POLICE conducted a raid in Carrum Downs last week as part of an investigation into outlaw bikie gangs. The raids followed an alleged assault in Sale last month. On 9 September police raided homes in Safety Beach, Carrum Downs, Doncaster East, Lynbrook, Ringwood, Selby, Metung, and Sale, and a clubhouse in Cranbourne West. Police arrested nine people, including a 34-year-old Safety Beach man and a 35-year-old Carrum Downs man, who they allege are connected to the Finks Outlaw Motorcycle Gang. The Safety Beach man, Carrum Downs man, and a Lynbrook man were each charged with intentionally cause injury and affray.…
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A SOLAR installation company has been hit with a huge fine for unsafe rooftop installations at sites in Patterson Lakes, Point Cook, Warrnambool, and Vermont. Aus Renewable Development Group Pty Ltd was fined $100,000 last month. It received a $60,000 fine for five counts of failing to ensure a workplace under its management or control was safe and without risks to health; $30,000 for three counts of failing to provide or maintain a safe workplace; and $10,000 for two counts of failing to produce information and documents. A Workplace statement read that the charges related to incidents across 2024. “In…
DETECTIVES from Taskforce Hawk executed a warrant at a residential property in Mt Eliza on Wednesday 9 September, and arrested a 46-year-old Mt Eliza man and a 47-year-old Mt Eliza woman. They also seized a number of items including electronic devices and paperwork, with the view to forensically assess them. The Mt Eliza man has been charged with make false document as part of a separate Taskforce Hawk investigation and bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 1 December. The Mount Eliza woman, who is the director of a labour hire company, was interviewed by police and released later…
DUNKLEY MP Jodie Belyea has defended her decision to support the federal government’s watered-down gambling legislation, saying that “waiting for the perfect reform is not in the best interest of the community”. The federal government’s gambling reforms have been criticised for failing to address all of the recommendations of an anti-gambling inquiry chaired by late Dunkley MP Peta Murphy. The legislation passed Parliament in mid-August. Murphy’s husband Rod Glover is among those who have voiced concerns. He said “the package is far from everything that is needed, and it has taken too long to get here.” (“Mixed emotions on gambling…
OUTREACH workers from the “Community Connectors” program, which works with people across the Frankston Station and Young Street precinct, estimate that they have prevented more than 400 dangerous incidents within a year. Frankston Council estimates that in the 2025/2026 financial year, its Community Connectors program supported 3100 people and prevented 406 “incidents of harm”. Community Connectors workers offer immediate support for people in need, referrals to local services, and training for Metro Trains staff. Council estimates that 216 situations were “successfully de-escalated”, and that 217 referrals to specialist services were made. Frankston mayor Cr Sue Baker said the program “works because…