A VCAT hearing has assessed a proposed multi-storey building at 446-450 Nepean Highway in Frankston. Frankston Council approved plans for a 14 storey tower at 446-450 Nepean Highway in November 2022. The proposal, titled Harbour Frankston, will be built at the former home of the Pint and Pickle restaurant if it gets VCAT’s approval. The VCAT hearing took place last week on Thursday, 22 February, and will return a finding soon. The Long Island Residents Group Inc and the Frankston Beach Association Inc were listed among the objectors. The apartment building plans were approved by Frankston Council with a 5-4…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
CRICKET WOMENS BALNARRING are the champions of the MPCA Women’s division. Emil Madsen Reserve hosted Balnarring and Rye on 18 February for the women’s Grand Final. Balnarring was sent in to bat first. Opener Jemma Reynolds got her side off to a good start. She scored 39 runs before being stumped. Her opening partner Catherine Donlon scored 25. Balnarring went on to score 125 from 30 overs. Some excellent bowling wrapped up the win and the trophy for Balnarring. Rye was bowled out for just 66 runs. Kayla Turner was her side’s best bowler – she posted final figures of…
A HEART attack nearly killed Frankston father Duncan Rodger last year. Nearly six months on, he has been reunited with the paramedics who helped save his life. Rodger, 44, was asleep last September when his wife Kim noticed his breathing had changed. She quickly phoned 000, but the situation soon worsened. Shortly after calling emergency services her husband stopped breathing. She began administering CPR, and kept going for eight minutes while paramedics arrived. Rodger said that the quick thinking saved his life. “If she didn’t know CPR I wouldn’t have made it. If she didn’t know it there’d be no…
THE Peninsula Community Legal Centre in Frankston says it will have to cut some of its free services if its government funding doesn’t increase. The PCLC offers free legal services and advice to people across many areas, including housing, family arrangements, employment, health, finances, and personal safety. PCLC CEO Jackie Galloway says that the centre is helping more people than ever in the midst of the cost of living crisis, and that increased funding is badly needed. “With so many struggling with the cost of living and housing crises, we are seeing an unprecedented number of people who are buckling…
A BONBEACH aged care home is set to close its doors, impacting nearly 50 elderly residents. Calvary Bonbeach will permanently close on 31 May. Residents and their families were informed of the closure on 13 February. 49 residents will be moved to other Calvary facilities, or to other homes if needed. In a media release, Calvary said the Bonbeach home was “unable to meet the expectations of contemporary age care services into the future as it predominantly features shared bedrooms and bathroom facilities. “Calvary has decided to close the home as the extensive redesign and building works needed to modernise…