THE federal government has greenlit a project to protect Frankston’s coastline from the risk of natural disaster. The Frankston City Coastal Resilience 2100 project will cost $288,305 – the federal government has confirmed it will contribute $143,380 of that total through its Disaster Ready Fund grant stream. The money is expected to be used to develop a “Coastal Hazard Adaptation and Resilience Plan”. The Frankston project will also include a landslide risk assessment, establishment of a survey grade drone-enabled monitoring program, and work on local coastal hazard modelling and risk assessments. The funding announcement comes weeks after two people died…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
PROVINCIAL A FANTASTIC century from Harley Peace-Stirling has put Pines in the box seat for its sixth consecutive victory. Pines hit the road to take on Red Hill in a two-day match on Saturday. Day one belonged to visitors; Pines finished the day at 6/327. Opener Nick Christides set up Pines well with a knock of 86 from 104 deliveries. Peace-Stirling and Matthew Wilson then came in and combined for a huge partnership – Peace-Stirling ended up scoring an unbeaten 104 from 155, and Wilson smashed 73 from 107 deliveries. Red Hill faces an enormous mountain to climb on day…
KINGSTON councillor Georgina Oxley has been appointed mayor for a fourth time. Cr Oxley first served as mayor in 2018/2019, followed by a second term in 2019/2020. She was elected the first mayor of the new Kingston Council last November, and last Wednesday was re-elected for a second consecutive term in charge. Cr Oxley was elected with the support of Crs Jane Agirtan, Caroline White, Sarah O’Donnell, Georgia Erevnidis, and Chris Howe. Cr Tony Athanasopoulos was also nominated to be mayor but was narrowly defeated; his candidacy was supported by Crs Chris Hill, Tess Law, Kirralee Ashworth-Collett, and Hadi Saab.…
KINGSTON Council is appealing the state government’s controversial approval of a plan to redevelop the Kingswood Golf Course in Dingley Village. Site owner Satterley has proposed to build 941 residential lots on the former golf course. Planning minister Sonya Kilkenny approved the project last month. (“Golf course site redevelopment gets green light” The News 10/11/2025) Kingston Council confirmed last week that it had lodged an application for review of a decision with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said the application for a review “is intended to secure the best possible outcomes for our community —…
FRANKSTON Council’s new chief executive officer has been appointed to begin her work in mid-January. Last Monday, 10 November, Frankston councillors appointed Tennille Bradley to be their new permanent CEO. Bradley will take over from interim CEO Cam Arullanantham, who has been overseeing the council since former CEO Phil Cantillon’s departure in July. Bradley has worked with the City of Greater Geelong since 2022, currently serving as its placemaking executive director. She says the similarities between the two municipalities will work to her advantage when she begins her work. “Frankston City has long been compared to Geelong, and now it’s…