A LANGWARRIN teenager has released her first album at just 16 years of age. Kaiyah Mercedes’ debut album Hindsight launched this week. The young singer began writing the album in 2020, drawing from her personal experiences in life. “When writing this album, I found a unique sense of calm after so much hurt. I was able to look back and understand all that I’d been through by writing about my experiences and healing through the words. I wrote these songs for myself, a kind of therapy, but I hope other people can listen to my songs and relate, and learn…
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THE Pines Pool opens for the summer season this week on 1 November. Peninsula Leisure CEO Kath Thom said that the organisation was looking forward to welcoming visitors back to the facility. “The pool is looking great for another big outdoor pool season,” she said. “Once again, the seasonal pools will be a great place to cool down and have some fun. There will be lots happening over summer from free community events, learn to swim opportunities and school swimming carnivals. Don’t forget to get your season pass for unlimited access to this award winning facility.” Frankston Council has been…
THE Liberals have committed to duplicating Governor Road if the party wins next month’s state election. The road would be duplicated in Braeside between Boundary and Springvale roads at a cost of $57 million. Shadow transport infrastructure minister Matt Bach said that the project would “deliver better connections for people heading to their school or work, and safely back home again.” “We are determined to fix this dangerous road after years of neglect by Labor,” he said. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 26 October 2022
FOUR councils in the south-east of Melbourne have teamed up to call for planning reform. Kingston Council has linked up with Bayside, Boroondara, Glen Eira councils to form the Inner South Metropolitan Mayor’s Forum. The coalition of councils has released a document outlining their plans and priorities on planning matters. They are hoping to see state planning laws reformed to give more power to councils and local communities. Boroondara mayor Jane Addis said that recent planning law changes had “dramatically changed our planning system to reduce the opportunity for councils and their communities to genuinely participate in decision making affecting…
TWO on-demand hard rubbish collections will be available to residents in the Kingston Council area going forward. Kingston Council has just completed its final yearly hard rubbish collection. It has decided to change to a new system, with two on-call collections available to residents year-round from July 2023. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said he hoped the change would cut down on illegal dumping. “While most people do the right thing, we are seeing an increase in illegally dumped rubbish, with the cost to ratepayers now well in excess of $200,000 annually,” he said. “Three alarming criminal cases of 13, 30…