Woman of the year to be announced THE third Kingston woman of the year will be announced next month. There are 24 nominees for this year’s award. The winner will receive the award at Kingston’s International Women’s Day celebration event on Friday, 5 March. The event will be hosted by 2020 Kingston woman of the year award and youth awards finalist Tara Graves. Indigenous Outreach Projects and Melbourne Djembe Group will perform, and Resilient Aspiring Women cofounder Mariam Issa will be the keynote speaker. The mayor Steve Staikos said “this year there are 24 exceptional nominees for the Kingston woman of the year award, who each contribute wonderful things to our community, through their professional, volunteer or personal achievements.” “This year’s theme is a challenged world is an alert world. We can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.” The event will be held at Kingston City Hall in Moorabbin, 9:45am12.30pm on 5 March. Attendance is limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Register attendance at kingstoniwd2021.eventbrite.com To read more about the nominees visit kingston.vic.gov.au/kwa
2020 Kingston woman of the year June Rea. Picture: Supplied
Kinder project completed BONBEACH Preschool has been officially opened. The early learning centre will offer three and four-year-old kindergarten programs. The centre is located at Bonbeach Primary School. The $2.6 million project was promised by the state government in the leadup to the 2018 state election. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “we are investing in the future of our next generation of learners and ensuring they can access the best education close to home in Bonbeach.” “I am so proud that the Andrews Labor government has funded this $2.6 million project, on top of the $6.3 million in funding provided by this government to upgrade and modernise Bonbeach Primary. I want to acknowledge the tireless work of the pre-school and the broader school community who worked with me to help bring the whole master plan to life,” she said. Early childhood minister Ingrid Stitt said “creating more places for children to attend kinder and ensuring they learn in the best facilities across Victoria is vital to ensuring they get the best start in life.”
Playground plans for reserve CONSULTATION closes next week on the redevelopment plans for Peter Scullin Reserve. The Mordialloc reserve is set to receive upgrade works in the near future. A new playground is planned for the site. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “as part of the redevelopment we’d like to create an inclusive playspace for a wide range of age groups with both traditional play equipment combined with natural elements. But it’s really up to the community to tell us what they want and how they would like to see the area enhanced, to ensure our plans meet the needs of our community.” Visit yourkingstonyoursay/peterscullin to fill out a survey on the redevelopment plans. Consultation closes Friday 26 February.
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