A PLANNED road and drainage upgrade project in Crib Point has blown out by at least $1m – and costs could keep rising as unresolved issues with property owners and authorities delay progress.The Mornington Peninsula Shire originally budgeted for $795,000 to undertake the works at Creswell St (stopping at Denman St) and Cooma St in Crib Point which were rezoned from industrial to residential in 2019. But the project is now forecast to cost the council at least $1.8m, which was based on estimates in late 2023 when a revised Development Contributions Plan (DCP) to fund the works was adopted…
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By Keith Platt and Liz BellTHE movement of suspected carcinogenic chemicals known as forever chemicals continues to be tracked at HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point. The Health Department says there is no “consistent evidence” that exposure to per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) causes adverse human health effects but warns that their release into the environment “is an emerging concern” as they can accumulate in animals and people.The Australian Defence Force says that while monitoring at HMAS Cerberus had found “no significant changes to how PFAS is moving in the management area”, remedial works were expected to reduce PFAS from leaving…
Frankston Sexual Offences & Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have arrested and charged a male in relation to four alleged separate sexual assault incidents, across the Mornington Peninsula, during January and February. The first incident occurred on The Boulevard in Somers on 22 January about 10.30am. The second incident occurred on Tasman Road in Somers on 31 January about 6.10pm. The third incident occurred on Peterson Street in Crib Point on 1 February about 5pm. The fourth incident occurred on Sandy Point Road in Balnarring on 13 February about 5pm. In each of the incidents it is alleged the male…