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Paper works BALUK Arts’ Lisa Waup, left, shows off her Kart Koodin display at Frankston Arts Centre. A Boon Warrung word meaning “paper”, it is, fittingly, part of the Works on Paper exhibition running until Saturday 22 August on the arts centre’s Curved Wall. Large, earthy contemporary Indigenous works on paper reflect country, connection, history and culture. Another exhibition: Mungan Bayside Bush Sculptures displays woven and sculpted animals created from traditional and contemporary materials. The range of animals inspired by the bayside and peninsula regions was created from grasses, wool and string. It includes echidna, crab, seal and native dogs. The exhibition runs until Sunday 2 August at Glass Cube, Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St, Frankston. The project has been supported by Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Creative Community Grants Program 2014 – 2015. Picture: Gary Sissons
Political power on the line Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au VOTERS could be forgiven for thinking the state election campaign between the major parties has not ended eight months after the Andrews Labor government defeated the previous Napthine Coalition government to win power. Labor and Liberal politicians were out in force last week along the Frankston line pushing opposing mes-
sages about the separation of level crossings from roadways. Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke joined Acting Premier James Merlino at the Overton Rd, Frankston crossing last Friday morning to blast the Liberals and Greens “who opposed getting rid of these level crossings once and for all”. A crowd of partisan protesters, many wearing Labor Party guernseys, waved placards criticising the Liberals and Greens for “standing in the way” of crossings removals.
Several media releases issued last week by Labor also claimed: “Last month, Coalition and Greens MPs teamed up in Parliament to oppose the removal of these crossings.” As is often the case in politics, appearances can be deceptive. The Coalition and the Greens voted against the privatisation of the Port of Melbourne last month, not the removal of level crossings across Victoria’s rail network. The Liberals went to last year’s
state election promising to remove 40 level crossings but Labor is relying on the estimated $5 billion to pay for its pledge to remove 50 “dangerous and congested” level crossings by 2023 across the state with 20 planned to go within four years. Opposition leader Matthew Guy is not opposed to the privatisation of the Port of Melbourne but prefers a 3040 year lease term, not a 50-year term plus 20-year option being proposed by Labor.
The Coalition is also concerned about compensation that would be payable to the new Port of Melbourne owners if a second container port is built in Victoria. While Labor is playing politics with its claims that the Coalition voted against level crossings removals, Liberal attacks on crossings grade separations not being started mere months after November’s state election are somewhat premature. Continued Page 6
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