POTENTIAL parking and noise problems from a proposed sports bar in Mordialloc has convinced Kingston councillors to heed community concern about a three-level pub in the heart of Main St. Councillors unanimously voted for Kingston Council to oppose a planning application by Sporting Globe Bar and Grill to open a 450-capacity venue at 590 Main St, the current location of the AKL Discount Store. Council received 161 objections to the planning application before last Monday evening’s public council meeting where the application for the pub was debated. “The application is inappropriate for the family-friendly character of Main St, Mordialloc,” Paul…
Author: Neil Walker
FRANKSTON Council will investigate the use of steam instead of a potentially harmful pesticide as a weed killer across the region. Councillors unanimously backed Cr Sandra Mayer’s proposal to have council officers investigate a steam alternative to the existing Roundup weed killer, containing glyphosate, sprayed by council workers. Cr Mayer noted scientific research by organisations such as The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organisation, classified glyphosate as “probably cacogenic to humans”. The potential for the pesticide to cause cancer was not something council could ignore, she said. “Once upon a time we didn’t think…
THE blossoming of tens of thousands of nature strips across Frankston has been put on ice despite a councillor’s assertion that the looming reality of a Donald Trump presidency in the US showed people want to grow their own food. Councillors at last Monday’s public council meeting decided 4-5 not to push ahead with a feasibility study to determine if Frankston residents could safely plant flowers and vegetables on council-owned nature strips. South ward councillor Steve Toms wanted councillors to back his proposal to have council officers report back to councillors on any benefits and risks if a ban on…
RATEPAYERS will foot part of the bill for a trip to Kansas by two Frankston Council executives in September. Council CEO Dennis Hovenden and community services manager Gillian Kay travelled to the US to attend an International City/County Management Association event for 10 days in September, including overseas travel time. Six weeks after initial inquiries about the Kansas trip, Mr Hovenden confirmed expenses of about $5000 including ICMA conference registration, flights and accommodation will be billed to ratepayers. “The ICMA covered costs related to the board meeting, while council paid half of the expenses to attend the conference at a…
A DIRT pile containing asbestos fragments has sparked a safety scare at Chelsea Bicentennial Park. Kingston Council CEO John Nevins said “a small number of asbestos cement sheet fragments” was found in a pile of soil dumped at the former landfill site on 13 October. He said council fenced off the mound of soil and watered down “the contaminated pile until it was covered”. “Independent expert advice has stated that, given the type of asbestos cement sheeting found, the risk at the site is zero to very minimal however council adopts a proactive and comprehensive response to issues of community…