PENINSULA-FRANKSTON-GREATER DANDENONG CASEY-CARDINIA EDITION
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■ Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is proposing a daily price cap of $19.50 in its controversial plan to introduce visitor paid parking at three locations this summer. It is planned to introduce a $6.20 per hour fee. Mayor Cr Steve Holland said: ““We aim to have the Pilot up and running during summer to capture important data over the peak visitation period. Three locations have been selected for our pilot, Schnapper Point Foreshore carpark (Mornington), Sunnyside Beach Foreshore carpark (Mount Eliza) and Flinders Pier Foreshore carpark.” Sunnyside and Flinders will be all day parking. Schnapper Point will have a mix of timed restrictions includintwo-hour parking and four-hour parking to encourage turnover but also ensure all day parking opportunities remain. Business parking permit will allow free parking at pilot locations for select volunteers and club members. Staff parking permit allows free parking at pilot locations for staff of directly adjacent businesses with no time restrictions, except for the two hour parkling. areas. Pro-rata parking fees will include a parking app which will allow visitors to pay for the exact period they have parked without the charge being rounded up to the nearest full hour rate. For example, if a visitor stays for 30 minutes the charge will be $3.10 not $6.20. There will be a 15 minute ‘grace period’ - vehicles that are simply dropping off and picking up passengers or have been unsuccessful in finding an available carpark will not be charged.
MURDER INVESTIGATION ■ Missing Persons Squad detectives have located what appear to be human remains as part of their ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Maryam Hamka. Investigators re-commenced a search in the Cape Schanck area ton Monday morning last week (Aug. 7). The remains were found about 10.30am in bushland off Rogers Rd, near Patterson Rd. The coroner was advised and a post mortem will occur in due course. Police previously conducted searches of the Cape Schanck area last month. Maryam was reported missing by her family on April 15, 2021. She was last seen leaving a Woolworths store in Albert St, Brunswick at 5.30pm on Saturday April 10, 2021. Police have charged two men over the course of the investigation: In August 2021, a 41-year-old Brighton man was charged with one count of murder and remanded in custody. In September 2021, a 26-year-old Richmond man was charged with assist offender (murder) and drug offences. Assistant Commissioner Mick Frewen, Crime Command, said: “Our heartfelt thoughts are with Maryam’s family and friends. The past two years have been an incredibly difficult time for them and their grief remains as raw as ever. “The investigative efforts by the Missing Persons Squad, Crime Command and other members of Victoria Police have been tireless and extraordinary. “Our members have worked under very difficult and trying conditions to ensure that every avenue of enquiry has been exhausted so we could provide answers to Maryam’s family. “We know this has been an incredibly difficult and traumatic time for them. We hope that this will bring the closure they need and Maryam can finally be laid to rest,” Assistant Commissioner Frewen said.
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