A FLEET of sailboats is gearing up to set sail for the annual Long Beach Regatta Trophy competition. Chelsea Yacht Club will host the 2024 edition of the race on 6 April. The six clubs set to compete are the Beaumaris Yacht Club, Parkdale Yacht Club, Mordialloc Sailing Club, Chelsea Yacht Club, Carrum Sailing and Motor Boat Club, and Frankston Yacht Club.The Long Beach Regatta is named after the 23 kilometer stretch of beach between Beaumaris and Frankston. A total of 60 boats are expected to compete on the day. Chelsea Yacht Club commodore Paul O’Conner said the Long Beach…
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THREE teenagers have been charged over a string of alleged thefts and burglaries across Baxter, Seaford, Mordialloc, Bayswater, Blackburn, Cheltenham, Cranbourne, Cranbourne West, Croydon Hills, Donvale, Hughesdale, and Ringwood.Police allege that cigarettes, cars, and money were stolen from supermarkets and petrol stations between 24 February and 3 March. Three teenage boys were arrested in Dandenong on 3 March. A 13-year-old Springvale boy has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft from shop, criminal damage, burglary, armed robbery, attempted aggravated burglary and theft of motor vehicle, a 15-year-old Doveton boy was charged with aggravated burglary, theft from shop, criminal damage, robbery, burglary,…
CHARGES have been laid against a building company after the 2022 death of an employee working in Cheltenham.In February 2022, a 69-year-old man working on commercial units fell and died. WorkSafe alleges he fell while descending from the mezzanine level via an unsecured ladder.Minoan Constructions Pty Ltd has been charged under section 26(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to ensure a workplace under its management or control was safe and without risks to health.A court date was set for 8 March at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 13th…
GRANTS of up to $25,000 are available to Victorian councils to boost cat desexing rates.A feline vaccine shortage in the last year has left the cat population vulnerable. Animal Welfare Victoria has revealed that more than 600 cats were euthanased by The Lost Dogs Home Casey, which provides animal shelter services for Frankston and Kingston councils, in the first six months of 2023 (“Hundreds of animals put down” The Times 8/1/2024).In a bid to address cat overpopulation, the state government has announced the $25,000 grant program for cat desexing. Animal Welfare Victoria executive director Dr Trevor Pisciotta said “desexing cats…
SEAFORD Primary School students learned valuable water safety skills from Life Saving Victoria’s rescue helicopter service team last month.The helicopter, operated by LSV on behalf of Westpac, and its crew touched down in Seaford to meet 185 young students. Seaford Primary School principal Michael Browne said the visit “allowed students to develop a greater understanding of the role that lifesaving services play within the community.”“For many years the school has run its open water Nippers Program for our year 5 and 6 students at Seaford Beach and are well aware of the role Life Saving Victoria plays in monitoring and…