FOR the second time this year, recycling from the Kingston municipality has had to be diverted to landfill. Kingston’s recycling service provider SKM shut its doors last week, leaving over 30 councils statewide scrambling for ways to save their recycling from ending up in landfill. Around 30 tonnes of Kingston’s recycling was sent to landfill before an interim arrangement was made by council to have their recycling processed by an alternate provider, Polytrade. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “it is extremely disappointing that Kingston, and many other local councils across Melbourne, has been impacted for the second time this year…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
DIVISION TWO KARINGAL have suffered their second loss for the year after a shock defeat against Langwarrin. The ladder leading Bulls were put on the back foot early by the Kangaroos. A strong first half performance saw Langwarrin hop out to a 17 point lead by half time. Karingal maintained pressure in the third quarter, but couldn’t close the gap enough to threaten Langwarrin. The Kangaroos were impressive all day and eventually secured a much deserved win. Langwarrin messed with the Bulls, and took them by the horns. The final score read Langwarrin 14.16 (100) to Karingal 10.8 (68). Marc…
DIVISION ONE PINES have let top spot on the ladder slip out of their grasp after a defeat to Frankston YCW on Saturday. The Stonecats hosted the Pythons, and came into the contest desperate for a win. The powerhouse club has suffered all year with inconsistent form, and needed a victory to stay in the mix for a finals berth. Pines got off to the better start, and went into the half time break in the box seat. Up by 21 points at half time, the reigning premiers looked in a good position to go on and claim a win.…
WALLARA clients at Sages Cottage were “devastated” to see the sign at their front gate defaced with graffiti last week. Wallara Australia hosts programs for people with disabilities at the Baxter site. CEO Phil Hayes-Brown said that clients at Sages Cottage were “puzzled, distressed, and upset” about their sign being defaced. “Our clients there take a lot of pride in the place. They are very proud of the farm, and have a sense of ownership around it,” he said. “The farm is increasingly popular, and we get lots of inquiries about it. We’d been planning to put up some buildings…
FRANKSTON Council’s performance has improved, but are still below the standards set statewide according to the results of a community satisfaction survey coordinated by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. 400 randomly chosen ratepayers were picked to have their say as part of the survey. Councils are awarded “index points” across various performance areas. Frankston Council received a score of 59 for their overall performance. The number is up on their result of 55 from last year, but still just below the state average of 60. The mayor Michael O’Reilly said “the results indicate council is on the…