A TENANT for the first floor of the infamous Frankston Yacht Club building is being sought. The Yacht Club building’s history is filled with turmoil. Frankston ratepayers have coughed up more than $11 million on the project. It has sat empty for large periods of time since construction was completed in 2016. Fit-out works will be undertaken on the first floor of the building to help find a tenant. A tenant has been found for the ground floor with Olivers Corner cafe set to open soon. Frankston Council is hoping to find a hospitality business to occupy the space. Frankston…
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Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man attempted to rob a bottle shop in Chelsea yesterday. Police have been told a man believed to be aged in his late 30s-40s, armed with a syringe entered a bottle shop on Station Street about 2.20pm. It is believed the man approached the shop attendant and told him “I’m here to rob you.” The attendant then pulled a baseball bat out and swung it towards the offender who then ran from the store empty-handed. Investigators have released an image of a man that be able to assist…
A DRIVER is expected to be charged after allegedly driving erratically through Braeside Park. In a statement, police said that the Holden Commodore driver was “narrowly missing families enjoying the long weekend weather”. “Upon arrival highway patrol located part of the vehicle’s front bumper next to a broken bollard and damaged tree with the vehicle nearby and the driver nowhere to be seen. Police located the registered owner, who is a probationary licence holder, and it’s alleged they had been fishtailing in an attempt to show off for his passenger and lost control,” police said. “The owner of the vehicle…
POLICE are searching for two women after a “scuffle” at a Mordialloc bar last month. The incident occurred at Side Street Lounge on 12 February. Police allege that an altercation broke out between two groups of people. A woman was hit on the head with an unknown object. She suffered a cut above her right eye. Two women were ejected from the venue by security, and left in a car. Police have released CCTV images of two women they wish to speak to about the alternation. Anyone who recognises or who has information can contact Moorabbin CIU on 9556 6565…
THE 2022 Kingston Woman of the Year award will be shared. Paula Westhead and Bronwyn Currie were named joint winners of the award at an International Women’s Day event last week, 11 March. Ms Westhead won the award for her work supporting women who have been victims of family violence. She is the executive officer of Emerge Women and Children’s Support Network, and has also worked as part of the Safe and Equal Implementation Champions Group, Specialist Family Violence Services Leadership Group, Bayside Peninsula Integrated Family Violence Partnership, and the Kingston Council Family Violence Working Group. Bronwyn Currie is an…