Frankston Council Freezes New External Partnerships Amid Governance Overhaul
Frankston City Council has frozen new external partnerships and memberships while it develops a Strategic Partnerships Framework to tighten oversight of external organisations seeking council support, funding or advocacy backing.
Bittern Man Allegedly Five Times Over Limit After Mount Martha Collision
A Bittern man has had his licence suspended and vehicle impounded after police alleged he returned a breath test reading more than five times the legal alcohol limit following a two-car collision in Mount Martha.
Portsea Tops Australia’s Taxable Income Table As Mornington Peninsula Housing Crisis Deepens
Portsea has topped Australia’s taxable income table, but the latest ATO figures sit beside deep housing pressure across the Mornington Peninsula, where Council continues to warn of homelessness, rental stress and a shortage of social housing.
Poor Buses, Missing Footpaths And Congestion: Peninsula Residents Asked To Shape Transport Future
Mornington Peninsula residents have another chance to shape the Shire’s transport future after earlier feedback raised concerns about poor bus links, missing footpaths, cycling gaps, unsafe crossings and congestion.
No Money Left: Flinders Pier Restoration Will Not Be Fully Rebuilt
Parks Victoria has confirmed Flinders Pier’s historic timber inner section will not be fully rebuilt after new safety findings expanded the scope of restoration works. Save Flinders Pier campaign chair Charles Reis OAM has questioned the reduced rebuild and raised concerns over heritage obligations.
Somerville Man In Custody After Alleged Hit-Run, Stolen Vehicle And Weapons Find
Police took a 34-year-old Somerville man into custody after an alleged hit-run involving a stolen Toyota Prado in Lynbrook and an alleged weapons find.
Anonymous Tip Leads To Drug And Firearms Charges In Carrum
A 25-year-old Carrum man has been charged after police allegedly seized more than $200,000 worth of ketamine, firearms, knives, cash and suspected cocaine during a warrant.
Frankston Rough Sleeping Hits Four-Year High As Council Seeks $2.5m For Outreach
Frankston Council says rough sleeping has reached its highest recorded level since the local Zero Project began, with 59 people sleeping rough in May and Council seeking $2.5 million for dedicated outreach teams.
Court Orders CJ Castle Wound Up Over Workers’ Long Service Levy Debt
CJ Castle Care & Support Pty Ltd, the Somerville-linked disability provider founded by director Richard Ingram, has been ordered wound up in insolvency after failing to deal with a $15,565.65 statutory demand over unpaid portable long service levies. The order…
Rumoured Snub As New Mayor Misses Marsh Maiden Speech
A rumoured political snub is circulating on the Mornington Peninsula after new Mayor Stephen Batty did not attend Anthony Marsh’s maiden speech in State Parliament. Marsh, the new Liberal Member for Nepean and former Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor, delivered his…
