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Fire risk bu ildings stay secret
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Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com vember meeting, .au surveyor Ashley municipal building by August” The Hansen said A REPORT to another 30 properties that of News Mornington Hansen last week 27/6/22). that did not fall Peninsula Shire Council within the scope “This matter said council has revealed obligated to does not require was carry how many inspections had of the VBA, council buildings are gagement with enregarded being tions and ensure out safety investigabuildings not the remaining 20 cleared 10 and the regarded by as there are also broader community safety risk because a fire the VBA as would be reviewed buildings were that non-compliant high risk. privacy principles of combustib see if any action that apply to “brought up cladding, but to le the standard that to the their locations Hansen said was is the council, VBAinformation that the VBA based “Council is currentlyneeded. remain a secret. ing legislation required by the buildsification on its clasand CSV hold such factors 11 affected properties working on the council is not ”. Work required as the ber able to disclose and “On the basis that have served notices information to personal of of storeys, the extent and numbuildings listed to make safe two was estimated of current criteria” it regarding their been third parties.” location combustible in the highest (essential there Hansen said ESM category is being risk safety than 259 affected would be fewer occupants. “Thecladding and risk to prospective buyers ensure the safety measures ). This is to could ask council primary concern properties on torian Building overseen by the Vicpeninsula containing relating to combustib the Authority while maintained until of the occupants is about any notices for information 11 properties aluminium le cladding issue composite panels is to further investigat “if ensure the have been issued another and rectificatio a building has been issued with (ACP) or expanded ions polystyren notices by the with of a building safety of the occupants n can occur,” a notice or order shire e (EPS). and said. rectify the buildings Hansen to The two buildingsto be made safe. take any action the community, and Hansen said the number was Hansen’s report being supervised deemed Buildings included or works”. by the VBA necessary mated achieve complianc estito be “significan to in the audit of are unlikely direction in May followed a council combustible e.” to qualify for tly lower” as financial help cladding “the highest Alarm about from risk buildings munity on the to “update our comresidential buildings are multi-unit the dangers of Victoria because Cladding Safety of three or more storeys aluminium composite situation regarding (Class 2); boardwere combustib ing they houses, prioritised are cladding not residenle cladding of hotel, motel, tial apartment VBA at the onset raised in June by the buildings”. backpackers s or publicly Officers said (Class 3); and 2017 when 72 was owned. they ple died when buildings of peoIn a report to Hansen’s report of the program”. a public councillors with could provide nature such as London’s 20-storey council’s 22 bers of buildings gives specific numNoGrenfell Tower hospitals, schools, “a brief update” 19 July (“Building halls, churches, that may be a by risk because 2019, a cigarettecaught fire. In March fire fire risk ‘update’ of tres and aged function centres, theacare but no addresses.combustible cladding, blaze in Melbournwas blamed for a The municipal facilities (Class 9). that that jumped e’s Neo200 building responsibility building surveyor has five storeys (“‘Fire risk’ audit for fixing problems with 22/2/21). excludes houses” The News
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OFTEN seen behind the camera, Glenys Slade was part of the picture when this shot was taken by Bev Lowe at Morningto n’s Wednesday market. Slade, a consistent contributor to The News with graphs recording her photoscenes around the town - flowering street trees, roses and catches pier - plays piano at Mornington accordion in Jack’s Band. With Jack Kirby on guitar and banjo and Bruce Mitchell on ukulele, the band entertains during celebratio centres as well ns at aged care as regularly at the performing market. “We met at the market and play old time music including such singalong s Way to Tipperarylike It’s a Long Troubles, if You , Pack Up Your Knew Suzie Roll Out the Barrell,” Slade and said. “We enjoy playing together and have a lot of the many people fun entertaining we meet.”
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