A GROUP of knitters in Frankston have worked together to break a world record. Knit-A-Row-And-Go is a community group based out of Frankston. Alongside other keen knitters from WA and Queensland, the group has knitted a giant tea cosy. The world record for largest tea cosy previously stood at 3.4 metres high with a circumference of 11.1 metres. The Frankston group’s effort stands in at 5.1 metres tall with a 19.3 metre circumference. The measurements are being sent to Guinness World Record for approval. While the group waits to hear if their record is official, they have split the cosy…
Author: Bayside News
A FRANKSTON boy was among seven teenagers arrested in relation to the alleged theft of a Mercedes. Police say they saw the allegedly stolen car on Belgrave-Hallam Road at around 2am on 15 May. With the assistance of the Air Wing they followed the car to Endeavour Hills, where they swooped in to make arrests. Six teenagers, aged between 13 and 15, were arrested and two allegedly stolen cars were recovered. They were all charged with theft of motor vehicle. A seventh teenager, aged 17, was arrested the next day. First published in the Frankston Times – 24 May 2022
A MAN sustained life-threatening-injuries after a three vehicle collision in Frankston earlier this month. Emergency services were told that a truck and two cars had collided on the Frankston Freeway near Cranbourne Road. The crash happened at around 11am on 13 May. Police say that traffic had slowed after a dog ran into the road. While this was happening the truck allegedly smashed into the back of a Ford Territory, which then hit a Ford Focus. An 82-year-old man from Seaford was taken to hospital with life-threatening-injuries. He was the driver of the Ford Territory. The drivers of the two…
PLANS for a 13 storey tower in the centre of Frankston have been unveiled. Developer Urban DC is planning to build the apartment tower at 446-450 Nepean Highway, the former site of the Pint and Pickle tavern. The building will have 107 apartments and retail on the ground floor. The proposal, titled Harbour by the developer, will still need council approval before it can proceed. Urban DC says it has submitted plans to Frankston Council for assessment. Urban DC is also behind the project currently under construction at 1-2 Plowman Place, which will be a nine-storey apartment tower when complete.…
FRANKSTON author Cathy Hope has released a new book. Hope’s latest novel Murray River Girl was launched at an event at Frankston Library this month. It is Hope’s 30th novel, and her first aimed towards children. The book is set in Australia during the Great Depression, polio epidemic and second World War. It tells the true story of a little girl and her teddy bear navigating the difficult landscape. “This is the story of an adventurous little girl Roma and her faithful companion. It profiles a child’s love of the natural environment and her friendship with the local Baakandji River…