FRANKSTON’S hard rubbish collection got underway this week. Hard waste should be put out no earlier than the Saturday before pick up week. Anyone who puts their hard rubbish on the nature strip earlier risks incurring a fine for illegal dumping. Brochures will be sent out to residents two weeks before their collection date. Hard rubbish should not exceed two metres across, one metre high, and one metre in depth. Frankston councillor David Asker says “residents can help us do the job as efficiently by neatly placing no more than two cubic metres of waste out for pick up, well…
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CHELTENHAM RSL will host a dawn service at 6am on Anzac Day. The early morning event will be followed by a march and commemorative service at 2pm. Frankston and Seaford RSLs will also host ANZAC Day events, 25 April. From 11am, a small wreath laying ceremony will take place at the war memorial at Beauty Park in Frankston. In Seaford, veterans will march along Nepean Highway and Station Street from 9.30am. From 10am, an ANZAC Day service will be held at the Seaford RSL cenotaph. To book a spot or to find out more visit cheltenhamrsl.com.au, frankstonrsl.com.au or seafordrsl.com.au First…
THREE of the most recognisable artworks along the 39 kilometres of the EastLink tollway have been renovated and restored. The collection of public artworks includes 12 artworks along the tollway and shared use path. EastLink says the artworks set among 480 hectares of landscaping are “arguably [form] Australia’s largest sculpture park”. “EastLink’s much-loved art collection cost $5 million when the artworks were commissioned and acquired shortly before EastLink opened in 2008, so it’s important they are maintained properly,” The company’s corporate affairs manager Doug Spencer-Roy said. “Three of the artworks needed maintenance recently, and with renovation works now complete, they…
A MAN has been charged with the murders of two people in Moorabbin more than 30 years ago. Doris McCartney and Ronald Swann were allegedly murdered in Moorabbin on 22 October 1989. On 8 April last week, police arrested a 58-year-old Rowville man and charged him with the murders. Last month police put out a public appeal for information and $1 million dollar reward to help with their investigation into the deaths. The man fronted Melbourne Magisrates Court on 8 April charged with two counts of murder. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 14 April 2021
WORK has begun on the $625,000 redevelopment of the Le Page Park pavilion. The project will include work on change rooms and kitchen facilities. Work will also begin later this year on a new children’s play space at Le Page Park. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “we are thrilled to start work on this important upgrade that we hope will encourage greater numbers of girls to participate in the range of sporting codes offered at Le Page Park.” “Council will also improve accessibility to ensure that all members of our community, including those with a disability, are able to participate,…