A DRIVER is expected to be charged after allegedly driving erratically through Braeside Park. In a statement, police said that the Holden Commodore driver was “narrowly missing families enjoying the long weekend weather”. “Upon arrival highway patrol located part of the vehicle’s front bumper next to a broken bollard and damaged tree with the vehicle nearby and the driver nowhere to be seen. Police located the registered owner, who is a probationary licence holder, and it’s alleged they had been fishtailing in an attempt to show off for his passenger and lost control,” police said. “The owner of the vehicle…
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POLICE are searching for two women after a “scuffle” at a Mordialloc bar last month. The incident occurred at Side Street Lounge on 12 February. Police allege that an altercation broke out between two groups of people. A woman was hit on the head with an unknown object. She suffered a cut above her right eye. Two women were ejected from the venue by security, and left in a car. Police have released CCTV images of two women they wish to speak to about the alternation. Anyone who recognises or who has information can contact Moorabbin CIU on 9556 6565…
THE 2022 Kingston Woman of the Year award will be shared. Paula Westhead and Bronwyn Currie were named joint winners of the award at an International Women’s Day event last week, 11 March. Ms Westhead won the award for her work supporting women who have been victims of family violence. She is the executive officer of Emerge Women and Children’s Support Network, and has also worked as part of the Safe and Equal Implementation Champions Group, Specialist Family Violence Services Leadership Group, Bayside Peninsula Integrated Family Violence Partnership, and the Kingston Council Family Violence Working Group. Bronwyn Currie is an…
A MURAL spanning 40 meters at Chelsea Station has been completed. The mural, titled Art Pass Reimagined, was painted by artist Anu Patel. It replaces another mural by Ms Patel at the pedestrian underpass of the now-demolished Chelsea Station. The mural was funded by the Level Crossing Removal Project in partnership with Kingston City Council. It features black swans on a pond. Students from Chelsea, St Joseph’s and Bonbeach primary schools helped develop the mural in workshops. Ms Patel said that the artwork was a team effort. “Amazingly we’ve had some people who were involved in the project 10 years…
FRANKSTON’s entry into the 2021 Australian Street Art Awards won a top prize. The Frankston street art walking tours were named the best street art tours in the country. The gold award was handed out on the eve of this year’s Big Picture Fest, which takes place this week. In their justification for the award, the judges said that Frankston’s street art tours contribute “significantly to making Australia a more vibrant, creative and interesting country – somewhere visitors want to explore more keenly”. They said that the annual Big Picture Fest is an example of how street art “can operate…