For four decades Aussie comedian Col Elliott has been making crowds across the country laugh and now brings his special brand of humour to the Mornington Peninsula with Col’s Final (Fair Dinkum) Farewell Tour. As part of a generation of Australian standup comedians, along with Rodney Rude and Kevin “Bloody” Wilson, Elliott portrays the larrikin image with plenty of fart gags and casual politically incorrect jokes with characters like the failed kamikaze pilot, a Pakistani Elvis impersonator, and an Italian ambassador named Guisseppe Lasagne. The 67 year old funny man is performing at The Grand in Mornington on July 7…
Author: Bayside News
MEMBERS of the public can find out more about Ramadan – Islam’s holiest month – by attending a meal served after sunset on Sunday 3 July. The sunset meal is a tradition of breaking a fast and will be served as a buffet by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Victoria. The community has a mosque at Langwarrin but the meal is being served at the Uniting Church in Frankston. Those attending will get the chance to speak with mosque members and find out more about Islam. The Interfaith Iftar Dinner, 4.30pm Sunday 3 July, will be held at the…
A MAN’S body was found in a stolen car on Thompsons Rd, Carrum Downs yesterday evening (Wednesday 22 June). Police and detectives attended the scene near the Frankston-Dandenong Rd intersection at about 6.30pm. Frankston SES lit up the area and put a tarpaulin around the Mazda sedan. Detective Ash Eames, of Frankston CIU, said the 26-year-old Aspendale man was slumped in the driver’s seat. Passers-by had noticed the stationary car and called police. It is not known how the man died. Detective Eames said a quantity of the drug ice was found in a cigarette packet and amount of cash found in the…
MOORABBIN’S Bawarchi restaurant and Kingston Arts have teamed up to dish up a tasty experience when Is It Because I’m Indian? hits the stage this week at Kingston Arts Centre. Audience members can enjoy eating spicy Indian food and watch Rajendra Moodley’s spicy one-man show about his life as a Melbourne-based actor and writer. Sick of being typecast as the “token Indian” Raj takes on the stereotypes and bullies in a rollicking ride of laughter and tears. The show is packed with colourful characters and reminds us all that everyone has their own “fragrant curry of magical realism”. Is It…
A BEAUMARIS woman told police she was followed on three occasions by a man as she left Cheltenham station. In the latest incident, the woman, 26, got off the train, 7.40pm, Wednesday 15 June, and walked towards her car in Coape St. She noticed a man following her close behind as she passed Cheltenham Primary School and crossed the road; the man did the same. She quickened her pace and the man did, too. Near Coape St the woman phoned a friend and said she was being followed. When she turned the man had disappeared. The woman told police the…