Feature
ROY Giesemann’s love of Frankston hasn’t dwindled since moving here four decades ago. The 91-year-old settled in Frankston in the early 1980s. In the 2000s he was involved in the…
LANTERNS to help light the way to a more inclusive society will be on display this weekend. The Nairm Marr Djambana group is hosting a “Spirit Dreaming” lantern festival this…
News
A MAN has been charged with 81 offences after a police investigation into burglaries occurring in Carrum Downs. As part of an investigation into a number of commercial burglaries in…
A SPATE of tool thefts across Frankston South, Carrum Downs, and Langwarrin are being investigated by police. Police say that a man on a motor scooter has been stealing tools…
A MAN is wanted over the theft of two computers from a Langwarrin South school classroom. The man allegedly entered the art room at Bayside Christian College at around 8pm…
THREE new grant programs have opened for Frankston businesses. Applications for shopfront activation grants of up to $20,000 per business are now open. Kerbside dining grants of up to $2000…
COVID-19
VICTORIA’S snap lockdown is due to finish by 11.59pm on 3 June. The “circuit breaker” lockdown was announced on 27 May in response to a growing number of COVID-19 cases…
NEW COVID-19 restrictions have been imposed across Melbourne in response to virus cases uncovered in the northern suburbs. From 6pm on 25 May, private gatherings in homes are limited to…
PUBLIC sector aged care residents and staff on the Mornington Peninsula have begun receiving their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Residents at Peninsula Health’s Carinya Aged Care Centre at Capel…
VIRAL fragments of coronavirus have been detected in wastewater from Carrum Downs and Langwarrin. The Department of Health announced on 18 February that its wastewater monitoring program found viral fragments…
Sport
SOCCER FOOTBALL Victoria CEO Kimon Taliadoros remains hopeful that the state’s seven-day lockdown has no lasting effect on local clubs but acknowledges that 2020 has taken its toll. Last Thursday’s…
HORSE RACING DAVID Bridoake’s consistent gelding Strategic Phil picked up a “bonus” win at Caulfield on Saturday as he gears up for the $125,000 Swan Hill Cup in a fortnight.…
SEWF PREMIER IT wasn’t easy, but Mt Eliza managed to score a big comeback win over Frankston last weekend. The Dolphins had a good first half, heading into the main…
DIVISION ONE THE Stonecats remain on top of the MPNFL ladder after another impressive victory on the weekend. Frankston YCW played host to Rosebud at John Coburn Oval. The Stonecats…
Entertainment
THE after dark program at Carrum Downs library will continue into next year. The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has paid the library $32,000 to keep the program running until July…
RE-LIVE the era of Dr Hook with the show band Hooked – Dr Hook and the Medicine Show Tribute as they take you back to the songs and antics that…
THERE is a new way to experience stories from the library. Kingston Libraries has purchased and installed two “short story dispenser” machines. The dispensers print free 150 word, 300 word,…
A SERIES of short films made during last year’s lockdown will be screened at the Frankston Arts Centre later this month. The films were created by local residents for the…
Local History
MARJORIE Andrew celebrates her 108th birthday. Picture: Gary Sissons A WOMAN who has been a part of Melbourne’s growth and prosperity for more than 100 years celebrated her 108th birthday…
Six victims: Top left: Allison Rooke Top middle: Bertha Miller Top right: Catherine Headland Bottom left: Ann-Marie Sargent Bottom middle: Narumol Stephenson Bottom right: Joy Summers Pictures colourised by Cinta…
BEVERLEY and Ivan Guy. Picture: Supplied By Laura Green CARRUM Downs couple Beverley and Ivan Guy celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last Saturday, July 18. The couple, who met at…
THREE intrepid rover scouts explore Warrumbungle National Park, NSW. By Barry Morris TUCKED away in a closed-up shed at the back of a Mornington Peninsula property rests a cardboard box…
