A MAN has been charged for allegedly attacking police with a box cutter in Frankston last month. At around 6.30pm on 22 March, police attended an address in Foame Avenue believing a stolen white Jeep to be there. They attempted to arrest a man, who then allegedly assaulted them. The man allegedly slashed one police officer with a box cutter before fleeing in the Jeep. Both police officers were taken to hospital.Police chased the car through Cranbourne, and stopped it using stop sticks on Cranbourne Road. The man was arrested after a chase on-foot, police say.A 25-year-old man of no…
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Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT the Frankston Court yesterday, before Mr. W. G. Smith, P.M.; and Messrs. C. Gray, P. Wheeler, and J. Brown, J.’sP., Miss Irene Galt sought an order from the Court to compel J. B. Jolly to erect a six foot paling fence between their respective properties on Melbourne Road, Frankston.Mr. Robertson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. Hogan for Mr. Jolly.Irene Galt said she was the owner and occupier of property on Melbourne Road, Frankston. Mr. Jolly occupied the property on the north side of her place.The properties at present were divided by a fence…
CAULFIELD Divisional Response Unit officers, with the assistance of The Fugitive Squad, have charged two men with firearms and drug trafficking after a large amount of methamphetamine was seized in Carrum Downs on Friday.Officers searched a vehicle on Oberon Drive about 10.30am. It’s alleged two shotguns, drugs and cash were located in the rear of a Golf VW, parked in the driveway of a property. A firearm and explosives were allegedly located during a search warrant on James Cook Drive in Cranbourne on Wednesday, 20 March.A 39-year-old Skye man was charged with prohibited person possess firearm, traffick commercial quantity of…
A NEW breast cancer imaging suite at Frankston Hospital is expected to see around 3000 patients a year by 2032.The Peta Murphy Breast Imaging Suite was officially opened by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in February. The facility is named after the former Dunkley MP, who died from breast cancer in December (“Murphy’s memorial at hospital” The Times 5/2/2024).The first patient was seen at the facility on 2 February. It is projected to host around 2400 mammograms this year, a number Peninsula Health expects to increase to around 3000 in the next eight years. Peninsula Health breast care co-ordinator Rhonda Barnes…
SINGER Emma Donovan, a neon lights show, and a drag performance are among the headline acts at this year’s South Side Festival. The 2024 South Side Festival will take place between 10 and 19 May. The program was launched at the Frankston Arts Centre last week.Joining Donovan on the lineup is drag performer Brenda Bressed, and experimental art collective Pony Cam. A neon light display will light up Beauty Park at night, and an auditory bird experience will be installed at George Pentland Gardens.Donovan said her Songs, Stories & Soul from Family & Country show will tell the history of…