KINGSTON Council will funnel an extra $15,000 in ratepayer money towards their arts grant program this year. The funding boost means that $38,000 worth of arts grants will be available through council. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “council hopes the increase in funding will help local artists and creatives reboot, rebound and recover from the impact of the pandemic.” “We have so much creative talent in and around Kingston, and council is proud to be able to support them so they can entertain, enthral and inspire our local community,” she said. “Now more than ever we need to be cheered…
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A FUNDRAISER set up to help the family of a man killed in a tragic accident at Kingston Central Plaza last week has raised over $75,000. Father of two Scott Brownridge was killed on 29 July after being struck by a car outside of the Moorabbin shopping centre. Police believe he was standing near the rear of his car at around 1pm when he was struck. The driver of the car, an 83-year-old Cheltenham man, assisted police with enquiries. His 76-year-old female passenger was injured. A fundraising page set up on Facebook raised over $75,000 for the family of the…
WORK on the village green at the newly opened Carrum Station has been completed. The station opened for passengers in February this year, but works have continued. All facilities at the station are now open, including the main station entrance on McLeod Road and an all day commuter car park. “Station facilities now open include a climate-controlled waiting room at ground level, accessible toilets, bicycle storage, station office and protective services officer facilities,” a Level Crossing Removal Project media release read. “We will now start work to remove the temporary buildings, complete landscaping and install seating for the new station…
By Stuart McCullough IT’S done. Human culture has finally reached a point at which it can never be bettered. After thousands of years of evolutionary development that included the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, we can now take our collective foot off the pedal safe in the knowledge that things, put simply, have just reached a glorious high water mark that leaves us all better off. Somebody call Charles Darwin, because evolution is now officially complete. That’s because I’ve just seen a TV advert featuring Snoop Dogg for a food delivery service. This is a glorious development that should be…
By Laura Green FRANKSTON handyman Jake Craddock has printed hundreds of “ear protectors” for mask wearers over the past two weeks by using a 3D printer. Premier Daniel Andrews announced masks would be compulsory in public two weeks ago, following a surge in coronavirus cases statewide. Mr Craddock sourced a design and printed the protectors, which wrap around the back of the head, for his friend who was experiencing sores from frequent mask-wearing . “She had little cuts behind her ears as well and that just made me want to print them even more,” Mr Craddock said. Community demand for…