CHILDREN from non-English-speaking backgrounds statistically have a higher risk of drowning, and are more at risk in the water, than others in the community. So, a series of learn-to-swim programs for Sudanese youngsters in Kingston this week are especially relevant at this time of year. Don Tatnell Leisure Centre, Parkdale, and Waves, Highett, are two of 130 venues hosting VICSWIM’s Summer Kidz program, in partnership with migrant support agency The New Hope Foundation. They aim to teach 22 Sudanese youngsters how to experience the joys of swimming confidently and safely – something their born-and-bred Aussie school mates usually take…
Author: Bayside News
FREE live entertainment will attract crowds to the fourth annual Pop Up Bar in the Kingston Arts courtyard on Friday nights in February. A range of talented artists will complement the interactive artworks, LED light displays and video booths. Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said there was “no need to head to the city to enjoy great live music when Kingston Arts is providing great events right in our own backyard”. “The Pop Up Bar has been hugely popular in recent years,” she said. “It’s a great way for colleagues, friends and families to enjoy a relaxed Friday night together.”…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate 27-year-old Ashley Kneebone from Bonbeach who has been missing for a week. Ashley was last seen at a residential address in Patterson Street on Monday 11 January. Ashley’s personal possessions were found by his housemates strewn across a vacant block of land in Patterson Street on the same day he was last seen. Police and family are concerned for Ashley’s welfare as he has not made contact with them since 8 January which is out of character. He hasn’t accessed his bank accounts and his mobile phone is switched off. Ashley…
By BILLY DIXON When you career begins in the furthest corners of a sleepy seaside village, nearly two hours from the centre of Melbourne, you’re going to have to put in some serious legwork if the rest of the world’s going to recognise you. Seth Morton lived on the Mornington Peninsula for nearly 20 years before a career in music beckoned him elsewhere. A small market that seemed to cater exclusively to cover bands and a general lack of industry saw the Peninsula of the mid-2000s unable to cater for an emerging artist of his calibre. Seth dropped his last…
WAVES of crowds soaked up the weekend sunshine at the Frankston Waterfront Festival at the weekend (Saturday 16-Sunday 17 January) enjoying family-friendly activities including thrill rides, live music, markets and water sports. The annual festival, a celebration of Frankston’s bayside location, is swelling in popularity each year. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”5″ gal_title=”Frankston Waterfront Fest 2016″] Pictures: Gary Sissons First published in the Frankston Times – 18 January 2016