THE family of murdered Hastings jeweller Dermot O’Toole have expressed disappointment at the vandalism of the walk named in his honour. O’Toole Walk is decorated with a mural, carved leprechaun, clover plaques, and a bench dedicated to the Hastings resident and trader who was murdered in his High Street store in July 2013. The mural has been defaced in recent days, and a plaque ripped from the wall. “The recent vandalism of O’Toole Walk is extremely disrespectful not just to our family, but to the whole community and to all those that volunteered their time to create this walkway,” Trent…
Day: February 6, 2018
VANDALS are defacing billboards promoting a charity event run by Peninsula Aero Club. “Our air show benefits a number of charities across the peninsula,” club president Jack Vevers said online. “This year we have nominated Riding for the Disabled as our key beneficiary, and damaging the signs takes money out of their pockets. This makes this whole episode even more shameful.” He said the club was urging people to keep an eye out for vandals to “help us stop this damage.” The club’s air show War and Peace is on Sunday 11 March. First published in the Western Port News…
A $5000 donation by steel company BlueScope to the Hasting Yacht Club will go towards buying polo shirts for volunteers in the Sailability program. The program supports those who normally would not be able to sail or enjoy the pleasures of sailing. Club Sailability officer Kevin Baensch said the volunteers needed to be easily identified. One, John Browning, pictured, travels from St Andrews to assist at every Sailability session. He is now sporting the new polo with the BlueScope logo. “Another immediate requirement is for VHF radios to link up the rescue boats and the training yacht,” Mr Baensch said.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has now officially “transitioned” out of running school holiday programs. Licences held by the shire with the Department of Education and Training will be transferred to commercial operator Team Holiday. Team Holiday will run programs under the licences from the April’s Easter school holidays at Hastings and Mornington while continuing existing programs at Mt Eliza and Mt Martha. Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Bryan Payne described Team Holiday as “an established and experienced service provider”. Team Holiday’s website lists three programs in the just-ended school holidays, ranging from $70 a day at Mt Eliza North Primary to…
THE WESTERNPORT Steelers have signed two new imports for the 2018 season who are set to make an impact on and off the court. German championship victor Dylan Travis arrived in Melbourne last month and has made an immediate impact at the club running the Summer Basketball Camp at the Somerville Secondary College two weeks ago. Travis, who finished his college career at Florida Southern College in 2016 with a number of honours in All-American teams, will be joined by European basketballer Attirah Munir who will arrive later this month. Munir will join the Women’s Steelers team and will help…