MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has approved plans for a new telecommunications facility in Fingal aimed at improving 4G and 5G coverage. The proposal is funded by Telstra and the Victorian government through the Connecting Victoria program. At the 12 May council meeting, the proposal was endorsed in an 8-1 vote. The approved development includes a monopole which will reach a maximum height of 26.3m, security fencing of 2.4m with a double access gate area, and approximately 200m of underground power and fibre routes. Cr Cam Williams, who moved the motion, said the development would provide a much-needed telecommunications upgrade for the…
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have rejected a proposal for a 32.5-metre telecommunications tower in Fingal, declaring it would unacceptably and adversely impact the area’s amenity. The decision was made at the council’s 16 December meeting, despite a recommendation from council officers to approve the facility at 36 Foam Rd in Fingal, close to the rear boundary of The Dunes Golf Links golf course. The application attracted 38 objections which cited concerns of visual impacts, negative health impacts, poor proposed location, lack of a need for a facility, proximity to residents and the overall height. The facility was to be co-funded…
AWARD winning wellness spa Peninsula Hot Springs is looking for a new owner, with an expression of interest for the sale of the venue being run by JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group. Peninsula Hot Springs was founded in 1997 by brothers Charles and Richard Davidson, inspired by Charles’s experience visiting hot springs in Japan. In the same year they purchased 42 acres of cleared bushland in the rolling sand dunes of Fingal, envisioning an Australian-style retreat that blended with the natural landscape. In early 2002 the Davidson brothers finally struck hot springs 637 metres underground after 18 months of drilling.…