A PLAN to replace a Frankston gun shop with an apartment building has been approved by a narrow majority of Frankston councillors.The proposed eight-storey building at 59-61 Playne Street features 60 dwellings and a shop. The plan is 34 metres tall, which is below the preferred height limit of 44 metres in the 2015 FMAC structure plan. The new building would be built on the current home of Mialls Gun Shop. The plans were approved, subject to some conditions, with a 5-4 vote last Monday. Councillors Brad Hill, Claire Harvey, Nathan Conroy, Suzette Tayler, and Sue Baker voted in favour…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
JASON Ruscoe will spend at least 10 years and six months behind bars for the hit-and-run killing of traffic controller Timmy Rakei in Carrum Downs.Rakei, 44, was struck and killed by a speeding car while working in Carrum Downs on the morning of 9 November 2021. Two days later, police arrested Ruscoe over the crash.Last Thursday, 14 March, 31-year-old Ruscoe was sentenced in the County Court to 16 years and 3 months imprisonment. He will serve a minimum non-parole period of 10 years and 6 months.In her sentencing remarks, judge Robyn Harper said Ruscoe showed a “breathtaking disregard for human…
PROVINCIAL PINES and Red Hill have booked their spots in the 2024 MPCA Provincial Grand Final.Pines took on Sorrento in a two-day semi-final across last Saturday and Sunday. They had an excellent day one, putting 313 runs on the board and giving Sorrento a tough target to chase down. Declan Jackson top scored for Pines with 65.Sorrento’s run chase was over before it got started. They lost their first three wickets for just five runs, and never recovered. Sebastian Gotch got his side back on track with a half-century, but his efforts weren’t enough. Sorrento was bowled out for 115,…
PROPERTY developer Satterley has declared its intentions for the former Kingswood golf course site in Dingley Village.Satterley Property Group announced it had purchased the site from AustralianSuper last Monday, 4 March. The Australian Financial Review reported that the deal was worth up to $220 million. Satterley chief executive Nigel Satterley says that the land will be used to build a “diverse” range of housing. He said the final project will feature “extensive open space, mature landscaping, and family parks for both existing and future residents to enjoy, all within a short stroll of the established amenity in Dingley Village.” “The…
AFTER hearing from nearly 70 abuse victims, the board of inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in Beaumaris Primary School and certain other government schools has published its final report.In June last year, an inquiry into historical sexual abuse committed at Beaumaris Primary School and other schools where the alleged perpetrators worked was set up. The inquiry’s report was handed down in late February and has now been made public. Over the course of the inquiry, 68 victims came forward. More than 120 people in total spoke to the inquiry, including secondary victims and affected community members.The inquiry focused on…