FRANKSTON councillors have called on candidates for the October elections to voluntarily disclose their interests in a bid to boost transparency. At the 31 August meeting, councillors voted to encourage election candidates to decline donations from lobbyists, people who have made or are expected to make applications to council, and people involved in the property development, tobacco, or gambling industries. Candidates have also been called on to publicly disclose donations and gifts within five days of receiving them. Incumbent councillors asked candidates to declare “the name of any company or other body corporate or unincorporated in which the candidate holds…
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TWO men who set a car alight in Cranbourne North last month are wanted by police. Police believe that two men set a car parked at a house on Freshfields Drive alight at around 2.30am on 22 August. One man poured an accelerant from a plastic bottle onto the car before igniting the blaze. The two men fled towards Thompsons Road, and have not been caught. The occupant of the house observed the incident and extinguished the flames with a hose. The exterior of the car is extensively damaged, but nobody was hurt. Images of two men police wish to…
A “SYMPTOM and urgent review clinic” has been launched by Peninsula Health to aid patients with the management of side effects caused by anti-cancer treatment. Based at the Frankston Hospital Chemotherapy day unit, patients will be able to access real-time support both over the phone and in person. Oncology and Haematology nurse practitioner and project lead Lisa Taylor said the clinic is “a welcome addition to Peninsula Health as it allows us to provide exceptional cancer care to the patients in our community”. Cancer care nurses can provide advice via telehealth video and phone calls or recommend in-person attendance for…
DRUGS, cash, and motorcycles were seized by police last week during a raid at a Cheltenham property. Police executed a search warrant at an address on Railway Road at around 1pm, 28 August. Among the items they allegedly seized were cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, fireworks, cash, and two motorcycles. A 20-year-old Cheltenham man was arrested and charged with 16 offences. They include storing unauthorised explosives, trafficking commercial quantity of drugs of dependence, and possess prohibited weapon. He will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 29 October. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 2 September 2020
CHELTENHAM Station has been officially reopened. The old station was torn down this year as part of level crossing removal works. After two months of construction, the new station is completed. Eight stations have been replaced or remodelled on the Frankston line as part of level crossing removal works. Four more are still scheduled to be redeveloped too. The new Cheltenham Station has two sets of lifts and stairs and a new forecourt and community open space. A multi-level car park is set to be completed next year. Frankston line trains have been running through the new rail trenches below…