POLICE wish to speak to two people in relation to a house fire. The fire, which has been labelled by police as “suspicious”, started at a Seaford home on 2 June. An image of two people (below), a man and a woman, that Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives wish to speak to as part of their investigation have been released. Anyone who recognises the two people is urged to contact Frankston CIU on 9784 5590 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au. First published in the Frankston Times – 6 July 2020
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A WOMAN is dead after a car crash in Pearcedale on 27 June. The woman was a passenger in a blue Ford station wagon which was driving along Baxter-Tooradin Road. Police believe that car had been speeding and veering onto the wrong side of the road before colliding with a grey Nissan Pathfinder at around 5.30pm. The station wagon driver, an 81-year-old Frankston man, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Nissan driver, a 39-year-old Rye resident, was also taken to hospital with serious injuries. The passenger died at the scene of the crash. Her death takes the state’s…
THE Frankston Arts Centre will host a free performance online this week. A Musical Reconciliation will be live streamed on Thursday, 9 July. The show is led by the group Spirit Lines, which features percussionist Adrian Hearn, Indigenous Australian singer and songwriter Uncle Kutcha Edwards, and guitarist Daniel Jauregui. Mr Edwards said the work of Spirit Lines when it comes to reconciliation is “like dropping a pebble, a small contribution with tremendous ripples.” The performance will be the third in the Arts Centre’s series of online presentations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between now and 2 August The Black and White…
USE of the herbicide glyphosate for weed control was phased out by council last week. From 1 July, the herbicide will no longer be used. Hand weeding, brush cutting, and mulching will be undertaken instead to suppress the growth of weeds. The mayor Sandra Mayer said “we will also increase roadside mowing, trial steam weed control and consider park designs which reduce the need for herbicides, as well as researching and testing out low risk herbicides.” “We believe by stopping the use of this herbicide, we are helping to protect our natural, coastal environment for future generations,” she said. Council…
FREE parking has been introduced in multiple areas around Frankston. From 1 July, parking is free for up to two hours in Playne Street, Cranbourne Road, Young Street East, or at the Mechanics Hall and Frankston Arts Centre. The mayor Sandra Mayer said the change was designed to help residents deal with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “It is also a positive way to encourage people to come into the city to do their shopping, which will be a great help to our economy, particularly local businesses, many of which are doing it tough at the moment,” she…