AN app to help Kingston residents remember which bin is due to be picked up each night has been released. “Binston” has been developed by Kingston Council. It features a customised bin pickup schedule and tips on how to best dispose of household waste. It also contains links to other services such as hard rubbish collection. Kingston mayor Hadi Saab said, “You’ll never miss bin day again, accidentally put out the wrong bin or have to do a panicked early morning dash in your dressing gown when you hear the truck rumble into the street.” “Binston also takes away any…
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FOR photographer Cebby Johnson, his photos are more than just pictures. They capture moments that he isn’t able to see for himself. Cebby Johnson lives with blindness. Through his photography, his audience can see through his eyes and illuminate the subject. Johnson won the Frankston Arts Centre’s 2022 open exhibition, earning him his own exhibition. The exhibition, titled Your Eyes. My Heart, is now open. The new exhibition will feature photos taken in Johnson’s birthplace, the Northern Territory. Johnson said he is excited for visitors to be able to see the “moments” he has captured. “I take the photo of…
WESTBOUND lanes on Hall Road between McCormicks Road and Western Port Highway have reopened after major upgrade works. Major Road Projects Victoria program director Brendan Pauwels said that crews are ready to move onto the next step in the Hall Road upgrade project. “We are set to switch traffic onto the newly built westbound lanes and start our construction blitz at McCormicks Road to transform the roundabout to a signalised intersection,” he said. “The Hall Road Upgrade adds onto the important upgrades we’ve made at Western Port Highway and Thompsons Road to get the south-east of Melbourne moving quicker, safer…
YOUNG Mentone and Mordialloc life savers had a great showing at the Victorian Junior Pool Lifesaving Championships earlier this month. The two lifesaving clubs came away from the day with plenty of medals in the under 10 and under 11 categories. Mentone LSC came first in the under 11 mixed obstacle relay and under 11 mixed medley tube relay. The under 10 girls obstacle race was won by Mordialloc LSC. Diego Fernando, Connor Watkins, Spencer Goodbody, and Neko Burns from Mentone LSC won individual events on the day. Goodbody finished first on five occasions. Three life savers from Mordialloc LSC…
The voting process for Frankston councillors is set to undergo a big change. Currently, Frankston Council is divided into three wards. Three councillors are elected via preferential voting in each ward. Plans to draw up new boundaries and change to single-member wards are set to be unveiled. Panels will be appointed to recommend changes to the structures of 16 Victorian councils, Frankston included. Those panels will then make recommendations to the state government’s planning minister. The Victorian Electoral Commission says the change to single-member wards was mandated in the Local Government Act 2020. Acting electoral commissioner Dana Fleming said, “Under…