WHILE votes are still being counted across the country for the federal election, one result is certain. The final count is in, and grade six student Jack O’Connor has been voted the new junior mayor of Kingston Council. O’Connor, who goes to Patterson Lakes Primary School, was elected on 16 May. The junior mayor elections have been running in Kingston for over five decades in partnership with Chelsea Rotary. O’Connor won over a crowd of 250 people with his answer to the questions “if you were given a magic wand what would you change for your generation?” He read a…
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CARRUM Primary School has made the finalist’s list of the 2019 ResourceSmart School Awards. The awards are designed to reward schools that are keeping sustainability in mind. Schools who minimise waste and save energy and water are recognised on the night. The school has been nominated in two categories, School of the Year and Community Leadership School of the Year (Primary). The winners of the awards are set to be announced at the MCG on 13 June. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “I’m very proud to congratulate the students, teachers and parents of Carrum Primary School. The 2019 ResourceSmart Schools…
THE future of a proposed aged care development in Mentone will be heard before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). Mercy Health submitted a proposal to Kingston Council in February to amend their existing application for an aged care facility on Collins Street. Those amendments included “an increase in the number of beds from 120 to 136, the addition of half-floor fourth storey, which will be set back from the building’s facade to accommodate the additional residents, and the addition of six car parks on site, acquired by Mercy Health, to reduce on-street parking.” On 25 February Kingston Council…
KINGSTON Council’s draft budget for 2019/2020 has been released for public consultation. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said the proposed budget “commits $221 million towards services for the city’s 163,400 residents, which range from weekly waste collection, operating the city’s libraries, manning school crossings across Kingston, providing more than 15,000 immunisations, more than 100,000 community care hours, and the maintenance of 367 parks, 60 sports grounds and 114 playgrounds.” $5.2 million has been allocated to works at Mentone Reserve’s Soppett Pavilion, while the pavilion at Roy Dore has been allocated $4.4 million. The pavilion at Dales Park has had $2.5 million…
THE Champion of the State Pennant (Mid Week) was held at the Moama Bowling Club, played from Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th May. The last round of sectional play wrapped up, with five wins to City of Frankston (Peninsula Casey) who got up over Yarrawonga MGCR (Ovens & Murray) 39-24, The other teams beaten were Shepparton Golf, Korong Vale, Warrnambool City Memorial, Bunninyong and Yarrawonga MGCR. In this part of the competition John Curtain was the top skipper in section A. His team won every game with an 89 – 38 score line. The final, was a contest between the…