FRANKSTON Council CEO Phil Cantillon has had his tenure extended until 2026. Cantillon (pictured above) has been appointed for a further three years in the CEO role – his previous contract concluded on 15 September. He began in the role permanently in September 2019 after a short stint as acting CEO. Frankston Council’s most recent annual report, 2021/2022, revealed that its highest paid member of key management received remuneration between $380,000 and $389,999. Total remuneration includes salary, paid leave, superannuation, and contribution for the private use of a vehicle if applicable. Cantillon replaced Dennis Hovenden in the CEO role. Hovenden…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE Love Flower sculpture is set to move from its Peninsula Link home by the end of the year. Love Flower, by John Meade, has been at the Cranbourne Road overpass of Peninsula Link since 2019. It replaced Reflective Lullaby, the infamous chrome gnome. The Peninsula Link overpass sculpture is replaced every four years as part of a partnership between McClelland Gallery and Southern Way. Last year artist Natasha Johns-Messenger was handed a $300,000 commission to complete a sculpture titled Compass 23, which will be installed at the site. The new artwork is expected to feature 12-metre high powder coated…
THE closure of a Frankston general practice has left hundreds of methadone users in limbo. Frankston Healthcare Medical Centre, a private general practitioner, was scheduled to close last month. It offered pharmacotherapy treatment to patients living with drug addiction. Methadone is a common pharmacotherapy prescription. The GP’s director Nadia Siciliano told 3AW last month that more than 400 weekly patients would be affected by the closure. She said that the state government did not support the clinic when it asked for help. “We have 1800 heroin addicts or drug addicted patients that come in that we treat,” she said. “About…
SWIMMERS are being urged to take care when the weather warms up to lower the risk of drowning. A new report has revealed that 281 people nationally died from drowning between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023. The report was completed by Royal Life Saving Society Australia in partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia. The death toll of 281 was lower than last year’s total of 339. In Victoria 59 people died from accidental drowning, up around 26 percent on the state’s 10-year average. A third of national drowning deaths in 2022/2023 were preceded by swimming and recreation. 26…
NEW designs for elevated rail in Mordialloc and Aspendale have been released. The state government is building sky rail to replace the level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale – the Bear Street crossing will be permanently closed. Consultation is underway on the proposed designs for the rail bridges and new Mordialloc Station. A statement on the Big Build Victoria website read “the new elevated station will remain in the heart of Mordialloc, close to shops and cafes with two entrances at McDonald Street and in the current station forecourt, providing safe and easy connections…