A SPIKE in mail thefts has been reported to police in Kingston and Bayside areas. One offender has been charged in relation to the theft of mail. A police spokesperson said “identity theft in Australia costs us around $2 billion a year. It is then a key enabler of serious and organised crime which costs Australians around $15 billion annually.” “On a personal level, if someone assumes your identity to apply for credit, drain your bank accounts, obtain a criminal record or any other number of things, it is very, very difficult to prove that wasn’t you. “Please lock your…
Author: Bayside News
A VICTORIAN MP has called for the new Mordialloc Freeway to be named after iconic Australian band TISM. TISM, an alternate comedy band which found great success in the 90s, released a song in the late 80s called The Mordialloc Rd Duplicator. Liberal Democrats MP David Limbrick took the cause of naming the under construction Mordialloc Freeway after the band to the floor of parliament last week. “TISM were a visionary band who understood the importance of infrastructure,” he said. “In other parts of Melbourne, artists with little or no connection to the city such as Michael Hutchence and AC/DC…
KINGSTON ratepayers will foot most of the bill for a $3 million redevelopment of the Parkdale Yacht Club. The building will be completely rebuilt for use by Parkdale Yacht Club, Kingston District Girl Guides and Beach Patrol Australia. The redevelopment will add increased storage space. Kingston Council ticked off the project last week. Building works are expected to start in January and be completed by September 2020. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “this important investment will give the aging building a new lease of life that will ensure future generations are able to make use of this popular club in…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary in Frankston. Investigators have been told at least two offenders entered the rear of a Frankston property about 3am on December 3 while a family of four were sleeping. The offenders have stolen the keys of two cars parked in the driveway and driven away. The cars were: • 2011 silver Jaguar coupe – VJAG63 • 2016 white Toyota Corolla – 1JR9WB The vehicles were soon after spotted by police in Doveton. Investigators have released images of the two stolen vehicles in the hope someone will recognise them. Anyone with…
By Brosnan Kelly IN only its second year, two hundred and forty athletes from around Victoria – and some interstate – descended upon the Thomas Barclays Oval for the annual running of the Hastings Gift. An event organised by a local community based group, ‘Peninsula Athletics Association Incorporated’, the Gift was initiated in 2018 in an attempt to raise interest in the suburb and attract tourism to the area, as well as aiding in the continuity of the richly historic sport of Professional Athletics. The AGL Hastings Women’s Gift was run and won by emerging sprint star and local peninsula…