A $3.6 BILLION contract to build twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley for the suburban rail loop has been signed. Works on the 16 kilometre tunnels are scheduled to begin in 2026. A contract for the next section of tunnels between Glen Waverley and Box Hill is expected to be awarded next year. Suburban Rail Loop East will link the Frankston line at Cheltenham to the Lilydale line at Box Hill via six new underground stations. It is scheduled to be completed in 2035. The next section of the rail loop between Box Hill and Melbourne Airport is not…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
HUNDREDS of people gathered at Jubilee Park Stadium to farewell Peta Murphy on Sunday. Murphy, the federal member for Dunkley since 2019, died on 4 December from metastatic breast cancer. She was only 50 years old. After a livestreamed funeral with friends and family at the MCG on Friday, Dunkley residents and members of the public paid their respects to Murphy at an emotional memorial last Sunday. On Sunday, Frankston District Netball Association’s Miranda Castle and Ailsa Kenney began by praising Murphy’s contributions to sport, including her successful advocacy for the redevelopment of the Jubilee Park Stadium which hosted the…
A PROPOSAL for a huge 22-storey building on Young Street will be considered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The 89 Young Street development is proposed to stand close to 74 metres tall, around 26 metres more than the preferred height limit for that area outlined in the council’s 2023 FMAC structure plan. The deadline for a council response to the proposal has passed, and the developer has applied to have VCAT consider the plan instead. At a meeting last week, Frankston councillors unanimously voted to flag their opposition to the proposal. Although the decision has been taken out…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL AFTER a frustrating two consecutive weekends of rain interruptions and cancellations, MPCA weekend cricket returned with one-day action on Saturday. In the Provincial division, Pines won a tight one against Heatherhill. After winning the toss, Heatherhill chose to bat first. Captain Kristian Miller was the star for his side, scoring an unbeaten 96 from 104 deliveries. Miller didn’t get much support from his batting partners. Heatherhill ended up scoring 9/181 from their 40 overs. Pines openers Kane Hawkins and Nick Christides made good starts during the run chase, scoring 30 and 45 respectively before being sent back to…
AFTER three suspensions and further punishment looming over his head, Steven Hughes has resigned from Frankston Council. Frankston Council confirmed that Hughes had quit last week. The Victorian Electoral Commission is expected to conduct a countback on 15 January to replace him in the North-West Ward. Hughes was a first-time councillor elected in 2020. In the three years since, he has served three suspensions and faced multiple misconduct allegations. Hughes was most recently suspended for three months in September. A councillor conduct panel substantiated a misconduct allegation made against Hughes for social media posts published after a failed councillor conduct…