A HEALTHY crowd came out to enjoy the opening of the Nairm Marr Djambana group’s new garden and playground last week. Kirrup’s Garden was officially opened on 3 October with a smoking ceremony and ribbon cutting. Chairperson Deb Miller, children, elders, and local politicians came down on the day to celebrate. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke told followers on social media that it was “a pleasure” to help open the new garden and playground. The Nairm Marr Djambana group’s mission statement is to “build and strengthen cultural understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Indigenous peoples through…
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FRANKSTON’s annual Pets’ Day Out event will take place this weekend. Ballam Park will host the day on Sunday, 13 October. The event will feature camel and pony rides, animal face painting, a pet photo booth, an animal farm, pop up stalls, vet checks, and a best dressed pet parade hosted by Peter Hitchener. The mayor Michael O’Reilly said “the best dressed pet parade is just one of the many fantastic activities we will have on the day. It really will be a spectacle for the whole community to enjoy, whether you have pets or not.” “Animals bring so much…
TWO men have been charged over a series of burglaries and thefts in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula in the past three weeks. A Rosebud man, 23, and a Port Arlington man, 32, were arrested at a Mornington McDonald’s car park by members of the Somerville Highway Patrol and Mornington police, 11.30pm, Thursday 26 September. The allegedly stolen car they were driving had been seen earlier at Mt Martha and again in the restaurant car park. The Rosebud man is facing 15 charges, including aggravated carjacking, firearms offences, theft of a vehicle and handling stolen goods. The Port Arlington…
A SHOW telling the story of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson will be performed at Cube 37 this month, raising money for the Frankston Hospital. The performance, titled Dead Men Talking, depicts the friendship between the two Australian writers and features their poetry and songs. The play is written and performed by duo Max Cullen and Warren Fahey, who performed at Pearcedale Hall last year as a fundraiser for the CFA. The show will play on Tuesday 29 October at Cube 37. There will be two performances, starting at 3pm and 6.30pm. Tickets $39 from Frankston Arts Centre box office…
A MAN is being sought by police after an alleged robbery on a bus travelling from Frankston to Carrum Downs. At around 9.30pm on 22 August, a man on the 832 route bus is alleged to have slapped another passenger on the back of the head. The man is then alleged to have grabbed the victim by the collar and demanded their ear pods while threatening to produce a knife. The passenger gave over the earphones and the man is believed to have got off the bus at Pardalote Avenue and Tattler Street in Carrum Downs. A CCTV image of…