HUNDREDS of surfers and volunteers are expected at Point Leo beach on Saturday (18 January) for the first event of the year held by the Disabled Surfers Association Mornington Peninsula (DSAMP). Registration for surfers and volunteers starts from 10am near the Point Leo Surf Lifesaving Cub. The first surfers will be in the water by 11am with the event finishing at 3 pm. “You don’t have to be an experienced surfer to help, we have volunteers of all ages and backgrounds who help at our events,” DSAMP president John Bowers said. “And we have all sorts of things for our…
Author: Bayside News
A MT Martha man was allegedly clocked driving at 224kmph on the Moorooduc Highway on Christmas Day. The 69-year-old was caught by a speed camera at around 9.20pm. Police allege he was driving a 2015 Ford Falcon FGX turbo-charged sedan 124kmph over the legal speed limit between Bentons Road and Craigie Road. The man is expected to be charged on summons with serious road policing offences. The car’s registered owner, a 31-year-old Mt Martha man, has been issued a notice to surrender the vehicle to the impound yard for 30 days. First published in the Frankston Times – 13 January…
POLICE are searching for a man who stole a portable speaker from a man walking along Young Street, Frankston. Frankston Criminal Investigation Unit detectives believe that the offender robbed the victim at around 12pm, 24 December. The alleged offender fled, and was last seen on foot heading away from the Frankston CBD. A CCTV image (below) of a man police wish to speak to in relation to the incident has been released. He is of caucasian appearance, aged in his late teens to early twenties, and appeared to have a symbol drawn on his right knee. Anyone with information or…
A MAN and woman who allegedly stole a charity tin raising money towards bushfire relief have been arrested. It is alleged that the man and woman entered a Frankston fast food restaurant on the Nepean Highway at around 9.30pm, Monday 6 January. Police allege that the man removed the donation tin from the front counter and put it in the woman’s hand bag before leaving the store. On 10 January, a 37-year old Drouin man and a 41-year-old Drouin woman were arrested in Dandenong. Police say they are expected to be charged with theft. First published in the Frankston Times…
TWO police officers raised over $5000 for the Blue Ribbon Foundation at a fundraiser on 8 January. Senior Constable Julie Morris and colleague Sergeant Daniel Burton swam 10kms from Mornington Pier to Frankston Pier in an effort to raise funds. The Blue Ribbon Foundation aims to fund mental health and PTSD resources. Senior Constable Morris made headlines last year after saving a swimmer from drowning at Frankston Pier. More information at gofundme.com/manage/pier-to-pier-for-our-peers First published in the Frankston Times – 13 January 2020