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Life’s a beach A NEW beachside playground has opened at Carrum as part of the rejuvenated foreshore precinct. The sand-based playground, located at Old Post Office Lane near the new Carrum Life Saving Club building, is integrated into the beach to provide easy access for young children. Pictured swinging into action at Kingston’s newest playground is four-year-old Hamish Beitzel. Picture: Yanni
More CCTV on way By Neil Walker MORE closed-circuit television cameras are set to be installed throughout the city of Kingston after the state government advised Kingston Council up to $225,000 is available to fund the surveillance devices. The funding is in addition to $125,000 already provided by state coffers for the installation of CCTV cameras in Aspendale and Moorabbin.
Council accepted the initial funding offer after a stoush with the state government over ongoing maintenance and operating costs. Council had pushed for these costs to be met by the state government but eventually agreed to foot the bill for ongoing costs (‘CCTV funding deal struck’, Chelsea-Mordialloc News, 24/7/13). Councillors voted to accept funding for up to 17 CCTV cameras to be in-
stalled in Carrum, Chelsea, Mordialloc and Cheltenham. Council officers and police nominated sites where the cameras would be best suited, including the forecourt at Mordialloc railway station, Station St shops opposite Carrum railway station, Bath Street and Victory Park in Chelsea, and at Carrum foreshore. Footage from the cameras will be made available to police upon request
and may be used as evidence in court. Police did not back plans for a CCTV system that transmitted live footage to a police station due to limited monitoring resources and “unrealistic expectations” for an immediate response such a system may have created. A recent survey conducted by the Victorian Department of Justice found almost 85 per cent of respondents supported a partnership approach be-
tween the state government and council to address community safety. Kingston Mayor Ron Brownlees said: “While CCTVs are not a guaranteed anti-crime measure, we have applied for more as our community overwhelmingly supports their installation and the cameras will act as an additional crime prevention tool for police.”
A BELL SHAKESPEARE AND STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA CO-PRODUCTION
SATURDAY 17 AUGUST @ 8PM*
Photographer: Kris Washusen
Director IMARA SAVAGE takes on one of Shakespeareʼs earliest comedies with style. Two sets of identical twins are separated at birth. Itʼs not long before this absurd tale of mistaken identity and far-fetched coincidence unfolds in chaotic hilarity.
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
TICKETS: Member $55, Full $66, Conc $62, U30 $30, U16/Splash $16, Group 10+ $52ea DURATION: 105 minutes, no interval Frankston Arts Centre is a Business Unit of Frankston City Council.
* Captioned performance
Sharp banter and comical word-play lure us into a contemporary world where characters are reinvented, individuality is fluid, and bigger themes lie just below the surface.
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