FRANKSTON High School student Abigail Strangward has won the 2016 John Marsden and Hatchette Australia Prize for Young Writers for fiction. At age 14, Abigail is one of the youngest writers to win this prestigious award which is open to all Australian secondary school students. The award carries the largest prize money for young writers in Australia. Abigail won a $500 cash prize, a selection of Young Adult titles from Hachette Australia, and will have her story Marmalade published in the Voiceworks youth literary journal. Abby received her award from John Marsden at a special event during the Melbourne Writers…
Author: Bayside News
A PAINTING that has intrigued thousands of people across the nation for more than 30 years is coming to Frankston. The timeless artwork, Three Well Known Australians, by artist Martin Shaw, has been keeping the public guessing since its journey started in 1983. So far it has been exhibited at 186 venues, and Mr Shaw said there are plans to keep the tour going for many years to come. Part of the mystique surrounding the painting is the mystery of just who the subjects are, but while the clues are in the painting Mr Shaw is giving nothing away. Exhibition-goers are…
Enter your short film in the Peninsula Short Film Fest and you could win a share in up to $30K of cash and prizes. Get filming and enter now! 20 short listed films will be judged live on Saturday February 4, 2017 by top industry professionals with the winner taking out $5K in cash, second place $2.5K cash and third place scoring $1250 cash. There are plenty more cool prizes with awards for Best Animation, Best Documentary, Best International and the Woodleigh School Emerging Filmmaker Award (open to any Australian student under 18 years of age). There are also awards…
A 54-YEAR-OLD Frankston man will face court on charges of dangerous driving causing death and other traffic related offences relating to a fatal collision in Langwarrin earlier this year. A 17-year-old Langwarrin girl was crossing the intersection of Cranbourne-Frankston Rd and Long St when she was struck by a garbage truck, 8.10am, Tuesday 16 February. She was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries but died in hospital. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives charged the man who appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, Tuesday 20 September. The case has been adjourned for a committal mention at a date to be fixed.
DETECTIVES are investigating the death of a Frankston man after a confrontation with security staff outside a Bunnings’ Warehouse, 11.15am, Monday. The 31-year-old, of Screen St, reportedly collapsed during the altercation and complained of feeling unwell. He was taken to Frankston Hospital where he died, surrounded by his family, on Monday night. Bunnings managing director Michael Schneider said his company had launched an “internal investigation” into the incident in the car park of the Gertrude St store. The statement alleged the man was “attempting theft before being apprehended by loss prevention officers”, Mr Schneider said. “Our thoughts and sympathies go…