FREE plants will be given away at four events this month. The plant giveaway program is run by Kingston Council. Kingston residents can take up to five free tube stock…
THE Nepean Special School has received nearly $500,000 for upgrade works.Existing brick paving at the school will be replaced with concrete to improve accessibility. The $499,446 for the project was…
VOLUNTEERS got together to remove thousands of notorious sea-stars from Seaford last weekend in an effort to protect Port Phillip Bay.Northern Pacific sea-stars are considered pests by Agriculture Victoria. The…
MORDIALLOC Life Saving Club came away from the 2024 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships as big winners.The 2024 edition of the competition was held on the Sunshine Coast between 13…
A woman has been charged following a ram-raid and ramming of a police vehicle in Carrum Downs. It is alleged two offenders in a stolen black Toyota Landcruiser forced entry…
CHANGES to parenting arrangements made through the legal system are set to come into effect next month.From 6 May, reforms to family law will begin to be applied in the…
THE Better Health Network in Parkdale has received a $2.6 million upgrade. The Parkdale site hosts specialist medical services, dental and allied health, nursing and counselling services, aged care support,…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEMT Eliza picked up a big win over Mornington on ANZAC Day last week. Alexandra Park hosted the ANZAC Day match on Thursday. After a close opening…
SOCCER CHAOS descended on Mount Eliza after Friday night’s controversial ending to the local team’s State 5 home game against Barton United.The trigger for referee Farhad Sharif’s decision to abandon…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONERED Hill came from behind to beat Sorrento in a thriller on Saturday. Sorrento grabbed control of the game early with five goals in the opening quarter…
SOCCER SEAFORD United and Rosebud are the only two unbeaten sides in State 5 South and have laid bare their credentials in what looms as an enthralling promotion race. Seaford…
ARTIST Ian Hay has won the 2024 Rick Amor Drawing Award. The awards are presented annually by the McClelland Gallery in Langwarrin. The winning piece will now be submitted into…
INDIGENOUS musicians and storytellers will be celebrated at a McClelland Gallery event next month. Celebrating First Nations will take place at McClelland Gallery on 18 May. Didgeridoo artists the Ganga…
NEWLY donated works are now on display as part of a new McClelland Gallery exhibition.Visionary: Recent donations to the McClelland Collection opened on 30 March, and will run until 21…
THE Kubik lights and music show has arrived in Frankston.Kubik got underway at the Frankston Waterfront on 5 April, and will run until 20 April. The event features a lineup…
SCIENTIST Hans Brunner, who helped exonerate Lindy Chamberlain, died last week on Thursday, 25 April.A large portrait, that he has referred to as representing “the other me”, has been entered…
GEORGE MORBY INGRAM was born in Bendigo in 1889, but lived much of his life in Hastings. He died in 1961 and is buried in Frankston cemetery.On 4 October 1918,…
FORTY years ago on the 26 September the nation was transfixed by the race between the two 12 metres, Liberty and Australia II, that was unfolding at Newport, Rhode Island.…
ENVIRONMENTAL warrior Warwick Exton passed away last week, aged 100. Exton was a passionate advocate for preserving Frankston’s waterways and green spaces. His efforts saw him named the Frankston citizen…
