WARNINGS have been issued to be wary of wildlife on land and at sea for their protection and to avoid personal injury. The Conservation Regulator wants visitors to keep their distance from whales following as videos of dangerous interactions increase on social media. Videos of swimmers, surfers and people in boats getting too close to whales posted on social media encouraging behaviour which threatens the animal’s health and welfare. Investigations are being made into nine reports of boats being too close to whales this season as well as individuals seen in several videos posted online. Water patrols are being carried…
Author: Bayside News
SURFERS, paddlers, and other aquatic board and craft riders are being urged to prioritise their safety around water after new research from Life Saving Victoria showed the activities were a leading cause of drownings. Last summer dozens of incidents involving stranded water users were recorded on the Mornington Peninsula by water rescue operators, including LSV, the SES, water police and the coast guard. In January, two teenage paddle boarders had to be rescued at Mount Eliza after being blown nearly five kilometres offshore, and a 12-year-old boy at Frankston had to be rescued after he was unable to paddle to…
THE Boy from Oz will grace the Frankston Arts Centre stage in the new year. PLOS Musical Productions is staging the hit musical. It has cast Drew Downing and 12-year-old Isaac Russo to play adult and child Peter Allen. PLOS staged its first production since the onset of the pandemic this year – Chicago. The Boy From Oz features the hit songs Everything Old is New Again, Tenterfield Saddler, I Honestly Love You, I Still Call Australia Home, Don’t Cry Out Loud, and I Go To Rio. The musical will open for a limited season at Frankston Arts Centre on…
A NEW sculpture has been unveiled at the Karingal Hub Shopping Centre. Sound Shell was revealed to the public on 21 September. The artwork is 2.5 metres tall and also features a soundscape element. The sculpture is the work of Mornington Peninsula resident Christabel Wigley. She said that the piece was inspired by “the beauty and evocative nature of a seashell”. “The pattern has been hand-crafted and carved from a giant block of polystyrene, with plaster sculpting ridges and nodes applied to produce the Turbo shell. I hope the final result will spark discovery and interaction, probing memories of place…
THE Peninsula Raiders superules football club has broken a 27-year drought this season, with the over 45’sa team taking home premiership and bringing home the gold. The club is based at Alexandra Park in Mornington and has about 110 players across four teams. Club secretary Matt Thomas said the finals two weeks ago was a massive confidence boost for the members, bringing some players to tears and cementing the camaraderie within the club. “Some of these guys have joined us after taking breaks from the game for up to 25 years, so it’s great to see them get out there…