MORE than 400 driving offences have been detected in the last four months by Somerville Highway Patrol officers. The offences occurred across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. Highway Patrol members caught 176 drink and 61 drug drivers, and charged 125 drivers with speeding. Among those arrested recently was a 45-year-old Frankston North man. Police pulled him over on Skye Road in Frankston at around midday on 21 June for a breath test. He allegedly returned an evidentiary breath test reading of 0.223, and had his license revoked for a year. Somerville Highway Patrol acting inspector Melissa Nixon said that lives…
Author: Bayside News
THE search has begun to find Frankston’s best volunteer. Nominations for the 2022 Frankston City Volunteer Awards have opened. The annual awards are hosted by Impact Volunteering. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy has encouraged residents to nominate hard working volunteers for the awards. “I encourage you to nominate a special volunteer who is doing great things in our community in one of five categories: service, leadership, initiative, youth and teamwork. By nominating them you’ll be highlighting their great work and dedication as well as creating awareness of the fabulous community organisations out there,” he said. “We have over 16,800 volunteers in…
A NEW cafe in the infamous Frankston Yacht Club building is now serving customers. Oliver’s Corner opened for business last week. The cafe occupies the bottom floor of the Yacht Club building. Frankston Council announced that it had leased out the bottom floor to the owners of Oliver’s Corner in late 2020. It is currently seeking a tenant for the top floor of the building, and is in the process of assessing expression of interest applications. The Frankston Yacht Club building has proved a costly endeavour for council since it opened in 2016. Frankston ratepayers have spent more than $11…
REBECCA Maitland was looking forward to a dream trip to Europe in 2016 when a stroke changed her life. Maitland’s dog Nala helped her regain consciousness by licking her face. The Frankston resident then managed to use her phone’s voice activation to call an ambulance. Six years on from her stroke, Maitland has shared her story to shine a light on one of the lesser known long-term effects of stroke. Maitland now lives with post-traumatic stress disorder. “My technology and my dog literally saved my life. At first my family were told to say goodbye. It took weeks of recovery…
YOUNG artists have been invited to submit their best drawings of houses into the KidsFest Competition for a chance to win prizes. The KidsFest Competition is for children aged four to twelve. The theme of this year’s competition is “ArtHaus”, with children asked to send in their A3 artworks of cool houses, treehouses, and more. Chosen works will be displayed at the Frankston Arts Centre. The first prize winner will receive $150. Five-year-old Leanne (pictured above with artwork below) won first prize in the competition in 2021. She said her favourite thing about the KidsFest Competition is “seeing other people’s…