THE case of a single mother who had nearly $40,000 withdrawn from her account by Centrelink has prompted Dunkley MP Peta Murphy to support scrapping the robodebt system. Ms Murphy said that “since I’ve been the member for Dunkley, members of my community have contacted my office, often in desperation and always in frustration, seeking help to resolve debt notices or procedural unfairness in their dealings with Centrelink.” “A single mother of four struggling to make ends meet with the settlement from the breakdown of her marriage, her only financial security, woke on a Thursday to find that she only…
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THERE will be rides, music, and food on offer to visitors at Frankston’s Christmas Festival of Lights event this week. The event is in its 22nd year, and will feature the switching on of the lights at Frankston’s century-old Norfolk Pine Christmas Tree followed by a display of fireworks. The lights have been rigged by arborist Derek Lyn. “It’s an honour to be involved in rigging the tree this year,” he said. Vuk (pictured), age 6, was offered a chance to check out the lights before they went up. He said “it was so cool. I can’t wait to see…
A brave police woman dived into waters off the Frankston pier to rescue an 18-year-old man in trouble this morning. It is believed the man jumped into the bay for a swim when he was unable to handle the choppy conditions and called for help just before 11.30am. Emergency services were called to the pier on the Nepean Highway and found the man gripping onto the pier. A Frankston Leading Senior Constable arrived shortly after and dived into the water to rescue the man, swimming under the pier with a floatation device. The officer was able to safely pull the…
Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad have arrested two teenagers this morning as part of their investigation into an explosion in Carrum Downs in August. Warrants were executed at residential properties in Carrum Downs and Seaford from 5.30am on 20 November. A 17-year-old Carrum Downs boy and a 16-year-old Seaford girl have been arrested and will now be interviewed by police. Last month investigators made a public appeal for information about the explosion, which occurred at a reserve on Hillview Drive about 5pm on 28 August. The device was propelled into the sky before it crashed into the roof…
A CARRUM man has become the third person arrested for the alleged theft of cars from a Doncaster dealership, 24 October. The 43-year-old man was arrested after the execution of a search warrant in Carrum. He was charged with handling stolen goods and theft of motor vehicle, and remanded to appear at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court at a later date. The investigation, dubbed by police as operation Exuma, has taken place over three weeks and spanned Croydon, Dandenong, Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. A 41-year-old Dromana man and a 43-year-old Dandenong man were also hit with charges. Police have recovered…