NOMINATIONS to stand for Frankston Council at this year’s local government elections open on 9 September.The Victorian Electoral Commission will accept nominations between 9 September and noon on 17 September. To nominate, potential candidates must make an appointment to submit their form and pay a $250 fee.VEC electoral commissioner Sven Bluemmel said potential nominees must make sure they go through the proper process to be eligible. “If you want to represent your local community, make sure to confirm your eligibility and complete the mandatory online candidate training through Local Government Victoria before lodging your nomination. This rule applies to all…
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A GROUP of Mentone students played the role of biomedical scientists last week during a visit to University of Melbourne’s biomedical precinct.Year 10 and 11 students from Mentone Girls Grammar were part of a group of 280 students that toured the university facilities for National Science Week. The students worked with researchers in the Gene Technology Access Centre Laboratories to photograph disease state specimens using light, fluorescence, and scanning electron microscopes. They also toured the university’s Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, and spent time in the AdaptLab working with 3D virtual reality heart models.University of Melbourne biomedical…
Police have arrested a woman from Carrum Downs and a woman from Mornington in relation to an alleged stabbing in Cranbourne.Police allege that at around 8.40pm on 25 August, a pair tried and failed to carjack a woman on Sladen Street. The duo then allegedly stabbed a 35-year-old man on Lurline Street before stealing his car and driving it to Pakenham.The stabbing victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.Police arrested two women later that night. In a statement, Victoria Police said detectives “are currently speaking to a 33-year-old Mornington woman and a 28-year-old Carrum Downs woman in relation…
A SEAFORD truck driver has been charged by police over an accident which killed a Herald Sun journalist last week.Sports journalist Sam Landsberger was struck by a truck at the intersection of Bridge Road and Church Street in Richmond at around 10.20am on 20 August. The 35-year-old was taken to hospital but died a short time later.The driver of the truck was a 45-year-old man from Seaford. In a statement, Victoria Police said he stopped at the scene to speak to police, and was released pending further enquiries. Later that week, police charged the truck driver with failing to provide…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough “HULLO! Earth!” was the startling greeting received by the writer who had established himself with a wireless set in the Baxter hills during the weekend. Then ensued the following dialogue:“Who’s speaking?”“Mars!” came the reply.“How are things going on with you up there?”“Good-o!” replied Mars, who was then asked to give a Martian opinion on the earth’s affairs, with which he proved himself to be in close touch.In the course of a long reply, he said:“From our viewpoint; up here, the most-notable recent event on earth was the real attempt to settle the vexed questions in Europe.…