Author: Bayside News

PENINSULA Health has partnered with the Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula advocacy group. Peninsula Health oversees Frankston Hospital, Rosebud Hospital, the Mornington Centre, Golf Links Road Rehabilitation Centre, and the Frankston Public Surgical Centre. Frankston Hospital is in the middle of a $1.1 billion redevelopment, funded by the state government. Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula CEO Josh Sinclair said the group would help advocate for funding for the organisation’s other facilities. “We’ll keep advocating for significant government investment into Rosebud Hospital as well as key worker accommodation for healthcare workers in Frankston,” he said. “We look forward to…

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THE Frankston Football Club has posted another profit. The VFL club has published its 2023 annual report. It confirmed that last year, the club recorded a net profit of a little more than $13,000. In 2022 it posted a narrow profit of just more than $1000, and in 2021 recorded a $400,000 surplus and declared its debts paid. In the 2023 annual report, club president David Friend wrote that the club had originally budgeted for a $150,000 loss. The recent positive financial reports are a far cry from where the Dolphins were in the past. The club had its VFL…

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300 SWIMMERS took part in the annual Club2Club swim between Edithvale and Aspendale last weekend. The swim took place on Saturday, 10 February. The event is an annual fundraiser for the Edithvale and Aspendale lifesaving clubs. Luke Tucker was the fastest finisher – he completed the 1.8 kilometer swim in 19 minutes and 16 seconds. The fastest female swimmer was Sarah Louise – she recorded a time of 21:58. Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus was among the swimmers on Saturday. He said “this is a fantastic community event which I’m proud to have done 17 times and I’d encourage everyone to…

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Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man at a Frankston beach Monday (12 February) afternoon. Emergency services were called to reports a man had been pulled unresponsive from the water at Frankston Beach, off the Nepean Highway, about 4.55pm. Sadly, the yet-to-be-formally identified man died at the scene. The death is not being treated as suspicious. Victoria Police News – Monday 12 February 2024

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A POLICE officer has been charged over two alleged sexual assaults in Seaford. The southern region senior constable, a 54-year-old man, allegedly committed the two sexual assaults between November 2021 and September 2022. The alleged incidents occurred off-duty, a Victoria Police media release read. The man was charged with two counts of sexual assault, and will face court. First published in the Frankston Times – 13 February 2024

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