FRANKSTON Heights Primary School was named among the Victorian winners of the 2018 Wakakirri Story Dance performance award. Ten finalist primary schools from around the state were invited to perform short performances telling a story through a combination of dance, drama and creative movement at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday 12 September. The school is now in the running for Wakakirri’s national Story of the Year Award. Wakakirri’s judges, actors Andrew McFarlane and Christopher Horsey, commended the schools for their “strong storytelling, dance ability and dramatic action”. Frankston Heights Primary’s Story Dance production honoured the sacrifices of…
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BOOM gates on Seaford Road have been removed as part of major works on the Frankston line. The Seaford Road gates were identified as causing congestion and safety issues and were been taken down on 9 September as part of the state government’s level crossing removal project. The crossing boom gates and associated equipment are no longer necessary due to the new road underpass being constructed. A state government statement estimated that around 17,000 vehicles pass over the Seaford Road level crossing every day, with the removal of the boom gates being “an important step toward removing the level crossing…
A THREE metre tall piggy bank weighing in at 700 kilograms rolled into Frankston this month as part of a fundraising appeal for the Very Special Kids charity. The annual Very Special Kids Piggy Bank Appeal came to Commonwealth Bank in Frankston on Friday 14 September as part of an appeal aiming to raise $1 million for children with life threatening conditions. Twelve year old Kaspar from Frankston is one local currently receiving support from Very Special Kids. He was diagnosed with Agenesis of the corpus callosum, a congenital disorder, only three months after he was born. Kaspar now suffers…
Detectives from Frankston Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team and the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team have arrested a man following a joint investigation into alleged child exploitation offences. The 63-year-old man was today arrested after a warrant was executed at a Seaford property. Police also seized electronic equipment at the scene. The man has been charged with procuring and grooming a child under 16 for sexual activity, using a carriage service to transmit an indecent communication, and breaching his sex offender registration obligations. He has been bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday 21 September. The…
MENTONE Optical Service is making an effort to divert their contact lenses, blister packs, and cases from landfill as part of a national recycling program. The optometrist is collecting all brands of used contacts, blister packs, and cases to ship them off to be shredded, cleaned, and melted down into raw materials. The raw material can be used for many different purposes, including to create playgrounds, garden beds, and park benches. The program is run in partnership with Terracycle, a recycling company that aims to make use of hard to recycle materials. Mentone Optical Service spokesman Adam Fortune said the…