MONTY Python’s SPAMALOT will open at the historic Athenaeum Theatre this September. The Melbourne season will see this incredibly diverse and talented cast take to the stage, led by Australian screen and television icon Stephen Curry, who will make his musical theatre debut, stepping into the regal shoes of King Arthur. Sharing the spotlight with Stephen will be powerhouse vocalist Jaz Flowers, who makes her highly anticipated return to the stage after a decade, as the enchanting Lady of the Lake for the Melbourne season. Seasoned performer and Perth standout, Jamie Rolton will reprise the hilarious role of Patsy opposite…
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By Harrison Borthwick FRANKSTON South resident Gary Bradshaw is preparing to take to the world stage later this year as he heads to England to represent Australia at the WPA blackball pool championships. The tournament, which will be played at Heathrow between the 20-28 October, will be the first time Bradshaw will be representing Australia. Bradshaw was first introduced to the game while in primary school after his dad bought a table. He now plays four to five times a week at JD’s Pool Hall in Frankston, where he has been a member for thirty years. “To make an Australian…
THE former home of the Belvedere Community Centre, a council-owned building in Seaford, is going up for sale. Last week, Frankston councillors voted to sell off the 36 Belvedere Road site. The money from the sale will be set aside to use on future property acquisitions. The building on the site was used by the Belvedere Community Centre Inc, previously known as Women’s Activities Group, since the early 1990s. The organisation relocated to the Healthy Futures Hub at 151 East Road in mid-2023. The proposal to sell the land prepared by Frankston Council officers read that “the land is considered…
A FREE clinic for women experiencing menopause has opened at Bayside Health’s Sandringham Hospital. The new Menopause Connecting Care Clinic offers specialist care for menopause, perimenopause, and other related conditions. The state government says it has opened 20 women’s health clinics statewide as “part of a landmark $153 million women’s health package to respond directly to Victoria’s Inquiry into Women’s Pain.” Health minister Ingrid Stitt said “for too long, women have struggled to access specialist hormonal care – this new clinic will make it easier to get the best care quickly and close to home.” Parliamentary secretary for health, MP…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE foundation stone of Frankston’s £18,000 High school was laid this afternoon in the presence of a large gathering, including Sir Alexander Peacock (Minister of Education), Hon. A. Downward (Minister of Lands), officers of the Education Department, the Shire president (Cr. W. Hutchinson), and. councillors of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings. The ceremony of laying the stone was performed by Hon. A. Downward, after which an adjournment was made to the Masonic Hall, where the visitors were entertained by members of the High School Welfare League. Dr. C. Maxwell, president of the High School Council,…