GRANTS of up to $150,000 are available to coastal crown land managers, such as volunteer committees of management and local governments, to develop projects to improve coastal land. The VicCoasts “coastal public access and risk grant” program is now open. Previous grants have helped fund boardwalks, access ramps, and foreshore paths around Victoria. VicCoasts statewide coastal programs manager Angeline Charles said, “Victoria is home to some of our country’s most spectacular coastlines, and it’s important we preserve and protect them for future generations to enjoy.” “The coastal public access and risk grants will support coastal crown land managers to identify,…
Author: Bayside News
Police are investigating a fatal collision in Bangholme Friday morning (13 October). It is understood a male rider was travelling along Frankston-Dandenong Road when he collided with a car at the intersection of Jayco Drive, about 6.25am. Witnesses performed CPR on the man until emergency services arrived, but sadly the rider died at the scene. The 36-year-old female driver of the car stopped at the scene and is assisting police with their enquiries. Police were told a truck crashed into the motorbike shortly afterwards. The male driver was not injured. Investigations are ongoing into the exact cause of the collision.…
AWARD winning author Tricia Stringer will bring her book tour to Frankston later this month. Stringer’s latest book Back on Track touches on relationships and ageism in a story about unlikely travel companions on a train trip across Australia. Stringer’s other books include Keeping Up Appearances, Birds of a Feather, The Family Inheritance, The Model Wife, and Table for Eight. The Australian author will speak at Frankston Library on Monday, 23 October at 2pm. First published in the Frankston Times – 10 October 2023
GUNSHOTS were fired at a home and cars in Edithvale last week. The drive-by shooting took place on Berry Avenue at around 4am on 5 October. Police say multiple shots were fired at a home and multiple cars. Two people were home at the time of the shooting. They were not injured. Police are now investigating the shooting, and whether it is connected to the discovery of a burnt-out vehicle located shortly afterwards on Thames Promenade in Chelsea Heights. Anyone with information, can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or log onto www.crimestoppersvic.com.au First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc…
Illicit drugs and a firearm have been seized, and a man and woman arrested, following an investigation into alleged drug trafficking in Melbourne’s south-east. The investigation, led by detectives from Southern Metropolitan Divisional Response Unit, commenced earlier this year, following extensive enquiries into the alleged distribution of methylamphetamine in the Frankston area. Local police – with assistance from the Australian Border Force Dog Detection Unit – executed simultaneous search warrants at two properties in Frankston and Carrum, as well as a factory in Mordialloc. A 33-year-old Carrum man and 34-year-old Frankston woman were arrested at a home on Rosella Street,…