THE 128-year-old Frankston Tennis Club will officially call Centenary Park home after council agreed to provide the final piece of funding needed to redevelop the precinct. After a failed attempt at securing just under $30 million for a redevelopment of Centenary Park, the club was forced to go back to the drawing board. The upgrade is now expected to cost $4.2 million. The project is funded with $3 million from the state government, $1.365 million from council, and a $35,000 contribution from the Frankston and Frankston East tennis clubs. Both clubs are set to merge as part of the rehoming.…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A MOVE to demolish heritage buildings on Davey Street in Frankston has been knocked back by Frankston Council. The applicant had sought to gain a planning permit to demolish buildings in a heritage overlay at 8, 10, and 12 Davey Street. The demolished buildings would make way for two new towers, standing at eight and fourteen storeys tall. The officer’s report noted that “partial demolition of the dwellings on 10 and 12 Davey Street, Frankston has previously been undertaken” and that “the dwelling on 8 Davey Street Frankston remains intact.” Andrew Bromley spoke on behalf of the permit applicant at…
FEES at the Governor Road boat ramp will be abolished after council voted to “advise Better Boating Victoria that it is prepared to execute an agreement” to make the ramp free to use. Kingston councillors voted on 23 September to inform Better Boating Victoria that they would be ready to execute an agreement for the Mordialloc boat launching site “that provides for a direct reimbursement to the council of fees associated with parking machine fees (credit and cash payments), Governor Road permits, and infringement revenues for the balance of the 19/20 financial year” and to “instruct the Chief Executive Officer…
DIVISION TWO SEASON WRAP WINNERS: Red Hill THE Hillmen had a game plan in 2019. They worked hard in defence all season long, and it paid off handsomely. Although it may not be the most attractive brand of football, the Hillmen found success by keeping their opposition off the scoreboard. It worked wonders, as the finished top of the ladder with just two losses to their name and nearly half as many points conceded as their next best rivals. Their toughest task was facing Karingal in the grand final. The Bulls’ firepower in their forward line might have been enough…
THE process of reconstructing the end of Frankston Pier has begun. The pier was badly damaged on 9 August during stormy weather. A 20 metre section of the pier broke off from the end, and floated its way down to the foreshore. A Bureau of Meteorology report the morning the pier was damaged stated that “damaging westerly winds” of up to 100 kmph were expected to hit the Mornington Peninsula. They recorded a 95 kmph gust of wind in Frankston at around 9.05am that morning. The escaped chunk has since been removed, and the process to restore the pier to…