AN allegedly drunk driver will face charges after crashing into three parked cars in Langwarrin earlier this month. Police say that a 50-year-old Langwarrin woman drove into the vehicles just before 3pm on 3 March. A 51-year-old woman inside one of the parked vehicles was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was breath tested by Somerville Highway Patrol officers. She allegedly returned an evidentiary breath test reading of 0.152. Police say the driver is expected to be charged on summons with driving offences and exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol. First published in the Frankston Times – 16 March 2021
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A NEW Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal facility has opened in Frankston. VCAT has moved into the office building on Balmoral Street. The site is expected to be primarily used for renting, consumer, and guardianship matters. VCAT president Justice Michelle Quigley said the new site would provide “greater capacity for dispute resolution across the South-East”. “VCAT’s new Frankston venue is an important part of VCAT’s vision to increase access to justice for local communities outside Melbourne’s CBD,” she said. Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes said “the new VCAT facility at Frankston will resolve more cases, faster – allowing those who use…
THE home of the Mordialloc Sea Scouts is set for a big upgrade. The hall at George Woods Reserve will be refurbished. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said the $765,000 works would make the Sea Scouts’ home “accessible for all abilities”. “The existing Sea Scouts hall was built in the 1980s and was in desperate need of modernising to ensure it was safe, accessible and met the needs of the community into the future,” Cr Staikos said. “The refurbishment will support ongoing scouting activity in the Mordialloc area, with a particular connection to the creek and boating heritage of Mordialloc. Council…
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…
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,…