FRANKSTON has been named and shamed as “the worst suburb” in Victoria to rent in due to just six reviews on a name-and-shame website about rental properties. Tabloid TV show A Current Affair aired a report about the Don’t Rent Me site founded by Sydney-based Anthony Ziebell last month stating “Frankston is the worst performing suburb – with St Kilda, Highett and Coburg also making the list”. The Don’t Rent Me site allows renters to leave public feedback about their experiences in rental properties and common complaints range from unclean homes riddled with mould to the non-return of rental bonds at…
Author: Neil Walker
THE long-awaited section of the Bay Trail from Charman Rd to the Mentone Lifesaving Club was officially opened last Wednesday (7 October). Kingston mayor Cr Geoff Gledhill welcomed the opening of the pathway for cyclists and walkers along the foreshore before the warmer summer weather arrives. “The Bay Trail project is an important link to promote cycling and walking around Port Phillip Bay and will be a fantastic community asset,” Cr Gledhill said. The new 600-metre section of the Bay Trail, a further step towards a single continuous bike path around Port Phillip Bay, has not been built without controversy.…
RUNNING Touch is a Mentone man of mystery. The 21-year-old electronica singer-songwriter, who is nameless and faceless in publicity shots, is a jack of all musical trades but listening to efforts such as his latest song This Is Just To Say it’s apparent he is certainly a master of blissful beats and smooth vocals with an urban edge. The vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, pianist, producer and poet (yes, poet) is off to a good start and is making a name – if not a face yet – for himself on the festival circuit after winning radio station Triple J’s Unearthed Artist…
INDIGENOUS artefacts discovered on land at Chelsea Heights are being assessed by experts to determine whether a Thames Promenade site can be used to relocate a kindergarten. It was believed the Chelsea Heights Kindergarten could not be moved from its existing base at Third Ave due to the discovery of the artefacts but The News can reveal the Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria says this has not yet been officially decided. The Thames Promenade site is owned by the Department of Education and Labor state government spokeswoman Sonia Heath said the OAAV, an agency that provides advice to the government…
THE Big V, spearheaded by a Frankston duo, took it up to Australia’s other states at the National Paralympic 7-a-side Football Championships this month. Frankston striker Matthew Holland and speedy youngster Oran Jones from Seaford played their part in the Victorian Paralympic Football team’s bronze medal winning performances at the tournament hosted in Coffs Harbour. The team, made up of young men affected by cerebral palsy or acquired brain injuries, fell just short of bringing the ultimate prize of the cup back to Victoria, but saw off the challenge of Western Australia 2-1, grabbed a 2-2 draw against champions New…