THE Peninsula Youth Music Society has held their 39th annual summer music school for young students to hone their musical ability. Keen musicians met at Mount Erin College to practice and get ready for a concert held at the Frankston Arts Centre last Friday. Nora Morrisroe from the Peninsula Youth Music Society said “this year 100 students have been engaged in making music with their new found friends, some have just begun their joy of exploring sounds and creating music, others have extended their skills and found fun in improvisation, others have been trying to find the instrument that best…
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FEDERAL MPs Chris Crewther and Greg Hunt visited headspace Frankston on 8 January to announce a $47 million funding boost to head space’s national program. Dunkley MP Chris Crewther said the funding was for “headspace Frankston and all other headspace services to support youth mental health.” Headspace Chair Lisa Paul said “headspace will help approximately 110,000 young people across Australia this year who are experiencing a tough time.” “With one in three young people experiencing high or very high levels of psychological distress, this investment will help to strengthen our core services to ensure more young people can access support…
Detectives from Frankston Crime Investigation Unit are investigating two robberies in Frankston in December. Investigators have been told a 20-year-old woman exited a Frankston shopping centre onto Ross Smith Avenue when she was allegedly assaulted by a group of teenage girls about 2.45pm on 14 December. One of the groups snatched her purse and they all fled the scene. It is believed some of the same offenders were allegedly involved in another robbery on 18 December. On this occasion two girls, aged 16 and 17, were followed by the group into Ross Smith Lane. Investigators have been told they were…
KINGSTON CIU detectives are investigating an alleged car theft in Mordialloc, 29 December. Police were told that two offenders stole a red Mitsubishi Lancer from a driveway on McDonald Street at 12.10am. The sedan, registration ZFS349, was later seen driving erratically on Latrobe Street, Melbourne just before 2pm. A boom gate at a private car park was physically forced up by a man to get the car out of the car park. Investigators have released two images of men who they believe can assist with their enquiries. Anyone with information or who may recognise these men is urged to contact…
A MAN has drowned at Aspendale Beach on Monday 7 December. The man, who is believed to be in his 50s, was unresponsive when pulled out of the water at the beach. He was found in the vicinity of Park Lane at about 3.30pm. Police will now prepare a report for the coroner on the man’s death. Police will now wait for the results of a post mortem to determine the circumstances surrounding his death. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 9 January 2019