WATER police conducted a targeted operation at Patterson River Boat Ramp earlier this month. Water Police Squad, Marine Investigation Unit, Public Order Response Team, Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section, and the Dog Squad converged at the boat ramp on 21 February. They ended up issuing fines to seven people, allegedly catching three unlicensed boaties. One vehicle driver tested at the boat ramp allegedly had an alcohol content reading of 0.158. Among the fines awarded were two for operating a vessel despite being unlicenced, and one for an unlicenced vessel operator entering the boat ramp area in a vehicle. Two…
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VICTORIA Police powers to search people for weapons without warrants within the Bayside Shopping Centre precinct have been extended for four months. At the beginning of the year, Victoria Police designated the Frankston’s Bayside Shopping Centre precinct as a “Designated Area under section 10D of the Control of Weapons Act 1990”. The declaration allows police to warrantless weapon searches, including electronic wand searches, vehicle and bag searches, and frisks (“Expanded police powers at shop” The Times, 12/1/2026). That designation was scheduled to expire on 28 February, but last week was extended until 30 June. The expanded police powers have proved…
THE Frankston RSL has awarded a total of $250,000 to 45 different local community groups. The RSL hosted its second Community Support Giving Day event last week, where it handed out the cash. Brett Rowlands, general manager of Frankston RSL said “our commitment to the community is best explained through our community support program. As a proud community hub, Frankston RSL actively supports local initiatives, contributing over $250,000 annually in supporting 25 plus local sporting groups and over 30 not-for-profit groups.” “Frankston RSL is in a unique position to help connect the Frankston community. The objective of Giving Day is…
A MAN will face Frankston Magistrates’s Court this week charged with 98 offences, stemming from alleged thefts across the east of Melbourne between November 2025 and February 2026.The 31-year-old man was arrested after a raid on a property on Duce Street in Cranbourne East on 25 February, about 8am. He allegedly fled on foot but was arrested in a nearby yard.The 98 charges include burglary, theft, theft of motor vehicle, theft from motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, obtain property by deception, unlicensed driving, commit indictable offence whilst on bail, and fail to answer bail.Police allege they found an allegedly stolen…
A FRANKSTON-based artist is setting up a new exhibition to display her work in Mt Eliza. Brodie Alserda is an accomplished local artist, whose work was exhibited at Frankston Arts Centre in 2022. She will exhibit her latest works at Lotus Chiropractic in Mt Eliza from March to May, with prints and greeting cards on sale. Alserda uses her art to help deal with a range of health issues, including chromosome 6q27 deletion disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Functional Neurological Disorder, schizophrenia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, severe anxiety disorder, connective tissue disorder, motor dyspraxia, and chronic depressive symptoms. Lotus Chiropractic owner…