LOW-cost pet vaccinations will be offered by the RSPCA in Pearcedale this week. The RSPCA will take over Pearcedale Community Centre on Thursday, 13 March. Cats and dogs can be vaccinated for $59.RSPCA head of prevention Rebecca Cook said “we want to help people care for their pets by increasing their access to preventative veterinary care, which supports lifelong bonds among families with their cats and dogs.”“At our last clinic in Clyde, we saw 21 pets from 17 local families, and we can’t wait to hit the road again and meet more furry friends,” she said. “RSPCA Victoria has run…
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Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have uncovered a virtual Aladdin’s Cave of stolen goods behind a secret door in Seaford. A search warrant was executed at a business premises on Austin Road just after 7pm on 10 March where police found a hidden door behind a row of lockers. A large quantity of cigarettes, tobacco, vapes and drugs, estimated to be worth millions of dollars, were located at the addresses along with two firearms and multiple prohibited weapons. The find came after an earlier warrant at a nearby address in relation to cigarettes stolen from a service station in…
PATIENTS will be screened for bowel cancer quicker than ever before through a new Peninsula Health-run clinic. Peninsula Health has set up a nurse-led clinic as part of the federal government’s national bowel cancer screening program. Now the clinic has opened, patients with a positive faecal occult blood test can be seen by a nurse independently within two weeks.Peninsula Health head of gastroenterology, associate professor Marcus Robertson, said that the new clinic would speed up the screening process. “By training and supporting our outpatient ANUMs, the establishment of this clinic means any patient who gets referred to Peninsula Health with…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a stolen car was set alight in Patterson Lakes last month. A stolen orange 2017 Holden Commodore sedan bearing stolen registration plates XQA765 collided with the barriers on Thompson Road at Mornington Peninsula Freeway overpass in Patterson Lakes at 11.40pm on 26 February. The driver was collected by a silver Skoda Karoq bearing cloned plates BJL120. This vehicle then attended a nearby petrol station and driver from the stolen crashed car purchased a jerry can and fuel before returning to the collision scene. The man then used the petrol to set the…
THE annual Street Art Festival returns to Frankston’ CBD this month. Between 17 and 23 March, artists will paint large-scale murals across Frankston. More than 100 murals will be painted.Artists set to be showcased include Damien Arena, Jasmine Crisp, Tommy Day III, Trent Downie, Aleks Grilz, SWEL, Simon Beuve, Manuel Guiro, and Candela Colors.The Block Party event on 22 March will mark the end of the festival. Gallery and Stiebel Lanes will host food, drink, and free entertainment from DJs Pixleton and CuznMatt.For more information visit whatsonfrankston.com/event/31762682-a/frankston-street-art-festival First published in the Frankston Times – 4 February 2025