FIVE drop-off points for packaged food have opened around Frankston. Food donations can be made at the Coles inside Karingal Village Shopping Centre, the Coles inside The Gateway Shopping Centre, Ritchies IGA in Seaford, Coles at Carrum Downs Plaza, and the level 1 information desk at Bayside Shopping Centre. The mayor Sandra Mayer said that food donated would be distributed to charities like Community Support Frankston. “These are difficult times and people in our community are doing it tough. Our wonderful volunteer groups are delivering food packages to the needy but are in short supply of certain items,” she said.…
Author: Bayside News
WORKS are underway to revamp the home of Seaford’s football, netball, and cricket clubs. The redevelopment of RF Miles Reserve, projected to cost over $9 million to taxpayers and ratepayers, kicked off 22 April. The completed project will feature a two-storey pavilion, a larger oval, a new netball court, and new cricket nets. Works on car parking and the addition of oval lighting, a scoreboard, and a coaches box will also form part of the works. Seaford Football Netball Club president Dale O’Neil said “the club is very excited for the brand new pavilion and oval to be built. To…
FRANKSTON Council has ticked off schematic plans for the near $35 million redevelopment of Jubilee Park. The project is coming at a massive cost to Frankston ratepayers, with council allocating over $20 million to the project. The state government will contribute $10 million and the federal government $4.5 million. The motion approved by Frankston councillors at their most recent meeting read that council “notes the current total project cost at schematic design sits within the allocated budget of $34.9 million, approves the current schematic design, and endorses the project to proceed with a town planning application and to progress with…
Croydon Divisional Tasking Unit have seized a large amount of 1-4 Butanediol, known as GHB, during a series of warrants in Rowville, Hallam and Seaford this month. The total amount seized has an estimated street value of more than $550,000. Forming part of Operations Cronus and Beaches, police attended several properties over the past week and arrested four people. Police executed warrants at a residential address in Colorado Crescent, Rowville on 15 April, a warehouse in Wedgewood Road, Hallam on 23 April and at a property in Milroy Street, Seaford yesterday. Police have since charged four people with trafficking a…
POLICE are looking to speak to a woman after stolen bank cards were used at a Mentone service station earlier this month. A woman had bank cards and other items stolen from her car on 7 April. The next morning, those cards were used to make purchases at a service station. Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have released a CCTV image of a woman who they believe can help them with their enquiries. Anyone who recognises the woman or has information can contact Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au First published in…