Police are investigating following an incident in Frankston last night (17 September). It is understood the victim was walking to his vehicle at a Nepean Highway service station when he was approached by an unknown male about 9.40pm. The male, armed with a handgun, made demands for the victim’s car keys. The victim refused and the offender struck him to the forehead with the handgun before stealing his cigarettes. He then fled to a waiting vehicle which drove off south on Nepean Highway. The vehicle is described as a brown or maroon VT Commodore with no registration plates. The victim,…
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A SERIES of burglaries in Moorabbin are being investigated by the Kingston Crime Investigation Unit. The first took place on 19 August on South Road. A second burglary occurred on 23 August on Ebden Street, and a third on 29 August on Keys Road. Police believe the same offender is responsible for the separate burglaries. It is believed that the offender broke into businesses and stole items between 2am and 4am. An image (above) of a man police wish to speak to have been released. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit…
THE funeral of St Kilda Football Club legend Danny Frawley will be broadcast on big screens for supporters to watch at the club’s Moorabbin headquarters. Frawley died in a single vehicle car crash on 9 September, aged 56. Supporters have been invited to the club’s training base to watch his private funeral service on Wednesday, 18 September. After the conclusion of the service, Frawley’s hearse will come to the ground for supporters to pay their respects. St Kilda’s Moorabbin headquarters is at 3 Linton Street, Moorabbin. The coverage of Frawley’s funeral starts at 3pm. St Kilda’s homebase has been flooded…
FOUR former Kilbreda College students have been inducted into the past pupils of distinction program. The Mentone school celebrated the achievements of four of their alumni, Maggie Fitzgibbon OAM, Laura John, Dr Bridie Kean, and Katrina Leason. Ms Fitzgibbon found success as an actor and performer. Ms John is a lawyer who was a United Nations youth ambassador and Kingston youth of the year award winner. Dr Kean is a paralympian who found success as a wheelchair basketball player and canoeist. Ms Leason has worked on inclusion programs for women in Australian rules football. Dr Kean said in her speech…
VOLUNTEER fishers working as citizen scientists to tag, release and report the capture of King George whiting in Port Phillip and Western Port bays is helping improve our knowledge of their behaviour. The fishers, working on a three-year Monash University research project funded by recreational fishing licence fees, are helping track the fish’s movement patterns. “We know whiting enter our bays when they’re only a few months old and leave again at about four years of age to mature and begin spawning offshore,” Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said. “What we don’t know is how juveniles move within and…