CARRUM MP Sonya Kilkenny has been promoted into the state government’s ministry. Kilkenny picked up four portfolios after a recent reshuffle. She is now the minister for corrections, youth justice, victim support, and fishing and boating. The new appointments to the ministry were made after the resignations of five senior MPs – James Merlino, Martin Foley, Lisa Neville, Martin Pakula, and Richard Wynne. Premier Daniel Andrews said that the changes would increase the representation of women in the state government. “These appointments bring the number of women in the Victorian cabinet to 14, more than any other Australian jurisdiction, with…
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A LEGAL loophole allowing supermarkets to be built next to gaming venues could cause damage to the community, Kingston Council says. Council has called for the law to be amended to prevent supermarkets from being built near venues with pokies. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “it’s nonsensical that you can’t build a gaming venue next to a supermarket, but you can build a supermarket next to an existing gaming venue.” “This gap in logic leaves our communities open to the very real trauma of gambling harm,” he said. VCAT recently approved the construction of a Woolworths on a site roughly…
A 21-year-old driver has been arrested after he struck three police cars in Frankston early Sunday morning. Officers were notified by a traffic camera operator that a vehicle was doing burnouts on Frankston-Dandenong Road, near the Peninsula Link south-bound on-ramp, about 3.40am. When police arrived, the P-plater allegedly reversed into a police vehicle before losing control and hitting another two police cars. The Cranbourne West man was arrested and underwent a breath-test where he alleged returned a reading of .115. A small amount of cocaine was also located in the man’s badly damaged vehicle. He was charged with 11 offences…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating following a robbery in Langwarrin last week. Police have been told an 87-year-old woman was on her mobility scooter on Southgateway, near a reserve which intersects with Hornsby Drive, when she was approached by six to eight young boys on Wednesday, 29 June about 10.30am. The teens asked the woman for some money for breakfast before she took out her purse to assist. The victim intended to provide the boys with a small amount of cash. One of the boys then grabbed the woman’s purse and a $100 note and struggled with the…
RSPCA op shops are appealing for more donations to help vulnerable people keep warm through winter, and to help animals in need. Liz Irvine, RSPCA Victoria’s op shop network supervisor, said RSPCA Victoria’s op shops relied on donations and community support to continue their critical work of caring for animals. “To support us in our work we’re calling on the local community in Mornington and surrounds to consider clearing out unused items this winter and donating them to the RSPCA op shop,” Irvine said. “We have recently experienced a significant drop in the donation of goods across the state, including…