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Facebook pets patrol A NEW Facebook page has been set up to help Kingston animal owners locate missing pets. Kingston Council’s Lost and Found Pets page enables residents to post photographs of their beloved missing pets and ask for community help to find them. Council rangers will also post pictures of any animals found without formal identification. Kingston Mayor Ron Brownlees said council rangers are keen to help owners find their lost pets and hope the Facebook page will help people to find their pets. “Council rangers find one or two wandering cats or dogs every day. Many of our rangers are pet owners themselves and know how heartbreaking it can be when a loved member of the family goes missing,” Cr Brownlees said. “All cats and dogs over three months must be registered and wear a current Council identification tag, but for those found without identification we will be using this Facebook page to post images in the hopes that someone will recognise their pet.” Missing pets are held for eight days at the council’s pound at the Lost Dogs’ Home in Cranbourne, and owners should contact with the pound to check whether their lost pets are being held there. The Kingston Lost and Found Pets page is at www. facebook.com/KingstonLostAndFoundPets The Lost Dogs’ Home contact number is 9702 8055. Dogs gone: Council ranger Monika Pocervina at The Lost Dogs Home with two missing dogs that were subsequently reunited with their owner. Picture: Yanni
Plans for change NEW residential planning zones are set to be introduced across the City of Kingston as part of state government reforms. Existing residential planning zones will be replaced with three new residential zones: a neighbourhood residential
zone, general residential zone and residential growth zone. The new planning rules may determine the type of development allowed in Kingston streets and neighbourhoods. City of Kingston manager of city
strategy Jonathan Guttman advised The News that council regards the new zones proposal by the state government to be “an improvement to the existing zones.” “It will allow more local tailoring on planning proposals,” Mr Guttman said.
There will be an extended 12-month consultation until July 2014 before the new planning zones are implemented and Mr Guttman said “council is very keen to hear from the community.” Initial community information sessions about the proposed planning zone
changes will be held in June and July at Cheltenham, Chelsea and Clarinda. Residents who wish to provide feedback to council can contact council’s strategic planning team on 9581 4713 or email strategicplanning@kingston. vic.gov.au
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