A LEGAL review ordered by Kingston Council into planning decisions at Endeavour Cove in Patterson Lakes has been completed. A council statement confirmed that a review into planning decisions made at the site has been conducted by Hall and Willcox Lawyers. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “while the law firm’s findings found no evidence of corruption or fraud, it did identify a number of mistakes made and we are now focusing on putting in place stronger controls to ensure no future errors are made.” The statement read that “unusual planning controls” were to blame for a number of “errors” made.…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A REPORT investigating the safety of works along the Bay Trail will proceed after a rescission motion failed at Kingston Council’s most recent meeting. In February, council voted to “prepare a report (…) detailing the number and nature of safety related incidents that have occurred during the construction phase of the Baytrail. The report should include matters that relate to safe work practices and road safety and should detail the responses and remedies that have taken place as a result.” At their latest meeting councillors debated the merits of the report again, but ended up narrowly voting against a rescission.…
Care package in the works for Frankston ratepayers. Tourists told to stay away from the Mornington Peninsula. Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update: The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1158 – an increase of 23 from yesterday. Yesterday a man in his 50s died in hospital and a woman in her 80s died at home, taking the number of people who have died in Victoria from coronavirus to 10. The total number of cases includes 608 men and 550 women. Cases range in age from babies to their early nineties. Currently 45 people are in…
MORE than $3 million of ratepayer money is set to be put aside by council to help people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. On 30 March Frankston Council endorsed their draft annual budget, which will go out to public consultation before being given final approval. They agreed to put together a coronavirus care package with $3 million from their strategic reserves, and $370,000 reallocated from other projects and programs. Council CEO Phil Cantillon wrote in the draft budget that “with the financial uncertainty surrounding the impacts of the coronavirus, council proposes to set aside a provision of up to $3…
Access cut off to places of public gathering. New rules in place at hospital to restrict visitors. Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update: The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1,085 – an increase of 49 from yesterday. Yesterday a man in his eighties died in hospital, taking the number of people who have died in Victoria from coronavirus to seven.More than 51,000 tests have been conducted to date.Currently 37 people are in hospital – including seven patients in intensive care – and 476 people have recovered. Public areas close until ‘further notice’ BOAT ramps, beaches,…