 13 September until November. During the six weeks in between those two closure periods, trains will run express through the three stations. Road closures and other disruptions are also expected at Edithvale Road, Argyle Avenue, and Bondi Road from July to October. The level crossing removal at…
COVID-19 vaccinations will now be available to people under age 40 in Australia. Before this week, Pfizer jabs were available to over 40s and AstraZeneca had been offered to those more than 60 years of age. After a national cabinet meeting on Monday night, AstraZeneca jabs will become available to people under 60. A professional indemnity scheme will be established for GPs who administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the measures in a press conference on Monday night. “We will be implementing a new no fault indemnity scheme for general practitioners who administer COVID-19 vaccines. So this…
AN investigation has been launched into the cause of a plane crash in Heatherton last week. A Piper PA-32-300 aircraft crashed one kilometer north of Moorabbin Airport last Tuesday, 22 June, just after midday. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the plane, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The plane was destroyed when it hit the ground. A statement from Victoria Police read “it is believed a light plane crashed into trees shortly after take-off from Moorabbin Airport just after midday. The plane crashed into a paddock in semi-rural area of Heatherton – close to Moorabbin Airport.”…