A MAN has blown over five times the legal limit driving in Moorooduc, 8 November. Police had set up a booze bus at the Peninsula Link off ramp at Bungower Road. They saw a van approaching the site at around 7pm and failing to slow down. Highway patrol members chased the white mini truck two kms down the road, and pulled over a 60-year-old man. He returned a breath test of 0.267, and had his licence suspended on the spot and vehicle impounded for 30 days. The man will receive a summons to attend court at a later date. First…
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POLICE are searching for four people after a police car was rammed, 5.40am 6 November. Carrum Downs police members in the night shift divisional van were driving on Karingal Drive when they spotted a stolen Nissan Pulsar. Four people were on board the stolen car, with their faces obscured by coverings. The stolen car was being driven on the wrong side of the road with its headlights off. Police attempted to intercept the vehicle, but the stolen car rammed into the police van and continued driving along the wrong side of the road. No police members were injured in the…
FRANKSTON Dolphins CEO Adrian Lloyd was joined by new Frankston mayor Sandra Mayer at Frankston Park last week to launch the In Her Shoes: Call it Out For Her campaign. There will be 48 shoes placed on the football oval at an event on 24 November, one for each woman believed to be killed in Australia as a result of domestic violence each year. In 2017/2018, there were 2,344 family violence incidents reported in the Frankston municipality, with three times the amount of female victims compared to male victims. Cr Mayer said the gesture at the football oval kicks off…
KINGSTON Council has called out telecommunication companies to consult more with the community when it comes to the rollout of 5G technology. A news release sent out by council last week read “Kingston Council has called on telecommunications companies to properly consult and advise the community before rolling out the 5G network in the area. Council believes telecommunications companies should advertise any proposed changes to ensure the surrounding community were kept well informed.” The mayor Georgina Oxley said “very little notification is given and the community was often left in the dark.” “We want to see the same type of…
TWO local sporting clubs have been awarded grants through VicHealth’s This Girl Can campaign. The campaign aims to get more women involved in sports. Bonbeach YCW junior sports club was awarded just under $3000 to introduce under 13s and under 16s girls cricket teams, and a program for girls of all abilities to play netball. Carrum Downs Tennis Club received $2700 to introduce a Mum’s tennis program. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “The This Girl Can campaign has been hugely successful at showing that women and girls, as well as a wide variety of people from different backgrounds, want to…