THE number of positive COVID-19 cases in Kingston has grown by just one from last week. There are now 17 people in the Kingston municipality who have tested positive to coronavirus, as of 8am 6 March. In neighbouring local government areas, Frankston has 34 cases and Bayside has 26 as of 6 March. The Mornington Peninsula area has recorded 53 positive cases. The statistics of positive COVID-19 cases have been provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. There were 1158 positive coronavirus cases in Victoria as of 6 March. Ten people in the state had died. First published…
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Frankston North on Saturday night (4 April) Emergency services were called to Lehmann Crescent just after 11.30pm. A male was found deceased at the scene. The exact circumstances surrounding the man’s death are yet to be determined at this stage. Homicide Squad detectives are investigating. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online viawww.crimestoppersvic.com.au. Victoria Police News – Sunday, 5 April 2020
TWO men have been arrested after police allegedly found a homemade firearm at a house after a pursuit. Police attempted to intercept a car on Lyrebird Drive, Carrum Downs, just after midnight 1 April. The car did not pull over and led police to a house on Allied Drive, Carrum Downs. Police arrested the two men at the house, and allegedly found a homemade firearm and a small amount of cannabis. A 22-year-old Frankston man was one of the people arrested, and is currently in custody. The second man was charged with breaching a community corrections order. First published in…
FRANKSTON Woolworths will operate under reduced hours to help provide home deliveries. The Frankston branch will become a “priority delivery hub” and be open from 9am – 6pm each day. Woolworths managing director Claire Peters said the extra hours would be used to catch up with increased demand for deliveries from the elderly and people with a disability, compromised immunity, or in mandatory isolation. “Following an extraordinary level of demand for groceries in recent weeks, reducing trading hours in some of our stores to turn them into priority delivery hubs will help us assist more people who can’t access a…
A man has died following a three-vehicle collision in Frankston South this morning. It is believed a van collided with a four-wheel drive which then crashed into a truck on the Peninsula Link, near Robinsons Road, about 6.40am. The driver and sole occupant of the van died at the scene. The sole occupants of the four-wheel drive and truck, both male, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Drivers are advised to avoid the Peninsula Link where possible. Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit…