THE Greens have named their candidate for the seat of Isaacs, with Kim Samiotis selected to run. Ms Samiotis grew up in Perth and moved to the south-eastern suburbs 17 years ago. She has worked in real estate, banking, and business services. She joins Labor’s sitting MP Mark Dreyfus, Liberal Jeremy Hearn, Animal Justice Party’s Bronwyn Currie, and United Australia Party’s Anthony Seals as the announced candidates for the seat. Her profile listed on the Greens website says that she is passionate about “social justice”. “I am dedicated to protecting our environment, reclaiming political representation for everyday people, not just…
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TWO new purpose built netball courts at Bonbeach Reserve have been officially opened. Kingston councillors David Eden and Georgina Oxley were on hand to officially signal the opening of the new courts. The development of those courts was greenlit by council in 2017. The new courts include floodlighting to help illuminate the play. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny also attended the opening. “More netball courts means more women in sport, and that’s a very good thing,” she said. “The new courts will give the Bonbeach Football Netball Club the opportunity to play an even bigger role in increasing the numbers of…
KINGSTON Council has splashed out $2.49 million on a property in Moorabbin to “improve pedestrian access between Moorabbin Junction and Moorabbin Reserve.” The property at 2 Horscroft Place will be turned into green space. The mayor Georgina Oxley said the “purchase will encourage commuters to catch a train and walk to the redeveloped home of St Kilda Football Club and beyond, to Holmesglen Tafe and Holmesglen Private Hospital.” “This green space will better connect the community and visitors to Moorabbin Reserve, and provide much needed additional green space for the suburb’s growing population,’ she said. St Kilda Football Club CEO…
HEADSPACE in Frankston will host an “individual placement and support” trial until 2021. The program is designed to help young people struggling with mental health problems gain employment by teaching them skills and giving them job coaching. The trial at Frankston is supported by $585,000 in funding from the federal government. Frankston is among 10 new trail sites around the country for the program. Dunkley MP Chris Crewther announced the “budgeted” funding last week. He said “the trial targets vulnerable young people with mental illness up to the age of 25, who are at risk of disengaging from education or…
By Melissa Walsh KANE Watts defeated Jayden “Plugger” Joseph to take out the WBA Oceania cruiserweight title at the Melbourne Pavilion on March 1, in a bout that lasted the whole ten rounds. The six foot one, 200 pound boxer whose fighting name is “Sugar Kane” is a peninsula icon, having grown up in the area and playing for the Hastings and Mornington football clubs in his early days. “I started out as a kid when dad used to take me to taekwondo, and then moved onto kick boxing at the Somerville Martial Arts when I was 14,” says Watts,…