Compiled by Cameron McCulloughON Saturday the Somerville Tennis Club was entertained by the members of the Naval Base tennis team. For some time this trip had been awaited with interest by our tennis enthusiasts, twenty-five of whom were able to avail themselves of a day’s enjoyment among the Navy players.The weather was all that could be desired, and the motor trip of thirteen miles proved a most interesting journey.On either side of the road the blushing Jonathans on the trees spoke of a bounteous ingathering, while the undulating country, with the beautiful Westernport Bay, forming a background, made a delightful…
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LOW-cost pet vaccinations will be offered by the RSPCA in Pearcedale this week. The RSPCA will take over Pearcedale Community Centre on Thursday, 13 March. Cats and dogs can be vaccinated for $59.RSPCA head of prevention Rebecca Cook said “we want to help people care for their pets by increasing their access to preventative veterinary care, which supports lifelong bonds among families with their cats and dogs.”“At our last clinic in Clyde, we saw 21 pets from 17 local families, and we can’t wait to hit the road again and meet more furry friends,” she said. “RSPCA Victoria has run…
Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have uncovered a virtual Aladdin’s Cave of stolen goods behind a secret door in Seaford. A search warrant was executed at a business premises on Austin Road just after 7pm on 10 March where police found a hidden door behind a row of lockers. A large quantity of cigarettes, tobacco, vapes and drugs, estimated to be worth millions of dollars, were located at the addresses along with two firearms and multiple prohibited weapons. The find came after an earlier warrant at a nearby address in relation to cigarettes stolen from a service station in…
PATIENTS will be screened for bowel cancer quicker than ever before through a new Peninsula Health-run clinic. Peninsula Health has set up a nurse-led clinic as part of the federal government’s national bowel cancer screening program. Now the clinic has opened, patients with a positive faecal occult blood test can be seen by a nurse independently within two weeks.Peninsula Health head of gastroenterology, associate professor Marcus Robertson, said that the new clinic would speed up the screening process. “By training and supporting our outpatient ANUMs, the establishment of this clinic means any patient who gets referred to Peninsula Health with…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a stolen car was set alight in Patterson Lakes last month. A stolen orange 2017 Holden Commodore sedan bearing stolen registration plates XQA765 collided with the barriers on Thompson Road at Mornington Peninsula Freeway overpass in Patterson Lakes at 11.40pm on 26 February. The driver was collected by a silver Skoda Karoq bearing cloned plates BJL120. This vehicle then attended a nearby petrol station and driver from the stolen crashed car purchased a jerry can and fuel before returning to the collision scene. The man then used the petrol to set the…