3199 FRANKSTON Beach Patrol leader Peter Talbot has been named Frankston’s 2026 citizen of the year. The 2026 Citizen of the Year Awards were hosted at the Frankston Arts Centre last week. Talbot won the top prize; he was recognised for his work organising beach clean-ups, engaging with school groups, and advocating for litter reduction initiatives. Talbot said “it was a bit of a surprise, but it’s a big honour” to win the award. “It’s a wonderful area and it’s great to, in a little way, with the other volunteers, make it safer and cleaner,” Talbot said. “We remove litter…
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A LANGWARRIN Fire Brigade stalwart has been recognised for four decades of volunteering with an Australian Fire Service Medal. The CFA confirmed the five recipients of the prestigious award last week. Among them was Langwarrin Fire Brigade life member Garth Johnson. Johnson has been a volunteer for more than 40 years, first joining the CFA in 1984 as a member of the Cranbourne Fire Brigade. He has since spent most of his time with the Langwarrin Fire Brigade, earning a life membership, and has also served at Pearcedale and Devon Meadows. Johnson helped develop the state’s first rescue unit and…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE Frankston Fire Brigade had a busy time during the early part of the week in assisting to quell scrub fires in various parts of the district. Members of the brigade responded promptly to each alarm, and under the direction of their captain, Mr. D. H. Petrie, did very effective work. On Sunday evening a fire assumed alarming proportions in the scrub along Humphries Road and scores of residents with the Frankston Fire Brigade, turned out to do battle with the flames. Fortunately no homesteads were destroyed, although seriously threatened. The fire fighters did good service…
A 13-YEAR-old from Frankston was among five teenagers arrested after a police car was allegedly rammed in Lilydale. Police allege that a Ford Focus stolen from Richmond earlier that day was spotted travelling on the Maroondah Highway at about 1.30pm on 22 January. The car allegedly rammed a marked police car after officers attempted to box it in. Police later received a report that the teenagers had pulled up on Burdekin Street in Bayswater and climbed on board a bus. Police intercepted the bus and arrested the five teenagers: three 13-year-old girls and one 13-year-old boy from the Bayside, Glen…
A MAN was taken to hospital with serious injuries last month after he was allegedly lit on fire by a man in Seaford. Emergency services were called out to Claude Street just after 7pm on 11 January, responding to reports of explosions and thick black smoke. A man in his 60s suffered serious injuries, and was taken to hospital for treatment. A Victoria Police statement read that detectives were “told by the victim that a man had attended his premises, thrown liquid on him and lit it before walking away”. Police believe the parties are known to each other. Fire…