A FIRE broke out at a Cheltenham unit in the early hours of 19 July. Investigators believe that a car outside the Moonda Crescent unit caught fire and then spread to the house at around 2.35am. The blaze is being treated by police as suspicious. The occupants of the unit, a 50-year-old woman and 12-year-old boy, were not hurt. Anybody who witnessed the fire or who has any information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 22 July 2020
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‘THE show must go on’ is a phrase many in the performing arts industry have long adhered to, until COVID-19. Whilst some states are beginning to open up their venues, theatres in Victoria still sit dark and empty as performers, stage crew, staff and audiences wait at home for their time to shine again. Like so many arts workers, Nick Rees has been affected by the temporary dimming of the lights in Australian theatre. With the aim of supporting artists and local theatre groups, Rees was inspired to produce Raise the Curtain featuring an incredible cast of names from the…
FRANKSTON Council has approved their long term infrastructure plan, which outlines a plan for the next decade of council spending. Councillors approved the plan unanimously at their June meeting. As part of the motion, councillors also ticked off methods to fund a number of local sporting projects. Council nominated two projects be submitted for a government sponsored low rate loan as part of the state government’s Community Sports Infrastructure Loans Scheme. They were $6.25 million for the Eric Bell Reserve pavilion redevelopment, and $3 million for Kevin Collopy pavilion works. If those submissions are unsuccessful, council has committed to fund…
By Laura Green FRANKSTON Hockey Club has donated 40 spare uniforms to an orphanage in Timor-Leste. The club donated the uniforms in March. They were meant for their women’s players, but were made in the wrong cut and colour. Friends of the club travelled to Timor-Leste to deliver the uniforms to Irmas Missionaires, a Catholic Church-run orphanage in the capital city of Dili. Frankston Hockey Club vice-president Chris Wall said “rather than us throw them out, we thought we would distribute them to a new home.” Mr Wall acknowledged financial access to sports and sporting equipment could be difficult across…
By Laura Green CARRUM Downs couple Beverley and Ivan Guy celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last Saturday, July 18. The couple, who met at Marysville Football Club in 1946, were married four years later in 1950. In their younger days, Beverley was a waitress, while Ivan worked as a logger in Healesville before they married and moved to Carrum Downs in the 1960’s. “You have to be able to talk and explain [yourself] to one another. Nobody’s the same. You have to be able to talk,” Mrs Guy said of their long-lasting relationship. The Guy family became a well-known name…