RECEPTION hours at local police stations will be cut at the end of this month. The 24-hour reception desks at Chelsea, Cheltenham, Mordialloc, Carrum Downs, and Bayside will close at the end of this month. The receptions at Chelsea, Carrum Downs, and Cheltenham will open for just eight hours a day, and the others will be open 16 hours a day. Moorabbin, Frankston, and Dandenong police stations will continue operating 24-hour receptions. In total, 43 Victoria Police stations will cut their reception hours. Victoria Police regional operations deputy commissioner Neil Paterson said that no police stations would be closing because…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A VACCINE shortage is leaving stray cats with nowhere to go. Feline vaccines are scarce, which is straining the resources and capacities of Australian animal shelters. Frankston Council has put a pause on handing out cat traps to residents on advice from animal shelters in the municipality, The Times understands. The Lost Dogs’ Home in Cranbourne West provides Frankston Council’s animal shelter services. In a statement it said that it would never turn away animals in need, but that it is discouraging people from bringing in healthy stray cats. “There is currently a serious global shortage of cat vaccines and…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL RED Hill bowled well to defend a total of 172 against Heatherhill last weekend. Red Hill hosted the one day clash. They batted first and scored 9/172 – Luke Jackson top scored with 36 runs from 33 deliveries. Heatherhill opener Neil Barfuss got his side off to a good start early with a knock of 32 from 37 deliveries. Unfortunately he lost his first two batting partners for scores of 0 and 5. After Barfuss’ dismissal, Heatherhill struggled to keep up with the required run rate. A late 38 run innings at a run a ball from Daniel…
THE new 12-storey building height limit in the Kananook Creek precinct has been slammed by environmentalists. Last month, planning minister Sonya Kilkenny implemented 12-storey height limits for developments in the area bordered by Wells Street, Beach Street, Nepean Highway, and Kananook Creek. In July she implemented an interim three-storey limit in that area, which expired on 27 October. The Kananook Creek Association has vocally opposed higher height limits in the Kananook Creek precinct – it has been heavily involved in the “Stop the Great Wall of Frankston” campaign. Kananook Creek Association president Rob Thurley said he was “very disappointed” in…
KINGSTON Council has divided itself from the public gallery by installing huge transparent glass screens in its council chambers. The protective glass screens cost nearly $40,000 to install. They sit between the councillors and the public seating at the Kingston Council building in Cheltenham. Kingston Council customer and corporate support general manager Dan Hogan said safety concerns were the reason for the installation. “Following a number of incidents across Melbourne earlier this year which resulted in council meetings having to be cancelled, postponed, or moved online due to disruptive gallery behaviour, Kingston installed a glass balustrade in the chamber in…