GOLF By Martin Blake BIG golf is coming back to Rosebud Country Club this week as the Mornington Peninsula gets ready to celebrate some of the best players in Australia on one of the region’s favourite courses. TPS Victoria, hosted by Geoff Ogilvy, is returning after its stunning debut at Rosebud in 2021, with its innovative format mixing men and women, professionals and amateurs in the same field. Male pros include 2006 US Open and all-time great Ogilvy, accomplished stars like Matt Griffin and Brett Rumford and recent tournament winners Jack Thompson and Anthony Quayle. The women who could contend…
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A MAN allegedly had his phone, wallet, and backpack stolen after being assaulted in Frankston last month. The man was attacked by two unknown offenders on Ebdale Street at around 8pm, 4 January. They stole his possessions and left him with minor injuries. The two offenders were last spotted heading south on Dandenong Road West. Police describe them as “Caucasian in appearance, possibly late 30s to early 40s. One male was wearing a grey tank top and had tattoos across both arms. The other male was wearing a black t-shirt and black shorts with a red stripe down the side.”…
POLICE are continuing to investigate the assault of an 83-year-old man in Frankston North last year. On 24 September last year, the military veteran was attacked by two men while walking along Moreton Street. He suffered a fractured vertebrae and bleeding on the brain. The assault victim has since been released from hospital and has reported the attack to police. Investigators have asked anyone with dashcam footage or information to come forward. Contact Crime Stoppers on 0800 333 000. First published in the Frankston Times – 1 February 2022
MCCLELLAND Gallery is hosting a new series of musical performances curated by a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra violinist from this week. The new monthly Sunday Soirees are curated by Monica Curro, who is a violinist with the MSO and co-artistic director of the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival. She said she is “thrilled to be working with McClelland in its 50th year to bring a smorgasbord of musical events into the artistic fold of this unique Australian cultural asset. Through its cross-disciplinary artistic collaborations, McClelland ensures the continuing nourishment and vibrancy of its community”. Among the performers this year will be…
DRIVERS heading towards the Mornington Peninsula on Peninsula Link will now pass the pearly gates to get there, A new sculpture, titled Peninsula Pearls, has been installed alongside the road at the Skye Road exit. The artwork, by dutch-born local sculptor Manon van Kouswijk, features a giant pearl chain and beaded necklace, with more than thirty spheres suspended in the air. Ms van Kouswijk said that the sculpture “suggests the wearing of jewellery as a transient experience; the object disintegrates as one drives past. The varied views of the beaded sculpture open up a space for multiple associations, from funfair…