A SPECIALIST surgeon has performed the Mornington Peninsula’s first liver resection using a surgical robot. Associate Professor Charles Pilgrim performed the surgical-first earlier this month at Peninsula Private Hospital. The patient was a 49-year-old woman whose bowel cancer had spread to her liver. Dr Pilgrim, the first surgeon in Victoria to use the da Vinci Xi robot for liver resections, said the cutting edge technology was great news for the hospital. “Using the da Vinci Xi robot means we can perform surgery with the minimally invasive approach more often, expanding what is possible using the keyhole approach,” Dr Pilgrim said.…
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A MAN has been charged with murder after the death of a man at a Petrie Street property. Police were called to the Frankston property just before 3am on 4 August. There they found an injured man. Emergency service workers treated the man, but he died at the scene. At around midday that day, police arrested a 53-year-old man in Frankston. He was subsequently charged with murder. The charged man was scheduled to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last week. First published in the Frankston Times – 10 August 2021
A PLAN has been put forward to construct two huge buildings standing at 30 and 22 storeys on Davey Street. If it goes ahead, the development will be constructed on 6-12 Davey Street, Frankston. The proposal will mean the demolition of heritage buildings on the site, and construction of a building with two towers of twenty-two and thirty storeys plus three basement levels. The buildings will be used for accommodation – a residential hotel with 200 rooms and 4 serviced apartments, and 116 apartments. The proposal also asks for a reduction in car parking requirements, to display internally illuminated business…
A man has been arrested as Homicide Squad detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Frankston this morning. Police were called to a property in Petrie Street where a man was located with injuries about 3am. The man, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene. A 53-year-old man was arrested in Frankston about midday today. The Frankston man remains in custody assisting police with their enquiries. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or log onto www.crimestoppersvic.com.au Victoria Police News – Wednesday,…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a string of alleged offending in Frankston, Carrum Downs, Moorabbin and Seaford earlier this week. Detectives arrested the 20-year-old man earlier this morning at a property in Gamble Road in Carrum Downs. He faces 20 charges including attempted kidnapping, attempted child stealing, unlawful assault, theft of motor vehicle, possess controlled weapon, possess imitation firearm, affray, careless driving, criminal damage, possessing a drug of dependence. The arrest follows the alleged attempted kidnapping of a teenage girl at a bus stop in Ashleigh Avenue, Frankston, about 7.30am yesterday. It also follows an…