Compiled by Cameron McCulloughTHERE is no doubt the autumn of 1924 will be long remembered as the wet autumn.Again we have had another soaking downpour, with the result that all the low-lying land is again under water.Our representative paid a visit to a number of the places affected, and points out that something will have to be done, and done immediately, to bring about an end to this state of affairs.Quite a number of houses are practically unapproachable, the only dry means being by a vehicle or by boat. Some places have fixed planks to walk on, and woe beside…
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As part of Operation Trinity, police have arrested two children following a collision in Frankston this morning. Officers first noticed a 2015 silver Honda CRV traveling at high speeds along Cranbourne Road in Frankston about 1.15am. Police attempted to intercept the Honda but were unsuccessful at the time. The vehicle continued to travel through Frankston at high speeds when the driver failed to negotiate a corner and hit a fence, before crashing into a tree outside a residence on Coprosma Avenue, about 1.25am. Initially, the driver fled from the severely damaged vehicle, before returning to the scene a few minutes…
ARIA-nominated, award-winning singer Emma Donovan will tour to Frankston Arts Centre to share her trademark soul and country songs, and new music recorded in Gumbaynggirr and Noongar languages. Emma is proud to be one of the First Nations artists spearheading efforts to put traditional languages on the music map. “I am very proud to introduce new words and share languages with audiences and fans. It’s so important to preserve this part of our history, family and country,” she explains. “This project will shine a light on Indigenous music culture, sharing stories and preserving language in song. I want to share…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested five children, with the assistance of Operation Trinity police units, after the alleged theft of a motor vehicle in Narre Warren last night. It is alleged the children stole a black Audi S3 from a home on the Princess Highway about 9.30pm. Shortly after, the Audi was allegedly involved in a petrol drive-off at a service station, further along the Princess Highway in Beaconsfield. Police sighted the allegedly stolen Audi travelling erratically and at a fast rate of speed on the Princess Highway in Chadstone about 2am this morning. Despite officers successfully deploying…
A MAN has been charged for allegedly attacking police with a box cutter in Frankston last month. At around 6.30pm on 22 March, police attended an address in Foame Avenue believing a stolen white Jeep to be there. They attempted to arrest a man, who then allegedly assaulted them. The man allegedly slashed one police officer with a box cutter before fleeing in the Jeep. Both police officers were taken to hospital.Police chased the car through Cranbourne, and stopped it using stop sticks on Cranbourne Road. The man was arrested after a chase on-foot, police say.A 25-year-old man of no…