FRANKSTON Council has taken the axe to their sculpture program in a cost saving measure. Council has cut nine public art projects that were set to be leased or created in the next year. The artworks would have been installed at Pines Pool, Baxter Street, the library forecourt, Peninsula Link at Frankston-Dandenong Road, Fletcher Road, Eel Race Road, and Mile Bridge. The motion approved by Frankston councillors on 1 June read that “COVID-19 has called for an assessment of critical and urgent works and potential savings to support the community during the relief and recovery phases of the pandemic. The…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MORE than 20 planning matters are set to be investigated as part of a probity review ordered by Kingston councillors in the wake of the planning scandal which toppled Casey Council. Last year the state’s peak anti-corruption body IBAC began hearings in response to allegations that developer John Woodman had financial ties to City of Casey councillors. In response, Kingston Council ordered a review into developments that had come before them which involved parties named in that IBAC investigation. They included Mr Woodman, planner Megan Schutz, lobbyist Phil Staindl, former Mordialloc MP Lorraine Wreford, and Wolfdene, a company owned by…
THE 2020 MPNFL season hangs in the balance, with its future set to be evaluated later this month. AFL South East head Richard Black, AFL South East CEO Shaun Connell, and officials from each of the 22 MPNFL clubs all met on 3 June to discuss the 2020 season. It was decided that a further evaluation would be held after an update from Premier Daniel Andrews, expected on 21 June. Senior leagues across Victoria have begun cancelling their seasons in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Northern Football Netball League and Southern Football Netball League will both not proceed…
FRANKSTON Council has passed their annual budget for the 2020/2021 financial year. Rates will rise by an average of 2 per cent in the next year. Frankston Council projects a $9.92 million surplus in the budget, down from the previous year’s projection of $22.09 million. The budget contains nearly $60 million worth of capital works projects. They include works at RF Miles Reserve, Jubilee Park, Centenary Park, Belvedere Bowls Club, and the Frankston Yacht Club building. Nearly $25 million will be spent by council on infrastructure maintenance in the next financial year. The mayor Sandra Mayer said “our precious open…
THE Dunkley electorate is among the hardest hit by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with 7.9 per cent of jobs in the area lost according to a new study. A study conducted by the Grattan Institute found that only two Victorian electorates were suffering worse than Dunkley when it came to job losses during the COVID-19 crisis. The Dunkley electorate encompasses Frankston, Mt Eliza, Langwarrin, Skye, and Seaford. The neighbouring Flinders electorate, which covers the Mornington Peninsula, has also suffered through a job loss rate of 7.9 percent Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said the area’s high rate of job…