COUNCIL have resolved at their 18 February meeting to negotiate the sale of a parcel of public land on Evelyn Street to the Department of Justice. The motion to continue negotiations with the state government authority was set to be heard behind closed doors in closed council, before Cr Glenn Aitken moved that it be brought into the public section of the meeting. The Evelyn Street land is a short walking distance from the Police Station and Magistrates’ Court. Cr Aitken was heavily critical of council’s decision to move ahead with negotiations. He told The Times “what you’re looking at…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
PUNCHES will be thrown and masked men will take to the sky when lucha libre professional wrestling flies into Frankston as part of the Ventana Fiesta. Lucha Fantastica, a Mexican wrestling promotion established in 2013, will be setting up their squared circle on 2 March at the Frankston Arts Centre to contain their roster of hard hitting daredevils. Promotor Victor Diaz said visitors can expect to see “true Mexican madness. This is a showcase of the best of Mexican wrestling for the whole family.” Mr Diaz grew up in Mexico and moved to Australia 13 years ago. He set up…
THE Victorian Bulding Authority and Frankston Council are working together to investigate if any further buildings in Frankston contain dangerous cladding. Frankston mayor Michael O’Reilly told The Times that emergency orders were issued late last year to residents of a property in Culcairn Drive, which was found by a state government audit to have “combustible cladding.” “Council and the VBA are currently engaged in ongoing investigations across the municipality to determine if there are additional buildings that require the appropriate action,” he said. Cr O’Reilly said the emergency orders served to the Culcairn Drive residents required the immediate implementation of…
KINGSTON Councillors have voted to clarify that all of Beach Road inside the municipality will be planted with trees as part of Bay Trail works. The motion to “confirm that the Beach Road Boulevard plantings be for the entirety of Kingston’s section of Beach Rd, from Bayside’s border through to Mordialloc” was set to be heard last week at a special meeting on 11 February, but the meeting had to be adjourned until 18 February after four councillors stormed out. The motion was carried 5-2, with Crs Georgina Oxley, David Eden, Rosemary West, Steve Staikos, and Tamara Barth in favour…
PENINSULA MOOROODUC have held on by a thread to claim a thrilling victory in the first innings over Somerville. Chasing 168 to win, Moorooduc kept touch mainly thanks to an entertaining innings from Rashimal Mendis, who hit his half century by smacking 3 sixes over the boundary. Moorooduc passed their target with just one wicket in hand, and their numbers 11 and 9 batsmen at the crease. At Ballam Park East, Long Island surpassed their measly target of 70 despite a monumental batting collapse against Main RIdge. The winning side had passed their target and were flying comfortably at 3/96.…