Chelsea • Mordialloc • Mentone
GET YOUR
FREE TV GUIDE INSIDE!
YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND FOR PENINSULA FAMILIES FACEBOOK:
An independent voice for the community
Your weekly community newspaper covering news from Carrum to Mentone For all your advertising and editorial needs, call us on 03
peninsulakids.com.au mornpenkids
INSTAGRAM:
FREE 12
Wednesday 21 September 2022
5974 9000 or email: team@baysidenews.com.au www.baysidenews.com.au
Out of reach Bonbeach have fallen short in their quest for Grand Final glory. The Sharks lost to Frankston YCW on Sunday. See sports page 17. Picture: Craig Barrett
Heritage hopes for train station dashed Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au A PUSH to have the Parkdale Station building heritage protected has failed. Kingston Council had been advocating to have a heritage overlay placed over the station in the Kingston Planning Scheme. In a statement, council confirmed that the state government had turned down the request.
The state government is building skyrail to replace two level crossings at Warrigal Road and Parkers Road. A new Parkdale Station will be built as part of the project. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said that council had wanted to place a heritage overlay over the site to “protect important historic buildings and irreplaceable trees”. Councillor Tim Cochrane called the decision to reject the heritage push “deeply troubling”. “In a community survey on the pro-
ject more than 60 per cent supported council’s request for the Victorian Government to preserve and relocate the heritage station buildings,” Cochrane said. “Our community is already deeply concerned about the impact that the level crossing removal works will have on the village atmosphere of Parkdale. This decision is deeply troubling, and casts further doubt on whether Parkdale’s unique character will be taken into consideration during this major project. The
Level Crossing Removal Project has a responsibility to be aware and respond to local character, particularly in such a sensitive location as Parkdale.” Kingston Council says that it contacted the planning minister asking for permission to begin the heritage overlay process in April. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, the body overseeing Heritage Victoria, was contacted for comment.
At a 4 August meeting the Heritage Council of Victoria, a separate independent body to Heritage Victoria, decided that Parkdale Station should not be included on the state’s heritage register because it “is not of state-level cultural heritage significance”. That followed a recommendation in May from Heritage Victoria’s executive director that the site not be included on the register. Continued page 7