MORNINGTON heats up over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend with a full program of LIVE MUSIC in over 20 venues and three days of STREET ENTERTAINMENT! “There is a fantastic vibe surrounding this year’s event”, commented Festival Director, Bec Davis. “It’s great to see so many cafes, restaurants, bars and venues hosting live music. We are thrilled to have so many wonderful performers including local Singer/Songerwriter, Simon Imrei; Award winning Celtic band, Sugatree and Arandu, Melbourne Latin Jazz all joining us as part of the FREE STREET PROGRAM. Main Street will be full of festivities on Saturday with an artist,…
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WORKS have begun to turn the Victory Road landfill into a community park. The landfill has now closed, with works set to take place in stages. The site will first be capped with top soil before grass will be planted. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “the Victory Road park will cover 31 hectares and will be connected to the city’s sandbelt Chain of Parks project, which will provide a pathway linking parks through the Green Wedge from Karkarook Park through to Braeside Park, and include a number of open spaces.” “The east and west sides of Victory Road have been…
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…
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…