FINES at Frankston’s libraries have been abolished. Past fines have also been waived in a bid to get people borrowing more. Frankston Libraries manager Tammy Goodwin said “at the start of this year we asked the Frankston City community to participate in our bi-annual library survey. We received an overwhelming number of responses telling us that having a fine was a reason to no longer engage with library services.” “We know that people can feel embarrassed if they’ve incurred a library fine and we don’t want our members feeling they can no longer enjoy all that the library has to…
Author: Bayside News
A NEW MRI scanner has been installed at Frankston Hospital. The SIGNA Artist MRI machine will allow the hospital to perform 4000 more scans each year. Peninsula Health operations director for imaging and pathology Andrew Bickell said “we are developing world-leading healthcare here in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. Our new scanner is faster and has the latest computing power. That means we can conduct quicker scans at a wider scope, and get better diagnostics.” The hospital is working in partnership with GE Healthcare, which helped them to get the scanner. “We are pleased to support Peninsula Health in its…
A WOMAN died after a car crash in Carrum last week, 10 November. The woman, a 75-year-old Chelsea resident, was in a white Mazda sedan at the intersection of Station Street and McLeod Road when her car collided with a grey Toyota ute. The two occupants of the ute, a 20-year-old and 19-year-old men from Berwick, stopped to assist and were uninjured. The woman was taken to hospital, but died two days later. The crash occurred just before 7pm. Police are asking for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on…
KINGSTON Council has drawn up plans to shape the future of development in Moorabbin. Council has adopted two plans, the Moorabbin Eastern Edge Urban Design Analysis and the Moorabbin West Urban Design Framework. A statement from Kingston Council read that the plan for eastern Moorabbin “looks at how Horscroft Place and the precinct between the train station and Moorabbin Reserve can be improved to ensure a welcoming and safe thoroughfare for pedestrians” and would “help guide and direct council and future investors on the types of buildings, landscaping, parks and accessibility that this precinct will require.” “In 2019 council purchased…
Frontline Tasking Unit officers from Frankston uncovered more than 20 litres of suspected 1, 4-butanediol after a man raised their suspicions in Seaford last night. The uniformed officers were on patrol, when they noticed a man in a silver Peugeot hatch acting suspiciously, in the vicinity of a milk bar on Hadley Street on Monday 16 November about 5pm. The man appeared to recognise police in their unmarked car and tried to leave the area on foot and didn’t return to the vehicle. Police spoke to the man who was a disqualified driver and searched the vehicle discovering a significant…