THE redesigned George Pentland Botanic Gardens playground has been recognised with a landscape architecture award at the 2019 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Awards Victoria. The playground was designed by Leaf Design Studio. It reopened early this year at a ratepayer cost of $700,000. The mayor Michael O’Reilly said “the George Pentland Botanic Gardens is a tranquil space for our residents and visitors to enjoy and the new playground is especially enticing for the little ones these school holidays.” “It’s great for our council officers and Leaf Design Studio to be recognised for the amazing design we now have to…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
CCTV TECHNOLOGY will be trialled at the Seaford Wetlands in an effort to kerb illegal monkey bike usage. Frankston councillors voted unanimously at their 1 July meeting to allocate $8000 in their budget for “the use and trial of relocatable iDetect CCTV technology within the Seaford Wetlands for six months, as well as one of council’s mobile bollard CCTV units”. The funding will also go towards “the installation of half a dozen signs in prominent locations throughout the Seaford Wetlands which implore the public to dob in illegal monkey bike users”. The notice of motion also stated that “council bylaws…
THE Frankston District Basketball Association has declared that the state’s peak body for basketball is “satisfied” with recent reforms within the organisation. The FDBA released a statement outlining a number of changes made by the association. They included the “appointment of new personnel at Frankston District Basketball Association” and “driving constitutional amendments and change”. New general manager Wayne Holdsworth is among the recent appointments to high ranking positions at the FDBA. He took over that position in March following the resignation of Nathan Jolly in January. On 9 May the FDBA held their AGM, appointing Tim Bower to the position…
KINGSTON Council have voted to “encourage the owner of the Pompei boatshed site to consider including in their plans to develop the site appropriate commemoration of the Pompei boatbuilding heritage and if possible incorporate the main boatshed building in the planned building.” Attempts to have the building heritage listed have failed, with the Heritage Council rejecting a pitch to include the boatworks on the state’s heritage register in May. The motion was moved by Cr Rosemary West at council’s most recent public meeting. She said “I think the Pompei Boatworks is iconic to the city of Kingston. It’s something that…
A MOTION for Kingston Council to put out a flier with “more information” about their housing strategy and neighbourhood character study has failed. A flier is already being sent out to residents in the Kingston municipality about the draft housing strategy, which was sent out to consultation at an April Kingston Council meeting. That consultation period will last until 2 August. Kingston councillor Rosemary West raised a notice of motion at the 24 June council meeting to request that “council officers provide a report for the next special or ordinary meeting and a prior CIS discussion including the following information…