LONG stretches of the Frankston line will not see sky rail erected but an 8-metre high elevated rail bridge will be built for about one kilometre between Kananook and Frankston train stations. The state government announced over the weekend that rail under road is the way ahead to separate road from rail at Bonbeach and Edithvale. The Level Crossing Removal Authority said a “hybrid design” will be built at Seaford by lowering Seaford Rd and the rail line will be “placed on a planted embankment to separate road from rail”. Labor Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said the government had…
Author: Neil Walker
FRANKSTON councillors have signed off on an agreed code of conduct to police behaviour and conflicts of interest. Councillors met last Monday (13 February) at a special meeting, open to the public, to discuss the code. All councils across Victoria had to meet a state government mandated deadline of 22 February to agree to a new code of conduct. Councillors traditionally sign a code of conduct to abide by for a four-year council term within four months of election or re-election after council elections. Council elections across the state were held in November last year. Frankston councillors agreed to treat…
DISAGREEMENT over a pay offer to Frankston Council staff will see union members take industrial action on Wednesday in what could be the first of several disruptions to council services in coming weeks. Council staff who are union members may not issue or process fines or carry out maintenance work that is not urgent during a first day of industrial action on 1 March to protest against a proposed 1.4 per cent pay rise. Asking union members to vote for strike action has not been ruled out in future. Staff have been offered a 1.4 per cent pay rise -…
ROADS will be separated from rail at level crossings in Mentone and Cheltenham by digging trenches for the rail line to travel below ground level. The rail under road decision was announced by the state government on Monday (20 February) by Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan at Mentone train station. Level crossing removal works will be overseen by the Level Crossing Removal Authority, a Department of Transport body, and the government said construction will begin by the end of 2018. Mentone and Cheltenham train stations will be completely rebuilt as part of the project to remove level crossings at Balcombe…
KINGSTON councillors have signed off on an agreed code of conduct to police behaviour and conflicts of interest. Councillors, except the absent Tamara Barth, met last Monday (13 February) at a special meeting, open to the public, to discuss the code. All councillors across Victoria had to meet a state government mandated deadline of 22 February to sign a new code of conduct. Councillors traditionally sign a code of conduct to abide by for a four-year council term within four months of election or re-election after council elections. Council elections across the state were held in November last year. Kingston councillors…