AN advisory panel set up to consider uses for space under elevated rail at Parkdale has had its first meeting. Rail bridges are being built to replace level crossings at Warrigal Road in Mentone and Parkers Road in Parkdale. The project also includes the construction of a new Parkdale Station. The Parkdale Open Space Advisory Panel’s job is to gather feedback on the project. It consists of 14 people, who had a meeting for the first time online last month. The panel is seeking feedback through an online survey. Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson says that the state government is “looking…
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Detectives from Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit have arrested two men following an investigation into the fire at a business in Patterson Lakes on 9 February. The two arrests follow the execution search warrants at addresses in Coburg North and Bundoora this morning. A 19-year-old Coburg North man has been charged with intentional destruction of property by fire, criminal damage by fire, conduct endanger life, burglary, possess proceeds of crime and commit indictable offence whilst on bail. A 20-year-old Bundoora man has been charged with intentional destruction of property by fire, criminal damage by fire, conduct endanger life, burglary and prohibited…
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 38-year-old woman today following a collision in Cheltenham last month. It is alleged a blue Toyota sedan collided with a red Vespa motorcycle on Charman Road near Sydney Road about 6.50am on Wednesday 23 February. The rider, a 38-year-old Mentone man, was taken to hospital where he sadly died the next day. A Dandenong woman has been charged with dangerous driving causing death. She has been bailed to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 11 March. Victoria Police News – Monday 7 March 2022
A NEW research facility opened at Frankston Hospital will collect data and information about ageing. Ngarnga Centre – Ideas, Innovation and Learning has been officially opened. The research facility houses a component of the National Centre for Healthy Ageing, the Healthy Ageing Data Platform. The new centre is a joint venture with Monash University. The project was funded partly through a $2 million contribution from the federal government. Peninsula Health CEO Felicity Topp said that the project would allow the organisation to focus on “improving health outcomes by enabling translational research across both Peninsula Health and Monash University and through…
AROUND $280,000 worth of illicit drugs have been seized after a search of a house in Frankston, police say. Police executed a search warrant at a Frankston home on 22 February. The warrant was executed as part of an investigation into an alleged aggravated burglary in Carrum Downs during which an elderly victim was assaulted. Police allegedly seized around 375 grams of cocaine, 125 grams of methylamphetamine, 125 grams of MDMA, a kilo of cannabis, and $1750 in cash. A 29-year-old Frankston man has been charged with trafficking and possession of a commercial quantity of cocaine, methylamphetamine and MDMA, dealing…