Two men protesting bayside high-rise developments dubbed the “Great wall of Frankston” are taking legal action after the red blimp they flew to raise awareness exploded and caused them severe burns.
Two campaigners fighting bayside high-rise developments they fear will create the “great wall of Frankston” are taking legal action after their red protest blimp exploded and caused them severe burns.
, which, if approved, would overlook Kananook Creek and the beach from Nepean Highway. The buildings are both the subject of legal action. The ignition in the Frankston blast was allegedly caused by a spark from a leaf blower used to reinflate the balloon. The men also claim that Airship Solutions didn’t provide them with a safe way of reinflating the blimp.
An aerial view of the site for the proposed buildings, on land between Nepean Highway and Kananook Creek.“Is it a bird? Is it plane? No, it’s a blimp. It was talking point, people noticed it. But we didn’t want anything like this to get noticed.”
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