FOOD waste recycling will be introduced throughout the Kingston municipality next month. Kingston residents can use their green waste bin to recycle food scraps from May onwards. Meat, fish, bones, cooked food, dairy products, and vegetables can all be recycled into compost. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “food waste makes up about 35 per cent of Kingston’s household waste that is sent to landfill. Soon we will be able to start transforming it into nutrient rich compost for Victorian farmers rather than creating harmful greenhouse gases in landfill.” “In May, every home with an existing green bin will receive a…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
WORK is set to get underway to fence off the off-leash dog area at Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum. Kingston councillors approved a proposal at their most recent meeting to “proceed with the works associated with the introduction of fencing and associated user infrastructure for the existing dog off-leash area in Roy Dore Reserve Carrum during the 2020/2021 financial year”. Works to establish a fenced off-lead area at Iluka Reserve, Aspendale were also approved. Councillors also voted to provide a maximum amount of $25,000 in the next budget for the purchase of dog poo bags. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc…
FRANKSTON beaches have reopened, but can only be used for a limited range of activities. Council closed the beaches in the municipality on 28 March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. On 8 April the beaches reopened, but only for walking, walking dogs, running, and swimming. The beach can only be used with a maximum of one other person, or members of a person’s own household. The fine for breaching those guidelines can be up to $1652 for individuals. A council statement read “to protect the community from the spread of coronavirus, Frankston City beaches were closed on 28 March…
MORE ratepayer money is set to be poured into the Yacht Club building on the Frankston foreshore. The building has become a troublesome project for council, with the site sitting mostly vacant since 2016 despite upwards of $11 million of ratepayer’s money being spent on works. In Frankston Council’s draft annual budget for 2020/2021, which was endorsed on 30 March, it was agreed that an additional $1.5 million in ratepayer money would be spent to refit the building. The refit will accommodate the Frankston Coast Guard, who will move into the bottom floor of the building. Council’s preferred option was…
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.…