WORKSHOPS will take place this weekend to help bring a new sculpture on the Bay Trail to life. There are plans to install a rainbow sculpture with a series of individual 3-meter-high galvanised steel posts along the path. Artist Deb McNaughton, who painted the Rainbow of Hope mural at Shirley Burke theatre this year, is working on the sculpture. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said the workshops are a “great opportunity for the local community to get involved in an exciting new public art project.” “The Bay Trail is a fantastic new pedestrian and recreational cycling path and we have loved…
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GIFTS for families doing it tough this Christmas can be donated at The Giving Tree at Frankston Library. The Giving Tree program is run by Frankston Life Community together with Frankston Council. Gifts left under the tree will be handed out at the Frankston Life Community Christmas Lunch for disadvantaged families and individuals. Frankston Life Community CEO Pastor Mark Whitby said “for many in our community Christmas isn’t a happy time.” “The joy of giving, the joy of receiving, and especially the joy of sharing is what being part of a community is all about. “The Frankston Life Community Christmas…
A GROUP of performers from Frankston have claimed an award at the 2020 Wakakirri competition. Bam Arts Inc, which runs programs for people with disabilities, took out the award for best social story with their show BAMDEMIC. The show was completed via Zoom while stage four restrictions were in place. Wakakirri is an annual performing arts competition for schools. This year the event was held online. Head member Kat Hoyos said “in a year like this one, it’s incredible that students and teachers have created such solid stories and performances. Despite all of the unexpected obstacles this year, these Story-Dances…
A YOUNG woman is dead after a car crash in Somerville. Police allege that the driver of a white sedan travelling on Jones Road at around 10pm on 14 November lost control, and crashed into a tree. A 23-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the car, was killed in the crash. She died at the scene. Two men in their 20s, the driver and another passenger, were taken to hospital. Police interviewed the driver, a 25-year-old Hastings resident, and charged him with culpable driving, dangerous driving causing death, negligently causing serious injury, and dangerous driving causing serious injury. He…
ACTING on a tip off police raided a Hastings house and allegedly found a large quantity of various drugs of dependence, steroids, and a “substantial” amount of cash. Hastings police, alongside members of the Dog Squad, including a Passive Alert Dog (PAD dog), raided the house in the early hours of Friday 13 November. A 25-year-old Hastings man was charged with 15 counts, including trafficking a drug of dependence, possessing a drug of dependence, and possessing the proceeds of crime. He was bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ court on 10 August 2021. Senior Sergeant Warren Francis-Pester said the permanent…