Minister’s whistlestop visit Station visit: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had a brief respite from being asked questions about the Liberal Party’s inability to give Nationals Party coalition colleague Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce the boot after a tumultuous fortnight in Canberra. The political capital has been rocked by revelations of taxpayer-funded jobs last year for a previously undeclared female partner of the deputy. Picture: Gary Sissons
fication of the rail line to Baxter. “We’re calling on the state government to cost it out because we want it costed out before the state election,” Mr Crewther said. “If we don’t get it scoped before the state election there’s going to be no funding committed by the state opposition or the state government.”
Ms Allan announced a construction partnership between KBR and John Holland to redevelop Frankston train station based on designs by Genton Architecture. “This new station will be bigger and better than before,” she said in a statement. “It will be a community centre Frankston can be proud of.”
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Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke, also at the station with the state transport minister last Monday, took to social media after the Prime Minister’s visit to note Mr Turnbull made no federal funding announcements while in Frankston and "urging" the state government to partly fund major projects. “State Labor govt invests $200
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plus million in Frankston without any matching investment from the PM and Federal Libs who are still 'urging' .... Thanks for nothing Turnbull,” Mr Edbrooke tweeted. The station will be closed from midyear while the rebuild is underway and replacement buses will shuttle commuters.
Jet ski rider dies A JET ski rider died after falling into the Patterson River, Carrum on Monday 26 February. Police said a report will be prepared for the coroner after the man’s body was found, 6pm, to try to determine the cause of death. Emergency services crews responded to the incident and recovered the body. The Coast Guard later pulled a jet ski from the river.
Line fatality TRAIN services between Mordialloc and Frankston were suspended last Wednesday afternoon (21 February) after a woman was hit and killed on the rail line. Metro Trains sent replacement buses to shuttle commuters during the peak-time travel window. A woman died at the Armstrong Rd crossing in Seaford after being struck by a passing train at about 4.30pm. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and a report will be prepared for the coroner. Lifeline can be called on 13 11 14 or the call back service on 1300 659 467.
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