Author: Bayside News

Following her 2015 triumphant sell-out concert performances, Scotland’s legendary singer-songwriter ISLA GRANT returns to Australia with exciting new songs from her latest album release “I’m A Survivor”  – plus her extensive repertoire of most loved music. The ever-popular singer will be touring with her equally talented husband AL GRANT and singer and multi-instrumentalist GLEN FLYNN. As an Internationally acclaimed recording artist ISLA GRANT’s distinctive voice encompasses all genres from country folk songs to easy listening compliments an evening of old favourites to new songs – this has established her as a major recording artist in the USA, Canada, U.K, Australia…

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LIFESEARCH 2017 gives citizen scientists the opportunity to discover the plants, birds, insects, and other animals in the Western Port Biosphere Reserve. Lifesearch, the biosphere’s annual citizen science event for schools, individuals, families and community groups, runs throughout September to coincide with Biodiversity Month. All Lifesearch participants can make a contribution to the understanding of life in the Western Port Biosphere, as well as to the national Atlas of Living Australia database. There are prizes for the school, individual and team or group that record the most sightings during Lifesearch. Prizes include a family pass to Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation…

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RECOGNISING the growing need for dedicated healthcare services in Melbourne’s southern and peninsula communities, Healthscope has developed Frankston Private Hospital to better enable patient access to local private care. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt and Healthscope chair Paula Dwyer officially opened the state-of-the-art facility last Monday (7 August). The hospital, acquired by Healthscope in 2014, was previously two separate, day procedure focused, healthcare facilities. “Our vision for Frankston Private Hospital was to create a state-of-the-art, dedicated private acute healthcare facility that can grow with the increasing demand placed on local healthcare services,” Ms Dwyer said. Frankston Private Hospital comprises 101…

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A FIRE in a disused house in Davey St, Frankston, was “definitely suspicious”, police said last week. It is believed clothing worn by squatters was piled up near the front door of the two-storey brick veneer and set on fire, 4.30pm, Sunday 6 August. The property is slated for development with a photograph advertising new apartments out front showing the facade as part of the new building. It used to be the office of Nepean Hearing. It is possible the blaze might lead to the old building being pulled down. First published in the Frankston Times – 14 August 2017

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A HOLDEN utility was set alight in Langwarrin, 5.25pm, Thursday 3 August. The blaze, in the rear section, destroyed the VF ute and set fire to 60 square metres of grassland. Three CFA units attended the fire 800 metres from Hafey St. A four-wheel-drive town truck got bogged when attempting to tow the car out. A stolen Subaru was “torched” on a dirt road near the intersection of Taylors and Wedge roads, Skye, 10.20pm, Tuesday 8 August. Police said an accelerant was used to fuel the fire on the Impreza, which had been stolen from Rye the day before. CFA…

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