THE future of artworks and heritage pieces around Kingston are being discussed, as council drafts its first ever Visual Art and Heritage Collections Policy.The policy will shape how visual artworks, heritage items, and monuments are kept and displayed. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “our heritage and artworks reflect Kingston’s evolving identity. This new policy will guide how we acquire, care for and make our collections accessible, while also considering how we respectfully retire items when appropriate.”“We want to make sure we get this right, and the best way to do that is by hearing from our community,” she said. “This…
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THE most “sustainable” businesses in the Kingston municipality were recognised at an awards event last week.The 2025 Sustainable Business Awards highlighted local businesses which are focused on environmental sustainability. Armstrong Flooring won the Waste Reduction and Recycling Solutions category, Party Higher won for Diversity and Inclusion, Edithvale Community Greengrocer won for Small and Medium Business Leadership, the Towards Net Zero 2030 award went to WE-EF Lighting Pty Ltd, and ZECO Energy were named the winners in the Product Innovation and Technology category.Sricharan Karthikeyan, Vishnu Easwar, Rehaan Salil and Aneka Subramanian took out the Young Changemakers and Innovators award for their…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two teenagers following a series of serious crimes across the southern suburbs of Melbourne this month. A 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were arrested in relation to alleged aggravated burglaries, thefts, attempted aggravated burglaries, criminal damage and theft of motor vehicles. The offences are alleged to have taken place across Hughesdale, Brighton, Gardenvale, Hampton, Dromana, Berwick and Dandenong between 15-18 September. The 16-year-old boy was charged with aggravated burglary, 2x attempted aggravated burglary, 2x theft of motor vehicle, possess prohibited weapon without excuse, theft, fail to stop on police direction, obtain property…
STATE government grants for projects which improve the health of Port Phillip Bay are now open. There are $2.16 million worth of grants on offer through the 2025 Port Phillip Bay Fund. The grants are expected to be offered to environmental groups, Traditional Owners, local councils, schools, and research institutes.Victorian environment minister Steve Dimopoulos said that Port Phillip Bay “is one of Victoria’s most iconic tourist attractions, and a beloved local landmark. We are proud to support the great work of local groups caring for their bay to keep it this way.” “The Port Phillip Bay Fund has helped more…
Compiled by Cameron McCulloughA COMMITTEE meeting was held on Thursday night, September 17, to draw up recommendations to the Progress Association for the proposed Frankston bowling green.Crs. F. Wells, J. Bradbury; J. L. Pratt, Messrs. Marshall, Holman, Muntz (Shire engineer), and Mr. J. A. P. Ham (Shire secretary) were present. Apologies were received from Messrs. W. C. Young and D. J. Quartermain.Cr. Wells (Shire president) was appointed chairman, and reported to the meeting that the Minister of Lands had informed him that the site had been surveyed, and that the residents could proceed to form a club.The area surveyed provides…