3 Tennyson Court Templestowe Vic 3106

3 Tennyson Court Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Hocking Stuart.

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12 Briarfield Court, Templestowe, Victoria 3106

12 Briarfield Court, Templestowe, Victoria 3106 advertised for sale by Bill Schlink First National.

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Shell Templestowe petrol station closed.

Just went past the Shell service station on the corner of Foote Street and Fitzsimons Lane Templestowe and noticed it was closed.

The service station and KMart Tyre and Auto are closed. There is temporary fencing around the perimeter.

Don't know if this is temporary or not but since there's been no notices I'd guess it is temporary.

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UPDATE: The closure appears to be temporary. There is an advisory board which lets people know the service station will be closed from Monday 22nd of July to Friday 11th of October.

388 Church Road Templestowe Vic 3106

388 Church Road Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Margaret Bland Realty.

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29 Birchgrove Crescent Templestowe Vic 3106

29 Birchgrove Crescent Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Allens Real Estate.

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66 Beecroft Crescent Templestowe Vic 3106

66 Beecroft Crescent Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Fletchers.

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Fifteen-year-old Sarah Brown disappeared in February after leaving her Templestowe home.

Mum's tearful plea for missing teenage girl Sarah Brown to come home after going missing for months... Read More

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9 Shelley Court, TEMPLESTOWE VIC 3106

9 Shelley Court, TEMPLESTOWE VIC 3106 advertised for sale by Ray White.

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127 Serpells Road Templestowe, Vic 3106

127 Serpells Road Templestowe, Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Jellis Craig.

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28 Stradmore Avenue Templestowe, Vic 3106

28 Stradmore Avenue Templestowe, Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Hoskins.

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Mia Mia Aboriginal Art Gallery director Colin McKinnon-Dodd accuses Parks Victoria of racism as Westerfolds Manor sits empty

Mia Mia Gallery director Colin McKinnon-Dodd still can't understand why the gallery was booted out of its home. ... Read More

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32 Browning Drive Templestowe Vic 3106

32 Browning Drive Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Jellis Craig.

 

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5 Keryn Close Templestowe, Vic 3106

5 Keryn Close Templestowe, Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Amore Real Estate.

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Seven burglaries this month in Doncaster East and Templestowe

Police say at least seven residential burglaries have taken place in Doncaster East and Templestowe this month... Read More

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Williamsons Road, Fitzsimons Lane, Porter Street Templestowe roundabout roadworks contract has now been awarded.

According to a recent press release on the Victorian Government website the contract for the roadworks and associated work for the roundabout in Templestowe has been awarded.

The contract has been awarded for major improvement works at the intersection of Williamsons Road, Porter Street and Fitzsimons Lane, Templestowe, Minister for Roads and Public Transport Terry Mulder and Member for Bulleen Nicholas Kotsiras said today.... Read More

My real concern for these roadworks is, has the government simply prioritised their own interests over the interests of drivers and local residents. The Williamsons Road/Foote Street roadworks were largely designed to improve the flow of the Smartbus system and as such created problems for locals exiting out of Hawtin Street into Foote. It is now sufficiently dangerous to exit Hawtin Street onto Foote Street that some local residents are scared to do so. The government has significantly damaged the intersection for local residents.

Only time will tell if this is again the government looking after their own interests, or having a more balanced approach that looks after the interests of everyone. Keep in mind that only 13% of locals use public transport (according to statistics from Manningham City Council) so if a greater emphasis is placed on public transport that can only usually be achieved at the expense of drivers.

For me the main concerns I’ve identified so far are the dedicated bus lane which travels west to east on Porter Street, where cars turning left may not see the bus passing straight across which creates a dangerous situation. There is no way for people to safely cross Porter Street at the intersection.

 

 

An additional concern I’ve just identified could simply be poor technical drawing (http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/5B65A197-F2CC-4430-8BC8-15EEAE3324FD/0/VICROADS_n1550385_Templestowe_Bus_Priority_map.PDF). The problem is a $5.8 million dollar project should not have poor documentation and if it isn’t poor documentation, then it indicates serious changes which could make the roads nearly unusable for many people. The ability to turn right from Porter Street into Williamsons Road has been removed. The ability for two lanes to turn right into Fitzsimons Lane from Porter Street has been removed. This means all cars exiting Hawtin Street to go to Eltham (and there are many during peak times) and all cars travelling along Porter Street (again there is many) will only have a single lane to turn right to go to Eltham. Currently there are two lanes.

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PS. An email request for clarification on the lane markings has been sent to VicRoads. A request to consider providing a safe crossing point on Porter Street near the roundabout was also included.

UPDATE: 1/08/2013
I receive response today from the project engineer. The arrows missing on the drawing available from the VicRoads site were missing and the map with the arrows distributed to local residents with the arrows is correct. In addition a central pedestrian refuge has been added between the two bus stops in Porter Street to the west of the roundabout to improve pedestrian safety.

I've also passed on my concern about the bus travelling west to east on Porter Street to the left of vehicles that are turning left from Porter Street into Fitzsimons Lane. Having a vehicle driving straight through to the left of a vehicle which is turning left creates a potentially dangerous situation and I was wondering if this would be controlled by some form of traffic management signal.

UPDATE: 1/08/2013
I received the following response from the project engineer with regards to the bus lane and some form of traffic management to avoid the conflict of buses going straight through whilst vehicles attempt to turn left.

Buses will be able to call up an exclusive 'B' lantern as they approach the intersection. This will give the motorists on Porter St a red signal whilst the bus enters the intersection.

With the safety issue concern now put to rest, it will be good to use the new intersection as a pedestrian, bus and car user when the works are complete.

1 Dewpond Court Templestowe Vic 3106

1 Dewpond Court Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Philip Webb.

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47-49 Glendale Avenue Templestowe Vic 3106

47-49 Glendale Avenue Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Jellis Craig.

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Water outage Stradmore Avenue Templestowe

There was a crew working in Stradmore Avenue Templestowe tonight. The water has been off for a number of hours.

This is the third time this year around the same area of pipes which is unusual.

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39 Unwin Street Templestowe Vic 3106

39 Unwin Street Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Jellis Craig.

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104 The Grange Templestowe Vic 3106

104 The Grange Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Stockdale & Leggo.

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9 Luiceer Court Templestowe, Vic 3106

9 Luiceer Court Templestowe, Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Aussie Home Real Estate.

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203/2-4 Anderson Street Templestowe, Vic 3106

203/2-4 Anderson Street Templestowe, Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Hocking Stuart.

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AAMI provides parital home insurance refund to Templestowe resident

I received a letter yesterday from AAMI with a cheque attached. They'd treated Templestowe as being covered by the CFA whereas Templestowe is covered by the MFB and thus appear to have overcharged. The refund was $84.42 which represents roughly a 35% refund of the Fire Levy charged including GST and Stamp Duty.

It is hard to say if this is a result of the new Fire Services Levy starting on the 1st of July. I (and I'm sure others also) would have compared what AAMI had charged and the new Fire Levy. At the rate AAMI had charged they would have been charging nearly twice the new levy and that simply wouldn't have appeared to be right. With the adjusted charge the new Fire Levy is a few dollars more.

I decided to write a calculator to make it easier to determine the new Fire Services Levy which is available at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/fire-services-levy-victoria. That made it easier to compare the old and the new levy.

I think people will need to be very careful with home insurance renewals. The levy is being removed from home insurance and I can't help but wonder if some insurance companies will not reduce their premiums by the full amount. This is a good time for people to shop around and make sure they're getting the full saving from the Fire Services Levy being removed from their home insurance. Off course it isn't gone, just moved across to being part of our municipal rates.

It is also a reminder of the need to check premiums from different providers. In this case there was $84 being paid to AAMI that really didn't represent an insurance premium and other companies should have been able to provide the same service at a lower price. I do have to wonder how long this overcharging had been going on for.

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Wombat beside the road on Ftizsimons Lane

On Sunday whilst driving to Eltham, I noticed a wombat which had most likely been hit by a car. It was located near Rosehill Road Lower Plenty.

Hitting a wombat can do a lot of damage to a car and sadly the wombat will also usually not survive.

With the number of kangaroos and other wildlife killed by cars on Fitzsimons Lane, it is a reminder to take care and be on watch for wildlife.

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17 Kensington Place Templestowe, Vic 3106

17 Kensington Place Templestowe, Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Hocking Stuart.

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83A James Street Templestowe Vic 3106

83A James Street Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Barry Plant.

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40 Clontarf Crescent Templestowe Vic 3106

40 Clontarf Crescent Templestowe Vic 3106 advertised for sale by Fletchers.

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