A FIRE tore through a boarding home on Karingal Drive, around 10.30am 6 August. Five people were inside the house when a room was engulfed in flames. Everyone escaped the house without injury. Police said that “extensive damage” was caused to the house. Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a 63-year-old occupant of the property in relation to the fire and charged him with arson, conduct endangering serious injury, and conduct endangering life. Police said that the Salvos were helping occupants of the home relocated. First published in the Frankston Times – 12 August 2019
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A 16-YEAR-old boy has been arrested by police after an alleged stabbing at a home in Plowman Place, Frankston, 10:45pm 5 August. The alleged offender broke into the home and stabbed a 31-year-old man in the hand. The victim suffered lacerations and required surgery on his hand. The boy has been charged with aggravated burglary, intentionally cause injury, and other offences. He was remanded into custody to appear in court at a later date. First published in the Frankston Times – 12 August 2019
A 16-YEAR-old Frankston boy and an 18-year-old Cranbourne woman have died after a car crash in Cranbourne. It is believed that two vehicles collided on South Gippsland highway near Camms Road, around 4pm 11 August. Police believe that a blue Commodore involved in the crash was stolen. The driver of the Commodore is alleged to have attempted to flee the scene, but was stopped by a witness. The 20-year-old Frankston man is now in hospital under police guard. Two passengers of the Commodore died. A 17-year-old Frankston North girl is also in a critical condition, and an 18-year-old Baxter man…
FRANKSTON Library will be running a competition next week to encourage people to get involved with Book Week. From 19 August, Frankston Library will be running a contest asking people to guess where in the world the mayor Michael O’Reilly is hiding in their daily social media posts. Cr O’Reilly said “it’s no secret I like dressing up, but I love exploring the greater Frankston City even more.” “During Book Week, Frankston City Libraries will give away a $20 Robinsons Bookshop voucher each weekday to one lucky punter who jumps on the Frankston City Libraries social media and guesses correctly…
BAYSIDE Shopping Centre has flipped the switch and will now be powered by solar energy. More than 4000 solar panels have been installed on the roof of the centre. Bayside manager Gabe North-Harney said the panels could generate 1.5 megawatts of power. “We want to make our centres more sustainable. It makes good business sense but also delivers value for our customers, communities and the environment,” he said. “Clean energy generation is a hot topic in Frankston, with council committed to a carbon neutral goal by 2025, and Vicinity Centres recently announced a net zero carbon target. We’re happy to…