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Union fined
Moving up: Construction of the rail bridge at Carrum is underway. Picture: Gary Sissons
Carrum rail project taking shape Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au THE first piers and U-trough beams that support the rail over road bridge at Carrum Station have been installed. Carrum Station closed on 6 July to allow for level crossing removal works to take place. A new station will be constructed as part of the works to raise the rail above road, with the
project expected to be complete early next year. Trains run express through Carrum while works are being undertaken. There are two piling rigs operating onsite to strengthen the ground to support the rail bridge and new Carrum Station. Other works at Carrum Station have forced the closure of nearby Station Street until 28 October. Works taking place along Sta-
tion Street between Karrum Karrum Bridge and McLeod Road include road resurfacing, upgrades to footpaths in front of shops, and work on the new intersection. The street closed on 18 October and will reopen 6am 28 October. Pedestrian access to houses and shops will be maintained while the works are ongoing. On street parking outside shops on the road will not reopen until 9 December.
Litter tracked through to bay
THE Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and its shop steward Kevin Pattinson have been fined nearly $70,000 for preventing an apprentice and electrician from working at a Frankston construction site. It was alleged that the two tradies were stopped from working because they were not members of a union. It was alleged that Mr Pattinson had asked the apprentice and electrician if they were union members at a site induction at the Monash Peninsula Student Accommodation Project on 13 September, 2018. The workers were allegedly told they had to be members of a union to work at the site, and were prevented from working when they said they were not members. On 14 October the federal court fined the CFMMEU the equivalent of a single maximum penalty of $63,000, and fined Mr Pattinson $6,000. Australian Building and Construction Commission Deputy Commissioner Matt Kelleher said “all workers have a right to choose whether or not they want to become a member of a union.” “Workers cannot be prevented by union officials or anyone else from working on an Australian building and construction site because they are not a union member. A no ticket, no start policy is unlawful,” he said.
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STUDENTS have dropped plastic bottles into Kananook Creek in a bid to track where litter ends up in local waterways. Frankston High School students dropped five bottles, fitted with GPS trackers, into the creek on 16 October as part of the Litter Trackers program. The program is a joint initiative between RMIT and Melbourne Water. RMIT aquatic scientist Dr Kavitha Chinathamby said “litter entering our waterways could end up in the bay, harming animals and polluting the environment.” “Ninety-five per cent of litter transported through stormwater drains into rivers ultimately ends up on beaches in Port Phillip Bay,” Dr Chinathamby said. “Litter Trackers enables us to see exactly where it goes and how it gets there as well as educating the community so that they can take responsibility of their local creek and be proud of their waterway.” The trackers inside the bottles will reveal whether the litter ends up in the bay, a catchment or on the bank of the creek. For more information on the program visit rmit.edu.au/littertrackers Picture: Supplied
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