A RECRUITMENT drive has seen Hastings Tennis Club more than double its membership. At the beginning of 2023 Hastings had no junior teams and a about 30 members. New coach Reece Driscoll said new members and new coaching programs had breathed new life into the club. “The club now has eight junior teams, two of which are section one, two nights of after-school coaching, a junior performance squad and has signed up over 50 new members,” he said. The club employed a new coaching team at the start of term two and with that had come a new atmosphere and…
Author: Bayside News
TEACHERS from McClelland Secondary College and Monterey Secondary College were named among Australia’s best at an awards night last week. Laura White (pictured top left) from McClelland Secondary College and Madison Smith (pictured bottom, second from left) from Monterey Secondary College were among the 22 winners at the national 2023 Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said her electorate was the only one with two teachers represented. “Fantastic teachers like Laura White and Madison Smith are helping students reach their full potential. Not only is this good for children, but it’s good for families, community and our country,”…
A FIRST Nations healthcare provider has received $7.6 million to set up a new facility in Frankston. The funding was an election promise made by the federal government. The new First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing facility will cater for First Nations people living in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula – it will house a general practice, pathology, dental and psychology services, an outdoor space for community events, and a cafe. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said Frankston is projected to have Victoria’s largest First Nations population by 2028, and that this project would support them. “First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing…
VICTORIANS opposing what they think is unsuitable property development will have a new rallying point next week after the launch of a public declaration for a “Liveable Victoria”. The declaration is the joint effort of Planning Democracy, and Green Wedges Coalition. Planning Democracy was formerly known as Planning Backlash, an umbrella group formed by veteran planning activist Mary Drost OAM in 2003. Backlash was a loose alliance of 250 community groups across Melbourne and Victoria lobbying for more democracy in local and state planning. Planning Democracy convenor Kelvin Thomson – the former federal MP for Wills with a long involvement…
FRANKSTON line passengers face more weeks of bus replacements as works on the line continue. Crews are in the process of constructing a temporary train line through Parkdale Station to allow trains to pass through while major redevelopment works take place. Buses replace trains on the train line between late October and early November to accommodate the works. Roads in the vicinity will also close during that time. Level crossing removal crews are building rail over road to replace the two level crossings at Warrigal Road, Mentone and Parkers Road, Parkdale. By the end of October Parkdale Station will close,…