Kingston City Hall will undergo a major refurbishment in early 2016 to ensure the iconic building continues to meet the needs of the Kingston community. The $575,000 project will improve the links between indoor and outdoor areas by installing glass door panels in the north wall to connect the Kingston City Hall with the neighbouring Kingston Arts Centre. Other upgrades will include: foyer, box office and cafe upgrade replacement of the passenger lift improved access for people with disabilities upgrades to heating and cooling. Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said the Kingston City Hall was a focal point for community…
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A SEAFORD woman was lucky to escape serious injury when her car hit a power pole in Nepean Hwy, Carrum, 10pm, Sunday 10 January. The woman, 47, was driving south when she possibly blacked out and hit the pole, snapping it at the base and leaving it teetering dangerously over the road. Her car careered over the highway into Progress Av where she was able to get out and await treatment. A MICA ambulance later took her to Frankston hospital. Live power poles hug low over Nepean Hwy and a transformer exploded, causing small grass fires. Parts of Carrum and…
A LEGANA Ct, Patterson Lakes, woman called police 7.30am, Wednesday 6 January, to report her Toyota car missing from the carport. Police had noticed the car being driven dangerously in two incidents, 2.40am, and 2.50am, including being driven through a red light from Springvale Rd onto Frankston Freeway. They did not give chase. A tap-and-go credit card transaction by a young female at the McDonald’s restaurant, Chelsea Heights, is being investigated in connection with the car’s theft. Anyone with information should call Chelsea police, 8773 3200. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 13 January 2016
MOST anglers on Port Phillip Bay know the rules, but a few who didn’t felt the weight of Operation Billit over the Christmas holidays. The Fisheries Victoria operation targeted snapper anglers off Carrum and Chelsea, as well as Hastings in Western Port, with “a mixed bag of results”. Fisheries Victoria’s Bob Hutton said 93 per cent of anglers were found to be obeying the rules and regulations. “We inspected 2100 recreational anglers on the water and at boat ramps and detected 144 offenders,” he said. “This was not a covert operation and was widely publicised before it started, so there…
IF it’s a New Year’s resolution to finally take the writing plunge then classes at Longbeach Place community centre could be the start or the next step of a writer’s journey. Writing Creatively Towards Your Future classes hosted at Longbeach Place community centre in February and June are a relaxed but disciplined way to explore writing ambitions. The 20-hour course, including five hours of online learning, involves research into blogging, journalism and screenplay writing and other literary endeavours that may lead to employment opportunities. Teacher Mairi Neil says the course is suitable for writers of all abilities. “Writing classes can…