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…
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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…
A SANDRINGHAM swimming pool is offering free classes for infants to help them get used to being in the water. The free Splash Time program is running at Sandringham Family Leisure Centre. Classes, for infants aged up to four months, are run by two qualified swim teachers. The swimming centre says “with mum or dad in the water with bub and guided by two fully qualified swim instructors, Splash Time is an educational program structured around developing parental aquatic skills and building experience in handling a baby in water.” “Parents are given direction on how to gradually expose their baby…
THE highest statewide drowning figures in nearly two decades have prompted calls for caution. In Victoria, 13 people have drowned since Christmas Day. Life Saving Victoria said that it is the highest holiday death toll recorded in the state for 18 years. 17-year-old Nick Maan was one of the people who tragically died over the holiday period. He died in the waters of Mordialloc Beach on Boxing Day. Life Saving Victoria is calling for people to be careful around water, even if it looks calm and still. “Victoria has stunning waterways and it is understandable people are eager to enjoy…