Mentone students work on public art
Volunteers thanked: Kingston Council hosted a thankyou dinner in partnership with Chelsea Rotary to thank volunteers in the municipality. Picture: Gary Sissons
Kingston’s helpers come together “This is a night to say thank you to our volunteers, without their hard work there would be a substantial increase of rates so it was good to thank the groups that were there on the night,” Mr Harrison said. “It is very good company to be in. When you hear all these stories about what people do, it really brings you back down to Earth. We are all out there doing our little bit and this is a good time to come together and have a drink.
“We had the Kingston citizen of the year Beverly Fitzharris come down and she spoke very well. We also did something different and tried to get people more involved by having them come up and tell a feel good story, which went well. “Seventeen individual organisations were represented, and this was the eighth year that we’ve done this.” Last week was national volunteers’ week.
FRANKSTON Council has declared its intentions to refund $111 worth of parking fines after a review into their parking fine appeals process. Kingston Council announced in March that they believed their process for reviewing parking fines had been improper, because they had outsourced their appeals process to an external agency between 2006 and 2016. They declared their concern that they may have been in violation of the Infringements Act 2006, and confirmed they would issue around $2.3 million in refunds. Frankston Council confirmed earlier this year that they had also worked alongside an external agency, Tenix, to manage their parking fines between 2007 and 2014. The mayor Michael O’Reilly said in early April that “council is close to finalising its review in respect to Tenix, with a final determination expected within the next two weeks.” Cr O’Reilly told The News last week that council is only considering one request for a refund at present time. “To date, one person has requested a refund based on paperwork provided and it is likely that the $111 will be refunded,” he said. “Council will be briefed on the outcome of the information that has been reviewed. Council will need to consider how it wishes to move forward with this matter.” Frankston Council chose not to comment about what options might be considered going forward. It is understood that CEO Dennis Hovenden will brief councillors on the matter and a decision will then be made if it should be brought before council for further discussion. Brodie Cowburn
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DOZENS of Kingston’s hardest working volunteers came together for a dinner last week, with council thanking them all for their hard work. The evening was run by Kingston Council in partnership with an organising committee, which this year was Chelsea Rotary. Chelsea Rotary spokesman Kevin Harrison said the night was a success, and that it was good to recognise the hard work of volunteers.
STUDENTS in Mentone are hard at work finalising their designs which will go up across the area as part of the Mentone Public Art Project. Art painted by Kilbreda College students will be put onto a series of poles and a large-scale mural in Mentone. The project is led by international artist Paola Ibarra Llano in collaboration with the Kingston Arts team. Thirteen Year 10 students are involved in the project, and are hard at work completing their designs. The large scale mural will be on the College wall along Como parade. Kilbreda College principal Nicole Mangelsdorf said “having the opportunity to work alongside an international artist and produce artworks for the community to enjoy is a wonderful learning experience for our students.” Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “the redesign of the Mentone electricity poles is one element of the Mentone Public Art Project. Incorporating art into an infrastructure project to build place and community gives community a sense of ownership of their place.” “Earlier this year council ran a public consultation to find out what stories the community would like to see reflected in Mentone as part of this project. We asked the community what stories they would like to see reflected in artwork in Mentone, which creates a sense of pride, identity and a feeling of ownership of the public space. Following community feedback, we have also commissioned a sculptural piece from artist Julie Shield who will create a piece which celebrates Mentone’s history and beach culture, as well as Italian Culture,” she said.
Frankston Council considers fine options
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