SIX teenagers have been arrested after police spotted them driving an allegedly stolen car in Seaford.Police allege that keys to a Mazda 3 were stolen from a Wantirna gym at around 11.30pm on 3 June. Police quickly arrived and arrested one person and seized a machete.The rest of the group allegedly fled in the Mazda. Police later saw the car travelling south on Eastlink in the Dandenong area about 1am, and allegedly speeding alongside a blue Toyota Echo in Seaford. Using stop sticks, police stopped the cars on Cranbourne Road. The Mazda was allegedly dumped in the vicinity of Moate…
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A NEW centre for community correctional services and youth justice case managers has opened in Frankston.The Frankston Justice Service Centre opened its doors this month. The centre is at the corner of Fletcher Road and the Nepean Highway in Frankston inside the new Department of Families, Fairness and Housing building, which was completed in February. The multi-storey office building sits on the former site of the Frankston International Motel, across from Evelyn Park and the Frankston Police Station. The project was undertaken by developer Castlerock.The redevelopment of the Frankston Justice Service Centre cost $3.4 million. Victorian corrections and youth justice…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough A well-dressed young man, named Herbert J. Storey, of Hastings, was charged at the City Court on Monday with having fraudulently converted a motor car, valued at £295, to his own use.Frank William Brainwood, secretary of Durant, Maystons Pty. Ltd., Collins street, said on 12th December, 1924, accused came to the company’s shop. In consequence of an order he produced, a motor car was handed over to him under a hire-purchase agreement.There were conditions in the agreement that the car was not to be removed out of the State without the consent of the company, and…
WORKS on the new Parkdale Station finished last week, with an event held to mark the completion of construction. After a Welcome to Country by Mark Brown, visitors to the station enjoyed live music, food, face painting, a petting zoo, and pop-up stalls. The new station opened for commuters in mid-2024 while finishing touches were being undertaken. The Warrigal and Parkers Road level crossings are now gone for good. The completion of Parkdale Station comes as construction crews pick up the pace to finish the level crossing removals at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale A rail…
WORK on the 14-storey apartment building at 446-450 Nepean Highway in Frankston got underway with a sod turning event last week. The $140 million “Harbour” development will house 94 apartments. The developer also plans to include retail outlets, a wellness centre, a gymnasium, and food offerings.Frankston mayor Kris Bolam attended the site last week to mark the beginning of works. He said “Harbour Frankston aligns with the development envisaged in council’s FMAC Structure Plan, offering more housing choice to our market, and creating homes in the heart of our CBD that will boost local businesses, and make our city centre…