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A PROPOSAL for 446-450 Nepean Highway and a proposal for 424-426 Nepean Highway (inset). Pictures: Supplied
High-rise hearings underway A VCAT hearing has assessed a proposed multi-storey building at 446-450 Nepean Highway in Frankston. Frankston Council approved plans for a 14 storey tower at 446-450 Nepean Highway in November 2022. The proposal, titled Harbour Frankston, will be built at the former home of the Pint and Pickle restaurant if it gets VCAT’s approval. The VCAT hearing took place last week on Thursday, 22 February, and will return a finding soon. The Long Island Residents Group Inc and the Frankston Beach Association Inc were listed among the objectors. The apartment building plans were ap-
proved by Frankston Council with a 5-4 vote. Those plans, as well as plans for a 16-storey building at 438-444 Nepean Highway set to be considered by VCAT soon, sparked protests throughout 2023. “Stop the Great Wall Of Frankston” protesters again met to voice their opposition last week. Building heights in Frankston’s CBD, including the Nepean Highway near Kananook Creek, are currently undergoing a raft of changes. Council’s FMAC structure plan is going through the planning panel process - the plan outlines new preferred height limits of up to 54 metres, around 16 storeys, in parts of Frankston’s CBD. Planning minister
Sonya Kilkenny has implemented interim 12 storey limits near Kananook Creek in the meantime (“Higher height limits approved” The Times 30/10/23). Plans for a 15-storey building at 424426 Nepean Highway in Frankston have also been submitted to council for approval. They were exhibited in December. The planned developments have come back into focus during the Dunkley byelection. Liberal candidate for Dunkley Nathan Conroy has been Frankston mayor for the last three years, and has championed the FMAC structure plan and its new height limits throughout his tenure. Brodie Cowburn
OPEN LETTER TO VOTERS IN THE DUNKLEY BY-ELECTION To voters in the Division of Dunkley Voting is compulsory for all people enrolled to vote in the division of Dunkley. To check where you are enrolled visit aec.gov.au/check If you have not already cast an early vote, 32 polling places will be open across the Division of Dunkley on Saturday 2 March 2024 from 8am until 6pm.
Think Local Month
Voting is your right and responsibility. Participating in an electoral event is important. Our collective choices during a by-election have an impact on the future of our nation.
Think. Look. Shop. Love. Frankston City Introducing Frankston City Council’s Think Local Month March 2024, encouraging Frankston City workers, businesses and the community to think local first to support small and medium businesses and help strengthen our economy. Think business workshops and training. Think Small Business Expo. Think $1,000 business grants. Think shopping strip entertainment. Think shopfront decals. Think Local.
To make sure your vote counts, remember to number every box on the ballot paper from 1 to 8 in the order of your choice. Visit aec.gov.au/dunkley for more information on the location of polling places in your area, to check the rules, or practise voting to make sure your vote will count. Sincerely Nye Coffey, Australian Electoral Officer for Victoria
Dunkley by-election, Saturday 2 March 2024 aec.gov.au/dunkley
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To learn more visit frankston.vic.gov.au/thinklocal or scan the QR code.
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Frankston Times
27 February 2024