By Ginevra Hosking* GROWTH of manufacturing jobs in Frankston City may stall this year with the last vacant land at booming Carrum Downs Industrial Estate sold within six weeks. The last 40 blocks in Frankston’s economic engine room, which employs 8600 people, went on sale last May. Just four remain unsold. This event marks a watershed moment for Frankston as decision-makers tackle the lack of employment in the municipality, which has only 31 jobs per 100 residents and, more than 13 per cent youth unemployment. The Carrum Downs estate has annual job growth 13 times greater than the regional average,…
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A 46-YEAR-old man was arrested in Somerville with what police allege was a small bag of methamphetamine and keys to a stolen vehicle, 15 January. Two Mornington police officers had spotted a Mitsubishi Triton ute with a trailer parked on the side of the road with what they allege were stolen number plates. Police say that the trailer had been reported as stolen several days earlier. The two officers watched the trailer and arrested a man who they say approached the vehicle and opened the door. Police allege that the man was holding a small bag containing methamphetamine and keys…
A FRANKSTON optometrist says that it is important that children spend more time away from screens to help improve eye health. A study released late last year, the YouGov Galaxy Kids Eye Health Study prepared for Specsavers, was conducted between over 1000 Australian parents with children under 18. The study revealed that children spend an average of two and a half hours on screens each day, with 15 per cent spending longer than four hours. Specsavers Frankston optometrist Yi Yang said “I understand how strong the pull of digital screens is for children and I also know that the way…
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…
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,…