THE Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has rejected a proposal to grant a planning permit for a ten storey apartment building in Patterson Lakes. Two 10 storey developments had been planned at the Cove site in Patterson Lakes, including a 66 dwelling building for 64 Pier One Drive, and a 142 dwelling building for 54 Pier One Drive. A three storey building with 28 dwellings had also been planned for 115A McLeod Road. The VCAT decision concerned the proposal for 64 Pier One Drive. The tribunal refused permission for a car parking reduction and use of the site for a…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A REPORT will be prepared by Frankston Council officers looking into whether developers embroiled in the IBAC investigation into alleged corruption at Casey Council have lodged applications in Frankston. Frankston councillors voted on 16 December to order a “comprehensive” public report for their February meeting “concerning the fallout from the ongoing IBAC investigation relative to Casey City Council”. The report will detail “whether any of the developers or named actors have had applications lodged in Frankston or have had representations made to Frankston City Council, what increased processes Frankston City Council could implement to ensure that the allegations vis-a-vis Casey…
KINGSTON councillors have agreed to take a closer look at applications approved by council that may have involved property developer John Woodman. Mr Woodman’s alleged financial links to City of Casey councillors have been the subject of an IBAC investigation. Public hearings beginning last month have looked into whether those alleged financial ties resulted in favourable planning decisions. On 9 December, Kingston Council voted to order that “officers provide a report to council that lists all applications or approvals of developments with more than 10 dwellings in the past 15 years in the City of Kingston with which the following…
KINGSTON Council last week reaffirmed its move to push the Alex Fraser Group from their Clarinda recycling site by refusing a second application to extend their permit to operate. The recycler’s permit is valid until December 2023. They had hoped to extend it until 2038, but had that move rejected by council (“Council agrees to take out the trash”, The News, 27/11/19). After the group’s first application was rejected in November, Alex Fraser Group put out a news release calling on the state government to step in. “If the Victorian government allows the Clarinda recycling facility to be shut down…
PENINSULA SOMERVILLE star Jayde Herrick took 11 wickets and scored a century in a dazzling display of cricket against Pearcedale on Saturday. Somerville thrashed their opponents to claim an outright win on day one of their matchup. Pearcedale came in to bat first and were thoroughly embarrassed. None of their batsmen managed to reach double digit figures and the side was bowled out for 28 off 24 overs. Herrick posted figures of 6/13 off 12 overs, which alone would have made him the man of the match, but he wasn’t content to stop there. Herrick opened the batting for Somerville…