MOVIEGOERS can watch films under the stars in Highett from this week. The Sunset Cinema event gets underway with a screening of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The outdoor cinema is set up at Sir William Fry Reserve. The outdoor cinema is scheduled to run from 8 April from 17 April. Classics like The Breakfast Club will be screened alongside newer hits such as Wonder Woman 1984 and Aladdin. To find the full schedule of movies and make a booking visit kingston.vic.gov.au/sunsetcinema First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 7 April 2021
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A MENTONE cancer patient has been working out in his wheelchair to raise money for cancer research. Brendan Stroud has raised more than $1300 for cancer research. He has travelled more than 80 kilometers in his wheelchair as part of the Cancer Council’s March Charge fundraising challenge. Mr Stroud has been a paraplegic since a car accident in his 20s. He has also watched his son undergo chemotherapy, and was diagnosed with cancer himself last year. “We know my cancer is probably not going to go away, it’s more to slow it down as much as possible,” he said. “My…
WORK will get underway soon to turn a former landfill site in Clarinda into a public park. Public consultation is now open on concept plans for the Elder Street South Reserve Park. The park is proposed to feature an “adventure woodland nature play area”, natural creeks, outdoor exercise equipment, a shared path for pedestrians and cyclists, native grassland, picnic areas with seating and shelter, toilets, and parking. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “I am incredibly proud of the focus on native and indigenous flora which will add to the biodiversity and canopy cover in Clarinda. This is a wonderful open…
COMEDIAN Claire Hooper will host a storytime session at Cruden Park this month. Illustrator Jackie Nguyen will join Ms Hooper for the Party in the Park event at 10.30am on 11 April. More authors are also set to take part in a bumper schedule of events organised by Frankston Libraries next month. Carrum Downs library will host Lindsey Kennedy at 7pm on 22 April. Ms Kennedy wrote a book after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She will be speaking to library members and conducting a book signing. Author Liz Hicklin will discuss her book Limerence at Frankston Library, 12.30pm on…
A NEW online service has launched to help people with disabilities access parking easier. The Accessible Parking Permit scheme standardises permits to better align with the Australian Disability Parking Scheme, aiming to make sure Victorian permits are recognised across the country. Frankston councillor David Asker said “the new system will make the application and assessment process fairer, simpler and consistent across the state.” “It will also reduce the misuse of permits because under the new system, they’re more secure and harder to duplicate,” he said. “Permit holders assessed as having a condition or disability that permanently affects their mobility will…