THE successful applicants for South East Water’s latest round of community grants have been announced. South East Water has handed out more than $320,000 in the last four years. 66 groups have shared the funding. The latest 16 groups to receive funding have been confirmed. They include A Better Life for Foster Kids Frankston, Bayside Community Information and Support Service, Carrum Downs Secondary College, Chelsea Community Support Services, Food for Change Mornington Peninsula, Lighthouse Foundation Frankston, and Pearcedale’s RSPCA. South East Water customer experience general manager Lara Salembier said the successful applicants made “valuable contributions towards supporting a thriving, more…
Author: Bayside News
A FRANKSTON man was arrested last week after police seized allegedly stolen horse saddles, a scissor lift, a motorcycle, ammunition, and car parts from two properties. Police raided addresses on Ashley Avenue in Frankston and Hardys Road in Tooradin at around 11am on 9 June. They seized the allegedly stolen property and arrested two people. Police charged a 34-year-old man from Frankston with drug trafficking, burglary, theft, theft of motor vehicle, and handling stolen goods. He has been remanded, and was scheduled to face Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 15 June. A 36-year-old Tooradin man was also arrested, He was charged…
WORKS will begin soon to construct a temporary track on the Frankston line to keep trains running during major level crossing removal works. Work is ongoing to remove the level crossings at Warrigal Road and Parkers Road at Parkdale. More workers will be dedicated to the project in coming weeks. Recent works at Parkdale have been undertaken on trenching and drainage. The Level Crossing Removal Project says that the Parkdale project is ready to “ramp up”. “Over the coming weeks you’ll see more machinery and more workers in the area with barriers in place along Como Parade so we can…
STAFF at Sages Cottage Baxter dyed their hair and made the dive into frosty water last week for a special “Big Freeze” event. The event coincided with the Big Freeze fundraiser for motor neuron disease research. It was organised by disability support coaches Christine Mann and Millie Clinch. Mann said that the staff and coaches “just loved looking around and seeing all of the clients faces – it just makes you want to do it.” Clinch said “it’s for a great cause that a lot of us can relate to in one way or another, so for us it was…
ONE Fell Swoop Circus bring their much-lauded production, By a Thread, to Frankston Arts Centre for one show only, bringing with them their trademark 30 metres of white rope. Using no nets or safety harnesses, By A Thread offers rich visuals of inventive aerial acrobatics and spectacular skills from some of Australia’s best circus artists. Seven performers combine dynamic acrobatic skills and poignant physical theatre in a choreographed exploration of tension; physical, emotional and relational. The performers are hoisted and swung by one another to create striking tableaux and breath-taking dynamics. The actions of one acrobat affect and implicate the…