A FRANKSTON teenager has been charged over an alleged home invasion which left a man in hospital with serious injuries.Police allege that five offenders broke into a home on Oxford Street in Kew East at around 4am on 17 August. One of the occupants, a 39-year-old man, was allegedly stabbed multiple times and was later taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.A 34-year-old woman at the house was treated for minor injuries. A 69 and 70-year-old also in the house at the time were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two children, aged 2 and 3, and a fifth adult,…
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Compiled by Cameron McCulloughTHE first general meeting of the new Ranelagh Club at Frankston (Mornington Road) was held last week in the lounge at Scott’s. Hotel, Melbourne, for the purpose of directing the incorporation of the club under the provisions of the Companies Acts.As indicative of the intended spirit of this club, afternoon tea was served at the same time as the business of the meetings was being conducted.Brigadier-General Blamey was in the chair. It was decided that at the present stage no appointment would be made to the offices of patron, president or vice-presidents, but that such be left…
Detectives from Moorabbin and Frankston Crime Investigation Units have charged a man following an alleged crime spree in the Southern and Eastern suburbs this month. The spate of burglaries and thefts occurred between 3 and 23 August. Alleged offences occurred in Dandenong South, Clayton, Cranbourne, Braeside, Somerville, Bentleigh, Noble Park, Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Sandringham, Narre Warren, Pakenham, Clyde, Sky Officer and Frankston. Among the alleged crimes were incidents where a stolen vehicle was driven dangerously in an effort to avoid arrest while being pursued by police in Pakenham on 12 August and Skye on 18 August. With assistance from members from…
A CHARITY has received a $40,000 grant to expand school-based paediatric clinics in Frankston.The grant was awarded to Menzies: Caring For Kids by Frankston Council. Menzies: Caring For Kids president Kevin Johnson said “ongoing investment in school-based paediatric clinics will support research into the long-term impact of these services, helping to build a sustainable pathway to healthcare for the children who need it most.” “Many children from low socioeconomic backgrounds don’t see a general practitioner, let alone a paediatrician,” he said. “Funding towards this program will help change that.”Since 2017, Menzies: Caring for Kids has delivered more than 7,600 free…
A BREAST care nurse working across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula is celebrating 25 years in the healthcare industry.Jenny Macindoe has been a breast care nurse for 25 years. For the last eight years she has been with the McGrath Foundation, working out of Peninsula Health hospitals.Macindoe said that an experience with a high school teacher helped set her on her path. “One of my favourite teachers from my high school years was diagnosed with breast cancer, and while I was doing my training in Sydney, she came to Sydney for treatment,” she said. “I went and visited her. She…