FIGURES from the Peninsula Community Legal Centre show that unpaid toll fines from the Frankston postcode exceeded a total value of $3 million. At total of 19,343 infringements have been reported from frankston. A PCLC statement read that “the impact of unpaid toll fines in our community has been mammoth.” “PCLC is tackling the issue and its impact on several fronts: delivering client services such as our Fines Clinics, collaborating with our legal colleagues in law reform and undertaking innovative projects and partnerships such as the Connect East, Streamline Fines and our Work Development Permit Project.” First published in the…
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A woman has had her car impounded and licence suspended after rendezvousing with the Somerville Highway Patrol in Frankston last night. Two highway patrol units were parked on the side of Frankston – Flinders Road when a woman pulled in behind them just before 11pm. Police asked the woman whether she was okay and needed assistance and she said she was fine. The Frankston woman remained in her car behind the police so the officers decided to perform a breath test. She returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.236. The 40-year-old’s licence was immediately suspended and her car impounded at…
A man has died after being struck by an emergency vehicle in Frankston this morning. It is believed the Mercedes van was travelling west on Cranbourne Road, near Wattle Tree Lane when it struck a man on the road just before 2.30am. The yet to be formally identified man was treated at the scene but died before being taken to hospital. Police will prepare a report for the coroner. Lives Lost:2018: 2122017: 259 Source: Victoria Police News – Monday, 31 December 2018
SEVEN out of 10 cars are stolen with their own keys – a statistic that’s alarming police. Crime Stoppers Victoria is urging drivers to consider how easy they are making it for thieves by leaving their keys in accessible areas of their homes. Next month, Crime Stoppers Victoria together police, National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council, Department of Justice, and Neighbourhood Watch, will begin a community awareness campaign to highlight what they call crimes of opportunity. Thieves take advantage of unlocked doors and open windows in homes and cars – especially where they can see valuables inside. Also, 70 per…
MORNINGTON Little Athletics Centre topped off their year with their very own junior version of the Stawell Gift, the Christmas Handicap, on Saturday 8 December. Junior athletes from under-6s through to under-16s competed in the junior (under-6 to under-8) and senior (under-9 to under-16) handicapped races over 100m at the Mornington Secondary College in hopes of claiming the annual MLAC Christmas Handicap title. The girls reigned supreme in both of the handicapped races. The Inflatable Land Junior Handicap was won by under-6s girl, Amelia Carroll, while the Gravity Zone Senior Handicap was won by under-13s girl, Madalyne Mundy. Mornington Little…