DUNKLEY MP Chris Crewther has backtracked after he and environment minister Melissa Price announced grants to four community groups under a program that has not yet opened. Mr Crewther said on 17 March that he and Ms Price visited four groups in the Dunkley electorate to “announce the first grants of the federal government’s communities environment program”. During Senate estimates on 4 April, officials from the Department of the Environment and Energy confirmed applications for that program were not open and funding for it had not been appropriated. Mr Crewther played down the original announcement last week, telling The Times…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
STUDENTS from Mentone Grammar School have gone under the razor to help raise money for the World’s Greatest Shave. Over 25 students decided to partake in the shave on 29 March with the goal of raising funds to help find a cure for blood disease. Prior to the event they had brought in over $15,000 which eventually went up to over $20,000 after the shave took place. Mentone Grammar deputy principal Jarrod O’Neill said “this year, 26 of our students from years 5 to 12 took part in the shave for a cure, raising over $20,000 for the cause.” “The…
KINGSTON Council launched their prevention of family violence action plan on 27 March, aiming to put a stop to family violence within the community. The launch was attended by Kingston’s woman of the year Emma Gierschick and representatives from groups working to stamp out family violence. The plan, which was officially adopted by council in October of last year, outlines the goals of council as “increasing understanding of family violence and gender inequality as an underlying cause, challenging behaviours and attitudes that support violence, sexism and discrimination, promoting and normalising gender equality in public and private, and developing Kingston infrastructure,…
A WOMAN has died after an alleged hit and run incident in Chelsea on 28 March. 50-year-old Chelsea triathlete Michelle Ruitenbeek was riding her bike along the Nepean Highway at around 5.40am when she was allegedly struck by a ute. She was taken to hospital but died two days later. Police allege that the driver of the ute fled the scene. Ms Ruitenbeek was a member of the Mornington Peninsula Triathlon Club. MPTC president Kirrily Guinan took to social media to pay tribute to a “beautiful human being”. “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that we acknowledge the tragic passing…
DIVISION TWO MPNFL football is underway for 2019 after Rye and Pearcedale kicked off the season with a thriller. The division two season opener saw Rye face off against Pearcedale in difficult conditions at RJ Rowley Reserve on Saturday. Rye got off to a brilliant start in front of their home crowd, skipping away to a two goal lead going into quarter time. The second quarter saw momentum swing Pearcedale’s way, but they could not capitalise. In the windy conditions they kicked 0.5 for the quarter. The Demons put just one behind on the scoreboard in the second quarter, which…