It may only be three weeks out from winter, but a grass fire took hold at Boggy Creek Track, Carrum Downs, on Sunday afternoon (20 September). Around 15 fire trucks attended and McClelland Drive was closed near Centenary Park Golf Course while the fire was brought under control. Pictures: Gary Sissons
Author: BaysideNews
A FREE community event for pets and pet owners will be held at Ballam Park next month. The annual Great Pet-Together event, which was attended by more than 6000 people last year, returns to the Frankston space on 4 October. This year’s event is set to feature a dog walk, dress-up competitions, an eating competition, more than 50 specialty market stalls and exhibitors, and food vendors. Frankston mayor Cr Sue Baker said the event will “offer the opportunity to spend more time out and about with your pet, learn something new, and strengthen the bonds with the local community, all…
THE Frankston Arts Centre has been named the best performing arts centre in the country. The Arts Centre team accepted the Performing Arts Centre of the Year award at a PAC Australia event last week. PAC Australia executive director Katherine Connor said that the Frankston Arts Centre’s success “reflected its strong connection to community.” “Their commitment to inclusion, accessibility and creativity has made the venue a genuine place of belonging, while their work in schools, health settings and public spaces beyond the venue shows how a performing arts centre can meaningfully embed the arts in community life and truly contribute…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT the Mornington Court of Petty Session on Friday last, George Walter Griffith, aged 22 years, appeared on nine charges of housebreaking. The Bench comprised Dr. J. E. Somers and Messrs. J. G. Barrett, Geo. Flood and P. McArthur, J.’sP. The court was crowded with people anxious to obtain a view of the alleged housebreaker, also to hear the evidence. Griffith was escorted to the court at about 11.10am. Detective Lambell conducted the case for the Crown. The first witness called was Mr. Harper-Brown, of Murrumbeena. He stated that he owned a week-end house in Beach…
AN accessible changing room is being built on the Frankston Waterfront to help people with disabilities enjoy the beach. Frankston Beach was the location of an accessibility pilot program last summer, which is set to return this year. The latest accessibility measure to be implemented is the addition of a “Changing Places” facility. The new changeroom features an adult-sized height-adjustable change table, a ceiling hoist system, and additional space for carers. A similar facility has also been installed at the George Pentland Botanic Garden play space. The Changing Places facility, scheduled to open in December, was jointly funded by Frankston…