A FUNDRAISER for a beloved Mentone man suffering from cancer has raised more than $4000. Brendan Stroud is a captain of Collingwood’s wheelchair football team. He became a paraplegic after a car crash in his 20s. After a terminal cancer diagnosis, Mr Stroud’s friends and supporters worked to make sure he was receiving the support he needed. A gofundme for his family has now raised over $4000. The money will go to Mr Stroud and his partner Natalie, an ICU nurse who left her job to care for her partner full-time. Friend Sharon Witt said “this incredible man has known…
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VOTER turnout in the 2020 Kingston Council election was at a record high. The 2020 local elections were hotly contested, with 73 candidates throwing their hat in the ring. Turnout was high, with nearly 85 per cent of enrolled voters casting a vote. The turnout in the Kingston municipality was higher than the statewide average of 81 per cent, and a big improvement on the 2016 local turnout rate of 76 per cent. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “the record participation shows just how much our community cares about making Kingston the best place to live, work and play, and…
A NEW junior mayor has been elected. Cheltenham East Primary School grade six student Amelia Holko is Kingston Council’s junior mayor. She was chosen by her peers after a stirring speech in front of students and teachers from 28 local primary schools. The mayor Steve Staikos said “this year students were asked to present on the topic: If you could create anything to help others, what would it be and why? Amelia and her team members Milana, Alex and Daniel did an outstanding job discussing the importance of community safety and invented the necklace safe to increase people’s personal safety.” The…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit members are investigating after two officers were assaulted in Langwarrin Tuesday morning 8 June 2021. Officers had been patrolling the Langwarrin area due to a recent spate of theft from and theft of cars when they located a stolen car on Aqueduct Road. A man and a woman approached the officers and attempted to get into the stolen car. A fight ensued and a female officer was punched in the face while one of the offenders managed to steal an officer’s capsicum spray and used it on police. It is alleged the male offender attempted to…
WINTER is here, and Mornington Peninsula firefighters are urging residents to check and service fireplaces, chimneys, fireboxes and flues. Last year, Country Fire Authority and Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to 192 chimney fires – with 104 in the coldest months. “Chimney fires can quickly turn into house fires so the few minutes spent now could be one of the most important fire safety actions you take this season,” CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said. He urged households with open fire places to have chimneys professionally cleaned annually to avoid the build-up of creosote – a highly flammable black tar-like…