‘Watershed moment’:14-storey tower in Frankston’s ‘Great Wall’ gets green light
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‘Watershed moment’:14-storey tower in Frankston’s ‘Great Wall’ gets green light

A contentious high-rise apartment building,part of Frankston’s “Great Wall” overlooking Port Phillip Bay,has been approved.

  • byBenjamin Preiss,Ashleigh McMillan andLachlan Abbott

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