pool at family dream padScott Carbines There’s no such thing as boredom at 5 Armer Court A family paradise the kids will never want to leave has raised the Aspendale Gardens record more than $200,000 with its long list of perks even more appealing in the COVID age The five-bedroom pad on 1038sq m at 5 Armer Court sold for $1.555m via private sale with a $1.45-$1.595m guide after strong interest from three local families keen to upgrade to the standout fun house Buxton Dingley Village agent Steve Turner said the previous suburb record was 6 Batten Place’s $1.346m RELATED: Stewart and Kerryn Rose: Sailing family list renovated Parkdale home after Aspendale buy High-profile sailors take the helm at historic Aspendale boaties den Jordan De Goey: Collingwood forward bags Aspendale apartment There are only a handful of properties about this size in the suburb “I’ve lived in the area for 15 years and worked it for 10; it’s been a long time since we’ve had this significant a jump in the record,” he said but it’s been a long time since a jump as significant as this.” Mr Turner said there was always that place everyone wanted to go back to after school or on weekends as kids — and this was most certainly it but all the kids would want to come back and jump on the trampoline,” he said but its new owners — and all their family and friends the latter the children will have no trouble making — will enjoy a pool mini golf and basketball court in the backyard with a billiards room and bar among the interior spaces there was a lot more interest in that style of property than we expected and I certainly believe COVID has played a part in that,” Mr Turner said “Because it’s one of those homes that have literally everything; you could self isolate “It’s a forever home … the kids’ bedrooms are massive Watch the kids grow up in ultimate comfort “When you’ve got a two or three-year-old you’re not thinking about what they’re going to need when they’re a teenager but you future-proof your family by buying big; when they’re bringing friends home as teens and in their 20s bringing partners home it’s going to be hard to get rid of them ‘cause the rooms are so big He said Aspendale Gardens was one of the slowest turnover suburbs in the state with excellent primary and high school options and there had been a shortage of stock for the past three or four years as families rarely listed and left The suburb’s median house price is $960,000 The benchmark sale for a house on a regular block for the area, in the 500-600sq m range, was set by 39 Jacqueline Drive MORE: Melbourne summer market heating up, Australia Day auctions ready Lara: Buyers snap up homes in quick time, then wait for finance Melbourne first-home buyer hot spots revealed scott.carbines@news.com.au third parties have written and supplied the content and we are not responsible for it completeness or reliability of the information nor do we accept any liability or responsibility arising in any way from omissions or errors contained in the content We do not recommend sponsored lenders or loan products and we cannot introduce you to sponsored lenders We strongly recommend that you obtain independent advice before you act on the content realestate.com.au is owned and operated by ASX-listed REA Group Ltd (REA:ASX) © REA Group Ltd. By accessing or using our platform, you agree to our Terms of Use. nets and 12 modern lighting poles are part of the new first-class Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground Added to that a modern pavilion provides the toilets and changerooms needed for our burgeoning women's sports. an elevated viewing deck and hearing augmentation among the all-abilities features is the result of significant community input We worked closely with Aspendale Gardens Residents Association Aspendale Stingrays Soccer Club and residents - to balance the needs of everyone Walking and cycling paths have been constructed and landscape improvements made to boost passive recreation and informal play for residents There's a new carpark – which is also used by Aspendale Gardens Primary School at pick-up and drop-off times lighting along the path from Taronga Drive has been installed to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists at night Sport and recreation are crucial contributors to healthy That is why we continually work to upgrade - and expand – Kingston's sporting infrastructure To bring the Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground dream to life we partnered with the Victorian Government who added $4.5 million to our $4.6 million spend The Aspendale Stingrays Soccer Club calls this new sporting ground home Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time Living next door to the Fook Hing Chinese restaurant always generated a laugh Uber drivers of today wouldn’t even know – Google Maps hasn’t got a sense of humour Life in what some might call the Bayside Bubble – which I like to call “the Riviera” – has changed somewhat since the demise of this suburban staple. The life saving club underwent a makeover that the Grand Designs folk would be proud of, although my husband is bewildered that he can’t order a beer there to watch the sunset. The train station is next in line for the Big Build; however, with the current belt-tightening on Spring Street perhaps the late-1970s ode to brown brick will live to see another day Aspendale is a sleepy paradise from Monday to Friday a blip on Nepean Highway sandwiched between wetlands and the beach But the weekends bring the stand-up paddleboarders and MAMILs, providing a steady stream of brunch orders for the local cafes. Hot days not only bring in extra revenue for the council’s parking inspectors but a glimpse into the changing face of our country. Tents have replaced umbrellas along the beach and families bring everything bar the kitchen sink to spend a day hitting sixes over sandbanks a mare named Aspen twice won the VRC Newmarket Handicap and its owner took its name for 130 acres of ti-tree swamp that he was converting into a racetrack (and a never-completed pleasure garden) Some residents of Albert Park today would lament that the first purpose-built motor racing track in Victoria (and some say the world) that Crooke built was eventually sold off – along with the racetrack – for housing In the 1960s, Aspendale, which was then on Melbourne’s fringes, had a bohemian moment as it became a favourite destination for artists such as the Moras and the Reeds. They owned adjacent beach houses and despite entertaining many famous friends, the suburb never became synonymous with art the way Heidelberg did Aspendale’s anonymity is what makes it special The lengthy time one would have to spend driving along Point Nepean Road or travelling on the red rattlers of the Frankston Line meant that it didn’t become a beach enclave for the rich and it has retained its unpretentious and egalitarian outlook While its bathing boxes may be considered the Old Kent Road of the Bay (compared to Brighton’s Park Lane and Portsea’s Mayfair) and there are more labradors than labradoodles it is Aspendale’s unassuming nature that makes it a fantastic place to raise a family Aspendale presents beautifully to a prospective buyer in the summer the real estate agent will neglect to inform people about the rattling of the 3am freight train whining jetskis during summer and buzzing planes on their descent into Moorabbin Airport which will be enough for some people to relist by next December Those who stay don’t see the cracks or hear the droning because the streets behind the railway are quiet and allow kids to play like it’s 1985 White sands and – if there hasn’t been any rain for a while – clean shallow waters provide a safe summer playground for nervous swimmers it was only early morning dog walkers and a few runners who would spy diving birds chasing schools of salmon and dolphins playing offshore the glistening turquoise water at sunset rivals a tropical island But I doubt Aspendale will ever become Insta-famous because Melbourne’s unpredictable weather makes it too hard to guarantee that copycat tourists will get the sought-after photo when you can be the only one on the beach watching the dark clouds sweep across the bay it is hard to believe that Melbourne is home to more than 4 million people Windy days and white caps bring the kitesurfers to the Gnotuk Avenue car park because it is one of the few places they can drive within steps of the beach A recent makeover has seen the installation of a boardwalk shower and boom gates meant to deter campers neighbours come together here to view fireworks going off around the bay like dominoes falling as the minutes get closer to midnight Although the racecourse is long gone and the fibro holiday shacks gave way to more substantial properties everyone who calls Aspendale home is within walking distance of the beach The families who live here emerge on weekends to the distinctive beat of a southern suburban soundtrack: humming generators of coffee vans and umpires’ whistles while quarter-time sirens combine with the whirring wheels of passing pelotons hoping their corked thighs and sore muscles will be miraculously cured by next Saturday Cyclists brave not just the uneven surface of the highway but also the drivers unaware of an unwritten rule here – stay in the right lane The most contentious issue across the suburb is probably between those who love the off-leash beach and those who would like to banish our four-legged friends to backyards A visitor to Aspendale on a wintry Monday might feel like they have come across a carnival that has shut up shop for the season And that’s what makes this suburb liveable – it’s not an attraction Jane Lewis is a teacher who lives in Aspendale with her husband and daughter The Opinion newsletter is a weekly wrap of views that will challenge, champion and inform your own. Sign up here Living next door to the always generated a laugh Uber drivers of today wouldn\\u2019t even know \\u2013 Google Maps hasn\\u2019t got a sense of humour Life in what some might call the Bayside Bubble \\u2013 which I like to call \\u201Cthe Riviera\\u201D \\u2013 has changed somewhat since the demise of this suburban staple The life saving club underwent a makeover that the Grand Designs folk would be proud of although my husband is bewildered that he can\\u2019t order a beer there to watch the sunset The train station is next in line for the Big Build; however But the weekends bring the stand-up paddleboarders and MAMILs providing a steady stream of brunch orders for the local cafes Hot days not only bring in extra revenue for the council\\u2019s parking inspectors but a glimpse into the changing face of our country Some residents of Albert Park today would lament that the first purpose-built motor racing track in Victoria (and some say the world) that Crooke built was eventually sold off \\u2013 along with the racetrack \\u2013 for housing which was then on Melbourne\\u2019s fringes had a bohemian moment as it became a favourite destination for artists such as They owned adjacent beach houses and despite entertaining many famous friends the suburb never became synonymous with art Aspendale\\u2019s anonymity is what makes it special The lengthy time one would have to spend driving along Point Nepean Road or travelling on the red rattlers of the Frankston Line meant that it didn\\u2019t become a beach enclave for the rich While its bathing boxes may be considered the Old Kent Road of the Bay (compared to Brighton\\u2019s Park Lane and Portsea\\u2019s Mayfair) and there are more it is Aspendale\\u2019s unassuming nature that makes it a fantastic place to raise a family Those who stay don\\u2019t see the cracks or hear the droning because the streets behind the railway are quiet and allow kids to play like it\\u2019s 1985 White sands and \\u2013 if there hasn\\u2019t been any rain for a while \\u2013 clean shallow waters But I doubt Aspendale will ever become Insta-famous because Melbourne\\u2019s unpredictable weather makes it too hard to guarantee that copycat tourists will get the sought-after photo The families who live here emerge on weekends to the distinctive beat of a southern suburban soundtrack: humming generators of coffee vans and umpires\\u2019 whistles but also the drivers unaware of an unwritten rule here \\u2013 stay in the right lane And that\\u2019s what makes this suburb liveable \\u2013 it\\u2019s not an attraction The Opinion newsletter is a weekly wrap of views that will challenge ASPENDALE Stingrays are on track to christen their multi-million dollar Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground facility in 2021 The $12.5 million multipurpose complex will allow the State 5 club to reboot its expansion plans and immediately grow its junior program The Kerr Crescent project is jointly funded by Kingston council ($8.5m) and state government ($4m) For some time now Football Victoria’s 2018 Club of the Year has been forced to curtail training to one session a week for most of its junior teams but the AGSG facility should address that problem “Our biggest restriction over the past five years has been facilities,” club president Derrick Berends said “We were close to 500 members this year but we haven’t been able to go out and actively hold clinics and advertise for a few years now as we simply haven’t had room to accommodate bigger numbers “One year when numbers were around 200 we ran a clinic and we had 150 new kids turn up and we ended up going from 200 to 400 members in one or two seasons.” Stage 1 of the AGSG project has been completed and four pitches with floodlights are good to go This week Kingston council will kickstart the tender process for stage 2 due to earlier than anticipated planning approval Council is expected to award the tender in the first week in December and the construction offsite of the modular clubrooms should start that same month The clubrooms should be completed onsite by July next year but this won’t stop the Stingrays from using the new facility earlier “There will be temporary toilets and changerooms so we can hold junior games there without stage 2 being completed,” Berends said “We did use the pitches sparingly just before lockdown as the light towers were installed in May.” Upon completion the clubrooms will boast four changerooms terrace seating and covered spectator areas The Stingrays have 42 teams at present including 25 MiniRoos sides MiniRoos is a national program for boys and girls of all abilities aged between 4–11 years old and aims to introduce soccer to newcomers in an inclusive way “We’re quite happy to base our juniors at Aspendale Gardens and leave our seniors at Jack Grut Reserve,” Berends said “That puts Jack Grut in a far better position to cope as it has been overused for some time “Our seniors can still use the Aspendale Gardens facilities as far as training goes but Jack Grut will still be a major part of our senior program as it will be their main ground.” The Stingrays have used a variety of venues for training and matchdays over the past few years including Doug Denyer Reserve Browns Reserve and Parkdale Secondary College as well as Jack Grut “Once we get full access to the (Aspendale Gardens) facility and can train on it any time we like it will increase our ability to do a proper pre-season “Our other grounds are associated with cricket so we’ve been unable to train on them until March at the earliest.” In other news Langwarrin has re-signed senior assistant coach Jamie Skelly and specialist goalkeeping coach Peter Blasby for the 2021 season Skelly was first appointed to the position in September 2018 He is a former Langy player and reserves coach and had stints at Casey Comets and Peninsula Strikers as head coach “I’m really pleased and happy to stay on and continue the project we started two years ago,” Skelly said “I’ve been coaching at a senior level for 10 years now but to work closely and speak every day with someone with the knowledge and experience Scott’s had at such high levels has definitely helped me improve as a coach.” Blasby boasts a celebrated playing career at Frankston Pines Morwell Falcons and Croydon and was selected in Melbourne Knights’ Team of the Century His specialist coaching talents have been used by Bentleigh Greens This is Blasby’s second spell as Langy goalkeeping coach and he is a former assistant coach of the reserves Meanwhile almost all club presidents throughout the bayside and peninsula regions look set to remain at the administrative helm for the 2021 season Of the 12 local club bosses only Mount Martha president Dean Whitehead is yet to decide whether to run again The other incumbents are Tanya Wallace (Langwarrin) Derrick Berends (Aspendale Stingrays) and Melissa Osorio (Rosebud) While some clubs anticipate holding AGMs online others are keen to wait until COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Victoria Chelsea boss Zeccola hopes his club can hold its AGM at its clubrooms “Our end of year is 30 September and under our constitution we don’t have to hold our AGM until February 2021,” he said Legally the club AGM has to be held within five months of the end-of-year period “We’ll probably hold it early next year even though we normally hold it in October I said that it would be my last year as president but COVID changed all that “The next six to 12 months will be very challenging for our club both operationally and financially and I don’t think that it is right to walk away from this club and the decisions made when I was at the helm “It is only fair that I stay around at the club to face the challenges and stand by the decisions we’ve made.” Local players are in the transfer spotlight with former Langwarrin and Berwick City junior Matt Millar joining English League Club Shrewsbury Town on loan from A-League outfit Newcastle Jets joined Newcastle from Central Coast Mariners last year and is a former Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City youth player He left City in 2016 to join South Melbourne and two years later signed with the Mariners Another former Langy player Bailey Wright made last season’s loan move from Bristol City to Sunderland a permanent deal when signing a two-year contract with the Black Cats in August Wright played in last weekend’s 0-0 draw away to Charlton which leaves Sunderland fourth in the table And former Frankston Pines defender and Socceroos midfielder Jackson Irvine is yet to sign with another club after becoming a free agent at the end of his contract with Hull City Irvine’s agent is ex-Socceroo Vince Grella and they have looked at offers from UK and European clubs recently Free agents are not restricted by transfer windows so Irvine’s options may open up further after the current window closes First published in the Mornington News – 6 October 2020 Mornington Peninsula News Group (MPNG) is a locally owned and operated MPNG publishes five weekly community newspapers: the Western Port News Frankston Times and Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News MPNG also publishes two glossy magazines: Peninsula Essence and Peninsula Kids Updated Jan 2021Construction is underway on the new 8km trail along the future Mordialloc Freeway being built between Dingley and Aspendale They trail will create a continuous route from Dingley Village to Aspendale Gardens connecting to existing paths at the Dingley Bypass and Springvale Road The path will create a link between local parks and nearby suburbs of Dingley Village providing better access to open spaces like Chadwick Reserve in Dingley Village and Braeside Park 6-metre-wide pedestrian underpass at Braeside Park to maintain the important connection to the Woodlands Industrial Estate It is proposed that this trail will connect to the Peninsula Link Trail to take riders further south The Mordialloc Freeway will link the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Springvale to the Dingley Bypass creating a continuous freeway from Frankston to Clayton The project was previously known as the Mordialloc ByPass Find out more about Bicycle Network and support us in making it easier for people to ride bikes The Great Victorian Bike Ride is set to return in 2025 on 24–28 November offering an exciting new format while keeping the spirit of this beloved event alive Bicycle Network Memberships offer benefits to all kinds of riders The Peaks Challenge Ride2School fundraiser is on again for this year's epic event on Sunday 9 March The City of Adelaide will undertake a speed limit review to understand the need for reducing speeds to support business and residents and create a safer city environment Work on the much-anticipated $38.9 million Sydney Harbour Bridge ramp upgrade has begun the bike lane will link the country's most famous bridge to the bike network in Milsons Point we launched our Affiliate Membership program specially designed for cycling groups and clubs Orange in New South Wales is in line for a nice new stretch of bike path one that will expand the off-road network and improve access to schools Work has kicked off on a key Canberra bike route setting the wheels in motion for safer and more pleasant journeys through the city’s northern suburbs In a submission to the federal government’s draft National Urban Policy Bicycle Network and seven other Australian bicycle organisations have called for active transport infrastructure funding to be increased to 10% of federal transport investment Many of our best bike journeys are along coastlines or up and down the creeks and rivers that meet the sea But with rising sea levels some of this vital infrastructure is at threat of inundation erosion and from changes in groundwater chemistry WORK on a new pavilion at Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground will begin soon The $3.6 million projectly is jointly funded by the state government and Kingston Council Kingston mayor Steve Staikos says that stage two works at the ground will “add a new state-of-the-art pavilion that includes female friendly facilities to meet the growing numbers of women and girls participating in sports.” “Like our fantastic new pavilion at Mordialloc’s Jack Grut Reserve the Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground Pavilion will feature a modular design and build that allows it to be constructed off-site and then dropped into place This means less construction noise for residents and minimal disruption to the site for the clubs and the community while still ensuring a high-quality facility “Many of our sporting pavilions were built half a century ago when sport was designed with only men in mind We are transforming sporting facilities across the city to provide modern facilities with disability access and female-friendly changerooms “Council is also due to begin work soon on stage two of the redevelopment of Chadwick Reserve with the proposed Pavilion playground and drainage works all expected to commence in early 2021.” First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 20 January 2021 Currently you have JavaScript disabled. 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First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 17th April 2024 A FIRE at a block of units in Aspendale caused major damage and sent a person to hospital on Monday Emergency services were called out to the blaze on the corner of Ross Street and Sixth Avenue at around 11.30am An under construction block of two storey units had caught fire Edithvale CFA attended and helped evacuate the man inside the building He was taken to hospital after suffering the effects of smoke inhalation The fire soon engulfed the roof and spread to a neighbouring apartment Fire crews had to attack the fire from above using the ladder platform to put it out The fire was eventually brought under control after around two hours Two apartments ended up extensively damaged but the other two apartments on the block were not A statement on the Edithvale CFA Facebook page read that the fire started as a result of work on the building The Edithvale CFA were helped by crew members from Patterson River Around 50 firefighters ended up on the scene First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 6 July 2022 SAVING historic farm buildings at Down’s Estate in Seaford was music to the ears of a community group and now the homestead is set to host its first music gig formerly occupied by renowned whip and saddle maker Harry Down has been converted into an indigenous bush food garden and permaculture site by the Down’s Estate Community Working Group (DECWG) The public is invited to visit the farm at the Downs Estate Community Project’s first event on Sunday 8 April learn about wicking beds or bees and hear talks from Timor Leste permaculturist and musician Ego Lemos “Ego Lemos is not only Timor Leste’s premier singer-songwriter he is also working to transform Timor’s food security school by school,” DECWG representative Regina Orchard said “Like school food growing programs in Australia Timor’s Permaculture in Schools program results in increased levels of engagement with school and understanding of concepts across the curriculum but in Timor it also has a huge impact on access to fresh healthy food and thus nutrition and health levels of whole communities Lemos will be visiting schools in Kingston and Frankston inspiring children and teachers and to talk about permaculture across communities Proceeds from the event will go towards Kingston’s Friends of Manatuto community group’s support of the Permaculture in Schools program with funds going to introducing the program in more schools in the Manatuto area of Timor See timorfoodfuture.eventbrite.com.au for tickets First published in the Frankston Times – 2 April 2018 MPNG also publishes two glossy magazines: Peninsula Essence and Peninsula Kids.