THE planned redevelopment of Kingswood Golf Course in Dingley Village looks certain to proceed after Kingston Council missed its deadline to appeal. In mid-November last year, Kingston Council confirmed that it had lodged an appeal with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal addressing the state government’s approval of the Dingley Village golf course redevelopment. Council was later informed it had missed the appeal deadline by four days. The approved plans from developer Satterley will see the former golf course converted into 941 residential lots. (“Council calls for redevelopment review” The News 19/11/2025) Kingston Council CEO blamed the state government for…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE Frankston railway line is on track to travel through the city loop once again next month, with 12 extra weekly services set to be added to the timetable later this year. The Metro Tunnel will begin full operation on 1 February, with changes set to be implemented across Victoria’s rail network. From the beginning of next month Frankston line services will return to the city loop, and a new temporary timetable will be put into effect. Going forward Frankston line trains will run via Parliament, Melbourne Central, Flagstaff, Southern Cross, then Flinders Street all day. Services will not continue…
POLICE are exercising expanded powers to conduct weapon searches in Frankston’s CBD. On 8 January, Victoria Police deputy commissioner Robert Hill declared all public places within Bayside Centre in Frankston as a “Designated Area under section 10D of the Control of Weapons Act 1990”. The declaration allows police to search a person for weapons without a warrant – police can conduct electronic wand searches, vehicle and bag searches, and frisks. The published gazette reads that “a police officer may also exercise their power under the Act to direct a person to leave the designated area if they refuse to remove…
CRIME in Kingston suburbs is rising, with police vowing to continue their focus on monitoring youth crime. In Kingston, the number of criminal incidents rose six percent in the year ending September 2025. A little over 10,000 incidents were recorded. Thefts from motor vehicles were the most commonly recorded incidents in Kingston. Cheltenham had the most number of offences per suburb, followed by Moorabbin, Clayton South, Mentone, and Chelsea. The number of family violence incidents in Kingston also continues to rise, increasing by 3.5 percent in the year ending September 2025. Just under 2000 family incidents were reported. The quarterly…
CRIME rates in Frankston are comfortably higher than they were last year, with thefts from cars occurring in the thousands. The number of total criminal incidents in the Frankston local government area in the year ending September 2025 was 13,551, a 10 percent increase when compared to the year ending September 2024. More than 2000 thefts from motor vehicles were recorded, and Frankston was by far the suburb worst-affected. The quarterly figures were released last week by the Crime Statistics Agency. Its previous release, detailing the year ending June 2025, showed an 18.8 percent increase in criminal incidents in the…