AN estimated crowd of well over 300 people, many unable to get inside, assembled at Crib Point Primary School last Wednesday (10 June) for a community consultation over the government’s plan to sell off land at HMAS Cerberus. In February, Defence Minister Richard Marles announced HMAS Cerberus would be “partially divested” as part of a massive sale of 35,000 hectares of defence real estate – including some of the nation’s most historic barracks – that is expected to raise almost $2b (HMAS Cerberus to be ‘partially divested’ in defence land sell-off The Times 10/2/26). At the time it was stated…
Author: Cameron McCullough
Detectives have charged two men after a man was allegedly assaulted in Frankston earlier this week. Police were called to reports of an injured man at an address on Charon Court on Sunday, 7 June about 11pm. It is understood a physical altercation occurred between three men outside the residence. Two men then fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. A 37-year-old Frankston man remains in hospital with critical injuries. Two women in the residence at the time were not physically injured. Today, investigators executed a search warrant at a Frankston address in relation to the incident. Detectives…
TRAFFIC on Peninsula Link will be severely disrupted for the next two months with the northbound lane closed between Moorooduc Highway and Bungower Road. During that time, work will be undertaken to “rebuild the pavement structure” but Service Stream, which manages maintenance of Peninsula Link, has said the road will reopen on 8 June without the final surface layer due to “expected low temperatures over winter”. It is expected the same stretch of road will be closed again in December to complete the final surface layer. The roadworks have created traffic chaos over the last few months with thousands of…
SERVICE Stream, which manages maintenance of Peninsula Link, has announced that roadworks will be continuing until the end of 2026. The roadworks have created traffic chaos over the last few months with thousands of motorists forced off the freeway and onto clogged local roads. The mayhem was stopped briefly over the summer tourist season, with a pause in works, but the speed limit remained at a reduced 80kmh. At the time, Service Stream told The News “While the resurfacing works carried out to date have largely been completed, the final layer of specialised asphalt has not yet been applied”. “This type of…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire council have given the green light to a ramped-up redevelopment of the Emil Madsen Reserve Western Pavilion, against the recommendation of council officers. The examination of options for the redevelopment was touted at the 22 July 2025 council meeting, in response to a report considering expenditure options for remaining underspend from Commonwealth Government grant funds at Emil Madsen Reserve. At last week’s meeting (Tuesday 17 February), officers came back with three recommendations to consider. Option one was the original design, in accordance with council’s endorsed facility standards. Option two included amending the concept design to expand the…