KINGSTON Council and Mordialloc Beach Patrol have joined forces to hold the first annual Cigarette Butt Clean Up Day on Sunday April 23 and are calling on community volunteers to join in. Mordialloc Beach Patrol’s area manager Tony Buckle said the group had launched monthly clean-ups late last year and had been disgusted by the high number of dumped cigarette butts along the Mordialloc beach and recreational areas. “Mordialloc Beach Patrol has collected over 10,000 dumped cigarette butts in just five, one hour sessions with only a handful of volunteers,” Mr Buckle said. “We’re calling on the community to join…
Author: Bayside News
AUSTRALIAN breakthrough band Stonefield will rock the crowds at the upcoming City of Kingston Harvest Festival. The annual Harvest Festival brings a little bit of country to Kingston with top bluegrass, rockabilly and country artists set to perform on Saturday 7 May at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea. This year’s event, marking Harvest Festival’s 10th anniversary, will be headlined by Stonefield just back from their successful US tour. The four sisters hailing from rural Victoria won the Triple J Unearthed High contest in 2010 and have been growing from strength to strength on the international festival circuit. The event will also…
PAINTED windows may have prevented the earlier discovery of a fire which caused “moderate” damage to Richmond and Bennison lawyers, Main St, Mordialloc, Friday 15 April. A street sweeper and a passing coffee van operator said they could smell smoke about 4am but couldn’t determine where it was coming from. It was not until 7am that the fire’s location was established and fire crews alerted. About 10 CFA and MFB fire trucks arrived soon after. Police said the offenders had set fire to a number of areas on the ground floor. An arson chemist attended the scene later that day,…
IRONMAN teacher Matt Clark is bringing it all back home with his dedication to personal sports performance a plus for Patterson River Secondary College students. Matt, 32, competed at the Strongman Japan competition this month coming third overall among 1700 competitors. The competition – a 3km swim, 157km bike ride and 42.2km run in the tropical Island of Miyakojima – was held on Sunday 17 April. Matt has founded an after school hours running group for students from any sports or backgrounds to work on building endurance and speed by learning correct running form. We have footballers, dancers, soccer players and…
FRANKSTON’S new war memorial at Beauty Park will be open for Anzac Day commemorations this year. The $480,000 memorial at Beauty Park, funded by the federal government, Frankston Council and donations from the community, was officially opened last Sunday (10 April) ahead of Anzac Day on Monday 25 April. “With record numbers attending last year’s Anzac Day services, the open space around the new Beauty Park memorial will be able to cater for enormous crowds of community members who wish to pay tribute to those who have served us,” Frankston mayor Cr James Dooley said. “We are proud to have…