TWO Patterson Lakes residents have been hit with drug charges after they were allegedly found with methylamphetamine and GHB. Police pulled over a car on Legana Court, Patterson Lakes, last week. In a statement police said they found “a significant amount of methylamphetamine and GHB as well as a prohibited weapon.” Two people, a 34-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, were charged with drug related offences, and were bailed to appear at the Moorabbin Magistrates Court. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 10 February 2021
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BICYCLE thefts are on the rise. Last month a TREK brand bicycle, pictured above, was stolen from the front yard of a Bonbeach home. The offender had to jump a fence and cut locks to steal the bike on 19 January. A statement on the Kingston police eyewatch Facebook page read “Bayside suburbs in Kingston are experiencing an increase in the theft of bicycles from homes and public spaces. In most instances, bikes have been secured with locks. Police are aware that many of these bikes are being painted and resold via online sites such as Gumtree, Marketplace and eBay.”…
APPLICATIONS for Kingston Council’s 2021 grant programs have opened. The Annual Grants program offers up to $10,000 for not-for-profit community groups and organisations. Up to $5000 is available through the Arts Grants program, while groups that organise activities for Children’s Week in October can apply for up to $1,000 through the Children’s Week Grant. The mayor Steve Staikos said “these grants give local community groups a valuable boost to continue their good work. It’s also an equitable way for the community to seek funding assistance from council.” “There are so many fantastic community groups doing great work across Kingston and…
VICTORIA’S 28-day run without COVID-19 recorded in the community was broken on 3 February. A hotel quarantine worker tested positive to COVID-19 after last working at the Grand Hyatt on 29 January. Following the 26-year-old Noble Park man’s positive test the Department of Health updated its list of exposure sites, including locations in Keysborough. One of the exposure sites was the Aces Sporting Club driving range on the corner of Springvale Road and Hutton Road, Keysborough, between 10pm and 11.15pm 30 January. Anyone who visited the range during that time is asked to get a coronavirus test, and remain isolated…
A SOCIAL match at Tyabb Cricket Club this week will focus attention on an incident that shocked the country back in 2014: the murder of young Luke Batty by his father at cricket training. The 2021 Luke Batty Memorial Shield will be played in a T20 format between Tyabb Cricket Club and the Victoria Police Cricket Club, 5pm, Friday 12 February. A secondary aim is to promote the plight of mental health among emergency services by including a“Man of the Match trophy in honour of Senior Constable Paul Topham, who took his own life early last year after a prolonged…