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Murals making big impression A GROUP of street artists have finished working on a series of massive murals in Mordialloc. The artists came to town as part of the Wall to Wall Festival at Mordi Village. They finished their work last Sunday, 28 April. The murals were painted along Lamana Road and its surrounding areas. Kingston mayor Jenna DaveyBurns said “huge crowds took in the large-scale murals” last weekend and “enjoyed a block party, great music, food and drinks, and were generally soaking in the atmosphere.” “A huge thanks to the visionary team at Juddy Roller for bringing this exciting and provocative festival to Kingston and to everyone who joined us and the incredible energy you brought with you,” Davey-Burns said. Street artists George Rose, Adnate, Smug, Blo, Fred Battle (Zoer), Justine McAllister, Filthy Ratbag, Tommy Day, Drez, and Kyle Brightside took part in the festival. Their work will be shown off during future street art tours. Picture: Supplied
Rail loop plans on show Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au DEVELOPMENTS up to 18-storeys tall may be allowed in the area surrounding the planned suburban rail loop station in Cheltenham. The Frankston line will link to the suburban rail loop at Cheltenham. The
new station, walking distance from the existing Southland Station, will be the first in the rail loop. The SRL has been given authority to draft new planning guidelines for the precincts surrounding SRL stations. The precincts are roughly equivalent to the 1.6 kilometre area around the stations. Last week, the state government
released its plans for the first SRL precincts. The plans show proposed height limits of up to 18 storeys near the new Cheltenham SRL Station. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said that planning changes were needed to accommodate the state’s growing population. “Melbourne is growing fast and with the suburban rail loop we’re making room for thousands of
new homes in the right places – close to transport, jobs and services,” she said. Suburban rail loop minister Danny Pearson said “we’ve taken on board years of community feedback and this is just the next step in a detailed and proper planning process that involves locals every step of the way.” Towers of up to 40 storeys could
be approved in Box Hill under the SRL’s plan. The state opposition has slammed the proposal - transport infrastructure shadow minister David Southwick said “the suburban rail loop was poorly planned and never properly scrutinised, leaving it with a $21 billion funding shortfall on the first stage alone.” Continued page 2