A MAN has been charged for allegedly setting grass fires in Mordialloc after starting a blaze at the Caulfield Racecourse grandstand.Police allege the man started a fire at the Caulfield Racecourse at around 6.25am on 7 January. At around 12.30pm that day he allegedly started several grass fires in Mordialloc, and also a series of small fires in Arnott Street, Caulfield.Later that day, police revealed they had arrested a 51-year-old man and charged him with four counts of arson, two counts of trespass and one count each of burglary, criminal damage and theft. The charged man, whose last known address…
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Compiled by Cameron McCulloughACCORDING to the report of a number of fishermen and people fishing off the Mornington pier, a school of sharks, measuring from 6ft. to 8ft. long, and about seven in number, were seen patrolling some distance from the pier.The experience that has befallen people in the vicinity of Mentone and Aspendale has made bathers doubly careful as to the risks they take.In face of such danger, it is only they of the foolhardy and irresponsible genus who venture beyond the limits of safety. DURING the afternoon sitting of the Council on Friday last, the Civic Fathers, in…
THE annual Waterfront Festival returns to Frankston next month. The free weekend festival takes place across Friday, 7 February, and Saturday, 8 February. Sneaky Sound System will headline the main stage on Friday. On Saturday, popular folk duo the Pierce Brothers are the headline act.Other performers set to take the stage over the weekend include Sunshine & Disco Faith Choir, Amaru Tribe, Coco Michelle, Queenie, the nine-piece West African/Cuban collective Ausecuma Beats, Steph Strings, Lotte Gallagher, George & Noriko, and Natasha Kate.Food trucks, the Rotary Duck Race, and the Frankston Swim Classic will round out the schedule. The festival concludes…
MUSICIAN Queenie, the alter-ego of Eloise Thetford, will perform in a free concert at Kingston City Hall in Moorabbin this weekend.The concert is part of a series of free events being promoted by Kingston Arts and PBS. Live at City Hall: Sunday Sounds will take place over three Sundays in January, February, and March, with the first to be held this weekend.Soulful singer Queenie (pictured) will star in the first show alongside DJ Myles O’Neil-Shaw from PBS FM, which will run from 2pm to 5pm on 19 January.For the full line-up visit kingstonarts.com.au/Whats-On/all-events/Live-at-City-Hall-Sunday-Sounds Frist published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone…
The Water Police Squad is issuing a water safety warning ahead of the weekend as figures show the unit has been called to more than 100 incidents in the first week of 2025. It’s an extraordinarily busy start to the year following days of favourable weather. During the same time last year there were 17 incidents, while the year before 36 were recorded over the period. Many of this year’s callouts have related to dangerous jet ski behaviour including speeding, travelling too close to other swimmers and in some cases even collisions with other vessels. A multi-agency rescue was required…