CRIME in Frankston is on the downturn, according to the latest figures from the Crime Statistics Agency. Statistics released last month by the CSA measured crimes recorded in local government areas for the year ending September 2019. Those figures revealed that there were 10,977 total criminal incidents in Frankston in 2019, down 1.1 per cent from 11,096 the previous year. The CSA’s figures revealed that the criminal incident rate has dropped year on year in Frankston since 2016. In the year ending September 2019, the criminal incident rate per 100,000 people in Frankston stood at just over 7666. That number…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
FRANKSTON councillors have been behaving in a “disrespectful, hostile, and aggressive” way at meetings according to the state government appointed municipal monitor. Prue Digby was appointed to oversee the council’s conduct and governance for the period covering December 2017 to June 2019. Her final report into the council was made public last week. She wrote that she had “found that the behaviour of a number of councillors at ordinary meetings was disrespectful, hostile and aggressive and brought disrepute on the councillors and on the council.” “Sarcasm, point scoring and belittling of another councillor were commonplace behaviours,” she wrote. “I observed…
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…
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…