THE Langwarrin South home of an iconic author will be opened to the public next month to showcase a personal Valentine’s Day collection. Joan Lindsay, the author of the 1967 novel Picnic at Hanging Rock, shared the Mulberry Hill home with husband Daryl Lindsay. Every Sunday from 11 February to 31 March, the public will be invited in to view a collection of Joan Lindsay’s Valentine’s Day cards. Valentine’s Day was the day that she and her husband married, and was also the day of the titular picnic featured in her novel. Joan Lindsay died in 1984. The conserved personal…
Author: Bayside News
FRANKSTON railway station was targeted during a three-day police operation earlier this month. Between 9 and 11 January, police dedicated more resources to Frankston, Lilydale, and Werribee train stations. They made seven arrests across the three days – a 35-year-old Frankston man was arrested for breaching an intervention order, and a 25-year-old Frankston North woman was arrested for theft. The other arrests were a 26-year-old Knoxfield woman for breaching an intervention order, a 35-year-old Woori Yallock man for three outstanding warrants, a 33-year-old Benalla woman for theft, a 29-year-old Point Cook man for an outstanding whereabouts and theft, and a 41-year-old…
A MAN is wanted by police for allegedly threatening to stab a Frankston supermarket worker during a robbery in late December. A 22-year-old woman working at a supermarket on Cranbourne Road in Frankston was threatened by a man at around 8am on 30 December. The man allegedly demanded money and threatened to stab her. The victim handed over cash and the offender left. Police say he was last seen getting onto a bus on Cranbourne Road going towards Cranbourne. CCTV images of a man police wish to speak to (above) have been released. In a statement they said he is…
OPTOMETRISTS are urging parents to limit the amount of time children spend on phones and computer screens. Children aged between five and twelve-years-old are spending three times longer on screen as recommended by the World Health Organisation, a new report has found. Increased screen time can lead to eye issues such as short-sightedness. Cheltenham East Specsavers optometrist Kam Kabiri said myopia, short-sightedness, is “typically successfully managed with prescription lenses, if left undiagnosed, it can impact day-to-day life.” “As optometrists, we like to encourage parents, carers and teachers to ensure their children have their first eye test before starting school to…
A JET-SKI rider survived an eight-hour ordeal in the waters off Parkdale last week. A 48-year-old Clarinda man launched his jet ski from Patterson River at around 6pm on 11 January. At around 10.30pm he called a relative to tell them he was having engine troubles. The jet-ski rider’s brother took his boat to look for home, but lost communication a little after midnight. Police were called, who soon began searching with the help of the Coast Guard. Thankfully the missing man was found aboard his powerless jet ski before the break of day. The man was taken back to…