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Indigenous group to celebrate history THE Nairm Marr Djambana group has launched a “Living History” project to tell the life stories of local senior Indigenous people. The project was launched by members of the group on 19 February. The group will choose people to profile
based on their contribution and support to Nairm Marr Djambana. Impact Stories producer and interviewer Sina Summers has been chosen to tell the stories of these community members. A panel of elders will decide which
Picture: Gary Sissons
candidates will go on exhibition when the project concludes in May.
THE launch event for the Living History project. Picture: Yanni
St Kilda plans for Seaford future FRANKSTON Council has given St Kilda Football Club in-principle support for its plans at Belvedere Reserve. St Kilda moved into the Seaford ground in 2010, signing a lease which expired in 2059. Despite that, St Kilda had relocated its training facilities to Moorabbin by 2018. St Kilda FC presented a new proposal for the precinct to council in December. Council has agreed to offer in-principle support to the plan, and will put $2.6 million of ratepayer funding into it. The full proposal for the Belvedere Precinct was designated as confidential by Frankston Council. St Kilda Football Club CEO Matt Finnis said the club was “thrilled that our shared vision to create a health and wellbeing hub which delivers services, training and facilities for the Frankston community has been supported by council.” “We’ve been working closely with Frankston City Council for a long time now to reimagine how this unique facility can be refocused to deliver the greatest benefit to the community,” Mr
Finnis said. “Our club continues to have a deep affinity with the area and we’re excited to be playing a leadership role in bring together a host of like-minded organisations to create a new community asset at a time when it’s never been needed more.” Council CEO Phil Cantillon said “our hope is that as well as being used by community groups, council and the club, the precinct will also be occupied by a tertiary health education provider, as well as health care, aged care and disability professionals and a social enterprise café. We will keep the community updated as sub-tenants are confirmed.” Frankston mayor Kris Bolam said recent discussions between council and St Kilda FC had been “productive”. “A design is due to come back to council for final sign off in August and we expect to be in a position to formalise agreements with the club and other parties, to support the activation, at that time,” he said. Brodie Cowburn
Rail line works to finish early Continued from page 1 Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson said the end result of the interruptions would be “worth it”. “It’s going to be a busy year and I thank residents and traders for their patience during construction – the end result will be worth it, with more safer and direct links between public transport, local shops, parking and the beach,” he said. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “with level crossings already gone for good in Carrum and Seaford, I’m thrilled that Bonbeach is next, making a real difference for our community.” Work is also underway on a multi-deck car park at Cheltenham Station, which is due to open mid-year. The level crossings at Swanpool Avenue, Chelsea Road and Argyle Avenue in Chelsea were originally pencilled in to be removed by
2025 before work was rescheduled to this year. The state government says that next year work will continue to build new walking and cycling paths as part of more than 11 kilometres of new paths from Edithvale to Frankston.
CREWS working at Bonbeach Station. Picture: LXRP
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Frankston Times
2 March 2021
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