POISONOUS fumes from an LPG heater are being blamed for the deaths of a man and his pets asleep in a campervan at Rye last week. The man, 57, was living in the van behind a friend’s house in Sydney Street with his kelpie dog and pet bird. The friend told police he had spoken to the man about the need for proper ventilation if he was using the heater in the days leading up to his death. However, all were found dead when he checked on them, 10.30am, Monday 24 September. Leading Senior Constable Brendan Richardson, of Dromana police,…
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POLICE are searching for a man who committed an assault on a Frankston line train on 30 August. The man boarded the train at Bentleigh and assaulted a 19 year old male passenger who asked him to turn down music playing from his portable speaker. The victim boarded the train at Patterson Lakes at 2.30pm, and was verbally assaulted and punched in the back of the head. The offender, of caucasian appearance and aged in his early 30s, got off the train at Glenhuntly. Police urge anyone who witnessed the assault or has information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800…
THE Peninsula Rotary Club 2.0 will be hosting an evening with guest Les Twentyman, who will be promoting the cause of volunteering. Mr Twentyman has been a long time advocate for helping the homeless, and brings with him over a quarter of a century of experience as a community welfare worker. The speaking event will take place at the Frankston Mechanics Hall, 1A Plowman Pl, Frankston, at 7pm on Tuesday 16 October. Mr Twentyman will be selling copies of his new book at the event. Register interest at rotarypeninsula.org/volunteering First published in the Frankston Times – 1 October 2018
SOUTHERN PENINSULA Sharks’ under-16 Girls have topped off their thrilling season as champions of the MUVJBL under-16 Girls Victorian Championship on Friday 21 September. The under-16s side defeated the Dandenong Rangers 64-56 in the grand final which was played at the State Basketball Centre. It has been an incredibly successful season for the group of girls who also won the Basketball Victoria Country Championship earlier in the year at Shepparton. To add to the side’s success, four of the girls, Charlie Dobson, Lani Thornton, Paige Price and Gemma Simon, were members of the Basketball Victoria Country State team which won…
By Barry Morris EMERGING artists at Chisholm Institute, Frankston are showing off their talents and their works by mounting an exhibition at Frankston Arts Centre. The exhibition, called Drawing on Nature, features the work of eight artists who are completing their Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts – Fine Art at the institute. It includes painting, sculpture, photography and crafted work with more than 60 exhibits of eight artists on display. The students organised the exhibition themselves, with support from the arts centre. Exhibits will be on display in the Upper Curved Wall space from 11 October until 5 January. Entry…