A CROWD of more than 300 people gathered at Mentone Station last week at the official opening of the new station garden. The garden was completed as part of the level crossing removal works at the station. It features a deck over the rail trench with the old Mentone Station heritage-listed buildings, two Norfolk Island pines, and three Canary Island date palms. The Level Crossing Removal Project says “the new station gardens include more green space and vegetation and wider paths, with ramps and handrails to improve access for all community members. New trees include subtropical varieties such as the…
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THE number of Frankston girls playing sports is on the rise. Statistics from AFL South East show that of all the junior football players in the Frankston area, around 21 per cent of them are girls. Women’s sport in Frankston reached another milestone last month, when Frankston FC fielded its first ever women’s team. Frankston Council says it is funding sporting ground redevelopments to keep up with the growing rate of girls playing football and soccer. Cr Sue Baker said “we are coming back to sport in our communities following seasons disrupted by the pandemic, so it is early days,…
THREE men are wanted over a burglary at a Carrum Downs business last month. The Silkwood Rise property was broken into just after 1am on 27 March. The offenders used rocks to smash the windows at the business. After entering the premises, two men smashed the office area with rocks, chairs, and bins. A third man destroyed a truck windscreen in the carpark. Police are looking for three men in relation to the incident. Police say “the first man is perceived to be Caucasian in appearance and was wearing a black balaclava, black hoodie, black pants, black runners and black…
THREE men have been arrested over a series of aggravated burglaries last week at Mount Martha, Mount Eliza, Glen Iris, Toorak, Camberwell and Malvern. Detectives from the Southern Metro Crime Team executed two warrants at addresses in Frankston, Friday 30 April, seizing items allegedly linking those arrested with the break-ins. A 21-year-old Frankston man has been charged with 13 offences, including aggravated burglary, burglary, theft of motor vehicles and theft. An 18-year-old Frankston man has been charged with 18 offences, including aggravated burglary, burglary, theft, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, possessing a drug of dependence, theft of motor vehicles and…
AN exhibition drawing inspiration from the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of 2020 is ready to go on display at the Frankston Arts Centre. The works on show aim to capture life as it was a year ago – truly a time like no other. The Time, Last Year opens at the Arts Centre this month. The event will feature the launch of a community anthology, Stories at the End of the Line, on Friday 14 May. Anthology contributor Susan Chapman has written a prose piece titled Beach Cleaner. “Beach cleaning became an important part of my day. I’d go out…