THE end of Seaford pier has been fenced off since late 2016 and there is no end in sight to it being reopened to the public. Parks Victoria closed access to the end of the pier in December 2016 and there is no sign the state government agency is in any hurry to make pier repairs. Seaford resident Darren Gyss said he often swims near the pier and has been chasing Parks Victoria for an answer on when the pier will be fully open to the public. He said several temporary fences have come and gone and yet no work…
Author: Neil Walker
ALTERNATIVE car parking spaces will be made available to commuters while Frankston train station is redeveloped. Works will see 120 spaces at the Beach Street end of the station car park unavailable from Sunday 10 March until late 2018. The Old Law Courts car park, at the corner of Playne and Young streets, will have 120 free all-day parking spaces and Frankston Council will make 50 free all-day spaces at the Mechanic’s Institute car park available. “Careful planning has been undertaken to minimise disruption and while there will be some temporary changes to regular parking, we have worked to offset…
A SEAFORD polystyrene making factory subject to complaints about noise and pollution from neighbours seems set to shut down its operations next month. Frankston Council has refused a grant a planning permit application to operate within 30 metres of a residential area. The business Wuzhou Australia applied to council for the permit last July despite operating at 6-7 Apsley Place premises for the past five years (“Neighbours ‘fume’ over factory noise”, The Times 22/1/18). The mayor Cr Colin Hampton said council has ordered the business owner to “cease use of the land by 12 April”. “Council has taken on board…
A BITTER dispute over licences and leases at Mordialloc Creek has ended in a settlement and an agreement. Kingston Council announced last Wednesday (28 February) that agreement had finally been reached between council and tenant Leon Pompei after “months of legal action”. Mr Pompei, son of legendary “Mr Mordialloc” Jack Pompei, has been at loggerheads with council for several years over lease terms at the creek. Kingston mayor Cr Steve Staikos said in a statement last week that agreement has been reached “on a lease for parts of land at the Mordialloc Creek”. Cr Staikos said the lease agreement at…
PARADE goers and viewers watching on TV at home will see a “made in Frankston” float at this year’s Moomba parade in Melbourne on Monday 12 March. Frankston schoolgirl Lia Velissaris, 8, is one of six children whose design of a float for the city central Moomba Festival was chosen as a winner to be built. There were about 2000 entries from across Victoria. Lia’s winning design was called Sugar Rush and features lollies and sweets. Her mother, Sarah Velissaris, said Lia loves art and crafts and entered the Design A Float competition at the Moomba Festival last year. “After…