MORE than 20 CFA vehicles and air support were called in to put out a dangerous grass fire in Langwarrin last week. At 12.45pm on 19 January, the CFA were alerted to the blaze. A fire had broken out on land near Lyppards Road. The CFA said in a statement that by the time the fire was extinguished “approximately five hectares of grass was burnt, and the fire had impacted some non-residential assets including sheds and vehicles.” A Watch and Act alert was sent out at 1.17pm. A second Watch and Act alert sent out for Botanic Ridge, Carrum Downs,…
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A DRIVER has had his car impounded after being caught allegedly speeding on the new Mordialloc Freeway. Highway patrol members on the newly opened road allege that they spotted the speeding car at around 5.15pm on 10 January. They say the car was detected driving at 147 kmph. Police pulled over the driver and impounded the car at a cost of just over $1000. The driver will face court at a later date. “The new Mordialloc Freeway opening has made thousands of peoples commutes that little bit easier and Kingston Highway Patrol are doing their best to be out on…
TWO people have been caught after allegedly stealing a Mercedes Benz in an aggravated burglary. Police allege that a Mercedes Benz was stolen from a house in Mordialloc. Chelsea and Mordialloc police officers searched for the car alongside the Air Wing helicopter, which tracked it to Mulgrave. Police allege that the offenders dumped the car in Mulgrave before getting into a white hatchback, which was later dumped in Endeavour Hills. The Air Wing tracked the alleged offenders to Endeavour Hills, where the duo was arrested. Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the incident. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc…
THE Waterfront Festival is back and your chance to play by the bay! Strap yourself in for a packed weekend of music, food, rides and entertainment at Frankston Foreshore on 19-20 February. Frankston City Council is thrilled to announce this year’s festival will rock across three stages with headline acts including Sneaky Sound System, Jack Jones, Andrew Swift, Gretta Ziller and Spirit Lines. Festivities will take place across a larger area of the foreshore than in the past, meaning more room for more fun in the sun, including: Food trucks and garden bar, market stalls, beach activities, The Dreaming Space…
THE Tattooist of Auschwitz author Heather Morris will speak at the Frankston Arts Centre next month. Ms Morris has sold more than eight million books worldwide. She says that her latest novel Three Sisters is an uplifting story of siblings “whose promise to each other kept them alive in a place without hope”. Ms Morris in conversation with Claire Halliday will take place at the Arts Centre at 7pm, 14 February. Ms Morris is not the only author to appear around Frankston in the weeks to come. Dr Winnie Waudo will appear at Carrum Downs Library to run a cooking…