By Laura Green FRANKSTON Hockey Club has donated 40 spare uniforms to an orphanage in Timor-Leste. The club donated the uniforms in March. They were meant for their women’s players, but were made in the wrong cut and colour. Friends of the club travelled to Timor-Leste to deliver the uniforms to Irmas Missionaires, a Catholic Church-run orphanage in the capital city of Dili. Frankston Hockey Club vice-president Chris Wall said “rather than us throw them out, we thought we would distribute them to a new home.” Mr Wall acknowledged financial access to sports and sporting equipment could be difficult across…
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By Laura Green CARRUM Downs couple Beverley and Ivan Guy celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last Saturday, July 18. The couple, who met at Marysville Football Club in 1946, were married four years later in 1950. In their younger days, Beverley was a waitress, while Ivan worked as a logger in Healesville before they married and moved to Carrum Downs in the 1960’s. “You have to be able to talk and explain [yourself] to one another. Nobody’s the same. You have to be able to talk,” Mrs Guy said of their long-lasting relationship. The Guy family became a well-known name…
SARAH McDiarmid went missing three decades ago, after being last seen at Kananook Station. On the 30 year anniversary of her disappearance, police have begun a renewed push for information. The 23-year-old was seen walking through the carpark of the station at around 10.20pm on 11 July 1990. She did not return home that night and was reported missing by her parents, but her disappearance has never been solved. Her body has never been found. Forensic tests of the area where Ms McDiarmid’s Honda Civic was parked revealed to police that she may have been attacked as she approached her…
A 91-YEAR-old man has had his World War 2 medals stolen from his home. The man entered his home on Margate Avenue, Frankston on 10 July to discover it had been ransacked. Nine of his medals, including MBE and Citation medals, were stolen. Cash, jewellery, an army uniform, and other items were also stolen. Police say they also believe the offender “defecated at the side of the house and used some of the stolen clothing to clean themselves”. The burglary occurred sometime between 5pm on 8 July and 5pm on 10 July. Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating, and…
AN assault on a bus between Frankston and Mornington last month is being investigated by police. Police believe that two students were assaulted on the bus at around 2.45pm on 15 June. Transit Crime Investigation Unit is handling the investigation. Detectives have released an image of people (below) they wish to speak to help with their investigation. Anyone with information is urged to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 and quote incident 20220996. First published in the Frankston Times – 20 July 2020