AN Images and Old Yarn event this month will feature an old-fashioned slide-and-movie show, historical images from across the municipality, live performances by a brass band, afternoon tea, and talks by Frankston Citizen of the Year and Frankston Historical Society president Glenda Viner. The event, from 1-3pm, Saturday 18 July, at Frankston Mechanics’ Institute, is being put on by deputy mayor Cr Glenn Aitken and Frankston Historical Assets Committee. It will show archival photography and film featuring footage from the turn of last century up until the 1980s World Bowls event, as well as footage from Frankston Historical Society, Kananook…
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Compiled by Melissa Walsh WE are compelled to hold over a number of items of news till our next issue, owing to pressure on our space. *** MR Sheridan received the welcome news on Monday, by cable, from his son Percy, from the front, dated June 24th, that he was quite well. *** WE call special attention to an advertisement in another column in connection with the Recruiting movement. It will be seen that energetic action has been taken since the preliminary public meeting was held in Frankston on Monday evening last. It will be noted also that meetings…
Phil Price’s large scale, wind-activated kinetic sculpture, The Tree of Life, located near the Peninsula Link Cranbourne Road exit is being dismantled much to the disappointment of people passing by. Three stunning monumental sculptures were installed along the Peninsula Link freeway in Melbourne’s South East on the 14 December 2012, before the official opening of the freeway in January 2013, as part of a unique partnership between Southern Way and McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery. As part of the biennial Southern Way McClelland Commissions, a new sculpture will be commissioned every two years until 2037, alternating between two sites on the Peninsula Link freeway.…
POLICE are investigating an unprovoked assault on a Frankston-bound bus on Sunday 24 May. A 28-year-old man and a 22-year-old man on the late-night bus which left Swanston St, Melbourne, about 5.30am, were threatened and assaulted by two other men on the journey. Police believe the first offender got on the bus in the CBD just after 5.30am while the second got on at 5.52am in St Kilda. Soon after, the men began verbally threatening “to kill” the victims. The situation quickly escalated and the second man assaulted the two victims, causing minor injuries. The first man continued to make…
CONSUMER Affairs Victoria has urged people to know about common scams used to con the unwary. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission statistics show Victorians last year lost just under $20.5 million to scammers. Fake bank notes, sham refunds and bogus lottery prizes are among the top scams used to tempt unwary targets to part with their cash for no return. A trend in recent months involves the “refund” scam which often involves the con artist offering large sums of money in exchange for an upfront payment. Scammers pretend to be from a bank, organisation or government department, such as the…