THE Langwarrin Community Centre’s Backyard Community Garden will host an open day next month. Bernie Higney owns two plots of land at the community garden. He will be cooking a barbeque at the open day on 5 March. Mr Higney said getting a garden plot in the Backyard Community Garden after he retired was a “way to reconnect to my past”. “Taking care of my veggies gives me time to be in the moment and enjoy the space and it’s great to share the spoils with family and friends,” he said. “Now that we’re able to get out and about…
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A TEENAGER from Frankston has bigger things in her sights after releasing her debut single. Kaiyah Mercedes released her first song, After Summer Ends on streaming platforms last week. The 15-year-old musician hopes that there will be more songs released throughout the year. Ms Mercedes took up guitar and piano during the lockdowns of 2020. Since then she has taken writing her own music as a way to navigate her own feelings and emotions. Ms Mercedes says that After Summer Ends is about “the heartbreak of finite summer love and trying to come to terms with something amazing coming to…
A DOG has survived an all night ordeal stuck in the pipes under a Frankston sports ground. 14-year-old Jack Russell Terrier Tuppence was walking at Ballam Park with her owner when she ran off into some pipes. She became stuck inside, and spent the next 11 hours there. Tuppence’s owner Laura Sorraghan said she was overwhelmed with emotion when her dog was finally freed. “I was beside myself laughing and crying,” she said. “She went in just before 8pm and then they got her out at around 7am. She was fine, she was a bit stiff the next day but…
KINGSTON Council has released its own alternative plans for suburban rail loop sites in Highett and Heatherton. Council’s plans feature an underground pedestrian connection to Southland Station and Westfield Shopping Centre and a green roof over the train stabling yards at Heatherton. The advocacy document adopted by council reveals that it is concerned about the “significant” loss of open space at Sir William Fry Reserve, where the new Cheltenham Station will be built. Its alternative plans include more open space, a new skate park, and the continuation of the Kingston Farmers Market. The location of stabling at Heatherton has also…
A FENCED dog park in Carrum is officially open. The new pay area for pooches is at Roy Dore Reserve, It is fully fenced, and also features a nature play activity area. The park cost $367,000, with funding coming from the state government. Kingston councillor Cameron Howe said “this shaded, play space for dogs in the heart of Carrum in a secure, fenced environment has become a popular addition to Roy Dore Reserve, with nearby picnicking, playground and sport amenities for a range of users.” The new park contains grass, gravel and mulch, a drinking fountain with a dog bowl,…