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…
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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…
A MAN has been charged with the murder of a man in Baxter more than four years ago. On 16 September 2017, a man was allegedly shot to death at his home in Baxter. The 64-year-old victim lived on Station Crescent. Last week on 4 March, police arrested a 49-year-old Baxter man and charged him with murder. He was scheduled to face the Frankston Magistrates Court the same day. Police say that the alleged killer and the victim were known to each other. First published in the Frankston Times – 8 March 2022
GIANT paintings will begin appearing around Frankston soon, with Big Picture Fest getting underway this month. Street artists will soon get to work on their giant murals. Artists who will create artworks this year include Adnate, Baxter, Bond Truluv, Dvate, George Rose, Ghostpatrol, 23RD KEY, Benjamin Knock, Ling, Morano, Melanie Caple, Scott Nagy and Krims One, REFUZ, Vans the Omega, and Zedr. Street artist Camilo Delgado, also known as REFUZ, assisted another artist with their mural last year. He said it is “just so cool” to return this year as an artist. “While I studied graphic design, my work is…
THE federal Labor opposition has promised $10 million dollars towards the redevelopment of Emil Madsen Reserve. The Mount Eliza sporting ground is home to Mount Eliza Junior Football Club, Mount Eliza Soccer Club, Mount Eliza Football Netball Club, and Mount Eliza Cricket Club. The redevelopment would see the construction of two new pavilions and the upgrade of an existing one. A recently developed masterplan for the sporting ground also outlines a proposal for the creation of a district level play space and skate park. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said that the upgrade would allow the clubs which play at the…