ALL the elements of nature, including the goodwill of human supporters, came together to ensure a successful outcome to the Disabled Surfers Association Mornington Peninsula branch’s Let’s Go Surfing event at Point Leo on Saturday 21 January. “Everything aligned again: sun, surf, supporters, sounds. Close to record attendance for our January event, with over 500 registered in total and more than 130 surfers going into the water,” DSAMP president Pea Saunders said. “It was a phenomenal day for all and a spectacular way of demonstrating what an inclusive event looks like.” Saunders thanked “all the wonderful volunteers who enable this…
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A NEW production will bring together cabaret, dance, vaudeville, magic, circus, and comedy on the Frankston Arts Centre stage next month. Club Soda is a new show from Raconteur Productions, the team behind The Paris Underground Cabaret. Club Soda features performances from dancer Eden Read, magician Julia Madotti, illusionist Richard Vegas, circus artist Hannah Trott, and actor Tim Rutty. Club Soda will be performed on one night only. The show will take place at 8pm on 18 March at the Frankston Arts Centre. For tickets visit artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/Home First published in the Frankston Times – 14 February 2023
AUSTRALIAN band You Am I headlines this weekend’s Waterfront Festival in Frankston. The free two-day event takes place across Saturday 18 February and Sunday 19 February. You Am I takes the stage from 8.45pm on Saturday. Other music acts scheduled to play for the crowd are The Casanovas, Thndo, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Merindas, and Kylie Auldist. Amusement rides, food trucks, and Lucha Libre professional wrestling will also feature at the festival. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said “clearly one day is not enough to enjoy the finest Frankston City has to offer. Last year was spectacular, and this year we’ve…
A NEW pipeline will deliver 73 megalitres of recycled water a year to open space areas in Frankston North. The new pipeline will run past the Long Island National Golf Club, Eric Bell Reserve, Monterey Soccer Fields, and Pat Rollo Reserve. The state government announced it would spend $1.3 million on the project, titled the Monterey Recycled Water Scheme, last week. The total cost of the project is expected to be $4 million, with funding also coming from South East Water, Frankston Council, and the Long Island National Golf Club. Victorian water minister Harriet Shing visited Frankston North last week…
A CARAVAN worth more than $60,000 has been stolen from Moorabbin. Victoria Police say that two men in a stolen Toyota Hilux were seen at the caravan on Elna Court at around 2.30pm on 31 December. They allegedly used an angle grinder to break through the tow ball lock, then towed it away on the back of the stolen Hilux. The stolen caravan in an Avan Aspire 555. Police found the Hilux dumped in Noble Park on 11 January. A statement from Victoria Police read “the first offender is perceived to be Caucasian in appearance, aged in his 30s to…