SERVICES will not suffer despite the Labor state government rate cap coming into force this year according to Kingston Council. Council has released its 2016-17 draft budget for community feedback before its formal adoption by councillors next month and mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley says council’s financial prudence means council “is well-placed to respond to the Victorian government’s new rate capping policy which will see average rates rise by no more than 2.5 per cent”. “We’re investing $56million to ensure our community has access to well-maintained quality infrastructure, that our local sports clubs are supported and that our children have access…
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THE third annual National Youth Week Leaders Forum was held at Parkdale Secondary College, Friday 22 April. “This forum has been a great success over the past two years,” federal Labor member for Isaacs Mark Dreyfus said. “I was very pleased to be able to hold my third leaders forum at Parkdale and I thank the school for hosting this great local event. “Young people in the Isaacs community have so much to offer and such great ideas to share, and I am glad that my forum offers an avenue for young local residents to talk to community leaders and…
THE saying: “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others” may be describing Rachael Thatcher and members of the Patterson Lakes Card Group. They have all contributed to making life a lot better for one local woman. Chinese-born Jenny had been in Australia only a month when she started dropping in to the centre at 54-70 Thompson Rd. With virtually no English, communication was difficult, but PLCC staff tried their best to make her feel welcome and find an activity that would help her make new friends and improve…
LOVE THEIR CHROME By TERRI LEE FATOUROS Australia’s iconic classic rock band The Screaming Jets are back after an eight-year hiatus between albums, with their latest and greatest new release entitled Chrome. This seventh studio album has been a labour of love, with a mix of new songs that has a slightly new bent to their sound, to say the least, leaving the boys wildly excited with the finished product. The Screaming Jets will be touring and showcasing their new material, but keeping authentic to their rockin’ history by pulling out all their biggest hits along the way. I chatted…
Mornington Street corners, bars and restaurants will come alive over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend, June 10 – 12, as some of the biggest names in the business hit town for the fourth annual Mornington Winter Jazz Festival. The 2016 festival is set to take things to a whole new level with the introduction of a new Blues program which will be jam packed with some of Mornington Peninsula’s favourite artists! The 2015 festival was a huge success, with more than 116 performances in and around Mornington, and this year festival organisers the Mornington Chamber of Commerce are aiming to raise…