Residents booted from abandoned pub
Off track: Cr Kris Bolam at Nat’s Track, which is starting to fall into disrepair. Picture: Yanni
Continued from Page 1 A statement from Frankston Council on the 8 February operation said “council issued an emergency order against the owner of a property located on Nepean Highway on Thursday of last week, following concerns raised by residents relating to safety, unsightliness, graffiti and illegal occupancy.” “The emergency order was enforced on Friday in conjunction with Victoria Police. Council does not know how many people were evacuated. “Council, often in conjunction Victoria Police, investigates all complaints as they are received and undertakes the relevant action where necessary to ensure public safety.” The operation followed a similar operation at the Ambassador Hotel in
November last year, when a number of people and their pets residing illegally were booted. Council resolved to put more resources into monitoring the Ambassador to prevent the situation from happening again. Mayor Michael O’Reilly said after that operation that “Frankston City Council takes fire safety and the safety of our residents very seriously, and will take appropriate action, where necessary” “None of the agencies enjoy having to undertake this sort of work. Thankfully we were able to immediately connect these residents with local support services and pets were taken into care” (“Crackdown on illegal Ambassador residence”, The Times, 5/2/19). Messy: Council ordered the clean up of rubbish at the Pint and Pickle site last week. Picture: Gary Sissons
‘Spare no expense’ to make track safe Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au OVER 25 years have passed since Natalie Russell was tragically murdered walking home from school. The track she was taken from in Frankston North was subsequently renamed to Nat’s Track in her memory, and nearly three decades on from the tragic event has started to fall into disrepair. The track backs onto Monterey Sec-
ondary College, and Frankston councillor Kris Bolam said that the school principal had been in touch with him to report that students had begun to experience “anti-social behaviour on the track”. Cr Bolam said he is pushing to include funds to upgrade the track in Frankston Council’s upcoming budget. Those upgrades would include lighting, new fencing, a bicycle path, a CCTV camera, new trees and plants, a new vigil plaque for Ms Russell, and
public art at both entrances. “Nat’s Track is actually a really important connection as it bridges Frankston North with Karingal which is otherwise landlocked,” Cr Bolam said. “It is unacceptable that people in 2019 still encounter anti-social behaviour on this track” Cr Bolam said that council should “spare no expense” to upgrade the track, which “should be becoming of both Natalie and the immediate area” .
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12 February 2019
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