Author: BaysideNews

Police have arrested a man and a woman after a refrigerated delivery truck was allegedly stolen in Chadstone on Thursday afternoon. Investigators have been told the truck was parked at a liquor retailer on Warrigal Road, Chadstone about 2.40pm. It is alleged a man got into the truck and drove it away. Police were notified and the Air Wing was able to follow the truck as it was driven through a number of suburbs of Melbourne. It is also alleged that the driver stopped in Chadstone to pick up a female passenger. Officers were able to secure the truck in…

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A NEW radiation therapy service will open at Langwarrin’s Peninsula Private Hospital.The service for cancer patients was established as part of a partnership between GenesisCare and Ramsay Health. Dr Mario Guerrieri, a radiation oncologist at GenesisCare, said “in addition to modern radiation oncology therapies, patients will also have access to a cancer care coordinator who will work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary elements of cancer care to support a holistic cancer journey for patients at the hospital and aim to improve their treatment experience.”“We’re thrilled to bring together a group of local, dedicated GenesisCare doctors to this service. Their long-standing relationships…

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Police are appealing for public assistance as they search for missing teenager Holly. The 15-year-old was last seen at Carrum Downs Shopping Centre about 5pm boarding a Frankston-bound bus on Saturday, 25 May. Police and family have concerns for her welfare due to her age. Police have released an image of Holly in the hope that someone can provide information on her current whereabouts. She is described as being Caucasian, 174cm tall, of slim build with long straight dark hair. Holly was last seen wearing a black puffer jacket and blue pyjama pants with teddy bears on them. Anyone with…

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MORDIALLOC MP Tim Richardson has been appointed the first ever “parliamentary secretary for men’s behaviour change”. Premier Jacinta Allan announced the appointment last week. She said the position was created to address the attitude of men and boys towards women.“Tim Richardson will become parliamentary secretary for men’s behaviour change, continuing the Allan Labor Government’s priority to make Victoria a safer place for women and children and work to end the tragedy of deaths of Victorian women at the hands of men,” she said. “This is the first position of its kind in Australia – and will focus largely on the…

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THE federal seat of Dunkley would lose Mt Eliza but gain Carrum under changes proposed by the Australian Electoral Commission.The AEC has been drafting new boundaries for the federal House of Representatives. It released its proposed changes last week – 34 Victorian electorates will have their boundaries shifted if the plan proceeds. The new Dunkley boundaries will see most of Mt Eliza transferred into the Flinders electorate. The northern boundary will move to compensate – Carrum, Bonbeach, Patterson Lakes, and the southern part of Chelsea will move into Dunkley from Isaacs.The AEC’s changes would see the federal seat of Higgins…

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