Mornington Railway has teamed up with Mornington Peninsula Brewery to create a great new event to lock into the calendar on Saturday 22 April; The Ale Train. This event combines the relaxing experience of riding Mornington Railway’s 75-year-old heritage steam locomotive, with great company, music, and Mornington beers! Departing from Moorooduc station, the locomotive will chug its way down to Mornington. There are two types of tickets available for the day: Train Lovers – Patrons will remain on the train to enjoy a return trip aboard the beautifully maintained machine. Or Beer Lovers – Patrons will disembark the train to…
Author: Bayside News
COLLECTING and sorting goods for sale has been keeping members of Mt Eliza Rotary Club busy for weeks. The culmination of their efforts to raise money for community projects comes this Saturday (8 April) with the club’s annual garage sale. It will be the seventh year the club has sold goods donated by households from across the Mornington Peninsula and some Melbourne suburbs. The first part of the operation involved collecting the donated goods and then sorting and storing. Items come from families moving house, down-sizing or parting with possessions they no longer require. Categories of goods include artworks, books,…
A NEW take on a tale as old as time in Transylvania will stake its place on the Frankston stage this month. Dracula, the gothic horror story by Bram Stoker, will seek the limelight but not the sunlight at Frankston Arts Centre on Wednesday 12 April. Award-winning production company shake & stir are bringing Dracula to life again. Co-adaptor of the tale and Dracula in the shake & stir production Nick Skubij says the popular Twilight movies, TV series True Blood and The Vampire Diaries proves “vampire fiction just won’t die – you could say it’s undead.” “We look forward…
AN exhibition showcasing what Frankston means to the people who live and work in the area has opened at the FRANK gallery. Home Is Where The Heart Is displays mounted photographs taken by Frankston people on their daily travels. The snaps can be seen at the Frankston Regional Artisans Network gallery, 31 Beach St, Frankston from Sunday 2 April until Saturday 15 April. All the photographs have been taken within the past 12 months to capture modern images of Frankston. The exhibition is sponsored by Officeworks and Peninsula Camera Centre. See frankcre8.org.au for further information. First published in the Frankston…
SAFETY concerns have delayed the opening of part of a redevelopment of the Ballam Park playground. Frankston Council says a contractor has been ordered to make several modifications to “the senior playground area” at Ballam Park since materials used “will not last the test of time” and are not fit for purpose. The modifications will not be at ratepayers’ expense. “Council is committed to ensuring the safety of all playground users and will work with the contractor to complete all required modifications identified,” the mayor Cr Brian Cunial said. “This is an unfortunate situation and we apologise for the inconvenience…