A TOUR of Australia in 1986 saw Queen Elizabeth II make her way to Frankston. Queen Elizabeth II died in Scotland at age 96 last week. Her death has set off a wave of mourning around the globe. The Queen visited Australia 16 times during her reign. During her 1986 visit she made an appearance at Ballam Park Technical School. The Queen made her visit to Frankston on 7 March, 1986. Reports from the time stated that around 2000 children welcomed The Queen to the school. Queen Elizabeth II delivered a speech to students on the day. She then set…
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Three teenagers have been arrested after an allegedly stolen car crashed into a Booze Bus in Seaford on Sunday afternoon. Officers were performing breath testing duties on Seaford Road about 3.45pm when a stolen Suzuki Swift approached the site. It is alleged the occupants of the Swift jumped out of the moving car as it approached the site and ran off. The car continued on and scraped a parked police car before hitting the back of the Booze Bus and coming to a stop. Police swarmed the area and three males were arrested in Fortescue Avenue. An 18-year-old man from…
A SERIES of workshops and speeches for local creatives are coming up. Kingston Arts is putting together its Dialogues program. Through the program, speakers will give local artists advice on professional development and networking. The first event in the series took place at Kingston Arts Centre last week. Adam Magennis, Ash Keating, and Beci Orpin spoke about art in the public sphere. To keep up to date on Dialogues, visit kingstonarts.com.au/PUBLIC-PROGRAMS/DIALOGUES First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 7 September 2022
UPGRADE works at the Governor Road boat ramp car park are complete. A new asphalt surface has been laid at the Mordialloc site. Nine parks big enough to fit trailers have been added to the car park. Dredging has recently occurred around the boat ramp, and new concrete pontoons have been installed. Earlier this year the state government committed $60,000 to repair the boat ramp surfaces and pontoons and install two hoists to improve accessibility. Fishing and boating minister Sonya Kilkenny said “Mordialloc is a favourite launching point for many boaters in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs so it’s great to see…
A CHELSEA man living with motor neurone disease is calling on people to get involved with a fundraising effort this month. Jeff Brown was diagnosed with MND nearly two years ago. “Every day, it’s getting harder to speak. My normal ways of communicating are starting to falter. People I don’t see every day are having trouble understanding me,” he said. “MND may be taking my speech, but it will never take away my voice.” Brown has called for people to take part in the Shut Up! For MND Challenge this year. The MND Victoria initiative asks people to remain quiet…