MORE than 600 kilograms of cannabis has been found at a warehouse in Braeside. Police raided the MacBeth Street factory around 9am on 19 November. Inside they allegedly found the huge haul of cannabis, with an estimated street value of $10 million. A man inside the factory allegedly fled onto the roof before being arrested by police. Simultaneous to the arrest in Braeside, police also made arrests in Sunshine West and in Loganholme and Slacks Creek, Queensland. Police say the arrested suspects in Victoria are expected to be charged with “offences relating to the commercial scale cultivation of a narcotic…
Author: Bayside News
WORKSHOPS will take place this weekend to help bring a new sculpture on the Bay Trail to life. There are plans to install a rainbow sculpture with a series of individual 3-meter-high galvanised steel posts along the path. Artist Deb McNaughton, who painted the Rainbow of Hope mural at Shirley Burke theatre this year, is working on the sculpture. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said the workshops are a “great opportunity for the local community to get involved in an exciting new public art project.” “The Bay Trail is a fantastic new pedestrian and recreational cycling path and we have loved…
GIFTS for families doing it tough this Christmas can be donated at The Giving Tree at Frankston Library. The Giving Tree program is run by Frankston Life Community together with Frankston Council. Gifts left under the tree will be handed out at the Frankston Life Community Christmas Lunch for disadvantaged families and individuals. Frankston Life Community CEO Pastor Mark Whitby said “for many in our community Christmas isn’t a happy time.” “The joy of giving, the joy of receiving, and especially the joy of sharing is what being part of a community is all about. “The Frankston Life Community Christmas…
A GROUP of performers from Frankston have claimed an award at the 2020 Wakakirri competition. Bam Arts Inc, which runs programs for people with disabilities, took out the award for best social story with their show BAMDEMIC. The show was completed via Zoom while stage four restrictions were in place. Wakakirri is an annual performing arts competition for schools. This year the event was held online. Head member Kat Hoyos said “in a year like this one, it’s incredible that students and teachers have created such solid stories and performances. Despite all of the unexpected obstacles this year, these Story-Dances…
A YOUNG woman is dead after a car crash in Somerville. Police allege that the driver of a white sedan travelling on Jones Road at around 10pm on 14 November lost control, and crashed into a tree. A 23-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the car, was killed in the crash. She died at the scene. Two men in their 20s, the driver and another passenger, were taken to hospital. Police interviewed the driver, a 25-year-old Hastings resident, and charged him with culpable driving, dangerous driving causing death, negligently causing serious injury, and dangerous driving causing serious injury. He…