Investigators from Casey, Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation units joined forces to arrest a man allegedly involved in a string of crime across a three-week period in Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs. It is alleged the man was involved in a series of offending between the 2 May and 26 May including: The offending also includes an attempted carjacking where it was alleged the man was driving a stolen silver Toyota Rav4 and collided with a Honda in Cranbourne West on Sunday 11 May about 7pm. The man exited the stolen Toyota and approached the driver of a white Tesla who…
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By Brendan Rees TWO Victoria Police detectives from the Frankston Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team have won a community service award for their work engaging with secondary schools across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.Detective Senior Constable Richard Thomson and Sergeant Byron Smith received the 2024 XLI Victoria Police community service award for their exceptional efforts in holding forums with schools. Their forums held with school staff ensure students, teachers, parents, and staff know how and where to seek help. This included presentations on what a crime involves if a young person is subject to any type of concerning…
FOR artist Emma Davies, the enchanting beauty of the Mornington Peninsula is not just a backdrop; it’s a wellspring of inspiration that helps create her creations. The Frankston South resident uses material like bird net, baler twine and things in her garden as well as acrylic paint and other materials to form intricate textiles.“I think one of the reasons why I do work with these sorts of materials is because you can work with it instantly, unlike a medium like clay or something where you’ve got to wait for it to dry and fire it and stuff like that,” she…
VENDING machines dispensing free pads and tampons are set to be installed across the Kingston municipality. Kingston mayor Jenna Davey-Burns says that council is working alongside the state government to implement the “free pads and tampons in public places program.” The dispensers are being rolled out at 700 sites statewide, with Kingston’s libraries set to be among them. “We know period poverty disproportionately affects women who are unemployed, university and TAFE students, women who are experiencing homelessness, those women displaced due to family violence, migrant women, and the LGBTQIA+ community,” Davey-Burns said. “Through the installation of the vending machines in…