By Lily Kristanto FORCED to close their doors to dine-in customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, cafes have had to adapt in order to remain afloat. Mikaela Keysers, owner of Karingal cafe Two Boys, One Beagle and A Coffee Shop, said “changing the way you do business” is the key to getting through the pandemic. “It’s a lot different to what we were doing before. It’s a lot to work out, not hard, just something to get used to,” she said. Ms Keysers said that support from the community had helped cafes like hers stay open. “Heaps of locals [are] coming…
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STUDENTS are set to get back into school classrooms next week. Students statewide have been undertaking remote learning during Term 2 while the coronavirus pandemic has been ongoing. The state government has now announced a path back to onsite learning for Victorian students. On 26 May prep, grade one, grade two, VCE, and VCAL students will return to schools. Specialist school students will also return to onsite learning at the same time. Students in years three to ten are scheduled to return to onsite learning on 9 June, although can return to schools before then if their parents or carers…
WORKS are nearing completion for three major local sporting projects. Kerr Crescent Reserve, known as the Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground, and Chadwick Reserve in Dingley Village are both receiving major overhauls. Works on a new pavilion at Jack Grut Reserve in Mordialloc are also weeks away from completion. Stage one works at Chadwick Reserve will add sporting fields and lighting. Landscaping has also been undertaken as part of the project. At Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground, stage one works include creating sporting fields and car parking. The projects are ongoing during the coronavirus pandemic, with social distancing measures being enforced at…
A MAN has been charged in relation to a hit and run that left a man dead in Dingley Village last year. On 20 December 2019, around 4.30am, a man’s body was spotted by a passerby on Spring Road. Emergency services attended but the 53-year-old man from Dingley Village had died at the scene. A few days later, a 19-year-old Dandenong South man handed himself into police and was charged with culpable driving, dangerous driving causing death, and fail to stop and render assistance. Last week a second man was arrested by police. On 6 May a 19-year-old Diamond Creek…
RESTRICTIONS put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus will start to ease from 11.59pm, 12 May. The Victorian government had outlined food and supplies, medical care and caregiving, exercise, and work or education as the only reasons to leave home during the pandemic. At a press conference on 11 May, Premier Daniel Andrews added “visiting friends and family” to the list of acceptable reasons to leave home. Gatherings of up to ten people outdoors, and up to five visitors at home will be allowed. “I know this will come as a welcome relief, but I need to be…