Author: Bayside News

BONBEACH couple Reginald and Joyce Musgrove celebrated their 70th anniversary on 22 January. The two were married at Chelsea Congregational Church in 1949, and have been together ever since. Mr Musgrove (90) and Mrs Musgrove (89) have lived in the Chelsea area for their entire lives. Their daughter Kaye Musgrove said “they met when they were about 15 years old, Mum used to babysit Dad’s nephew.” “They went out on their first date when they were 15, it was a double date with friends. Dad actually ended up asking if they could swap dates, and that’s how he ended up…

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A SERIES of fires on Peninsula Link are believed by Police to be caused by discarded cigarette butts. Police said they believe that three separate fires were caused by a cigarette butt on 3 January. The fires caused significant disruption to the traffic. They said a similar incident also occurred at 10.15am on 25 January, with a cigarette butt causing two fires which shut down lanes on Peninsula Link Frankston CIU detectives have used the incidents to issue a reminder to motorists to be careful when discarding their cigarettes. Both incidents remain under investigation. Police said that it is estimated…

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CARRUM Beach has been equipped with floating wheelchairs, mobile hoists, and adjustable beach matting to help make it more accessible to people with disabilities. The matting stretches 70 metres and provides access directly to the beach. The project was supported in part by Push Mobility, an organisation operated by people with disabilities. They helped purchase the equipment for the Carrum Surf Life Saving Club. The project also received support from Kingston Council and the state government. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “this is such a wonderful initiative, making Carrum Beach one of 10 wheelchair accessible beaches in Victoria.” “By breaking…

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AUSTRALIAN singer – songwriter, Ella Hooper will lead known and loved acts during an afternoon of great music on Sunday February 3 at Musiqua, a new live music event kicking off for the first time at the Hastings Foreshore Reserve. Hooper is heralded for her impressive Aussie rock story from childhood to contemporary shows and gigs. Originally from Violet Town in country Victoria, she was the lead singer of Killing Heidi when they won triple J’s Unearthed competition in 1996 at the age of 13. The decade that followed saw the release of three studio albums, a handful of ARIAs…

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SYDNEY based brothers, Oliver and Louis Leimbach of Lime Cordiale are excited to announce their first headline shows of 2019. The MONEY TOUR comes from a huge demand for more live shows. Lime Cordiale will continue on from their sold out 27 date Aust and NZ ‘Dirt Cheap’ tour which closed out 2018 as the biggest year yet for the band. The band has been playing all over Australia and now is aiming to stretch it even further. “We played a lot of shows on our last tour but you just can’t make it everywhere. Every show on the last…

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