TWO facilities in Carrum Downs have received welcomed state government boosts. Sandfield Reserve Skate Park will soon be revamped with more safety measures after a $200,000 upgrade was approved by the state government. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “this is great news for our young people, giving them a safer and better skate park to enjoy and practice new skills. Thanks to Noah and Lachlan and all the kids, particularly at Carrum Downs Secondary College, for getting behind this project.” The state government also approved an $85,000 grant for the Lyrebird Community Centre for the purchase of new audiovisual equipment…
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FRANKSTON BMX club members made their way to the Victorian State BMX Championships in Warrnambool on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 November. With more than 400 competitors from across Australia competing in the premier event, the Frankston BMX riders still managed to bag two state number one championship titles. On the opening day, the Frankston BMX club had riders compete for state championship glory in the sprocket class (seven and under age group), the cruiser class (wheels consisting of 24-inch) and in the retro class (pre-86’ bikes). The Frankston BMX female riders led the way for the club with Kitty…
FRANKSTON Lifesaving Club had two teams compete on the world-stage when they lined up in the Lifesaving World Championships in Adelaide on Friday 16 November. The two-week long championships had more than 7,000 lifesavers from 44 countries attend the event where one of the Frankston teams finished among the top 10 in the world for the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) competition. The Frankston boat driven by Marco Kelsall, crewed by Robert Basford and with patients Michael Jacobsen (Seaford LSC) and Paul Caddaye stayed in the running for the world finals in both the Men’s Rescue, involving one patient pick up,…
A MAN has died after a botched robbery outside a restaurant in Baxter. Two men approached a worker leaving the Indian Mahal restaurant on the evening of Saturday, 2 December. An altercation occurred when the two men attempted to rob the restaurant worker. The two men fled from the scene, with one falling down as he was attempting to get away. He died at the scene. The second man fled down Frankston-Flinders road. Police are investigating. First published in the Frankston Times – 11 December 2018
POLICE are searching for three men after a stabbing that occurred on Candlebark Crescent at 11.30pm, Saturday 1 December. A male victim was walking along Mahogany Avenue when he spotted two males urinating on a nature strip. The victim approached the two men, and a verbal altercation occurred, which then escalated. Police said the victim was then stabbed by both men with seperate weapons. The man was stabbed in the back, the buttocks, and the left bicep. He was taken to the Alfred Hospital in a stable condition. The two men fled on foot along with a third male, whose…