THE story of The Sapphires is set to be told at the Kingston Arts Centre next month. The now famous Australian play, written by Tony Briggs and first performed in 2004, tells the tale of four young Indigenous Australian women who tour Vietnam during the war. The four performers travel across the country to sing. The play is set in 1968, a year after the 1967 referendum that expanded the rights of Indigenous Australians. The play was adapted into a feature film in 2011, and won a Helpmann Award for best play in 2005. It will be performed at the…
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OPERATION Regal, a roadside police operation over the long weekend, saw police nab a number of misbehaving drivers. With close to 9000 traffic offences recorded statewide, local drivers did not escape trouble. In the morning on Saturday 8 June, a ute was pulled over on Frankston-Flinders Road by the Somerville highway patrol. The driver of the ute had been detected speeding at 70kph in a 60kph zone. Police also found the man was driving on a cancelled registration. He returned a positive preliminary drug test for methylamphetamine and allegedly refused an oral fluid drug test. He also did not have…
THREE men who allegedly bashed an older man walking near Bittern railway tracks are being sought by Hastings police. Senior Constable Lauren Coster said the men were skylarking on the tracks in a white Nissan Patrol when it became stuck near Moreton Crescent, midday, Thursday 30 May. As they tried to winch the vehicle free the older man approached and commented and an argument started. One of the younger men allegedly punched him to the head, knocking him down and causing pain, lacerations and swelling to his face. The alleged attacker is described as having fair skin, 183cm tall, stocky…
TWO men have been charged after a police pursuit on 10 June. Police from Cranbourne received a call at around 11.30am about a suspected loiter in a vehicle. Later, the alleged offenders in a blue Holden commodore were spotted by a police airwing driving erratically on the Western Port Highway towards Langwarrin. The alleged offenders continued to drive towards Cranbourne, running red lights. The alleged offenders drove on to Peninsula Link and headed towards the Mornington Peninsula. Multiple police units were following at a distance, and deployed stop sticks successfully. The vehicle stopped and the two men attempted to flee…
PHILIP Robinson, founder of Robinson’s Bookshop in Frankston, has died aged 89. Mr Robinson died at home with his family by his side on Monday, 10 June. Mr Robinson first opened Robinson’s Bookshop in 1963, and operated the shop for close to three decades. After the sale of the bookshop, the brand has extended beyond Frankston. There are now Robinson’s Bookshops open across Victoria, Tasmania, and ACT. Robinson’s Bookshop CEO Susanne Horman released a statement on Mr Robinson’s death. She said “we received sad news that the founder of Robinson’s Bookshop, Philip Robinson, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and…