A PLANNING panel is expected to consider the appropriateness of proposed 16-storey height limits in Frankston’s city centre. Frankston Council’s metropolitan activity centre structure plan has been in the works throughout this council term. The plan outlines new “preferred” height limits of up to 16 storeys, or 54 metres, in Frankston’s city centre. The limits can be exceeded at council’s discretion. The FMAC structure plan was authorised by planning minister Sonya Kilkenny last month. Council has now outlined the final steps it will take to implement it. The planning scheme amendment is being exhibited until 18 December – submissions from…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A COUNCIL plan to cut annual grants for the Chelsea and Moorabbin SES units has been stopped. Kingston Council’s grant policy and guidelines have been under review this year. Its new policy came to council for final approval at a meeting on Monday. At the same time, council officers recommended that a “staged funding reduction” should start for some recipients of 2021-2024 partnership grants. The News understands that Chelsea SES and Moorabbin SES were two of the organisations proposed to be affected by the cuts. At a meeting on Monday night, 20 November, councillors voted to continue providing money to…
NATHAN Conroy will be the mayor of Frankston for a third successive year. Conroy is the first person to ever be mayor of Frankston for three years running. He was re-elected to the role by Frankston councillors at a meeting last Wednesday. Conroy defeated councillor Sue Baker, who nominated for the position last year as well. Conroy won the vote with support from councillors Liam Hughes, Kris Bolam, David Asker, and Suzette Tayler. Conroy said he “enjoys every moment” of being mayor “be it the good, bad, or the ugly.” “I believe I’ll be able to continue the work we…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL A MASSIVE century by Harley Peace-Stirling has secured an important win for Pines. Sorrento set Pines a target of 113 to score to win. Pines looked shaky batting on day one, and finished up at 5/51 at stumps. Pines looked much more comfortable on day two. On the back of a brilliant knock of 109 not out by Peace-Stirling, they easily surpassed their target. Some excellent bowling saw Long Island get a win over Old Peninsula last Saturday. Long Island were in a good position coming into day two – they scored 261 runs on day one. A…
THE Frankston train line extension has been axed by the federal government. The previous Coalition federal government committed $225 million to the project in 2018. Later that year, opposition transport spokesman Anthony Albanese and Dunkley candidate Peta Murphy, now the Prime Minister and member for Dunkley respectively, announced that Labor would support the project if it won government. The cost to electrify and duplicate the Stony Point line from Frankston to Baxter would have been up to $1.5 billion, according to a business case completed before the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal included the construction of new stations at Frankston East,…