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Mentone Hotel plans on the menu Continued from Page 1 Kingston mayor Cr Geoff Gledhill will also attend the meeting and said he would answer questions as best he could at such an early stage of the planning application process. “Now that an application has been lodged, I’m going to the meeting to listen mostly to what is being said,” Cr Geoff Gledhill said. The mayor said he is happy to engage with the community over the future of the Mentone Hotel at each stage of the planning process and appreciates the high public interest in the redevelopment plans. Council issued a statement last week noting: “The proposed development for the Mentone Hotel cannot proceed unless approval is granted from King-
ston Council, the Minister for Planning and the Heritage Council of Victoria.” Planning Minister Richard Wynne announced last month that the hotel had been officially listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (‘Mentone Hotel heritage listed’, The News 24/6/15) but this listing only protects the facade of the main building and the internal staircase. Council officers will consider the planning application for apartments lodged by Momentum Developments and will provide advice before councillors vote on the proposal at a future council meeting. If public exhibition of the plan is approved, community feedback will be sought by council.
Get together: Diners enjoy companionship at church breakfasts: Picture: Yanni
Breakfast food for the souls
New dawn fades: A smaller pub may be opened on the ground floor of the Mentone Hotel as part of an apartments complex redevelopment.
BEING able to sit down and enjoy a free, tasty breakfast or morning tea is a huge boon for those “doing it tough” in Chelsea. So, volunteers from churches in the area, including Chelsea Community Church of Christ, St Chad’s Anglican and Chelsea Uniting, combine to put on breakfasts and morning teas for up to 80 diners. “It’s not so much about good meals – although these are important – but more about community and ending people’s isolation,” said Pastor Judi Turnham, of Chelsea Community Church of Christ, in Blantyre Av. “We have school children also getting a good meal before school, as well as families and older people struggling financially.
“Funding comes from various grants and, also, we are lucky at times to have sponsors assisting. We ask for a coin donation but not everyone is able to do this.” She said the churches worked together to assist those in need – making it “very much an inter-church event”. Pastor Turnham said many at the breakfasts became firm friends. Many are unemployed, on disability benefits, or “trying to survive on a pension”, she said. “They need companionship. “We also work with other community agencies, and give out food parcels and blankets.” Free community breakfasts are held Wednesdays 8-10am and free morning teas Thursdays 11-11.30am. A gold coin donation is appreciated. Stephen Taylor
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