CITY of Kingston will join with five other councils to deter unsightly illegal graffiti by commissioning a series of vibrant street art murals on public spaces. The Urban Canvas Mural Festival will see 30 artists each create a large-scale mural on some of Melbourne’s most graffiti prone areas over 14 days. The participating councils, Bayside, Boroondara, Glen Eira, Kingston, Port Phillip and Stonnington, make up the Inner South Metro Mayors Forum (ISMMF). The Mural Festival, launching on 17 April at a dedicated Festival Hub at 254 Carlisle Street, Balaclava, includes an art exhibition, art workshops, a youth mentoring program and…
Author: Bayside News
By Julian Cook MORNINGTON hasn’t heard many cheers louder than on Saturday when Right You Are was declared the 2023 Neds Mornington Cup (2400m) winner. The atmosphere was electric as Hezashocka and Right You Are paired off down the home straight with fans left on the edge of their seats in one of the closest photo finishes in recent memory. With the crowd left in limbo for several minutes while the judge deliberated, Right You Are’s co-trainer David Eustace, who watched the race from a friend’s wedding, was none the wiser as to the result. “I wasn’t sure actually,” Eustace…
ABOUT 20 artists and potters from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula will be opening their studios to the public the Peninsula Studio Trail weekend, 29 to 30 April. The artists promote their work collectively and believe opening their studio doors makes it more accessible to the public. “The open studio weekends are a wonderful opportunity to meet talented local artists and visit their private working studios,” member artist Diane Williamson said. “Our diverse and gifted artists specialise in ceramics, painting (oils, watercolour and acrylic), textiles, printmaking, photography, sculpture. Some run classes or workshops and promote their work through exhibitions.” Williamson…
A SMASH-and-grab crime spree across Mount Eliza, Mornington and Mount Martha has shocked residents and businesses, and prompted calls for increased CCTV and police patrols on the peninsula. About one dozen businesses were robbed between 2am and 4am on Monday 17 April, with many staff and owners arriving to work to find windows and doors smashed and cash stolen. Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives believe the crimes are linked, with cafes, milk bars, beauty salons, a clothing store and laundromat targeted. It is believed two people known to police were captured on CCTV cameras at some of the break-ins,…
POLICE aboard the Mornington nightshift patrol van were busy on Friday night (21 April) processing three offenders within three hours for drink driving. All three drivers were intercepted by police in the Mornington area and taken back to the Mornington police station for a further breath test. A 52-year-old man from Tyabb returned a reading of 0.069 – resulting in a fine and loss of licence for three months. A 49-year-old Mount Martha man returned a reading of 0.092 – resulting in a fine and loss of licence for six months. A 21-year-old female P-plater from New South Wales returned…