MORE than 65 local homes are signed up to this year’s annual Garage Sale Trail. The Garage Sale Trail takes place this weekend, with local schools, groups, and homes taking part by selling off second-hand items. The founder of the event Andrew Valder said “the Garage Sale Trail provides thousands of Australians with a chance to re-home items that may otherwise end up in landfill.” Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said ‘this event brings the community together, encourages households to declutter and raises awareness about the waste they generate and how it can be reused.” “It’s a great way to do…
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THREE of the contestants from this year’s Australian Ninja Warriors contest have now swung their training towards scaling Arthurs Seat. Charlie Robbins, who won the grand final of the latest Channel 9 series, and fellow “warriors” Zak Stolz and Troy Cullen have been named as ambassadors for this year’s Arthurs Seat Challenge. All three coach gymnastics in Rosebud and are training at The Compound at Tuerong as part of their preparations for the next Ninja series. “With the roads being such a dangerous place, we need to help improve knowledge and attitudes, especially with phones,” Robbins said when asked about…
FRANKSTON’s seniors festival is in full swing again this year. The month long festival is set to run until the end of October. Over the course of the month, over 100 activities and events will be on offer to local seniors. Walking groups, gardening, cooking, Zumba, and craft sessions are among the many things to do during the month. The mayor Michael O’Reilly said “there are feel good workshops, cultural guided walks, art tours, afternoon teas, an expo from the University of the Third Age, movers active classes, a Ballam Park Homestead tour and so much more.” “At the library…
A 30-YEAR-old man has been arrested and charged with two counts of burglary after allegedly stealing a car in Seaford. Police allege that the man, of no fixed address, entered a commercial premises at around 6pm on Saturday 5 October and stole a vehicle. They allege that the man stole the car, damaged it, then returned to the premises at around 11pm. Police believe that the man then found keys to another truck and drove it away at high speed through two fences. The truck was allegedly driven to Koel Court in Carrum Downs, where witnesses told police they saw…
POLICE are appealing for information regarding an alleged hit and run in which a 15-year-old boy was left injured on Friday 4 October. The teenager told police he was skateboarding with friends in Leatherwood Street, Frankston South, at about 4.30pm, when the driver shouted at them for skateboarding on the footpath. A heated exchange took place after which the driver of a blue coloured Chrysler wagon-style car allegedly drove off the road and hit the boy. The Mt Eliza teenager was taken to Frankston Hospital for treatment. Witnesses were unable to get a registration of the vehicle but it is…