A POLICE officer has been charged with assault in relation to an on-duty incident in Frankston. The alleged assault occurred in Frankston this January. In a statement, Victoria Police confirmed that the police officer was on-duty. The 47-year-old man, a senior constable, was charged with unlawful assault. He is scheduled to face court at a later date. First published in the Frankston Times – 12 September 2023
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TWO teenagers have been charged in relation to an alleged armed robbery. The alleged armed robbery and attack took place in Glen Huntly on Monday 4 September, a little after 3.30pm. A 14-year-old boy was allegedly confronted by people in a Volkswagen, then forced inside. The car was driven down Neerim Road. The victim ended up outside the car near the Grange Road intersection with “significant injuries”, a Victoria Police statement read. He was still in hospital in a serious condition on 10 September. A 14-year-old Frankston South boy was arrested in Frankston on 7 September. He was charged with…
THE Rotary Club Of Frankston is hoping to draw one of its largest ever crowds to its annual Rotary Wranglers Charity Golf Day next month. The annual event takes place at Frankston’s Centenary Park Golf Course on 22 October. Proceeds raised on the day will be donated to Community Support Frankston. $20,000 has been raised so far through sponsorships and donations. The charity golf day event was first held in 1950. More than $1.2 million has been raised for charities since its inception. Rotary Club of Frankston president David Cross said “naturally, we are thrilled to be able to once…
CONSULTATION is underway to decide what the proposed precincts around suburban rail loop stations will look like. The suburban rail loop begins on the Frankston line at Cheltenham, and will link the state’s train lines when complete. The first stage, SRL East from Cheltenham to Box Hill, is projected to cost up to $34.5 billion with trains running by 2035. The state government will have expanded planning powers in the precincts surrounding SRL train stations. The precincts are the 1600 metres radiuses around the stations. It has released an “SRL Precincts Discussion Paper” for consultation. The paper reads that the…
MORE than 800 residents have made submissions to Kingston Council to shape its advocacy priorities for level crossing removal projects in Mordialloc and Aspendale. The state government is removing the level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc, Station Street in Aspendale with rail over road, and closing the crossing at Bear Street in Mordialloc by 2026. When announcing the removals earlier this year, Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson said “fast-tracking the removal of the dangerous and congested level crossings in Mordialloc is a gamechanger for the area” (“Frankston line sky rail works brought forward, The News, 20/6/23). Kingston Council has been…