THE Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs has received a $500,000 grant for a new project. The Hindu Society of Victoria will use the funding to build a multipurpose hall at its Hindu Cultural and Heritage Centre. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “this is great news for our local community and the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple. This funding means they can continue being a vital support and deliver the services that matter to so many.” “I’d like to thank and acknowledge everything that The Hindu Society of Victoria do to support the broader community, but particularly this year. With…
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THE Chelsea Community Christmas Lunch has been putting smiles on faces for four consecutive years, but the COVID-19 pandemic meant that it could not go ahead in 2020. Although the lunch had to be cancelled, volunteers remained dedicated to the cause of making Christmas Day a happy one for people doing it tough. On Christmas Day, volunteers delivered hampers to nearly 50 regular attendees of the lunch. The hampers contained donated gifts, toiletries, and groceries. Regular lunch attendee Lee had his day brightened when he was visited and given a hamper. “Without you guys I wouldn’t have had a Christmas!…
THE enormously popular Sesame Street Circus Spectacular is back! With new COVID-19 protocols in place, and in close coordination with government agency guidelines, live performances will return to thrill audiences in 2021! The tour will kick off in Mornington, Victoria from 6th January. This 90-minute spectacular features all your favourite Sesame Street characters under the big top, including Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Bert and Ernie, Super Grover and Big Bird, along with incredible performers from Argentina, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Brazil, Morocco and more! In a spectacular circus performance, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Super Grover and the Sesame Street characters all…
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 44-year-old man after a woman was allegedly held captive and threatened with a firearm in Cranbourne on Monday night. A 23-year-old woman parked her car in the carpark of The Lost Dogs’ Home on Thompsons Road when a man allegedly threatened her with a firearm about 10.45pm. It’s alleged the man walked the female staff member into the animal welfare property and tied her up before leaving. The woman, who wasn’t physically injured, was able to free herself and seek help. Detectives arrested a Langwarrin man and last night charged him with…
Mornington Peninsula Shire has collaborated with NBN Co and six Aboriginal groups on a project to wrap 16 NBN street cabinets, or nodes, in art. The project promotes the relationship between the shire and the traditional owners through its arts and culture and reconciliation action plans. The mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said the pieces “beautify the streetscapes and give the First People living on, or visiting the peninsula, visibility as they see their culture proudly on display”. “Art is what shapes us,” she said. “It takes us on a journey of discovery and is an important part of our everyday…