FIRST place awards in competition and judging have been the highlights of a big year for the Dolphins Gymnastics Club in Carrum Downs. Young gymnast Gabriela only signed up this year, but has gone on to place overall first as an individual at the Victorian Championships and fifth overall as part of a team at the National Championships. Club member Ruben Chitter also put in a strong performance at the Senior Internationals Mens Artistic Gymnastic competition, and Josh Walker won the silver medal on pommel at the National Club Championship. Last month, the club’s coach Nedal Alyousef closed out the…
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FRANKSTON Council is lobbying for faster response times to graffiti and litter on major roads. At their meeting last week, Frankston councillors agreed to prepare a motion for the Municipal Association of Victoria State Council addressing the state of state government roads. The motion will ask the state government to “deliver improvements and increased maintenance of state government owned road gateway infrastructure assets.” Sites identified by Frankston Council as needing more attention are the Nepean Highway, Frankston-Cranbourne Road, Beach Street/McMahons Road underpass, Quinn Link Overpass Precinct, Frankston Freeway, Frankston-Flinders Road/Moorooduc Highway, Ballarto Road, and Dandenong-Frankston Road. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy…
Police are investigating a fatal collision in Edithvale Sunday (16 December) morning. It is understood a motorcyclist collided with a car, before crashing into a pole at the intersection of Edithvale Road and the Nepean Highway about 7am. The male rider, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene. The male driver of the car was not injured and stopped at the scene. Police are working to establish the exact circumstances of the collision and investigations are ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the collision, with dashcam/CCTV footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333…
A NEW exhibition from the artist behind the Love Flower sculpture has opened at McClelland Gallery in Langwarrin. John Meade created the Love Flower with Emily Karanikolopolous. It has been at the Cranbourne Road overpass of the Peninsula Link freeway for the last four years, and has now moved permanently to the McClelland Gallery’s sculpture park. John Meade: It’s Personal! is now open at the gallery. It runs until 17 March. McClelland Gallery director Lisa Byrne said the exhibition reflects “various threads in Meade’s work relating to alterity, including queer culture, politics, and artistic experimentation”. “Through sculpture, video, and installation,…
WORK has begun on the construction of a new 42 kilometre pipeline to bring recycled water to sites in the Bayside, Kingston, Greater Dandenong, and Monash council areas. The $72 million Dingley Recycled Water Scheme project is expected to provide access to 1.8 gigalitres of recycled water each year. The first stage of the project will include geotechnical investigations to complete the design and alignment of the new recycled water pipes. The state government is spending $24 million on the project. The project’s first stage will be undertaken by South East Water in partnership with Abergeldie, BMD & KBR. South…