Council considers parking changes
KINGSTON Council says it is considering revised parking restrictions for residents on Lochiel Avenue.
Residents on the Edithvale street have complained about receiving $165 fines for parking in front of their own homes. Kingston Council’s development and planning acting general manager, Paul Marsden, said “council has received a few calls from residents about having difficulty parking in the street. In response to these additional concerns, council will be conducting further consultation to look at any issues with parking on the south side of Lochiel Avenue. The proposal involves changes to the current timed restrictions to allow residents to overstay these restrictions with parking permits.”
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Truck and train collide at level crossing Share
A TRUCK driver and train passengers escaped major injuries after a collision at the Lochiel Avenue level crossing last week.
On 7 May, a truck was hit at the Edithvale crossing. The tray of the truck was dislodged and pushed into the boom gates.
Edithvale CFA, Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, Metro Trains Melbourne, and staff from the Level Crossing Removal Project attended to safely remove all the passengers from the train.
A statement on the Edithvale CFA Facebook page read that “on arrival, we were able to ascertain no one was trapped and that there were no major injuries to the occupants of the truck or passengers on board the train.”
Crowd gathers at garden event Share
A CROWD of more than 300 people gathered at Mentone Station last week at the official opening of the new station garden.
The garden was completed as part of the level crossing removal works at the station. It features a deck over the rail trench with the old Mentone Station heritage-listed buildings, two Norfolk Island pines, and three Canary Island date palms.
A SMOKING ceremony at Mentone Station. Pictures: Supplied
The Level Crossing Removal Project says “the new station gardens include more green space and vegetation and wider paths, with ramps and handrails to improve access for all community members. New trees include subtropical varieties such as the Canary Island dragon tree and the flowering silk floss tree among many others.”
Residents and Wyndham council have raised concerns that people with mobility aids, senior citizens, parents with prams, cyclists and others will not be able access the station platform, and have called for station access ramps to be included in the project. 208385 01
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Installing ramps at Hoppers Crossing station as part of the Old Geelong Road level crossing removal is “not feasible”, according to the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP).
The level crossing at Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing is being removed as part of a $355.5 million state government project.
The project will result in the existing crossing being closed to traffic and a new road built over the rail line, connecting Princes Highway to Old Geelong Road.