MORE places in Mordialloc will soon be made accessible to people with disabilities. Work is set to get underway to install an accessible toilet at Peter Scullin Reserve. Plans for a floating pontoon in Mordialloc Creek and an upgrade to the boating gangways and pontoons at George Woods Reserve have also been approved. Kingston Mayor Steve Staikos said “changing places accessible toilets provide the space and the features needed to ensure that people with limited mobility can toilet and change with dignity – improving opportunities to enjoy longer outings to public spaces like our popular Peter Scullin Reserve. Changing places…
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THE after dark program at Carrum Downs library will continue into next year. The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has paid the library $32,000 to keep the program running until July 2022. Libraries After Dark sees the doors kept open late in a bid to combat social isolation and gambling related harm. Since beginning the program in February, more than 800 people have spent time in Carrum Downs library after hours. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “the Libraries After Dark program is such a great initiative. I am delighted that additional funding from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation will see this…
A MAN has been charged with 81 offences after a police investigation into burglaries occurring in Carrum Downs. As part of an investigation into a number of commercial burglaries in the Carrum Downs industrial area, Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives executed a search warrant on Access Way, 26 May. Police say they seized a “large quantity of allegedly stolen property” at the Carrum Downs property. Police arrested a 39-year-old Carrum Downs man in relation to 81 offences including handle stolen goods, negligently deal proceeds crime, drug possession, and bail offences. He was remanded in custody to appear at Frankston Magistrates…
A SPATE of tool thefts across Frankston South, Carrum Downs, and Langwarrin are being investigated by police. Police say that a man on a motor scooter has been stealing tools at night since at least 26 March. They say the scooter has a bag or carry system on the rear. “These tools are expensive, and their theft has left many tradies out-of-pocket and seriously affected their businesses,” a statement on the police eyewatch Facebook page read. Anyone with information or who has seen the man can contact First Constable Amy Smith at Frankston Criminal Investigation Unit on 9784 5572 or…
A MAN is wanted over the theft of two computers from a Langwarrin South school classroom. The man allegedly entered the art room at Bayside Christian College at around 8pm on 5 April. He gained entry through an unlocked window, and covered a sensor alarm. Two Apple computers and photography equipment were stolen from the classroom. Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to about the incident. They describe him as “Caucasian, approximately mid/late 30s, medium build, light brown short hair with receding hairline, wearing a navy blue t-shirt which he removes, dark color pants.…