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The new Cheltenham and Mentone stations have received a five-star Green Star sustainable design rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). The buildings have roof top solar panels to self-source energy, and water saving and rainwater collection facilities, as well as other design factors that will lead to a significant reduction in potential greenhouse gas emissions. Using best-practice GBCA and Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) rating tools, all new stations built by the Level Crossing Removal Project are subject to independent reviews and scored in categories Read more…

We are officially halfway through our 64-day construction blitz in Cheltenham and Mentone. We re-opened Balcombe Road in the early hours of Tuesday 23 June and travelling through the area is now safer and easier for the local community. Works are continuing around the clock in the trenches, as traffic flows uninterrupted above. Find out more about the construction blitz. Everything Read more…

  We are now two weeks into our biggest ever level crossing removal construction blitz. The heritage station buildings in Cheltenham have been carefully dismantled and safely stored away, while we work on confirming their final location and continue constructing the new station precinct. Cheltenham and Mentone are both boom gate free and trench excavation is more than halfway. Approximately Read more…

Our biggest level crossing removal construction blitz started on Saturday night, and boom gates at Park and Charman roads were removed on Sunday morning. The Balcombe Road boom gates were removed the previous week when the road closed, meaning Mentone and Cheltenham are now boom gate free. The remaining heritage Cheltenham Station building on platform one will be dismantled and safely relocated into Read more…

Workshops & Events –  The upcoming free online worships from Small Business Victoria are available as follows. This is regularly updated on www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Business/Events-and-Workshops Date Time Workshop Wednesday 27 May 5.30pm – 9pm Starting a Business Tuesday 2 June 6pm – 8pm Business Planning Thursday 4 June 6pm – 8pm Taking your business online Wednesday 10 June 6pm – 8pm Building Resilience Monday 15 Read more…

Welcome to the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. The Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce is a body of Business people and groups within our zone who seek to enhance the commercial prospects of the area. One key aim is to act to develop the various commercial sectors to create attractive, welcoming environments where people want to visit and transact Read more…

Community members interested in becoming a local councillor are invited to an online information session on 3 June to prepare for the October 2020 elections. Find out more about the role of councillors, Council services and the election process. Council Elections General elections are held every four years and local councillors make decisions on a range of issues, including maternal Read more…

The Park Road, Cheltenham level crossing will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians between Hall Street and Churchill Avenue from Saturday 23 May until Monday 8 June. There will also be road closures at: Balcombe Road, Mentone from Thursday 14 May to Tuesday 23 June Charman Road, Cheltenham from Saturday 23 May until Thursday 11 June During the closures, we Read more…