A CYCLIST was seriously hurt after being hit by a car in Cheltenham last week.The cyclist was hit while at the intersection of Centre Dandenong Road and Brownfield Street at around 5.50am on 30 April. The cyclist, a 53-year-old man from Dingley, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver did not stop at the scene. Police are now searching for a Nissan Navara utility with damage to the left front fog light from the crash.Any witnesses can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppers.com.au. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone…
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WORKS to improve the Carrum foreshore precinct are getting underway. The three stage project is being funded by Kingston Council. The first stage will see the Beauty Spot Memorial upgraded. Paths, seating, picnic tables, garden spaces, and a feature art sculpture will be built at the memorial. Those works are scheduled to be completed in the middle of the year.In winter, council will begin work on the extension of the Carrum Boardwalk to Patterson River. The boardwalk will be extended further north with improved connectivity to the Patterson River Path, the Stephens Street car park, and the beach. The extension…
NEW bedrooms and outdoor areas are now open at the Frankston Youth Prevention and Recovery Care Unit.The first stage of the redevelopment was finished last month. It included work on three refurbished bedrooms, a new bedroom pod, and outdoor areas.The Frankston mental health facility, operated by Peninsula Health, offers 24/7 care for people aged between 16 and 25. The state government allocated the money for the redevelopment – it is spending $141 million to build five centres and refurbish three more statewide. Victorian mental health minister Ingrid Stitt said the spending on mental health facilities followed Royal Commission recommendations. “We…
Compiled by Cameron McCulloughWITH the passing of the old Bay View Hotel, Frankston, another connecting link of the past will have ceased to exist.However, time and progress insist upon these changes if one would keep abreast of the times, and the new proprietor of the Bay View Hotel, Mrs. McCarthy, evidently belongs to the more modern school, and, in addition, has great faith in the future of Frankston, in as much as she is prepared to spend over £10,000 in the erection and equipment of a really first-class, up-to-date hotel, in place of the old one, that has more than…
A FIRE broke out at Frankie’s Coffee and Eats in Carrum Downs last week.The blaze was sparked at around 7.40pm on 2 May. Five trucks from the Skye and Carrum Downs CFA units attended along with Fire Rescue Victoria crews. They declared the scene under control a little before 8pm.In a statement, the CFA said a bin was the cause of the fire. “CFA responded to a structure fire at Carrum Downs at around 7.40pm on 2 May,” the CFA said. “Crews extinguished a fire in a bin inside the structure. Victoria Police was also called to the scene. The…