A NIGHT out at the movies in Frankston turned ugly for a young man and his girlfriend last week. Blake Everett, a 19-year-old stand-up comedian from Coburg, and his girlfriend, Alanah Parkin, were walking from the train station to the Hoyts cinema complex in Wells St at about 6pm last Monday evening (6 June) when they passed a group of youths. One of the youths asked Everett for a cigarette before launching an unprovoked attack on the teen. Mr Everett, whose Ready Since I Was 5 show debuted at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year, took to Facebook the…
Author: Stephen Taylor
MYSTERY surrounds the deaths of two scuba divers near Mornington pier, Friday, but rough seas and strong winds almost certainly contributed to the tragedy. Diving instructor Leonie Hanson, 40, who worked for Harbour Dive Australia, Mornington, and her pupil, a 39-year-old man, of Langwarrin, drowned when they got into difficulties around noon. Witnesses said they heard screams as a desperate Ms Hanson tried to keep her unconscious pupil afloat and lift him onto a ladder on the seaward side of the concrete wall, while being buffeted by large waves. Nearby restaurateur Roberto De Santis, who ran to help, told Channel…
COUNTRY Fire Authority volunteers across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula are “completely gutted” by what they see as a sell-out by the state government in enterprise bargaining negotiations between the United Firefighters’ Union and the CFA. Fair Work Australia has backed a log of claims governing future UFU wages and work conditions “which could effectively give them control over the CFA”, the volunteer body says. Volunteers are concerned the union seems to have the backing of Premier Daniel Andrews – although nothing is signed off as yet – but are buoyed by the support of Emergency Services Minister Jane Garrett.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Chorale members will hit the high notes in New York next year. They have been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in January with composer Sir Karl Jenkins. It is the trip of a lifetime for the choristers now need to raise the money for their travels. They will join other choristers from around the world to form the Distinguished Concerts Singers International, with Sir Karl composer-in-residence, and artistic director Jonathan Griffith as conductor of the performance. The venue will be the Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall. “We are seeking funding from all government levels, and exploring all…
JENSEN has his work ahead of him. The 18-month-old poodle-golden retriever cross – or “Groodle” – is about to embark on his life’s work: becoming a companion dog for a child suffering with autism. It’s no easy task but, thanks to families like the Bunnys, of Seaford, Jensen has the best possible grounding for a life of service. “He’s our second dog, with the first – Zola – going on to become a companion dog for a child suffering with Chops syndrome, which affects only one in a billion children,” mother Carly said. This disorder involves multiple abnormalities present from…