A MAN is set to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court accused of firearm, drug, and weapon offences. Southern Metropolitan Divisional Response Unit police officers executed a search warrant at an address on Rock Daisy Drive, Cranbourne West, around 5am 17 January. They allegedly found and seized a handgun, ammunition, various quantities of drugs, a large sword, and cash. Police charged a 31-year-old Cranbourne West man with firearm, drug, and weapons offences. He was remanded to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 30 January. Police also charged a second man, a 28-year-old Cranbourne resident, with drug offences. He was bailed and…
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MCCLELLAND Sculpture Park and Gallery will host a concert next weekend to help raise money towards bushfire relief. Musical acts Deborah Conway, Willy Zygier, and Kutcha Edwards will be the headline acts for the Sundown at McClelland benefit concert. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund. McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery director Lisa Byrne said “our thoughts are with all Australians affected by the bushfires, the firefighters, emergency services and volunteers helping our communities, animals and lands.” “So much is going to be needed and we believe that every contribution can help, so spread the…
THE Ventana Fiesta is set to return to Frankston next month. Five roving parades will roll through Frankston on 29 February for the event, inspired by carnivals in Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Italy, and Argentina. The event will also transform the library forecourt into a celebration of Mexican culture, featuring Lucha Libre professional wrestling, Mariachi music, and Mexican street food. Lucha Libre has a long history in Mexico, with masked luchadores such as El Santo and Blue Demon becoming icons whose work spanned across decades. The lucha libre high flying style was popularized in the United States by wrestlers such as…
AUTHOR Christian White will be a guest speaker at Frankston Library, 11 February. White’s debut novel The Nowhere Child found success after it was published in 2018. His second novel is titled The Wife and the Widow. Mornington Peninsula-born White will be at Frankston Library to talk about the process of writing a manuscript. Frankston City Libraries manager Tammy Goodwin said “Christian White is no stranger to Frankston and it’s great to have him visit Frankston Library to share his experience and knowledge with our community.” “The Nowhere Child was an instant success and The Wife and the Widow was…
A MAN has died at a Carrum Downs workplace. A statement from Worksafe read that “a production manager has died after a stack of 3.6 tonne panels fell on him as they were being unloaded from a shipping container on Tuesday [21 January].” “It is believed the 56-year-old was inside the container at a Carrum Downs truck body manufacturer when the panels crushed him against the wall about 10.37am,” the statement read. WorkSafe are investigating the man’s death. There have been three fatalities at Victorian workplaces this year. Safe Work Australia estimates that 166 people were killed at work in…