THE club rooms at Baxter Park were badly damaged in a ram raid last week. The incident was the second time the building had been targeted this year. A statement on the Frankston Bombers Facebook page read that “the news came through at 4:45am this morning [26 June] that a car had rammed through our club room doors.” “Unfortunately, this is the second incident of this nature since February this year, where a vehicle has caused damage to the facility. The car was stolen from Frankston before making the trip to Baxter Park and reversing through the glass doors, where…
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POLICE are looking for two people who stole over $1000 worth of goods from an adult entertainment store. The theft happened in Keysborough in May. The value of the stolen goods was around $1200. Images of two men (below) police wish to speak to have been released. Anyone who recognised the men can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 24 June 2020
THE state opposition has slammed works which have closed the Thompsons Road and Frankston-Dandenong Road intersection for five weeks. South Eastern Metropolitan region Liberal member Gordon Rich-Phillips said the works have “created an absolute nightmare for over 58,000 daily road users”. “The road detours put in place as a result of this closure are now blocking lanes on surrounding key intersections causing traffic chaos. These roads include McCormicks Road where it intersects with Thompsons Road, Wedge Road where it intersects with Frankston-Dandenong Road, Hall Road and Frankston-Dandenong Road, Ballarto Road and Frankston-Dandenong Road. “With COVID-19 restrictions starting to be lifted,…
COUNCIL owned facilities have begun to reopen following the COVID-19 shutdown. Libraries, recreation centres, and community sporting grounds will be included in the next phase of reopening. The Chelsea, Clarinda and Westall libraries reopened for booked visits last week. On 22 June, Parkdale, Cheltenham, Dingley Village, and Patterson Lakes libraries reopened. The pool at Waves Leisure Centre has reopened for pre-booked lap swimming and exercise rehabilitation, although the gym remains closed. Kingston’s customer care centre in Cheltenham has also reopened. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “we are really excited to be able to open up our community facilities again to…
KINGSTON Council hosted its first ever online citizenship ceremony last week. On 18 June, the mayor Georgina Oxley held one on one ceremonies with twelve new citizens from six different countries. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the process online, Cr Oxley said it was still a “special moment”. “Becoming an Australian citizen is such an important and special moment for these families and we want to make sure they don’t have to wait any longer to be able to call themselves an Aussie”, she said. “These families were due to take part in a ceremony in March but due…