KINGSTON Council will write to the Department of Transport and Planning and the state’s planning minister to urge against proceeding with the planned redevelopment of the Kingswood Golf Course in Dingley Village. After years of deliberations the state government approved a development plan for the Kingswood site in late 2025, clearing the way for developer Satterley to build 941 lots on the land. Kingston Council faced criticism shortly afterwards for lodging an appeal with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal four days after the required deadline (“Council misses crucial Kingswood deadline” The News, 14/1/2026). Since the state government’s approval some…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
DUNKLEY MP Jodie Belyea says that the federal government’s proposed gambling reform will honour the legacy of her predecessor Peta Murphy. In June 2023 an anti-gambling inquiry chaired by Dunkley MP Peta Murphy released its final report, making 31 recommendations on gambling reform. Proposed changes included a ban on online gambling advertising, stronger consumer protections for licensed online gambling, a crackdown on illegal gambling websites, and a legislated duty of care. Murphy died roughly six months after the report was released. After years of delays, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled the federal government’s plans for gambling reform this April. His…
LOCAL Masters League football clubs will play with an important cause at heart this weekend. The Pat Cronin Foundation Round is set to take place across the AFL Masters Vic Metro Football League. The round is named in memory of coward punch victim Pat Cronin, who was killed in April of 2016. Clubs taking part in the Pat Cronin Foundation Round this weekend include the Frankston, Peninsula Raiders, Mordialloc, and Carrum Cowboys Football Clubs. Carrum Cowboys player Peter Treseder helped link the league with the Pat Cronin Foundation; he said “the Cowboys have been supporting the Pat Cronin Foundation since…
A FRANKSTON Council proposal to implement a 300 percent differential rate on untenanted commercial properties in Frankston’s CBD has been abandoned. The proposal to set the rate at 300 percent of the general rate was raised late last year and sent out for community consultation. In response to 230 submissions, Frankston councillors rejected the proposal at their public meeting last week (“Rate hike for vacant retail spaces proposed” The Times, 16/5/2026). Former mayor Kris Bolam spearheaded the proposal after council successfully implemented a 300 percent differential rate on empty lots in the Frankston CBD in its 2025/2026 budget. He ended…
ACCESSIBILITY initiatives running at Frankston Beach are set to continue into 2027. The beach accessibility pilot program began last December, when 70 metres of beach matting extending to the water’s edge was installed. The program also features complimentary beach wheelchairs and equipment, daybeds, cabanas, and trained staff and volunteers. At their most recent council meeting, Frankston councillors unanimously resolved to continue the program into the 2026/2027 financial year. The motion approved by councillors read that “the program is already fully funded for 2026/2027, with a surplus of roughly $120,000 in pledged and raised sponsorship funds.” Cr Nathan Butler is the…