A GREAT bereavement has been experienced by Mr and Mrs Utber of Mornington road, Frankston, in the death of their little son, Leonard, Harold, aged 4 years, which sad event took place on the 4th inst. Very general sympathy is extended to the sorrowing parents in the loss of their loved one. The funeral took place on Sunday, the Rev. A P M’Farlane conducting the burial service. *** IT is with regret we chronicle the death of Mrs Wilcox, mother of Mr A. Wilcox of Frankston, and one of the oldest residents of Dandenong which occurred at her late residence,…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
DEVELOPERS will now be able pay cash to council to avoid having to construct car parks on their developments in Frankston. The recently approved amendment to the Frankston Planning Scheme states that developers are usually required to construct 3 car spaces per 100 square metres for “food and drink premises” and 3 car spaces per 100 square metres for shops “other than restricted retail”. 0.3 car spaces per bedroom are usually required to be constructed for “residential buildings other than residential aged care”. The new parking overlay would allow for developers to pay council to avoid these restrictions. The payment…
COUNCILLORS have called for the state government to provide a face lift to the Kananook train station. The station is set to become home to stabling for trains, after stabling was removed from Carrum Station during level crossing removal works. Council resolved to write to transport Minister Jacinta Allan to seek “a meeting to discuss the current changes underway to Kananook Railway Station and surrounds as a result of the Level Crossing Removal Authority projects. In particular to discuss the impacts of these projects and opportunities available to better enhance the public use of the precinct such as improving disability…
FRANKSTON Council have clarified their contributions into the Frankston Dolphins’ home ground, Frankston Park. When asked at a council meeting about financial contributions by Council to the Dolphins, CEO Dennis Hovenden did not mention funding into the lights or function room at the Dolphins’ home ground. The amounts were not read aloud as they were considered funding into the “facilities” and not the “club” (“Dolphins funding details questioned”, The Times, 17/12/18). Mayor Michael O’Reilly told The Times that “council contributed $1.5 million to the almost $4 million upgrade of the Frankston Park Function Centre alongside the State Government, Frankston Football…
A FOOD processing factory went up in flames in Mordialloc on 12 December. Fire crews were called in to attend the Bond Street blaze, which had broken out at the factory at around 5pm. Over 50 members of the fire brigade attended the blaze, with the first crew arriving within seven minutes. The single storey tin factory was found with smoke billowing from it. Firefighters used aerial appliances to try and put out the fire, and had to attack the blaze from multiple angles. The fire took a little over an hour to get under control. By 6.15pm the fire…