A FRANKSTON man returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.277 after being pulled over on the Nepean Highway last week. Police sitting in an unmarked car at Bunnings Mornington spotted a Mazda 2 driving erratically at around 11.40am on 8 July, and pulled the car over. The driver, a 45-year-old man, failed his roadside breath test. The man blew 0.277 on his breath test at the police station. He was charged with drink driving and unlicensed driving, and was bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court in February 2021. Police wish to speak to someone who may have witnessed the…
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TWO nursing students had some familiar support during their placement at Peninsula Health. Caitlyn Paine and Lucy Cameron (pictured foreground L to R) finished their final placement as part of their diploma this year. On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, their situation was made even more unique by the fact they were placed at the same hospital as their mothers, Michelle Paine and Jenny Cameron (background L to R). Ms Paine said “as a new mother herself now, Caity had her concerns at the start of COVID about continuing with her course and coming home to a newborn. But the…
CONSTRUCTION is underway on a new aged care hub in Mordialloc. The centre will also incorporate a child care centre and medical centre alongside their residential services. TLC Healthcare confirmed last week that work was underway on their new project, which sits opposite from Woodlands Golf Course. TLC Healthcare CEO Lou Pascuzzi said “I am delighted to officially break ground on this exciting and innovative new development. At this location, TLC will be entering a new era of integrated health care with the opening of our first child care centre. Given the synergies between aged care, primary care and child…
CHILDREN are not safe online, says Detective Superintendent Jane Welsh. “The reality is that increased online socialising and other activities caused by the global pandemic provides a greater opportunity for online sexual offending and unwanted contact, particularly for children.” She recommends parents initiate online safety discussions early, monitor their children’s online activity, have access to their accounts so as to be able to identify risks, recognise signs of unwanted contact, and collect evidence and report suspicious behaviour. Detective Welsh said young people were also at risk of being targeted by predators online. “Inappropriate contact online can come from a range…
WORK on the second stage of the Bay Trail has been completed. Construction of the project between Naples Road in Mentone and Rennison Street in Parkdale was finished last month. The contract for that section of the trail was handed to CDN Constructors Pty Ltd in May 2019 at a cost of over $5 million. The next stage of works will take the Bay Trail from Rennison Street to Mordialloc. The finished project will link a shared pedestrian and cyclist off-road path between Mentone and Mordialloc. A safety report ordered earlier this year by Kingston Council showed that there were…