RYAN Lee has taken out top honours in the Frankston Arts Centre Open Exhibition Competition 2021 with his stunning video artwork ‘Wonnarua’. Frankston City Council Mayor Kris Bolam said “The Open Exhibition Competition is a major annual arts program delivered by Frankston City Council, which provides artists with the opportunity to address a chosen theme through their choice of medium. “Whether it is a painting, sculpture, photography, video or textile – this year’s artists have explored the theme Change – inspired by pivotal global events, the theme was open to broad artistic interpretation and could be approached from a personal,…
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A NEW playground has opened in Frankston South. The new playset on Fleetwood Crescent cost $250,000 to build. Frankston councillor Brad Hill said “reconstruction of the play space and park improvements include paths, new tree and garden bed planting, park furniture and new fencing.” “The $250,000 project was identified by the Draft Playground Strategy as a priority due to the condition of the play structures and the fact that the playground at Fleetwood Reserve is the only playground in its catchment area,” he said. A new playground will also be opened at John Monash Reserve in Skye this month. The…
A driver has been arrested after a fatal crash in Mentone Sunday 15 August that has left one person deceased. It’s believed the vehicle, a white Toyota Hilux ute laden with furniture, was seen driving erratically on the Nepean Highway before driving into a shopping centre loading dock just after 5pm. The vehicle struck two pedestrians and stopped at the scene. One of the pedestrians, a yet to be formally identified male, died at the scene. The other pedestrian was treated for minor injuries. The male driver was arrested at the scene and is assisting police with their enquiries. Anyone…
CASH was stolen during a break-in at a gaming venue in Cheltenham, 1 August. Police say that an unknown offender broke into the Centre Dandenong Road venue by smashing a rear glass door at around 6.30am. When inside, two men stole what police say was “a large amount” of cash. The two men fled into a waiting car, which police believe may have been driven by a woman. She was in a white Range Rover. The car was last seen moving south on Centre Dandenong Road. In a statement police said that “the first male offender was wearing a black…
UP to 30 hours a week of community access to Hawthorn FC’s new Dingley training facility has been sought by Kingston Council. The memorandum of understanding signed by Kingston Council last month means that council has agreed to provide the club $5 million for the project, subject to some conditions. Kingston Council has confirmed that it expects 20-30 hours of community access of a “community oval” in exchange for the funding. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said the project is a “cost-effective way to meet the growing demand for sporting facilities while providing good value for money for ratepayers. Developing community sporting…