SEAFORD life savers won bronze at the Australian Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships last month. The national championships were held at Mollymook in New South Wales. The Seaford Life Saving Club came home with a trophy, taking third place in an under-23 mass rescue event. The winning team featured Brooke Collins, Isabella Comey, Michael Jacobsen, and Sean Scott-Harvey. Portsea Surf Life Saving Club also returned from the event with silverware, taking out first place in the under-23 men’s tube rescue and second in the open women’s tube rescue. Life Saving Victoria’s general manager education, sport, and club development Kate Simpson congratulated…
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YOUNG students at Frankston Heights Primary School had the chance to play with a professional cricketer last week. Melbourne Stars player Nick Larkin visited the school last Monday, 25 July, to run a cricket clinic. He also ran clinics at Benton Junior College and Seaford Cricket Club. Later in the week Larkin was joined by WBBL player Sasha Moloney to teach kids cricket at five different primary schools – Tyabb Railway, Hastings, Balnarring, Dromana, and Rye. First published in the Frankston Times – 2 August 2022
POLICE are appealing for public assistance after a man was assaulted in Carrum last month. It is understood a 46-year-old Carrum man was driving along McLeod Road, before turning into Valetta Street where a group of motorbike riders damaged his vehicle about 9.45pm on Friday, 24 June. Police were told the man was assaulted when he got out of his car. He was injured and required hospital treatment. The offenders fled the scene on their bikes. Police have released a CCTV image of four men who may be able to assist with their enquiries. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has…
SOUTH East Water is proudly supporting National Tree Day at Edithvale Wetlands. National Tree Day is Australia’s largest community tree planting event, which is a call to action for people to get their hands dirty and give back to the community. The event organised by the Chelsea District Lions Club is taking place thanks to a South East Water Community Grant, which has gone towards buying the plants for the day. Over 900 native indigenous trees will be planted on the day and all volunteers are welcome. The annual South East Water Community Grants program is part of a customer…
Mornington Divisional Response Unit officers arrested two people and seized a large amount of cash and drugs after executing a warrant in Frankston yesterday. A warrant was executed at a Frankston-Flinders Road property as part of an investigation. A 35-year-old man and 41-year-old woman were arrested at the scene with members seizing a quantity of drugs, more than $9000 cash and tools. The Frankston man has been charged with traffick drug of dependence, possess methylamphetamine, possess proceeds of crime and bail offences. He has been remanded to appear at the Frankston Magistrates’ Court today. The Frankston woman has been charged…