A FRANKSTON-based paramedic has raised more than $30,000 for men’s health by taking part in Movember.Chelsea resident Rohan Anstey, who works in the Frankston region, raised the money over the course of last month. He promised that if he raised $100,000 he would change his legal name to “Mohan” – although he fell short of his fundraising target he still raised a huge sum for charity.Anstey said that his experience working as a paramedic inspired him to get involved. “As a paramedic working in intensive care, we get called to lots of jobs where men’s health has been neglected, especially…
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of two people in Mordialloc. Officers were called to a property on James Street just before 11am on Tuesday morning after reports two bodies had been located. A 41-year-old Mordialloc woman and 38-year-old St Kilda man were located deceased at the address. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident is yet to be determined, however at this stage detectives are not looking for anyone else in relation to the matter. Police also believe the parties involved were known to each other. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333…
SILVIE Paladino will headline next weekend’s Carols by Kingston event at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea.The annual Christmas Carols will be held from 5pm on Sunday, 8 December. Joining Paladino on the line-up is the Mordialloc Jazz Orchestra, the Australian Girls Choir, Roscoe James Irwin, Nick Roy, Anna Mallows, Nina Ferro, Sammi Palinkas, and MCs Bobby Fox and Rob Mills. The event will also feature craft activities, face-paint, and an appearance by Santa.Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said Carols by Kingston is “a great opportunity to get together with family and friends before the holidays and get into the spirit of the…
AN interactive theatre project teaching local students about family violence won an award at the 2024 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards last week. The “This is not who I want to be” interactive theatre project is run by the Peninsula Community Legal Centre. The program for secondary students covers family violence and forced marriage.Peninsula Community Legal Centre CEO Jackie Galloway said the theatre project was created in response to “data showing that teenage girls were already experiencing controlling relationships and family violence, and that some were going on to forced marriages after leaving school.”“The number of young people affected…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough IN view of the fact that the council on Friday, 5th December – that being the date of the next ordinary meeting – will be faced with the resolution of no-confidence, passed by the meeting of ratepayers, recently held at Frankston, the following extracts from the report of the Inspector of Municipal Accounts, published in “The Standard” of 30th July last, will prove of interest:PREVENTING A CRISISMr. McCullum (the inspector) said, inter alia:“The borrowing by bank overdraft has been over the legal limit of the year, and the only way that a crisis had not been…