FRANKSTON Council is planning to build a kindergarten at a popular Langwarrin reserve. A new kindergarten will be built at Long Reserve if the plan proceeds. Council is currently undertaking community consultation and has presented two options to residents. One would see the new kindergarten built towards the edge of the park. The other would see the new centre occupy a more central location in the park but would result in the loss of fewer trees. Protesters visited the park last week to voice their disapproval. Council says that the development would only occupy 22 per cent of the existing…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
FRANKSTON deputy mayor Liam Hughes is standing by his decision to pose next to a notorious local conspiracy theorist during a Herald Sun photoshoot. The Herald Sun article published last week detailed Frankston Council’s plans to build a kindergarten at Long Reserve. The photo accompanying the story showed deputy mayor Liam Hughes standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Darren Bergwerf, a failed political candidate and the founder of an organisation called My Place. My Place purports to be a “supportive and caring community” group on its website. In reality many of its members are conspiracy theorists, self-proclaimed “sovereign citizens”, and anti-vaxxers masquerading as…
A YOUNG man who died at Mordialloc Beach on Boxing Day will be laid to rest this week. Nick Maan was reported missing in the water near Beach Road at around 4pm on 26 December. With the assistance of Life Saving Victoria and police helicopters he was found and pulled from the water, but was not able to be revived. Maan will be farewelled by friends and family at his funeral this week. His football club, Pakenham Lions JFC, paid tribute to him on Facebook after learning of his death. “We offer our sincerest condolences, love and support to Nick’s…
FOR the first time in nearly a decade, nobody died in an accident on Frankston roads last year. Before 2022, the last year which did not feature any fatalities on roads in the Frankston local government area was 2013. The final Victorian road toll for 2022 was 240, up six from the year prior. 240 is the fourth-lowest yearly road toll since the TAC started collecting statistics three decades ago. Although no fatalities were recorded in the Frankston municipality, at least 30 people spent time in hospital after local car accidents between January and May 2022. TAC acting CEO Liz…
A PANEL will assess proposed changes to Kingston Council’s planning guidelines next year. Council has been working on its housing strategy and neighbourhood character study for the last five years. The strategy will shape the size of future residential developments. It is now seeking a planning scheme amendment to incorporate the strategy into its planning controls. An independent planning panel, appointed by the state government, will consider the strategy next year. Meetings are expected to begin in March, and formal submitters will be invited to consult on the strategy. Kingston mayor Hadi Saab said that council received more than 500…