A SEAFORD pedestrian overpass will soon feature an Indigenous art installation. Indigenous artists Adam Magennis, Eamon Roberts, and Wilem Dugay Grist are undertaking the project. Indigenous art consultancy Kaptify will coordinate the artwork on the walls of the overpass outside Kananook Primary School. Painting began earlier this month and is expected to be finished this week. The artwork will feature local coastal landscape, plants and animals, the sky, and constellations. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny announced that the “graffiti hotspot” would get a makeover last week. “This is such a wonderful project, linking the Aboriginal artists, who’ve already created the beautiful…
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NEW facilities have been officially opened at Kananook Reserve and the Carrum Bowls Club. The refurbished Kananook Reserve sports pavilion features new change rooms with showers and toilets to accommodate more women in sports. Other upgrades include new flooring, and refurbished kitchen facilities. The works at Kananook Reserve were completed with $420,000 in ratepayer money, and an additional $50,000 allocated by the state government. The pavilion is used by Kananook Sports Club and the Seaford Cricket Club. The mayor Cr Sandra Mayer said “it’s wonderful to get out into the community and meet so many of those who make grassroots…
A MORNINGTON tree-lopping business has been fined almost $7000 for illegally dumping truckloads of mulch and garden waste. This comes after Mornington Peninsula and Frankston councils joined forces to prosecute the company at both the Dromana and Frankston magistrates’ courts. Tree pruning and removal business Trim Up Tree Service, described as a “serial rubbish dumper”, was found guilty of dumping the waste at Mount Martha and Langwarrin. A Mornington Peninsula Shire news release said the shire had a strong zero-tolerance approach to illegally dumped rubbish, prosecuting 12 offenders this year. The council understands Trim Up Tree Service was paid by…
A MAN is dead after crashing an unregistered monkey bike into a pole in Carrum Downs. The 26-year-old man was travelling on Carrington Crescent at around 9.45pm, 5 December when he lost control and hit the pole. He was taken to hospital but died on 6 December. The man is the 251st to die on Victorian roads in 2019. Police are still looking into the fatal crash. Witnesses are asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au First published in the Frankston Times – 9 December 2019
A TEAM of local young people have worked together to complete a mural dedicated to Frankston at Bayside Shopping Centre. The mural was finished with the help of street artist Sheldon Headspeath (pictured far right), who grew up in Frankston. He said that the project had helped young people “express themselves”. “Projects like these keep young people engaged with their community and help them develop life skills such as team work, scheduling, communication and completing a project under instruction. Participants also get to install artwork they can be proud of, in streets frequented by them and their friends,” he said.…