Author: Bayside News

FRANKSTON High School students have teamed up to create a mural for rehabilitation patients. The mural has been painted at St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital. It was brought to life by year 11 students Clemence Redey, Monet Wischki, and Taimana Edmands Redey said it was rewarding to give back to the community. “I liked the idea of doing something for my community and to help make the hospital stay for patients a bit better,” Redey said. A pomegranate forms the heart of the new mural. St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital director of clinical services, Karen Ward,…

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Officers from Carrum Downs Uniform are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a collision in Frankston last month. Investigators have been told a red Honda CBR650 motorcycle was seen speeding in the Frankston area about 5pm on the 27th. It is alleged the Honda was seen travelling from Mornington along the Moorooduc Highway, Peninsula Link and Cranbourne Road and reached speeds in excess of 220km/h. As the bike travelled along Cranbourne Road it is also alleged that the rider narrowly missed a woman who was crossing the road near Ballam Park. The bike continued on for a short distance…

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WEAPONS and drugs were seized from a Carrum Downs address last month, police say. Police attended a property on Lats Road in Carrum Downs on 24 November as part of a search for a 45-year-old man subject to a firearm prohibition order. Police arrested the man at the address sometime after midday. They allegedly found seven gel blasters, a crossbow, knuckle dusters, ammunition, and drugs during their search. The man, and a 41-year-old woman, were both charged and bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 10 January next year. First published in the Frankston Times – 5 December 2023

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A DONATION drive will help to make Christmas a day to remember for people in Frankston doing it tough. Christmas Giving Trees have been set up across Frankston for people to leave unwrapped toys and non-perishable foods under. The annual initiative is run by Frankston Life Community and Community Support Frankston in partnership with Frankston Council. Donated items will be handed out in hampers at this year’s Frankston Life Community Christmas Lunch. Community Support Frankston manager Steve Phillips said the donations will help more than “3000 Frankston residents, the majority being kids and families, needing hamper, vouchers and support with…

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THE new $4.5 million home for Carrum Surf Life Saving Club has been officially opened. The facility was built with $2.1 million in state government money and $2.4 million from Kingston Council ratepayers. The new clubhouse features expanded ground floor storage capacity, more change rooms, a first-floor observation deck, additional office and dry storage space, and other improvements. Kingston councillor Cameron Howe said the new facility would help keep swimmers safe. “Carrum SLSC has had the highest metropolitan rescues in the past and the $4.5 million redeveloped clubhouse has more space to train, patrol and store, allowing volunteer and paid…

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