A SWORD was among the items seized by police from a Frankston property earlier this month. On 1 September police raided a commercial address on Station Street in Frankston. There they allegedly seized 23 imitation firearms, 33 knives, 15 machetes, 14 foldable knives, a hatchet, and a sword. Police have arrested a 46-year-old Frankston man. They say he will be charged on summons with selling a controlled weapon to a child, sell or advertise prohibited weapons, and sell or advertise for sale imitation firearms. Frankston acting inspector Ian Pregnell said “any form of weapon, be it knives or imitation firearms…
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FEDERATION University is planning to deliver its early childhood education degree from the Frankston Chisholm TAFE campus. The university will offer classes for its Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) at the Frankston TAFE from 2023. The classes will be offered to students who have completed Chisholm’s Diploma of Early Childhood and Care. Federation University Berwick head of campus Kathy Racunica said that the move would help people work and study closer to home. “We know how critical the early childhood sector is. Through flexible learning arrangements, this initiative will support students to maintain ties to their local community and…
A TOUR of Australia in 1986 saw Queen Elizabeth II make her way to Frankston. Queen Elizabeth II died in Scotland at age 96 last week. Her death has set off a wave of mourning around the globe. The Queen visited Australia 16 times during her reign. During her 1986 visit she made an appearance at Ballam Park Technical School. The Queen made her visit to Frankston on 7 March, 1986. Reports from the time stated that around 2000 children welcomed The Queen to the school. Queen Elizabeth II delivered a speech to students on the day. She then set…
Three teenagers have been arrested after an allegedly stolen car crashed into a Booze Bus in Seaford on Sunday afternoon. Officers were performing breath testing duties on Seaford Road about 3.45pm when a stolen Suzuki Swift approached the site. It is alleged the occupants of the Swift jumped out of the moving car as it approached the site and ran off. The car continued on and scraped a parked police car before hitting the back of the Booze Bus and coming to a stop. Police swarmed the area and three males were arrested in Fortescue Avenue. An 18-year-old man from…
A SERIES of workshops and speeches for local creatives are coming up. Kingston Arts is putting together its Dialogues program. Through the program, speakers will give local artists advice on professional development and networking. The first event in the series took place at Kingston Arts Centre last week. Adam Magennis, Ash Keating, and Beci Orpin spoke about art in the public sphere. To keep up to date on Dialogues, visit kingstonarts.com.au/PUBLIC-PROGRAMS/DIALOGUES First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 7 September 2022