WORK on a new pavilion at Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground will begin soon. The $3.6 million projectly is jointly funded by the state government and Kingston Council. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos says that stage two works at the ground will “add a new state-of-the-art pavilion that includes female friendly facilities to meet the growing numbers of women and girls participating in sports.” “Like our fantastic new pavilion at Mordialloc’s Jack Grut Reserve, the Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground Pavilion will feature a modular design and build, that allows it to be constructed off-site and then dropped into place. This means less…
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REBECCA Marshall’s exhibit The Poetry of Things is on display at Shirley Burke Theatre until this weekend. The exhibition features paintings and sculptures created with candy-coloured hues. It features recurring horizontal lines, patterns and overlays. The exhibition can be seen for free in the G3 Artspace at Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale, until 23 January from 12pm until 5pm. Following that, the theatre will hold an exhibition from Suzanne Maree Donato titled Happiness, like a breath out of place. The solo exhibition of paintings and drawings is curated to invoke the question, can we attain happiness and contentment through our existence?…
THE Pop Up Bar event returns to Kingston City Hall next month. The event will run every Friday through February. Live music, DJs, and gourmet food trucks will fill the forecourt area. On 5 February, Brian Mannix & The Androids will play. 80’s tribute band Stand & Deliver will entertain the crowd on 12 February, before The Robbie Williams Experience plays on 19 February and The Marty Rose Band plays on 26 February. Eddie Balic and ArtBar Melbourne will also make an appearance to create live art murals. This will be the ninth year that the Pop Up Bar event…
TOUCH-FREE pedestrian crossing signals are set to be installed across the Kingston local government area. The new signals will be installed in Aspendale at 67 Station St and 101 Station St/Laura Street, in Chelsea at Thames Prom/73 Mulkara Drive, Chelsea Heights at 217 Thames Promenade, Mordialloc at Governor Rd/26 Park Street, Cheltenham at 1 Bernard Street and 94 Bernard Street, and Clayton South at 24 Fairbank Road and 80 Fairbank Road. Kingston Mayor Steve Staikos said that council “decided to trial touch-free pedestrian signals to help reduce any local spread of COVID-19 or other infectious diseases. The trial has found…
CONSULTATION for Frankston Council’s draft local shopping strip action plan closes this week. Cr David Asker says “Frankston City has 26 local shopping strips and we want to make sure that each is vibrant, attractive, functional and safe. To do this, we have developed the draft plan, which assesses the existing conditions of each shopping strip and identifies opportunities for their improvement. Importantly, it also includes a recommended program of local shopping strip improvement projects to be implemented over the next 10 years.” “Attractive shopping strips will encourage residents to spend time and money locally, instead of being forced to…