AN Edithvale man was hit over the head with a baseball bat or iron bar as he walked home from the station, 1.45am, Sunday 28 January. The man, 33, was wearing a pair of Moshi headphones and carrying a bag over his shoulder containing an iPad. A 1997 green Nissan Pulsar hatch pulled up across the road and two men got out, one demanding he hand over his phone and wallet. When the man refused he was hit over the head and kicked after falling to the ground, where he lay bleeding. His attackers made off with his iPad valued…
Author: Bayside News
AN Uber driver was allegedly punched in the face by one of a group whom he had ordered out of his cab at Patterson Lakes, 12.45am, Saturday 27 January. The driver had picked up two men and two women in Kurrawa Cr to drive to Oberon Drive, Carrum Downs. The passengers were argumentative and the driver ordered them out on the corner of Thompson Rd and Gladesville Boulevard. The passengers cleared their gear from the boot but may have taken some of the driver’s personal property. When he got out to ask for it back he alleges he was punched…
SUMMER nights will once again be filled with live music thanks to the return of the popular Kingston Arts Pop Up Bar for a sixth consecutive year. The newly renovated Kingston Arts courtyard in Moorabbin will host free live music every Friday night in February. “This is a great annual event where our community gathers together with friends, family and workmates to enjoy fantastic live music right here in the neighbourhood,” the mayor Cr Steve Staikos said. The Pop Up Bar is part of Kingston Arts’ year-round calendar of events including theatre performances, children’s entertainment, art house movies and comedy…
CARRUM’S volunteer surf lifesavers were kept busy over the hot long weekend with record numbers of beachgoers, lots of preventative actions, several first-aid cases and a rescue. Over the three days, the lifesavers kept watch over 9400 visitors at Carrum beach during patrol hours – nearly half on Sunday (28 January). With temperatures over 40-degrees Celsius that day, the volunteers extended their patrols from 10.30am-8.45pm. Normally they would patrol noon-5pm. The extra vigilance was warranted. In mid-afternoon, on the Sunday a four-year-old Cranbourne girl was rescued by a lifesaver on a rescue board 200 metres from shore. The man she…
TOOL tribute act, “THIRD EYE’’ from Melbourne, Australia have been praised for not only the musical likeness of TOOL, but also for their re-creation of TOOL’s live show. The band incorporates breathtaking lighting and laser effects, Visual displays incorporating video clips and other TOOL related artwork, and musicianship unlike any other TOOL tribute band you have seen. This combination of aural and visual stimuli result in complete immersion into the TOOL experience. It is understandable then that they have quickly emerged as ‘Austalia’s Premier Tool Tribute Show’. TOOL fan or not, the “Third Eye” show is one not to be…