A woman has died after an alleged hit and run incident in Chelsea involving a cyclist and a ute on 28 March. The 50-year-old Chelsea woman was riding her bike along the Nepean Highway at around 5.40am when she was allegedly struck by a ute. Police allege that the driver of the ute fled the scene. A 28-year-old Parkdale man was arrested in Broadmeadows after his car was located in Seaford a little after 8am. He was charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury and failing to render assistance. Those charges are expected to be upgraded. The Parkdale man appeared…
Author: Bayside News
AN automatic number plate recognition operation resulted in three arrests on Frankston-Dandenong road on Monday, 25 March. The first arrest made as a result of Operation Kinetic was of a 48-year-old Carrum Downs woman at around 10.30am, who is alleged to have tried to avoid the site by doing a u turn. Carrum Downs police intercepted her vehicle and conducted a breath test, which resulted in a reading of 0.144. She is expected to be charged on summons with drive while disqualified, drink driving and fail to stop on police direction. Her car was impounded for 30 days. Shortly after…
ALLEGATIONS that an electrician and apprentice were kicked off a work site in Frankston for not being union members will be heard at the Federal Court. The Australian Building and Construction Commission has begun legal proceedings against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, alleging that two workers employed by a solar electrical subcontractor were prevented from working at the site of the Monash Peninsula Student Accommodation Project. The ABCC filed a statement of claim alleging that the two workers were approached by a CFMMEU official on 13 September 2018, who told them to get off the site when…
CRUDEN Farm in Langwarrin will play host to the annual Party in the Park on 9 April, bringing together Frankston families for activities and lunch. Face painting, an animal farm, and a live performance will be there to be enjoyed at the free event. Frankston mayor Michael O’Reilly said families should “pack a picnic or treat themselves to the community barbecues on site, and enjoy the relaxed outdoor setting of Party in the Park.” “Parents and children alike will have a great day at the free Party in the Park this year with a heap of awesome activities for the…
THE 2019 Big Picture Fest was heralded as a “great week” by Frankston mayor Cr Michael O’Reilly. The festival saw talented artists come to Frankston from overseas to put up massive, towering artworks. Local artists also expressed themselves by getting in on the action. “In my opinion, our street art now rivals that of any city,” Cr O’Reilly said. “We have a growing collection of urban and vibrant street art by renowned artists not only from around the world, but also from right here home grown in Frankston City. It was such a great week that culminated in an explosive…