A GROUP of 80 young people at Moorabbin Air Museum are working hard to promote aviation to kids as part of their work with the Winjeels Club. Winjeels has been running for six years, and now boasts 80 members. The group’s members meet every Saturday to present skill-based play and learning activities about aviation to young kids. The Winjeels Club is for young people aged between 12 and 20. Group facilitator David Collier said that interest in the group and in aviation is “growing”. “We place a lot of emphasis on encouraging the kids to be themselves and to utilise…
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THE Presets will perform in Frankston as part of their 20-year anniversary tour next month. The DJ duo will perform at the Pier Bandroom in Frankston on Saturday, 15 July. Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes formed The Presets in 2003. Moyes said he is looking forward to playing in smaller venues during this tour. “DJing in small clubs is a whole different experience to performing our usual live show on the big stage with the lights and visuals and things like that. It is more freewheeling and immediate – we feed off the energy of the crowd, weaving our own…
The police Air Wing has assisted members on the ground to arrest two riders on allegedly stolen motorcycles in Berwick and Frankston overnight. In the first incident Dandenong police first spotted the rider on Heatherton Road in Dandenong, failing to stop for traffic lights and travelling at speed just before 5.30pm. The Air Wing was brought in to assist unmarked units on the ground as the bike travelled through Dandenong, Casey and Knox police service areas before the rider pulled up to a home Berwick. Police cordoned off the area and moved in to arrest the man on Neagle Mews…
HOMES for people living with significant mental health difficulties will be built in Frankston. The residences will be built by The Haven Foundation in partnership with Mind Australia. The state government is supporting the project as part of its $5.3 billion “Big Housing Build” initiative. Haven houses are self-contained one bedroom homes with a built in wardrobe, bathroom, kitchen, lounge room and outdoor courtyard or balcony. There are shared community spaces and onsite overnight facilities nearby for specialist mental health support staff. Six Haven residences are currently operating in Victoria – they are in Frankston, South Yarra, Highton, Epping, Laverton…
CUSTOM glasses will be sold next week to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation’s Indigenous Australia Program. The program aims to make eye care more accessible for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. To raise money for it, Specsavers Cheltenham East is selling a new glasses design and donating a portion of the proceeds. The glasses (pictured above) are designed by Martu artist Helen Dale Samson. They go on sale on 26 June. $25 from each sale will be donated to the Fred Hollows Foundation. The foundation’s chair, Jane Madden, said “we are incredibly grateful to be able to…