A WHEELCHAIR was stolen from a woman with an acquired brain injury last month. Police believe that the wheelchair was stolen from an apartment building on Nepean Highway, Frankston, sometime between 9am on 17 December and 10am on 18 December. The 55-year-old owner of the wheelchair was hit by a car late last year, and suffered a brain injury and broken leg. The chair was stolen from behind a locked glass door on the ground level of the building. It has a silver frame, black seat, and no footrest. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000…
Author: Bayside News
A VOLUNTEER creating an archive of local history has been named the 2020 Kingston Young Citizen of the Year. Mitchell Sundstrom, 20-years-old, has volunteered at the Mordialloc College Alumni Association for the last four years. He has been recognised for his hours of work digitising and updating the College Alumni’s website with historical images and documents. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “councillors were impressed with the high calibre of young people working tirelessly to support the community.” “This year we were faced with the difficult task of choosing just one winner as all of our finalists are remarkable young people…
KINGSTON Council is considering funding mental health workshops to help people deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. At their 14 December meeting, councillors voted to receive a report in March “addressing the feasibility of establishing a series of community-based mental health workshops, which would be implemented as part of a trial and form a part of Kingston’s Covid recovery.” The report will also “consider creating a grant application process, enabling sporting clubs and registered community organisations to access funding for workshops, which would be provided strictly by qualified mental health professionals at suitable venues.” First published in the…
THE state government promises that 13,000 trucks will be removed from local roads after the construction of the Mordialloc Freeway. The project to connect the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and the Dingley Bypass has now passed the halfway point of construction. It is projected to be completed within a year. In an update released last week, the state government promised that the new road would remove up to 13,000 trucks from local roads and improve travel times by up to ten minutes in peak hours. Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson said “in a difficult year we’ve seen incredible progress on the Mordi…
FRANKSTON Life Community has received a $10,000 grant for its annual Christmas lunch. The lunch is expected to be attended by around 500 people. It will be held at the Frankston Park football ground. Frankston Council awarded the community group $10,000 to help host the day. Frankston Life Community CEO Pastor Mark Whitby said “this is our 19th lunch and one of the things that always hits me is the way our community come together on Christmas Day. It says something very strongly about the spirit of Frankston that we look after each other.” Frankston Dolphins CEO Adrian Lloyd said…