A man has died following a collision in Seaford yesterday afternoon. Investigators have been told two vehicles collided on the Nepean Highway, near Station Street, shortly after 2.30pm. The male driver of one vehicle was taken to hospital in a critical condition where he sadly died. The driver of the second vehicle, a 64-year-old Frankston East woman, was transported to hospital. The female is expected to be interviewed by Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives. Police are keen to speak to anyone who has dashcam footage of who witnessed the driving behaviour of a white Holden Captiva station wagon travelling along…
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Somerville Highway Patrol members are investigating after a male driver sustained life-threatening injuries during a collision in Seaford yesterday afternoon. Investigators have been told two vehicles collided on the Nepean Highway, near Station Street, shortly after 2.30pm. The male driver of one vehicle was taken to hospital in a critical condition. The driver of the second vehicle, a 64-year-old Frankston East woman, was not injured however was taken to hospital to provide a blood sample. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Police are keen to speak to anyone who has dashcam footage of who witnessed the driving behaviour…
STUDENTS from Frankston Heights Primary School planted hundreds of trees across Wallace Reserve in Frankston last week. The students teamed up with The Friends of Wallace Reserve for a Schools Tree Planting Day event on 20 July. Friends of Wallace Reserve President Tony Gustus said the students “enjoyed their excursion through the reserve to the planting site. The students found out about the different species using the reserve, checked out the progress of their previous years’ planting, and then got on to planting out the specially prepared area. “We see ourselves as a truly community-oriented organisation, where everyone has the…
EXPANDED police patrols at Bayside Shopping Centre are set to continue into the next school holidays and into future busy periods. Victoria Police launched “Operation Pulse” last December, dedicating more police resources to shopping centres statewide. Since December more than 1600 people have been arrested as part of the operation. In a statement, Victoria Police said “plans are underway to ensure the expanded approach to all nine centres will occur during the next school holidays and high demand periods. This includes Pacific Werribee, Bayside Frankston, Highpoint, Fountain Gate, Northland, Watergardens, Southland, Eastland and key CBD retail locations in Geelong. “All…
RUGBY By David Burke THE special connection between Peninsula Dolphins and HMAS Cerberus saw the men’s senior team take to the field at Cerberus for the first time this season to take on The Frankston Raiders last Saturday afternoon (25 July) It was a breezy afternoon, and with no rain to speak of there was a good-sized crowd for both sides. However, the Peninsula Dolphins had a lot to fight for, beyond a win for the home crowd. The team has been working hard this season to control the match through the middle of the field and using their forwards…