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High and dry: The state government has announced elevated rail will not run all along the Frankston line but the door remains open to rail over road at some level crossings. Picture: Gary Sissons
‘Extended’ sky rail off table Continued from Page 1 When contacted by The News LXRA project director Adam Maguire said rail noise is assessed using Victorian Passenger Rail Infrastructure Noise Policy guidelines. “LXRA is currently conducting noise monitoring at locations near the eight level crossings that are being removed between Cheltenham and Frankston to record all surrounding noise from trains and roads,” Mr Maguire said. “The testing is being undertaken by noise specialists AECOM using portable noise loggers at approximately 45 homes and businesses for periods of up to seven days with the permission of owners and tenants. “This information is used to evaluate
the best solution for each site. We will provide further information and will seek feedback from the community later this year as we progress through the design process.” The LXRA will next month announce options for level crossing removals along the Frankston line. Earlier this month Frankston Council decided not to follow Kingston Council’s lead in formally opposing elevated rail along any part of the Frankston line. Frankston councillors decided to defer a vote on the divisive matter until 18 July. Decisions on whether elevated rail or road under rail is more appropriate are still to be made for crossings
at Balcombe Rd (Mentone), Charman Rd (Cheltenham), Edithvale Rd (Edithvale), Eel Race Rd (Carrum), Seaford Rd (Seaford), Skye/Overton Rd (Frankston), Station St (Bonbeach), Station St (Carrum). Road under rail works are underway at three level crossings at North Rd (Ormond), Centre Rd (Bentleigh) and McKinnon Rd (McKinnon). The LXRA will release options for level crossings removals in July before final decisions are made at the end of the year. The authority did not respond before deadline when asked whether rail over road could still be an option at any Frankston line crossings.
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TWO winning artists at the Chelsea Art Show, held over the long weekend, are Mentone Girls’ Secondary College student Hayley Thompson and underwater photographer John Joseph Baptista. Hayley, 13, is making winning a habit: she has won her age group in the past three shows. Her latest entry is an acrylic painting of Ræv Skræv, the original name of Foxy Loxy in the Danish tale of Chicken Little. Her dad, Dale, said the work was inspired by Hayley wanting to do another woodland character to go with her Pink Deer painting, titled Pink Patronum. “She plans to do more paintings to form part of a collection of works in this style,” he said. It’s a family affair, with her sister, Kirrah, 18, a repeat entrant in the photographic section. Hayley won a $50 prize and $100 Bendigo Bank account, and capped off the day by selling her painting for $250. But there’s a minor catch: it’s to hang in the Aspendale Gardens’ branch for a week as part of the bank’s ongoing support for the Chelsea Art Show before it can be taken home by its new owner. Mr Baptista’s shot “Sea Urchin” captured lots of attention – as well as the winner’s cheque of $1000 for best photograph. The urchin was snapped in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal at a depth
of nine metres using a Nikon D90 camera with a macro 105mm lens and Nauticam housing. The Edithvale resident is a keen Port Phillip Bay photographer, taking pictures off Mordialloc, Brighton, Rye, Mornington and Flinders. His inaugural art show efforts were well rewarded with the first prize of $1000 – which he described as “fantastic” – and for selling two photographs for $950 and $900. The cost of
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