THE Saints are marching out. St Kilda Football Club’s long rumoured return to Moorabbin Reserve looks set to become reality after Kingston Council agreed to welcome the AFL club back to its former home by contributing $5 million towards a Moorabbin Reserve redevelopment project. Negotiations behind closed doors between the Saints, the AFL, Labor state government and Kingston Council have paved the way for St Kilda to head back to Moorabbin just three years after Frankston Council kicked in about $4 million of ratepayers’ money to a joint AFL, state government and council deal to entice the Saints to Seaford.…
Author: Neil Walker
PASSERSBY copped an eyeful in Frankston on Thursday afternoon when a naked man casually strolled along Cranbourne Rd towards Karingal. The nude dude did not appear agitated as he took a solo brisk naked walk at 2.50pm on Thursday (30 April). The News contacted police late on Friday to ask whether the reason behind the naked walk had been investigated but there were apparently no complaints lodged with police. Anyone with further information about this naked man of mystery can contact The News at team@baysidenews.com.au. Please: no bum steers. UPDATE: Frankston police have now confirmed there were numerous calls to report the naked…
KINGSTON companies are at a competitive disadvantage and are losing money due to slow internet speeds according to a new survey commissioned by Kingston, Frankston and Dandenong councils. North Melbourne-based research firm Geografia surveyed 322 businesses across the south east region and found delays in rolling out the national broadband network (NBN) cost the region $8.4 million per year. Geografia also estimated more than 1000 jobs could be created if businesses are connected to world-class high-speed internet services. The Need for High Speed Broadband in SE Melbourne’s Industrial Precincts report calls on the federal government to make business connections to…
THE honeymoon between unions and the Labor state government seems to be over mere months after Daniel Andrews became premier. The former pre-election comrades-in-arms are at odds over the Andrews government’s plan to limit council rate rises to the level of inflation. Several unions, including the Australian Services Union, urged voters before November’s state election to “put the Liberals last” to oust the previous Napthine Coalition government. Now the ASU, which represents public sector workers and has Mr Andrews as a member of its union, will campaign against the Labor state government’s councils rate capping plan. The ASU has accused…
METRO Trains has emphatically denied the troubled Stony Point rail line will be shut down permanently. Passenger train services have been suspended on the Stony Point line since 30 March after boom gates failed to close when trains approached level crossings on two occasions last month (‘Danger line shut down’, The Times 13/4/15). Buses have replaced trains to transport passengers to stations between Stony Point and Frankston while Metro works on an “engineering solution”. Axle counters are being installed along the rail line will to ensure boom gates are triggered to close when trains approach. “There are no plans to…