Author: Bayside News

Frankston Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have charged a man following a series of sexual acts in Seaford. It is alleged a man exposed himself in two incidents in Keast Park on the Nepean Highway on Tuesday, 28 June. A 34-year-old Langwarrin man was arrested this morning and has been charged with sexual activity directed at another person, sexual exposure, indecent behaviour in a public place and committing an indictable offence whilst on bail. He will appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court later today. Victoria Police News – Thursday 4 August 2022

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Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the burglary of a Frankston home over the weekend, during which priceless home videos were stolen. It is believed the burglary occurred between 7am on 29 July and 5pm on 1 August while the 52-year-old victim was away for the weekend with his partner. The victim told police he returned home on Monday evening to find his home had been ransacked and a number of items had been stolen including four laptops, four cameras and a television. It is believed the offender/s gained access to the home through a window before exiting through…

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CHANGES to weekly bin collections are expected to be assessed by Kingston Council sometime in the next year. Knox Council caused a stir last week by announcing that it would only pick up rubbish bins fortnightly from mid-next year. It will pick up food and garden waste bins weekly instead. Bayside Council made the same switch last month. Kingston Council has confirmed that it is planning to undertake a review of its weekly bin collections within the next 12 months. For the time being it is not planning on making changes. “There are no plans to change the waste collection…

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MELBOURNE-based artist Penelope Davis creates jellyfish forms from a collage of components. Taking the detritus of contemporary technologies and combining these with organic source material such as leaves and seaweed, Davis makes casts in silicone, then uses these casts themselves as forms. The artist hand sews these ‘skins’ together to create delicate hybrid forms that resemble jellyfish. “These works reflect on, and embody, a painstaking attempt to recuperate an appreciation for the natural world, our symbiotic relationship with it, and the necessity of our shared future,” she says. Recent curated exhibitions include Divine Abstraction, Justin Art House Museum (2016), Ex-libris…

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Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives continue to investigate and appeal for public assistance after a man armed with a firearm robbed a supermarket in Carrum Downs in 2020. Police have been told a man entered the store on Frankston-Dandenong Road and was seen loitering around before leaving about 12.30pm on Tuesday 15 September. The store attendant was outside the supermarket when it is believed the same male armed with a firearm approached him. The offender handed the attendant a bag and demanded he fill it with cash. He then followed the victim to the register and ran from the scene…

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