Author: Bayside News

CONTRACTS to build elevated rail at Parkdale have been signed. Sky rail will be built to replace the level crossings at Warrigal Road in Mentone and Parkers Road in Parkdale. Last week the Level Crossing Removal Project confirmed that a contract worth $450 million to deliver the project had been signed. A new Parkdale Station will be built as part of the project. The state government has announced it intends to remove all level crossings on the Frankston line by 2029. The Parkdale level crossings are expected to be gone by 2025. The project will be delivered by Acciona, Coleman…

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CHRISTOPHER Culshaw is wanted by police over a burglary in Frankston. The burglary allegedly occurred on 11 October. Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of 32-year-old Culshaw over the crime. Culshaw has a medium build and short, dark hair. An image of him has been released. Anyone who has seen Culshaw can report it to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au. First published in the Frankston Times – 1 November 2022

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A CAR which struck a pedestrian in Dandenong last month was found abandoned in Frankston North. At around 11.30pm on 16 October, a man was hit by a white Toyota Corolla on Foster Street. The victim, a 41-year-old man, was taken to hospital with minor head injuries. The driver fled the scene in the car. The Toyota Corolla, which police say was stolen, was found abandoned on Pine Street in Frankston North shortly afterwards. The driver has not been caught. Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit…

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A MAN who allegedly committed a sex act on a bus in front of a teenage girl is wanted by police. The alleged incident took place on a bus travelling between Greenborough and Frankston, 9.35am on 22 September. Both the victim and offender boarded the bus at Greenborough Station, and the incident took place around Lower Plenty. Police say the man sat near the 17-year-old girl and performed a “lewd act”. He then moved seats to get closer to her and continued. A photo of a man police wish to speak to about the incident has been released. Police describe…

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A RESIDENCY program for First Nations artists is being established at Langwarrin’s McClelland Gallery. The four artists selected to take part in the Bunurong Fieldwork Residency will work on concepts for a public artwork. Successful applicants will receive $17600, plus $2000 in travel expenses, to undertake a maximum three-month residency in the McClelland studio cottage between 2023 and 2024. McClelland Gallery director Lisa Byrne hopes that the program will address the “scarcity of First Nations cultural markers on the Mornington Peninsula.” “While the number of public art commissions available to Australian artists increases every year, only a small number of…

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