A MAN was caught riding on a monkey bike last week in Langwarrin. Somerville Highway Patrol officers spotted the bike travelling towards BP Langwarrin on 8 April. They followed the rider to the BP where the bike was eventually parked. Police impounded the bike (pictured) and found that the driver was unlicensed. A summons is pending for the 19-year-old rider. First published in the Frankston Times – 14 April 2020
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PATIENTS at Frankston Hospital are now only allowed to see one visitor a day while the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing. Peninsula Health revised their visitor guidelines again last week. The changes included restricting the number of visitors to one a day per patient, and also bringing in mandatory temperature checks for all visitors entering the hospital. The full list of current guidelines for visitors is: No visitors are permitted entry to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Ward 5GN and the Acute Medical Surgical Unit (AMSU) at Frankston Hospital.One (1) visitor per patient per dayVisiting hours are 4PM to 8PM (except…
Police are continuing to search for the mother of an infant who was located deceased in Seaford yesterday. The remains of the infant, believed to be a newborn, was located by a passer-by on the beach adjacent to Nepean Highway about 4.30pm on 8 April. The body has since been confirmed to be that of a newborn girl. The umbilical cord and placenta were both present with the body. Tests are still being conducted to try and better ascertain a timeframe in which the infant may have died, although preliminary estimates are that the child likely passed away in the…
SKATERS will soon be able to ride safer after dark at Bicentennial Park. Kingston Council has ticked off spending $300,000 of ratepayer money on a new lighting system at the Chelsea skate park. The lights will only activate if the park is in use after dark to preserve energy. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “installing the lights will allow more access to this great community recreation space.” “The skate park gives local teens and youngsters a fun, active, positive activity to entertain them and serve as a community meeting place,” she said. “The new lighting will enable skaters to use…
AN assault in St Kilda is being investigated by police. Just after 8pm, 13 March, a 41-year-old man was assaulted while standing outside a licensed premise on the corner of Grey and Barkly streets. A conversation between the victim and two unknown men turned physical. Police say the victim pushed one of the men away, and that the man then struck him in the face. The victim fell back and his head hit the ground. The offender was wearing a black long sleeve top and shorts. He and the other man left south on Barkly Street. An image of a…