THE federal government may get involved in safety and accessibility issues at The Pillars cliff jumping site if Labor wins the May election. The party’s candidate for Flinders, Joshua Sinclair says the 400 metre long “temporary” fence erected along the Esplanade at Mt Martha by Mornington Peninsula Shire should be replaced by a boardwalk. Mr Sinclair says that if elected he will work closely with the shire “to ensure an environmentally appropriate, safe, and accessible boardwalk is built”. “The Pillars are a Mornington Peninsula institution,” Mr Sinclair said. “Despite this unsightly wall, the place has still been flooded with tourists…
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A MAN has been arrested and charged in relation to an alleged stabbing in Clarinda, Wednesday 13 March. Kingston Crime Investigation unit detectives swooped on the 21-year-old Frankston man after he had allegedly committed two burglaries. Police said the first burglary took place at 7.30am on Merrigum Crescent, when a home was broken into. Police said the offender fled empty handed. The second alleged burglary occurred shortly afterwards on Clarinda Road. It is alleged that the homeowner confronted the man and received a stab wound. The stabbing victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The alleged offender was…
HEY Rock & Roll music fans the wait is over – “Let’s go back to where it all began” as we relive the magic & the great hits of legendary music icons Buddy Holly & The Beatles Together Live In Concert. Buddy Holly & The Beatles shook the world in the 50’s & 60’s with their massive chart hits that are still timeless & popular 50 years on with over 400 million record sales between them this will be a concert experience not to be missed with hit after massive hit. After sold out concerts in Australia audiences will absolutely…
WILDLIFE carers say the deaths of hundreds of possums earlier this month could have been avoided if suburban gardens were made more wildlife friendly. The aftermath of successive days of high temperatures will see young orphan possums needing care for months to come. Wildlife carers and educators Janet Wheeler and Paula Rivera, from Living with Wildlife, say gardens can be easily modified to provide wildlife with food, water, shelter and “pathways to find a mate”. Their organisation Living with Wildlife will hold a free Gardening for Wildlife workshop 10am-midday this Saturday (23 March) at Karingal Place Neighbourhood Centre, 103 Ashleigh…
SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol caught five people in Frankston overnight on Tuesday 12 March driving with drugs in their system. A 30-year-old woman was pulled over on Skye Road at little before 11pm and tested positive for methamphetamine. Police said she was also a learner driver driving unaccompanied and without her L plates. Just after midnight, a 39-year-old man also tested positive for meth at Excelsior Drive, Frankston North. Half an hour later a 24-year-old man tested positive to methamphetamine in Klauer Street Seaford. The man’s license was found to be suspended and his vehicle was impounded. At 3.07 am a…