Author: Bayside News

THE Bonbeach Baseball Club played its first match under lights last week. Last year Kingston Council committed $125,000 towards the construction of new lighting at the baseball club. At the inaugural nighttime game under the new lights, Bonbeach White went down to Bonbeach Blue 22-3. Bonbeach Baseball Club committee member Luke Scholes said the upgraded lights would help with training and night games. “Winter training is really difficult – it’s dark before players have finished work and school. Now we have an avenue to train at night,” he said. “The new lighting is up to Baseball Victoria spec. We are…

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KINGSTON Council has drafted a plan to create a more accessible area for people living with disabilities. Council’s four-year “all-abilities action plan” outlines 31 actions which can be taken to create better outcomes for people with disabilities. They include increasing the number of people with disabilities employed by council, the establishment of a disability access and inclusion consultative forum, a focus on universal design principles in all infrastructure projects, and work with local businesses. Kingston mayor Jenna Davey-Burns said that 16 people with disabilities contributed to the plan. “The courageous, passionate, and forthright contributions of our lived experience team have…

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STAGE legends Lucy Durack and Rob Mills are set to headline the free Carols by Kingston show this weekend. Carols by Kingston will take place at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea on Sunday. Durack and Mills will be joined on the setlist by Bobby Fox, the Australian Girls Choir, the Mordialloc Jazz Orchestra, and the event’s MC Rhonda Burchmore. The performances will be complemented by fireworks, food, craft activities, face painting, and an appearance from Santa. Kingston mayor Jenna Davey-Burns said “despite some gumboot weather last year, we still had a great crowd along, singing and dancing to our favourite festive…

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MORE than 80 drivers statewide were caught on their phones during a police operation last month. Police conducted Operation Spotto in November – they targeted drivers using phones and other devices. In just two days, police caught 86 drivers using mobile phones or devices. Fines of up to $577 and four demerit points can be applied to people caught on their phones while driving. Victoria Police road policing assistant commissioner Glenn Weir said “we’re seeing distraction contributing to far too many fatal and serious injury collisions this year, and yet in two days we’ve caught 86 people using their phones…

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THREE allegedly stolen cars have been recovered from Seaford. Police allege the cars were stolen from residences in Prahran, Templestowe, and Bentleigh East between 3 September and 23 November. Two people were allegedly responsible for the thefts. On 25 November, police seized three cars, number plates, and allegedly stolen property from an address on Airlie Grove in Seaford. They arrested a 35-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman of no fixed address. First published in the Frankston Times – 5 December 2023

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