PENINSULA Aquatic Recreation Centre (PARC) in Frankston has again been re-accredited with Life Saving Victoria’s (LSV’s) prized Platinum Pool Award. In doing so, the facility continues to hold its exclusive position among just 40 Victorian aquatic facilities currently holding the accreditation in the leisure centre category. Platinum Pool status is awarded to aquatic facilities providing outstanding levels of safety. To achieve the award PARC had to undertake a rigorous series of assessments to ensure it met all of LSV’s criteria for the accreditation. Passing with an incredible Compliance Score of 100 per cent the award provides recognition for the tireless…
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PLANNING experts and community and environmental groups across Victoria are uniting to demand mandatory height controls to stop a future wall of high-rise developments in Frankston’s City Centre adjacent to the Kananook Creek and within 200 metres of the coastline. Community groups – Long Island Residents Group Inc., Frankston Beach Association Inc. and Mornington Environment Association Inc. – are off to VCAT to appeal a 5–to–4 vote by Frankston City Council (FCC) to grant a permit for a 14–storey/50–metre–high mixed–use building, at Frankston’s Waterfront Precinct. Hot on its heels, an application for an even higher 16 storey / 60-metre-high apartment…
MIKE Green is a Mornington Peninula-based self-taught representational artist who works across painting and printmaking. He has a new exhibition at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery featuring a print portfolio he generously donated to the Gallery’s collection. Standing on the inside (Prints 1980 – 1991) presents a selection from this body of work. The etchings, lithographs and screenprints depict a range of semi-abandoned, ageing and intimate interior spaces, within homesteads, houses and beach boxes; many are the fruit of Mike’s epic journeys throughout rural and urban Australia, Boston and beyond. Alive with the possibility of artistic adventure; the prints highlight Mike’s…
POLICE seized around 200 grams of alleged methylamphetamine and cash from a house in Bonbeach last week. Police raided the property on Wednesday, 29 March. It was one of 17 raids made under Firearm Prohibition Orders on the day. Firearm Prohibition Orders were first implemented in May 2018. Police issue FPOs to individuals to prevent them from acquiring, possessing, carrying, or using firearm related items for up to a decade. Around 1800 FPOs have been issued by Victoria Police in the last five years. Victoria Police illicit firearms squad detective acting inspector Ash Ryan said “the implementation of the illicit…
MORDI Fest should be expanded to a three-day event with more popular bands, a Kingston councillor says. This year, Mordi Fest took place on 4 and 5 March. The two-day festival was headlined by British India. Kingston councillor Cameron Howe has successfully advocated for a review into the festival. He says that the event has the potential to grow into something “iconic”. “Mordi Fest should be bigger, better, and bolder, with a bigger emphasis on better entertainment and bands over three days beginning on the Friday night,” Howe said. “Live music venues in Mordialloc will have the option to add…