THE federal government has committed $2.6 million to the planned upgrade of Sandfield Reserve. The Liberals committed to the Carrum Downs project last week. Sharn Coombes, the Liberal’s candidate for Dunkley, visited the reserve with senator Jane Hume to announce the funding. The announcement follows a similar commitment made by federal Labor earlier this month. The opposition pledged $1.3 million to the Sandfield Reserve upgrade. In a statement on social media Ms Coombes said she was “thrilled to announce the federal Liberal government’s planned $2.6 million dollar upgrade of the Sandfield Reserve in Carrum Downs”. “This upgrade is part of…
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THE true story of an adopted greyhound called Albert who overcame a tough start to life to find his forever home served as the inspiration for a new children’s book launching this week. A launch event for Albert, The Greyhound Who Loves to Run will be held in Heatherton this week. The book, by author Kylie Miller, is illustrated by Mt Eliza resident Karen Erasmus. Albert is a two-year-old greyhound who jumped the fence and escaped his home after one day of adoption. Miller says that the book is a fictionalised story of his adventures and return home. “Albert is…
A STRONG crowd gathered on Monday for the ANZAC Day service conducted by Longbeach RSL in Chelsea. Among those that attended the wreath laying ceremony were representatives from local football clubs, schools, police, the Chelsea SES, and both Aspendale and Edithvale Scouts (pictured above). First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 27 April 2022
GOLF FLINDERS Golf Club has again hosted the Eric Lucas Shield for junior golfers. Played in partnership with Golf Australia and awarding Order of Merit points the event drew many of the best junior players from Victoria. Keenly contested, the boys event was won by Cody Brenner (Moonah Links and Heidelberg Golf Clubs). Cody fired a scorching four under par and as an eligible member of a Golf Peninsula Victoria club also won the prized shield. Girls winner Jessica Zhu (Victoria Golf Club). Boys nett winner was William Pettitt (Keysborough Golf Club). and the Girls nett winner Arena Tran (Riversdale…
VISITORS to Frankston Library can now enjoy a coffee or a meal from a new cafe. Writers Bloc Cafe has opened at the library. The cafe’s chef Shane Newell has encouraged residents to let the cafe know what menu items they would like to see moving forward “We encourage you to give us inspiration. It can be adventurous, but the main criteria is it needs to be delicious, something we can proudly place on our menu for all to enjoy.” Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy has welcomed the opening of the new cafe. “The team including chef Shane Newell and cafe…