A LOCAL act has been confirmed to rock the upcoming Mordialloc Festival, with the Tanya George Band set to take the stage. Lead singer Tanya George lived on Beach Road for two years, while bass player Swithin Oliver grew up in Mordialloc. The band has had a big year already, having performed at the Australian open and the Midsumma Festival. They have also played at the St Kilda Festival, the Adelaide Fringe Festival, and the Queenscliff Music Festival. They will be performing on the Beach Stage at 3pm, 3 March. The festival will run across the weekend of 2 March…
Author: Bayside News
MORNINGTON-based racehorse trainer Jason Warren couldn’t be any happier with his gun two-year-old Brooklyn Hustle’s return on Saturday 9 February despite finishing fifth in the Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) at Caulfield. Brooklyn Hustle was all the rage for the $1.5 million Group One Blue Diamond Stakes on Saturday 23 February following her barnstorming last to first debut victory in December last year, but her most recent run has left some people questioning her capabilities. But, not her trainer, Jason Warren. “I thought it was a great run,” Warren said. “She ran the second fastest last 600m, 400m and 200m of…
MORNINGTON Peninsula’s top junior talent will all compete at the same venue for a special Friday night “Super Round“ on Friday 1 March. Every team from the Peninsula Tennis Association’s Moss Watson (top boys league) and Loretta Thrupp (top girls league) leagues will come together at Overport Park Tennis Club for one massive night of tennis. The juniors will battle it out at the “Super Round Carnival” while free food, free tennis and free activities will be on offer for the spectators. Jumping castles and face painting will also be on offer, with new players wanting a free hit of…
SATURDAY, 9th March, the Red Hill Showgrounds come alive with the festivities of one the State’s most popular agricultural shows. Entries for most categories close this week including our inaugural Red Hill Apple Pie Competition with $500 prize money. Visit our website and enter online: www.redhillshow.com.au/forms The focus to this year’s event is the new Mornington Peninsula Paddock, where show goers can visit so many local producers from Woolumbi Farm, Red Hill Truffles, Mushroom Foresty, Red Hill Brewery to Dromana Bay Mussells, Tuerong Farm and many more. Special thanks to our celebrated MC Richard Cornish, local published Food Writer and…
Investigators from the Kingston Crime Investigation Unit are investigating a series of theft from motor vehicle incidents in Patterson Lakes. It is believed the offences took place in the early hours of Thursday, 24 January. Detectives believe two men broke into a car on Harbour Drive where they attempted to steal the vehicle. The offenders allegedly got into another vehicle on Solway Close taking loose change. The men broke into a further two vehicles on The Parkway where they stole various items including a shoulder bag. The offenders are believed to have been driving a white Holden Commodore while committing…