A GROUP of teenagers have been charged over an alleged assault at a Frankston toilet block. At around 3.45pm on 28 January, a cleaner was allegedly attacked by a group. The victim was allegedly punched in the head and thrown to the ground during the attack. The teenagers allegedly damaged the man’s van before fleeing the scene. The 35-year-old victim was taken to hospital. His wife was at the scene at the time. Frankston Police have since arrested and charged five teenagers. Charges laid include with affray, recklessly cause injury, assault in company, assault by kicking, unlawful assault, and criminal…
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VIRAL fragments of coronavirus have been detected in wastewater from Carrum Downs and Langwarrin. The Department of Health announced on 18 February that its wastewater monitoring program found viral fragments of COVID-19 in multiple south-eastern suburbs. People who have been in Carrum Downs, Skye, or Langwarrin between 13 February to 16 February have been asked to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. “Victorians with even the mildest of COVID-19 symptoms are being urged to get tested following the detection of viral fragments in Victoria’s expanded wastewater monitoring program,” the DHHS website reads. “Weak detections of viral fragments have been found in…
THE music of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison will reverberate through the Kingston City Hall next month. Sons of Sun tells the tale of Sun Records in Memphis, and the superstar artists who recorded there. The show debuted in 2012 in a small venue in Sydney, and has since been played at the Sydney Opera House. Edithvale playwright Kieran Carroll penned the script for the show. Sydney-based actor Matt Charleston features in the lead role alongside co-stars Victoria Beck and Ben Maclaine. The stage band is fronted by John Kennedy, and features former Wiggle Murray Cook…
A MAN is wanted by police over thefts from a home in Clayton South. At around 8.40pm on 10 January, a man entered the garage of a house on Main Road. The door to the garage had been left unlocked, police say. Lamps were stolen from the property before the man left in a blue Nissan X-Trail. The car bore the cloned number plates 1OY6KH. Shortly afterward the car was used to steal petrol from a Clayton Road service station. An image of a man police wish to speak to has been released. Anyone with information can contact the Moorabbin…
CONSULTATION closes next week on the redevelopment plans for Peter Scullin Reserve. The Mordialloc reserve is set to receive upgrade works in the near future. A new playground is planned for the site. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “as part of the redevelopment we’d like to create an inclusive playspace for a wide range of age groups with both traditional play equipment combined with natural elements. But it’s really up to the community to tell us what they want and how they would like to see the area enhanced, to ensure our plans meet the needs of our community.” Visit…