TUESDAY’S hot weather made it ideal for a splash at Melbourne Cable Park’s new Aqua Fun Park with its tracks, hamster wheels, giant slide and an aqua-trampoline. Thrill seekers Leo, Jack, Jai, Jack and Kynan enjoyed the action at the facility next to the National Watersports Centre, Bangholme. Open since last Monday, the outdoor recreation facility will have two full-size cable lakes for participants to wakeboard and kneeboard. Those riding wake boards can grab onto handles for a thrilling ride around the lake. Later in the year, a high ropes aerial adventure playground, with 90 different graded challenge courses, will…
Author: Bayside News
FRIDAY nights in February will see the re-emergence of the annual Kingston Arts Pop Up Bar at Moorabbin. Free live music will entertain bar goers when the bar returns for its fifth year. “The Pop Up Bar is a much-loved annual event that is a great way to discover the fantastic Kingston Arts Centre,” Kingston mayor Cr David Eden said. Performers at the 2017 Pop Up Bar include: 3 February – Blues and roots performer Geoff Achison 10 February – Soul Sacrifice, The Music of Santana 17 February – Popular local cover band Takin’ Cover 24 February – The Dirty…
IN a fit of road rage, an irate driver waved a syringe at four terrified young girls in the car beside him and physically threatened the passenger of another car in Edithvale Rd, Edithvale, 8pm, Friday 6 January. The man, 33, of Bulleen, was later apprehended by Frankston police and will be charged on summons with five counts of unlawful assault and assault with a weapon. Witnesses say the man drove a black Mercedes and was overtaking stationary traffic in the bike lane until a parked car 50 metres from Station St blocked his way. The man allegedly became angry…
A BUDDING entrepreneur is eyeing a prosperous career in the plant trade – and he’s only nine. Aspendale boy Seth Murran started his own retail business over the school holidays. Growing succulents in pots he sold them to passersby at the front gate before making the commercial decision to relocate to the footpath outside the shops in Station St. The Parkdale Primary School pupil charges customers $3-$5 for each plant and then reinvests his earnings back into buying more plants. He displays his stock on a purpose-built stand and has “sold quite a few plants” over the past four weeks,…
By Ben Triandafillou THE young duo, Alex and John McDonald, have cleaned up in the Frankston Summer Classic taking home both the under- 14s singles and doubles knockout tournaments. The Frankston Summer Classic on January 2nd run by the Better Tennis coaches was a three day tournament with about 150 entries, 36 of which were in the under-14 division. Alex was able to triumph in the singles winning five straight matches including a difficult 6-4 3-6 10-5 win in the singles, while John came out on top in the doubles defeating twin brother Alex, 6-3 6-3, with partner Neel Mohan.…