Author: Bayside News

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

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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…

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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…

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THE State Triples and Fours bowls competitions have been run and won in the past two weeks. After a re-schedule of play, the Triples were played at the Mount Eliza Bowling Club on Wednesday 5 December where Frankston and Karingal came out on top in the men’s and women’s events, respectively. The Frankston team made up of Grant Catterick (CoF), Darren Mathers (Kar) and John Curtain (CoF) defeated the host club, Mount Eliza, in the men’s final and will make their way through to the next stage at the Brighton Bowling Club. Mount Eliza Bowling Club chairman Dale Verhagen said…

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A MAN has come close to death after a stabbing on Nepean Highway, Frankston, Tuesday, 11 December. A man was stabbed in the neck and hand at around 9.20pm. He ran from a McDonalds on Nepean Highway to Frankston Police Station. He said that he had been in an altercation with a man known to him and a nearby vacant premises. The man was transported to the Alfred Hospital with initially life threatening injuries.They were later downgraded to not life threatening Frankston CIU are appealing for witnesses around the Nepean Highway McDonalds or the CBD. First published in the Frankston Times…

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