Compiled by Cameron McCulloughTHE first general meeting of the new Ranelagh Club at Frankston (Mornington Road) was held last week in the lounge at Scott’s. Hotel, Melbourne, for the purpose of directing the incorporation of the club under the provisions of the Companies Acts.As indicative of the intended spirit of this club, afternoon tea was served at the same time as the business of the meetings was being conducted.Brigadier-General Blamey was in the chair. It was decided that at the present stage no appointment would be made to the offices of patron, president or vice-presidents, but that such be left…
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Detectives from Moorabbin and Frankston Crime Investigation Units have charged a man following an alleged crime spree in the Southern and Eastern suburbs this month. The spate of burglaries and thefts occurred between 3 and 23 August. Alleged offences occurred in Dandenong South, Clayton, Cranbourne, Braeside, Somerville, Bentleigh, Noble Park, Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Sandringham, Narre Warren, Pakenham, Clyde, Sky Officer and Frankston. Among the alleged crimes were incidents where a stolen vehicle was driven dangerously in an effort to avoid arrest while being pursued by police in Pakenham on 12 August and Skye on 18 August. With assistance from members from…
A CHARITY has received a $40,000 grant to expand school-based paediatric clinics in Frankston.The grant was awarded to Menzies: Caring For Kids by Frankston Council. Menzies: Caring For Kids president Kevin Johnson said “ongoing investment in school-based paediatric clinics will support research into the long-term impact of these services, helping to build a sustainable pathway to healthcare for the children who need it most.” “Many children from low socioeconomic backgrounds don’t see a general practitioner, let alone a paediatrician,” he said. “Funding towards this program will help change that.”Since 2017, Menzies: Caring for Kids has delivered more than 7,600 free…
A BREAST care nurse working across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula is celebrating 25 years in the healthcare industry.Jenny Macindoe has been a breast care nurse for 25 years. For the last eight years she has been with the McGrath Foundation, working out of Peninsula Health hospitals.Macindoe said that an experience with a high school teacher helped set her on her path. “One of my favourite teachers from my high school years was diagnosed with breast cancer, and while I was doing my training in Sydney, she came to Sydney for treatment,” she said. “I went and visited her. She…
AFTER more than two years in the pipeline, a multi-storey building has been approved by Frankston Council for 438-444 Nepean Highway.The approved proposal at the former Frankston Cinemas site is for a 14 storey mixed-use building with 144 residential apartments. The building will also house one shop, two food and drink premises, a wellness centre, and a gym.The permit for 438-444 Nepean Highway was approved almost unanimously. Cr Emily Green abstained, and the remaining councillors voted in favour. Frankston mayor Kris Bolam said “council’s newly adopted FMAC Structure Plan is giving greater confidence to investors that Frankston City is a…