A multi-vehicle car accident occurred on Baxter-Tooradin Road at Craigs Road in Pearcedale at around 9.30am on Tuesday 11 February. Paramedics responded to a collision at around 9:30am. Six people have been transported to the hospital by road. Two people have been transported to The Alfred Hospital. Three people have been transported to Frankston Hospital. One person has been transported to Dandenong Hospital. More updates to come.
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FRANKSTON Council has implemented new measures to avoid perceptions of political bias ahead of the upcoming federal election, the mayor says. Councillors who are nominated to run for higher office may face repercussions if they fail to follow the newly implemented guidelines. Frankston councillors have unanimously agreed to modify council’s candidature policy to clarify the procedure councillors should follow if they choose to run in state or federal elections.The policy now reads that councillors who nominate to run for higher officer must “maintain an appropriate separation between their dual roles, avoid potential and actual conflicts of interest, not misuse their…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough The residents of Mornington and district will be glad to learn that in a few months the route from Mornington to Dromana along the foreshore will be open for traffic.It is already possible for all kinds of vehicles; it is even possible for a motor car to get through if driven slowly.A representative of this paper sampled the road from Dromana to Mornington, and found he could negotiate the worst gradients without dismounting from his push bike.There are many graceful curves which follow the contour of the land as it skirts along the cliffs overhanging the…
A GROUP of students from Frankston are hard at work on their second short film, and showing no signs of slowing down. 16-year-old Makayla Doyle directed her first short film “A Mother’s Instinct” last year. She is now editing her second film after shooting in Frankston South.“Her Story” has been written, edited, and produced by Doyle. She said “Her Story is a drama film, highlighting a group of six female friends who one night attend a party and endure a series of confronting yet relatable events for females.“Additionally centering on another female focused film, a passion of mine, my film…
MAJOR works to remove the level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale are beginning. Rail bridges will be constructed to replace the level crossings. A new Mordialloc Station will be built to replace the existing one.This month construction crews will place temporary fencing around the site, install concrete barriers on Albert Street in Mordialloc and Station Street and Nepean Highway in Aspendale, remove the traffic island at the intersection of Barkly and Bear streets, modify the zebra crossing on Albert Street near Mordialloc Beach Primary, prepare the site for heavy machinery by constructing concrete hardstands,…