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History in making as museum gets facelift THE Laura and Charles Ferguson Historical Museum in Mentone reopened last month after a refurbishment costing about $250,000. Veronica Hahn, the president of the Mordialloc and District Historical Society, which is based at the museum, praised Kingston Council for its help in allocating funds to rejuvenate the museum space. Ms Hahn said the work of volunteers at the museum was priceless. “The volunteers are the lifeblood of the museum,” Ms Hahn said. “Some are history buffs and all are wonderful like-minded people who love what they do.” The redevelopment has made the museum more accessible to those with a disability, while rising damp has been eradicated with a new bamboo floor replacing the previous flooring. The museum building was originally the Mentone Bakery, which was established at the site in the 1890s. The current building was constructed in 1922 by bakers John Murphy and William Oliver. The Mordialloc and District Historical Society curates a collection of photographs and memorabilia at the museum, which was renamed the Laura and Charles Ferguson Historical Museum in 1999 to honour two local history enthusiasts. The museum is open to the public each Sunday from 2-4pm. Appointments for research purposes can be made by contacting Veronica Hahn on 9583 5975.
History buff: Mordialloc and District Historical Society president Veronica Hahn at the refurbished Laura and Charles Ferguson Historical Museum. Picture: Yanni
Council zoned out By Neil Walker NEW state government planning rules concerning the construction of commercial premises mean council no longer has any say on where businesses can set up shop in certain areas within the city of Kingston. A new Commercial 2 zone, intended to be a flexible “employment-only”
zone, has replaced the previous Business 3 and Business 4 zones, removing the need for a permit to build a cinema, cinema-based entertainment facility, food and drink premises, restricted retail premises, or offices and warehouses. Smaller-scale supermarkets, up to 1800 square metres, which is the ap-
proximate equivalent of three housing blocks, will also be able to open without the need for a planning permit. Kingston Council is concerned the change, which came into effect on 15 July, could hurt traders at existing shopping centres and hubs. More than 400 homes have also been identified by council as being at
risk of noise disturbance if businesses are built nearby. Council officers have identified ten locations within the municipality - including areas along the Nepean Highway and land at Melrose St and Carrier Ave in Parkdale, and on the southern boundary of Chelsea Heights – as sites where new supermarkets, shops and stores can now be
built without council input. Efforts to convince the state government to amend the Commercial 2 zone at ten sites to Industrial 1 zone in order to “largely maintain the status quo” have received no official response from the Department of Planning and Community Development. Continued Page 3
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