A FENCED dog park has opened at Melaleuca Reserve in Langwarrin. The project was partly-funded and organised by the Langwarrin Community Centre. LCC manager Sam Neeman said “this dog park is a great outcome for all the dog lovers in Langwarrin and shows what we can do when we work together.” “I’m really proud that Langwarrin Community Centre is able to reach beyond the walls of our building and work with the community to create this accessible dog park.” The project was first discussed by LCC in 2017. Dogs and their owners turned up in numbers last week as the…
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A LARGE gathering of drivers allegedly doing burnouts in Carrum Downs last week has ended in three arrests. Police say that they received reports that around 100 vehicles were gathered at Frankston Gardens Industrial Estate just before 11pm, 1 March. A police statement read that “a number of vehicles present were engaged in high risk driving behaviour performing burnouts in close proximity to pedestrians and other motorists”. Three drivers were pulled over in the surrounding area after police arrived and the crowd dispersed. Police say a man is “expected to be charged in relation to driving in a manner dangerous,…
FIVE teenagers have been charged after a string of alleged crimes across Frankston, Cranbourne and Langwarrin between 24 February and 1 March. Five cars were allegedly stolen over the course of the week. Police say that an Audi sedan was stolen from a Yarram Court home in the early hours of 24 February, a Holden Commodore was taken from Mallum Avenue on 27 February, a Hyundai Highlander was stolen after a home invasion on Alcon Court just after midnight on 28 February, and a Jeep Cherokee and BMW X5 were taken from a Kirkby Court home the next night. All…
STREET artists will get to work painting murals for the Big Picture Fest later this month. Artists who will make their mark on Frankston this year include Dave Court, GhostPatrol, Brett Piva, CTO, Melanie Caple, Jason Parker, Julian Cla, Wina Jie, and Maxine Gigliotti. Artist Melanie Caple said she was excited to get to work alongside local students. “I am working with Frankston High School students to develop a large mural. We are aiming for a high quality outcome that not only strengthens and extends the students’ artistic abilities, but also engages the school community and the Frankston community at…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a suspicious house fire in Chelsea last month. Emergency services were called to a property on Catherine Avenue just after 2pm on 28 February. The fire caused extensive damage to the house and neighbouring properties, however no one was injured. An unknown male was observed in the vicinity of the property just after the fire. He was wearing blue jeans, white runners, a dark coloured hooded top wrapped around his waist and a black t-shirt with Mickey Mouse on the front of it and large white writing on the back. Investigators have released…