LONG before Australian cricket legend Shane Warne took more than 700 wickets at the highest level, he was sending down spin for Mentone Grammar’s cricket team. Tributes have been pouring in this week for the sporting icon, who died in Thailand last weekend of a heart attack. He was just 52-years-old. In 1987, Warne captained the Mentone Grammar AGSV Premiership 1st XI side. In the wake of his sudden death, Mentone Grammar put out a tribute to him. “The Mentone Grammar Community is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of a beloved Mentonian, Shane Warne (Class of 1987),” the…
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A MORDIALLOC life saver took out a gold medal at a competition last week. Mordialloc Life Saving Club volunteer Lisa Ferguson took part in the Champion Lifesaver events at Jan Juc SLSC on 6 March. The unique event, which is part of the Victorian Lifesaving Championships, sees competitors assessed on their demonstration of CPR, a theory paper, and a physical competition. Ms Ferguson won the gold medal in the open female event with 96 points. She was also the winner of the 30-39 years masters female event with 100 points. The winners in each category at the Champion Lifesaver event…
KINGSTON Council is investigating extending its hard rubbish service to apartments and units. At their most recent meeting, Kingston councillors ordered council officers to prepare a report on “extending the hard rubbish service to residents living in apartments, units or other properties that aren’t covered by council’s waste services”. Councillors have asked for the report to come back “as soon as practicable”. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 9 March 2022
AN advisory panel set up to consider uses for space under elevated rail at Parkdale has had its first meeting. Rail bridges are being built to replace level crossings at Warrigal Road in Mentone and Parkers Road in Parkdale. The project also includes the construction of a new Parkdale Station. The Parkdale Open Space Advisory Panel’s job is to gather feedback on the project. It consists of 14 people, who had a meeting for the first time online last month. The panel is seeking feedback through an online survey. Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson says that the state government is “looking…
Detectives from Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit have arrested two men following an investigation into the fire at a business in Patterson Lakes on 9 February. The two arrests follow the execution search warrants at addresses in Coburg North and Bundoora this morning. A 19-year-old Coburg North man has been charged with intentional destruction of property by fire, criminal damage by fire, conduct endanger life, burglary, possess proceeds of crime and commit indictable offence whilst on bail. A 20-year-old Bundoora man has been charged with intentional destruction of property by fire, criminal damage by fire, conduct endanger life, burglary and prohibited…