Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Baxter Tuesday evening. It is believed a female was struck by a car as she was walking along Fultons Road around 7.45pm on 19 April. The pedestrian, a 15-year-old Caulfield South girl, sadly died at the scene. The driver, a 19-year-old Aspendale Gardens woman, stopped at the scene and is helping police with their enquiries. The exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and the investigation is ongoing Anyone who witnessed the collision, with dashcam footage or further information is urged to call…
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FRANKSTON and Susono in Japan have been sister cities for 40 years. The milestone was celebrated at an event at the Frankston Civic Centre. In 1983 as a Frankston high school student, Julie D’Arcy travelled to Susono on exchange alongside fellow student Andrew Grigor. She said that her time there had a “major impact” on her life and that she still keeps in contact with host sister Eiko. “I had no idea what to expect or what adventures lay ahead. Susono and Frankston had only become sister cities the year before, and Andrew and I were the first of many…
A TRAIL of public artworks and sculptures would make Frankston one of the state’s primary destinations for arts and culture, the Frankston mayor says. Frankston Council is advocating for funding for an arts trail which would run from the Frankston Foreshore to McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery in Langwarrin. It has contributed $2 million to the project, and is seeking matching commitments from both state and federal governments. The mayor Nathan Conroy said that the 7.4 kilometre trail would “significantly add to the transformation of our city into a vibrant destination for events, arts and culture.” “Frankston is renowned for…
By Shelby Brooks FIELD hockey in Frankston is facing an uncertain future, with local clubs needing to find a new home by 2027. The Frankston Hockey Club, Mornington Peninsula Hockey Club and Peninsula Women’s Hockey Association (PWHA) have all been based at Monash University’s Peninsula campus for 20 years, at what is known as the Peninsula Hockey Centre. The clubs now have six years to lobby for new facilities elsewhere after the university advised the contracts for the facilities would not be renewed beyond 2027. Frankston Hockey Club president Chris Wall and Mornington Peninsula Hockey Club president Harley Freeman both…
A CAMPAIGN by a local teenager to secure funding for upgrades at Langwarrin Skate Park has found more success. A $20,000 grant for works at the skate park was handed out last year. Federal Labor has now committed to spending another $170,000 on the site if it wins the election. Caiden, a 13-year-old skater, has been one of the leading voices in getting the skate park upgraded. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said “I’m pleased to be able to commit to this project if Labor wins the election this May, which will deliver a better Langwarrin skate park with facilities catering…