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BONBEACH Primary School’s Green Thumbs Gardening Club has won Best School Garden Composting Award in ABC TV’s dirtgirlworld and Costa’s Compost Academy Awards. Star of the hit children’s TV show Scrapboy joined Kingston mayor Cr David Eden to present the students with a golden gnome trophy on Monday 5 December. The students showed off their garden, set up a worm farm and planted some pumpkins on the day. The Green Thumbs Gardening Club was launched three years ago by school parents Jade Kavanagh and Amy Dowling who now run school holiday gardening programs open to all local youngsters. See growinggreenthumbs.com.au for more details. Green thumbs up: Kingston mayor David Eden with Scrapboy at Bonbeach Primary School.
Police patrol Assault on Main St KINGSTON detectives are searching for a man over an early morning assault in Main St, Mordialloc, Saturday 27 August. Detective Senior Constable Paul Glew, of Kingston CIU, said a fight between two groups at a nearby hotel supposedly ended when security staff intervened and ejected the troublemaker and his mates, 1pm. A short time later the victim also left the venue and walked up to Main St. There, he was spotted by the offender who ran up to him and punched him repeatedly in the face, causing extensive swelling and bruising. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Glew, 9556 6111 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
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