COLDER weather means foreshore winter dog restrictions are now in force until 31 October, allowing more time for dogs to be exercised on Kingston’s beaches. All dogs must be on a leash until they reach the sand area and must remain under effective control at all times. “We’re incredibly lucky in Kingston to have 13km of beautiful foreshore to enjoy,” Kingston mayor Cr Steve Staikos said. “The different zones along our beaches mean people can enjoy the coast in a way that suits them — some people want to let their dog run free while others, particularly families with young…
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REMOVING dangerous chemicals from Kingston homes has seen 3309kg of materials handed in to Victoria’s Detox Your Home program. Just under 14.5 tonnes of dangerous chemicals were taken out of homes in March. “Dangerous material from around 500 households was brought in on an extremely wet Melbourne Saturday. Just over half had not been to a Detox Your Home event before,” Sustainability Victoria CEO Stan Krpan said. So far this year, 27.3 tonnes of dangerous chemicals, such as household cleaning products, engine oil, herbicides and pesticides, have been collected at seven locations in Melbourne and regional Victoria. In 2017, Victorians…
KINGSTON’S Harvest Festival will not bloom this year but the show will go on in the new name of Carrum Beats and Eats. Council has decided to mark the “music, food and fun” festival’s return to Carrum in May with a name change. The festival was held in Chelsea for the past two years during construction works on the Carrum Family and Children’s Centre. “The community was clear they wanted to host an event in Carrum and we wanted to showcase the local atmosphere in the event’s new name,” Kingston mayor Cr Steve Staikos said. “We are proud to be…
WHAT starts as just another boring day for George quickly turns into a marvellous experiment of epic proportions! Cleverly adapted from the much-loved book by Roald Dahl, George’s Marvellous Medicine bounds off the page in a spectacular live show for the whole family. On a good day, George can’t stand his Grandma. She complains all the time, she’s mean and she smells funny. On this particular day, Grandma is much more annoying than usual and George has had enough. “George – make me a cup of tea! George – rub my feet! George – stop growing!” Ugh. Wanting to put…
WRITER and actor Kate Mulvany has written a play based on a book that takes its readers out of this world. Mulvany attributes the award-winning Masquerade by Kit Williams with helping her recover from a bout of childhood sickness. “Within a few words my mind exploded, my imagination went crazy because I was on that adventure with Jack on his way across the universe, and I think that book helped me get better,” Mulvany says. “I always kept the book Masquerade by my side, my entire life. Then a few years ago I decided I wanted to turn that book…