FREE swimming classes at PARC and the Pines Pool are helping novice swimmers stay safe this summer.January of 2024 saw drowning rates double compared to the year prior. Free swimming classes are now running at Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre and Pines Forest Aquatic Centre in a bid to reverse that trend.The “Can Swim” programs are designed for people of all ages. Frankston councillor Emily Green said “these fully funded programs cater to all needs – from children just learning to swim, to adults with limited swimming abilities.”“By partnering with Peninsula Leisure, we are placing the safety of our community as…
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A RATE cap of three percent has been set for Victorian councils by the state government for the next financial year.The rate cap limits the amount of revenue that councils can raise from general rates and municipal charges. It will be three percent in the 2025/2026 financial year, a small increase on the 2.75 percent rate cap in effect for the 2024/2025 financial year.Local government MP Nick Staikos said the rate cap “will mean local councils are able to raise necessary revenue for the services they provide, without adding cost of living pressure on households.” “‘Fair Go’ rates are there…
A MAN has been charged with murder after an alleged stabbing in Langwarrin on Boxing Day.Yvonne Beres was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband John Beres at their home on Wood Duck Court in Langwarrin at around 6:30am on Boxing Day. The 59-year-old victim died at the scene. The 63-year-old man allegedly responsible for the death was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder. He is expected to face court in April.A statement from the Red Heart Campaign, an advocacy group working to end violence against women and children, read that Yvonne Beres is “the 101st Australian…
Compiled by Cameron McCulloughWHILE business people were brightening up their shop fronts and making their show windows attractive; while the cottage garden was being trimmed up and thrifty industrious householders were cleaning up the back yard, all in readiness for Christmas and the New Year, the moribund Council slept serenely on.It did nothing to brighten up the streets or the foreshore, in preparation for the annual influx of visitors.The Council maintained a masterly inactivity, except in one direction.During the holidays and prior to New Year’s Day, hundreds of casks, said to contain material for re-coating the tarred roads, were dumped…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man and are on the hunt for two more after an aggravated burglary in Carrum Downs on Christmas Eve. It’s alleged three offenders armed with a knife entered a residence on O’Gradys Road about 6am, Tuesday, 24 December. The group encountered an occupant of the home and made demands for car keys which were used to steal a 2010 Holden Berlina station wagon. Detectives acted swiftly in their investigation, arresting a 26-year-old Langwarrin man just after 9am. A 32-year-old Carrum Downs man has also since been arrested and both men will be…