FRANKSTON Council’s metropolitan activity centre structure plan is set to be finalised in June. The draft FMAC structure plan outlines council’s vision for the city centre in the next 20 years. It will include updated planning controls for the Frankston area. Many critics of the FMAC structure plan oppose its “preferred building heights”, which can be exceeded at council’s discretion. The highest preferred building height in the latest draft FMAC structure plan is 54 metres. Frankston Council held a special meeting last Wednesday to hear submissions from members of the public on the draft structure plan. Before Wednesday’s meeting 17…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
FLOODING prevention measures are being installed on Sherwood Avenue in Chelsea. Kingston Council has been investigating ways to prevent flooding in the area. This month it will begin work on a two-stage drainage improvement project at the nearby Bicentennial Park. In a statement, council said that stage one works will include “construction of a new pumping station and pressurised rising main across Bicentennial Park to connect to the Melbourne Water drain, the installation of a new meter, and associated electrical work.” Stage two of the project is expected to begin in the next financial year. Those works will include construction…
A MENTONE couple are getting ready to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Sandra and Bob Jackson were married on 23 March 1963, in Bendigo. They will mark six decades of marriage next week. Sandra Jackson said her wedding was a “beautiful day in a dear church”. “It was all lovely, and then we went to Queensland on our honeymoon,” she said. “We have been very lucky, and had a lovely life together.” Bob Jackson went on to work at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories at Fisherman’s Bend. Sandra Jackson worked as a teacher for 45 years and taught at Mentone Girls’…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL LANGWARIN booked their spot in the Grand Final with a win over Baden Powell last weekend. Langwarrin and Baden Powell played at Lloyd Park last Saturday and Sunday. Langwarrin batted on Saturday, and put a big score on the board. At the end of day one, Langwarrin finished on 8/232. Opener Ian Cockbain smashed 91 runs. Baden Powell got off to a shaky start on Sunday, and couldn’t recover. They lost both openers for small totals, and at 5/54 the game was out of their reach. Baden Powell was bowled out for 170, 62 runs short of their…
AN inflatable blimp used by protesters against high-rise developments near the Frankston foreshore has exploded, injuring two people. The blimp was flown over Frankston last month. The message “Stop the Great Wall of Frankston” is printed on its side. Last Tuesday, 7 March, two members of the Kananook Creek Association were seriously burned when the blimp exploded in a garage on Gould Street. Kananook Creek Association acting chairman Rob Thurley said, “this is the worst accident in Kananook Creek Association Inc’s 53 year history”. “Many would have seen the airship in the skies over the Frankston waterfront enjoying the fun…