By Anthony Albanese* THIS week I was back in Frankston to ask Jodie Belyea to be Labor’s candidate for Dunkley. Jodie is a local Frankston mum who has put her hand up after the late Peta Murphy’s passing. I know that for many of us, not just in the Labor family, but in the local community, the loss of Peta Murphy has been devastating. It meant a lot that Rod, Peta’s husband, joined us on Thursday at the Frankston Bowling Club to help launch Jodie’s campaign. Because of Peta’s work, Jodie Belyea was inspired to join the Labor Party. I’m…
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TWO teenagers and two adults have been charged over the alleged theft of an Audi from Beaumaris last week. The car was allegedly stolen in an aggravated burglary at a Haydens Road home overnight between 8 and 9 January. The car was recovered in Carrum the next day. Soon afterwards, police arrested four people on Station Street in Carrum. They allege they recovered stolen car keys, wallets, and IDs as well as cannabis and methylamphetamine. Two teenagers were among those arrested – a 17-year-old boy from Skye was charged with possess drug of dependence and handle stolen goods and bailed…
A FRANKSTON man was among five people charged after a police pursuit through the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. At around 8.20am on 11 January, police say they spotted two stolen vehicles in Endeavour Hills. Police deployed stop sticks in Camberwell and Glen Waverley to attempt to stop the cars. A BMW was dumped in Glen Waverley, and its occupants allegedly got into a Mercedes sedan and fled. Police followed the Mercedes to Endeavour Hills where the occupants allegedly attempted to flee on foot. Five people were arrested soon after. A 20-year-old Frankston man was charged with two counts of theft…
THE finalists of the 2024 Rick Amor Drawing Award have been announced. The drawing competition, overseen by McClelland Gallery in Langwarrin, is in its second year. It had 150 applicants vying for $20,000 in prize money. The award is named after Frankston-born artist Rick Amor, who helped establish the exhibition. He said, “a room full of drawings is a wonderful thing to behold”. “This prize gives people one more reason to keep drawing on paper – the most direct and intimate expression of an artist’s sensibility,” Amor said. The finalists are Kylie Blackley, Moira Burke, Carmel Byrne, Philip Cooper, Matthew…
FOR the last seven years Ian Becker has been putting smiles on the faces of students at the Frankston Special Developmental School by dressing up as Santa. For his Santa duties in 2023, Becker has put his carpentry skills to use by building his own sleigh. The sleigh is powered uniquely by a disability scooter. Becker said his annual visits to the school makes the children happy. “They loved it,” he said. “I’ve been doing it there at least seven years – my sister-in-law was the bursar there for 45 years and when she found out I was doing Santa…