AWARD-winning author Alice Pung will speak at Mentone Public Library next month. Pung is the author of the novels One Hundred Days and Her Father’s Daughter. She has also edited the anthologies Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Library president Graeme Johnstone said “Alice has had her books published in the US, the UK, Germany and Indonesia. We are thrilled to have a writer of her success and calibre to start our new season of author presentations.” Alice Pung will speak at 11am on 2 March. To book visit trybooking.com/COVUX First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone…
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APPLICATIONS are open for Kingston Council’s 2024/2025 grants program. Council’s grants program has been restructured into five categories this year – community small grants, community bi-annual grants, operational and partnership grants, community festivals, events and creative activities grants, and individual development grants. The mayor Jenna Davey-Burns said that “we have an incredible community here in Kingston and we are super proud to be in a position to support the many local groups making this such a special place to live. It’s so important that grants support our community to determine and deliver what is needed at a local level. “We…
A NEW breast cancer screening suite at Frankston Hospital has been named in memory of Peta Murphy. Last December, Dunkley MP Peta Murphy died of metastatic breast cancer. She was first diagnosed in 2011, then re-diagnosed in 2019. On Saturday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan visited Frankston Hospital to unveil the “Peta Murphy Breast Imaging Suite”. Around 2400 mammograms a year are expected to take place at the suite. That day, Albanese also announced that the federal government would spend $1.5 million to “accelerate the collection of cancer stage and recurrence data in Australia”. Money will…
AN electric piling rig is being used to help build train stabling at Kananook. The Level Crossing Removal project says the electric piling rig is the first of its kind in Australia. They claim it will save 15 tonnes of CO2. The machine has completed 140 piles, each 18 metres deep and 900 millimetres in diameter. Piling rig supervisor James Nicholson said “the machine works really effectively, it’s very responsive and for the team working on site no engine noise means it is a better environment to work in.” After finishing up at Kananook, the piling rig is expected to…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged aggravated burglary in Frankston on 2 February. Cars were stolen from a property in Gould Street and a police car was rammed on Seaford Road about 1.10am. Fortunately the officers were not seriously injured. A 43-year-old man from Dromana was arrested by police on Saturday morning. He has been charged with numerous offences including aggravated burglary, theft of motor vehicle and intentional exposure to police officer to risk by driving. He has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 5 February. Anyone who witnessed the incidents,…