PHYLLIS Miles was crossing McCormicks Road when she was struck and killed. More than two years on from her death, a pedestrian crossing has been installed on the road in a bid to prevent future incidents. Pedestrian operated signals have replaced the old island on the busy Carrum Downs road. Ms Miles’ grandson Michael and niece Amanda Cox have been vocal advocates for safety works on the road. Ms Cox said “I am so happy with the pedestrian crossing and that from something tragic, there’s been such a great result. My aunt Phyllis is now the angel of the crossing.”…
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TWO men have been arrested and charged after a horror fatal crash in Carrum Downs last week. Tributes have flowed for Timmy Rakei, who was killed in the incident on the morning of 9 November. The 44-year-old Bayswater man was working on Hall Road when he was struck in an alleged hit and run. Mr Rakei died at the scene. A second person, a 38-year-old man from Bayswater, was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries which have since been downgraded to serious. The alleged hit-and-run driver was behind the wheel of a red Holden Commodore. He was allegedly picked…
Police have this afternoon arrested two men following an alleged hit-run collision that occurred in Carrum Downs earlier this week. A 30-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested at a property on Boundary Road in Carrum Downs just after 2pm. He was taken to Frankston Police Station where he will be interviewed by detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit in relation to the collision that occurred on Hall Road on Tuesday morning. A second man was arrested after he attended Frankston Police Station just after 3pm. The 25-year-old Carrum Downs man remains in custody and the investigation is…
MULTIPLE people are being sought by police over the use of stolen credit card numbers. Police say stolen card numbers were used in fraudulent transactions across Mentone, Keysborough, Mornington, Fairfield, Preston, Ballarat, Delacombe, and Echuca. Goods totalling $22,000 have been fraudulently bought between April and August. CCTV images of people police wish to speak to have been released. Anyone who recognises the people can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 10 November 2021
THE difficulties of international travel during a pandemic hasn’t stopped a few overseas visitors from spending time at the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands. Each summer, small migratory birds fly into the wetlands from areas like Japan, Siberia, Alaska and northern Europe. Friends of Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Inc says the birds “ arrive in spring to spend the summer here in the wetlands on our door- step. They leave again in autumn.” “Birds are not especially strong, yet numerous species migrate tremendous distances, often flying many hours or days without stopping. Some of the migrants that come into Edithvale and Seaford Wetlands are Latham’s…