A TRIP to Dromana beach on a lovely summer’s day ended in pain and a visit to Rosebud Hospital’s Emergency Department for a Chelsea woman last week. Alison Lunt received a nasty injury to her leg when she trod on a stingray. “It was a bit of an ordeal for just a day at the beach,” Ms Lunt said. “I don’t usually swim unless there are really nice conditions. As I was walking through the water I stepped on something soft and squashy and suddenly felt a stabbing pain in the front of my left leg.” Back on shore Ms…
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IF you had tried to plan it, it never would of happened. Rated by Rolling Stone Magazine as the best group of all time, The Traveling Wilburys unexpectedly carved their way to success in the late 1980s. Superstars Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty made their mark on music history as part of The Traveling Wilburys, with timeless hits including End Of The Line, Last Night, Handle With Care, She’s My Baby and many more. Their debut album “Volume 1” won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance although the band never performed live.…
A MAN was caught driving at double the speed limit on the Dingley Bypass, 16 January. Moorabbin Highway Patrol detectives spotted the car allegedly driving at 160kmph in an 80 zone in Heatherton and pulled the driver over. Police asked the man to explain his actions, and he told them he had to get his friend to a restroom. The car (below) was impounded for 30 days. A police spokesperson said “we are always disappointed to find members of the public driving at dangerous speeds, taking serious risks with their own safety and the safety of other road users. Always…
NEW CCTV surveillance cameras are set to be installed across Kingston in a bid to help “improve community safety.” Additional cameras will be installed at Victory Park in Chelsea in response to a Victoria Police request, bringing the total number of cameras in Chelsea to 13. New cameras have also been installed at both the Mordialloc and Carrum Life Saving clubs, while all existing CCTV systems on the Kingston foreshore have also been updated. Kingston Mayor Georgina Oxley said “council takes the safety of our residents very seriously and will continue to work proactively with Victoria Police.” “The summer period…
FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt years ago added his voice to those fighting to stop Melbourne Water discharging partially treated sewage into the sea near Gunnamatta. The protesters, led by the Clean Ocean Foundation, successfully forced Melbourne Water to lift its wastewater treatment to Class A, although hundreds of thousands of litres of water are still pumped daily through the ocean outfall. However, more uses are being found for the recycled water and Mr Hunt was pleased to visit Mornington Golf Club this month where $300,000 from the federal government is being used to bring water to storage dams. Recycled water…