HERITAGE Victoria has approved a planned redevelopment of the Mentone Hotel in principle paving the way for an apartment complex and townhouses to be built at the Beach Rd site. The heritage permit is the first stage in the planning application process. The planned development of the hotel, also known as The Edgy, will be assessed by Kingston Council before final approval. Heritage Victoria stated: “The Construction Management plan must include a structural engineers report detailing the measures being employed to ensure that all historic features of the heritage place are adequately protected during the course of carrying out the…
Author: Bayside News
FOUR sets of twins starting school at Kilbreda College was news enough: the big news is they join nine sets of twins already there. The newcomers – all entering Year 7 last week – are identical twins Laura and Sarah, Lucy and Miranda and Emily and Grace, and non-identical twins Briana and Mia. The other twins already attending the college, in Mentone, are in years 8-12. The Year 7 twins joined in orientation classes and made the most of the opportunity to get to know their classmates and make new friends. “Kilbreda College prides itself on being a girls’ school…
A MAN and a woman brandishing a hand gun held up the Shell service station at Five Ways, Baxter, 6.10pm, Tuesday. Luckily, no one was hurt in the robbery in which the pair rode up on a motor cycle and walked into the convenience store wearing their helmets and sunglasses. CCTV footage shows the woman pointing the gun at the attendant as she demands money from the till. Sergeant John Coburn, of Somerville police complex, said the attendant was traumatised by the incident. The pair made off with a small quantity of cash. Police are examining footage of the incident…
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS THINK your rock might be lacking gutsy grunge blues, or your passion for it withering? Then atone, my friends, and get yourself down to soul repenting, mystical “shakin & rockin” blues rock with The Electric Church. With eccentric mastermind Baron Franco on lead vocals/guitar as the charismatic front man of the band, flavoured by bassist, Jesse Ingram and interchanging with their tight new rhythmic drummer, Paul Fiddes, and playing in the style of “New Blues-based Alternative Rock,” you’ll be impressed with the funky, raw, and gritty rocking blues the Electric Church is churning out. The Electric…
RESIDENTS whose efforts have made a difference to Kingston were honoured at the Citizen of the Year Awards held at Kingston Council’s annual Australia Day Breakfast at City Hall this month. The four awards include Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community Group of the Year and Young Community Group of the Year. Presenting the awards, mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said each of the award winners had all helped make Kingston a stronger community. “The winners, and indeed all of the nominees, have made outstanding contributions across a wide range of areas in Kingston,” Cr Bearsley said.…