A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to change Frankston’s planning guidelines has been approved. Frankston Council finalised its FMAC structure plan at a meeting last Wednesday, 14 June. The plan has been in the works for more than a year, and will now be put to the state government’s planning minister. The new FMAC structure plan outlines “preferred building heights” for future developments in the Frankston municipality. Opponents of the structure plan are concerned that the preferred heights can be exceeded at council’s discretion. The preferred height limits outlined in the structure plan reach up to 54 metres, around 16 storeys. Frankston Council…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE planned redevelopment of Rossdale Golf Club’s Aspendale golf course should be halted until further investigations take place, Kingston Council says. The Rossdale Golf Club has concluded the first stage of consultation on a proposed rezoning of its Aspendale course. Kingston Council has since agreed to write to the planning minister flagging “serious concerns” about the process. Kingston mayor Hadi Saab says it is “premature” for the club to assume it can rezone its golf course for residential development. “This site has been a golf course since 1926, adding much to the environmental and social values of our community, and…
KINGSTON Council has agreed to release $5 million in funding to the Hawthorn Football Club for works at its Dingley Village homebase. Hawthorn Football Club purchased a 28 hectare site at 370-440 Old Dandenong Rd and Lot 1 Grange Rd in 2016, and plans to move its training base to it. The football club hopes to move into the $103 million site, titled the Kennedy Community Centre, next year. The state government committed $15 million to the project in April. That commitment was a trigger for Kingston Council releasing its $5 million in funds. A report prepared for Kingston Council…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE SORRENTO have bounced back from a crushing loss to take the points from Rosebud. The Sharks were looking to rebound on Saturday after a 122-point drubbing at the hands of Dromana the weekend prior. Rosebud suffered a 126-point loss of their own that day, meaning both sides had a lot to prove. Sorrento and Rosebud played at Olympic Park on Saturday. After a tight opening half, Rosebud went into the main break ahead by eight points. An eight-goal third term put Sorrento in the box seat. They turned an eight point deficit into a 26 point lead…
THE state government has moved the construction of rail bridges on the Frankston line between Mordialloc and Aspendale forward by three years. The level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale will be replaced with sky rail by 2026, the state government confirmed last week. They were originally scheduled to be removed by 2029, along with all other remaining Frankston line level crossings. The level crossing at Bear Street in Mordialloc will also be removed by 2026, with a redeveloped Mordialloc Station expected to open that year as well. Victorian transport and infrastructure minister Jacinta Allan…