THE Boy from Oz will grace the Frankston Arts Centre stage in the new year. PLOS Musical Productions is staging the hit musical. It has cast Drew Downing and 12-year-old Isaac Russo to play adult and child Peter Allen. PLOS staged its first production since the onset of the pandemic this year – Chicago. The Boy From Oz features the hit songs Everything Old is New Again, Tenterfield Saddler, I Honestly Love You, I Still Call Australia Home, Don’t Cry Out Loud, and I Go To Rio. The musical will open for a limited season at Frankston Arts Centre on…
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A NEW sculpture has been unveiled at the Karingal Hub Shopping Centre. Sound Shell was revealed to the public on 21 September. The artwork is 2.5 metres tall and also features a soundscape element. The sculpture is the work of Mornington Peninsula resident Christabel Wigley. She said that the piece was inspired by “the beauty and evocative nature of a seashell”. “The pattern has been hand-crafted and carved from a giant block of polystyrene, with plaster sculpting ridges and nodes applied to produce the Turbo shell. I hope the final result will spark discovery and interaction, probing memories of place…
THE Peninsula Raiders superules football club has broken a 27-year drought this season, with the over 45’sa team taking home premiership and bringing home the gold. The club is based at Alexandra Park in Mornington and has about 110 players across four teams. Club secretary Matt Thomas said the finals two weeks ago was a massive confidence boost for the members, bringing some players to tears and cementing the camaraderie within the club. “Some of these guys have joined us after taking breaks from the game for up to 25 years, so it’s great to see them get out there…
THE search to find Kingston’s woman of the year has begun. Nominations for the annual Kingston woman of the year awards are now open. Women can be nominated in four different categories – courageous commitment, excelling in arts and sport, inspiring innovation, and success in STEM. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos has encouraged residents to put forward the names of women who have achieved outstanding things. “These will be our fifth Kingston women of the year awards and each year we are blown away with the quality of the nominees,” he said. “In each case they are women who contribute significantly…
A MENTAL health advocate was named Kingston’s young citizen of the year at an event last week. Alice Ho took out the award for her work in the mental health space. She works with local youth committees and leadership groups, and advocates for the needs of marginalised young people. The young citizen of the year award is for a local person aged between 12 and 25. The other nominees were Amberley Powell, Sam Hubeek, Isabelle Lette, and Ronan Askew. The award ceremony took place as part of Kingston Council’s Youth Fest month. In addition to the awards night a “Friday…