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Check out this incredible view of our works at Cheltenham and Mentone 😮 Over the past two weeks, workers have removed more than 74 Olympic-sized swimming pools of soil – about 200,000 cubic metres – for the new lowered rail line 🚜 As excavation wraps up, workers will soon begin reinforcing the walls of the trench before beginning to lay the tracks Read more…

Removing dangerous and congested level crossings is hungry work. And it takes a lot of chicken and chips to get the job done right. The Hot Bird in Cheltenham has been staying open until past 2am, seven nights a week. They’re keeping hungry tradies fed with more than 60kg of fried chicken a week – and some workers eat here every Read more…

Australia’s biggest cranes are being used tear up and rebuild the Frankston railway line as work ramps up on one of Melbourne’s most intensive level crossing removal projects. Train commuters will be forced onto replacement bus services between Moorabbin and Mordialloc until July 27 while the massive operation is underway. Diggers are currently excavating nearly 200,000 cubic metres along a 2.5km trench Read more…

Kingston B-Well is a new partnership between Councils Business Directions team and Central Bayside Community Health Services (CBCHS). Kingston B-Well will be launching next week during World Wellbeing Week (22-29 June), and will focus on business health and wellbeing opportunities.To learn more, check out Kingston’s Business page from next week. Read more…

Work has been steaming ahead at Mentone and Cheltenham this week. No more pesky boom gate delays in Cheltenham, with Park and Charman Roads both reopened to vehicles and pedestrians this week. The boom gates at Cheltenham and Mentone could be down for up to 49 minutes in the morning peak – causing delays and frustration for the 38,000 vehicles Read more…

Overview Suburban Rail Loop will transform Victoria’s public transport system, connecting every major train line from the Frankston Line to the Werribee line, and improving access to housing, jobs, schools, universities and hospitals in Melbourne’s middle suburbs. The benefits of Suburban Rail Loop will be felt beyond the improvements to the rail network. It will reshape the way we live 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…