THE winners of Kingston’s annual OptiKA photography competition have been announced. The winner of the Best Photography Award was Wu Fei. She took out the $4000 prize for her shot Recall taken at the Moorabbin Aviation Museum. Matt Harvey won the $1000 Portrait Award for his photograph taken at the Edithvale Wetlands. The winner of the Highly Commended Best Photograph award took home $250. The winner was Nathan Giles with his snap of Mulkarra Drive, Edithvale. The Highly Commended Portrait Award went to Rebecca Marshall. The winning entries are on display at Shirley Burke Theatre in Parkdale, and will remain…
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THE Pop Up Bar summer festival will return to Kingston City Hall next month. The month long festival will feature workshops, music, dance, and entertainment every Friday night during the month of February. The festival kicks off with Celebrating Midsumma at 5pm on 7 February. The event features a multimedia exhibition created by the Queer in Kingston group. The themes of each following nights are Like a Valentine on 14 February, Disc-OMG on 21 February, and Good Vibrations on 28 February.” The mayor Georgina Oxley said “Kingston Arts’ Pop Up Bar showcases a spectacular diversity of performance, art and entertainment,…
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which occurred at Pearcedale yesterday afternoon (14 January 2020). Investigators have been told an SUV was travelling along Baxter-Tooradin Road at 12.20pm when it attempted to overtake two cars and collided head-on with a semi-trailer. Emergency services arrived on scene but were not able to revive the male driver of the SUV. The driver of the truck has been transferred to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Baxter-Tooradin Road was closed in both directions. Anyone who witnessed the crash or with further information or dash cam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers…
ORQUESTA Bombon and Ventana Fiesta present Postcards of Tango, a musical and cultural voyage at the Frankston Arts Centre. Be transported back in time to the ports of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, where thousands of migrants arrived accompanied by their own unique rhythms and sounds. Through this musical, dance and visual arts journey from 1840 to 2020, you will witness how costumes and customs converged and harmonised to create the modern tango. A cast of 12 musicians, six dancers and two visual artists will powerfully bring the story of tango from South America to life for the first time in…
HUNDREDS of surfers and volunteers are expected at Point Leo beach on Saturday (18 January) for the first event of the year held by the Disabled Surfers Association Mornington Peninsula (DSAMP). Registration for surfers and volunteers starts from 10am near the Point Leo Surf Lifesaving Cub. The first surfers will be in the water by 11am with the event finishing at 3 pm. “You don’t have to be an experienced surfer to help, we have volunteers of all ages and backgrounds who help at our events,” DSAMP president John Bowers said. “And we have all sorts of things for our…