A CEREMONIAL torch was carried through Frankston last week to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Legacy charity. The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023 began in April in France. The torch was then carried to London, where it was greeted by King Charles III, before travelling onto Australia to pass through the 44 national Legacy clubs. Last Wednesday, 27 September, the torch passed through the Mornington Peninsula. It began at Schnapper Point before travelling to Mornington Memorial Park, Rupert White Reserve, and finally the Frankston War Memorial for the lighting of the cauldron. This leg of the torch relay was…
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A MAN charged with sexual offences allegedly committed through his role at a Keysborough temple has been hit with more charges. The 68-year-old Keysborough man was charged with sexual penetration of a child under 16 years and indecent act with a child under 16 on 16 August. Last month he was issued seven more charges after two more complainants came forward to police. The alleged offending occurred between 1996 and 2004. The man came into contact with his alleged victims through his role at a Keysborough temple, police say. In a statement, Victoria Police encouraged victims to step forward. “Victoria…
KINGSTON Council has had to find an extra $3.1 million to fund projects from its 2022/2023 budget. Around $16 million is needed to fund works that have carried over from 2022/2023 to 2023/2024, although most of that can be covered by an underspend on projects. A report prepared by Kingston Council officers read that council spent $69.1 million of its planned $80.1 million capital works budget. The $10.9 million in unspent capital funds, paired with $2 million in grant revenue, will make up $12.9 million of the carryover budget. At their most recent public meeting, Kingston councillors approved the carryover…
AT last Monday night’s meeting of the Carrum Borough Council the Royal Life-Saving Society brought under notice the following resolution which was unanimously agreed to at the first annual conference of the Royal Life-Saving Society relative to new style of bathing costumes. Cr. Beardsworth moved no action be taken, and said his motion was recently supported by the Chelsea Life Saving and Swimming Club, the Carrum Foreshore Trust, and also at a function of the council. He saw no objection to the two-piece Canadian costume as provided in the regulations. He was sorry to see adverse remarks regarding the Mayor…
NOMINATIONS for Frankston’s next citizen of the year awards have opened. Three categories of awards are handed out at the annual citizen of the year event – citizen of the year for people aged 26 years and more, young citizen of the year for people aged 26 years and less, and community group of the year. The 2023 Frankston citizen of the year was 100-year-old Warwick Exton, a long-time advocate for Frankston’s natural spaces. The author of Action Sweetwater Creek died in July. Marathon runner Jack Lyons was named the 2023 young citizen of the year for his fundraising efforts…