NO to Violence workshops are making their way through Mordialloc, spearheading a grassroots listening tour in “hot spots” across Victoria. The Mordialloc workshop was held on 21 September, and featured talks with experts and community leaders from the family violence sector. Local MPs were also invited to attend and hear firsthand about the challenges, service gaps, and collaborative innovations being trialled. In Victoria Police’s bayside region, the LEAP data of reported family incidents demonstrates a rise in family violence incidents. Over the past five years, police reports in this region have increased from 15,097 incidents in 2013/2014 to 17,193 incidents…
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MOOROODUC Junior Football Club celebrated their first ever grand final victory on Saturday 8 September as their under-12s enjoyed a strong win over Mt Martha in the MPJFL grand final. Moorooduc, who joined the MPJFL four seasons ago, had another three teams competing across the league, but it was the under-12s side which landed the historical moment. Having been defeated by Mt Martha in the second semi-final, Moorooduc had to play Red Hill in the preliminary final before making their way back into the grand final. After scoring a victory over Red Hill, Moorooduc came up with a new game…
MORNINGTON father-of-three Ian Thompson felt his head go “cloudy”, couldn’t think straight and became disoriented; to make matters worse, he began to lose his vision. Although the 64-year-old did not know it at the time, he was having a stroke. “After meeting other stroke survivors I feel lucky, as if I had dodged a bullet,” he said last week. “Thankfully, the staff at Frankston Hospital’s emergency department recognised the signs and responded so quickly.” The stroke hit while he was working on his arrows at Frankston Archery Club. “I was using this new solvent to repair the arrows and it’s…
THE policeman killed when hit by a car during a memorial motorcycle ride in Gippsland last week was serving at Somerville. Detective Senior Sergeant Vic Kostiuk, 59, was a member of the Mornington Peninsula family violence unit based in Eramosa Road West. He died when his motorbike collided with a car on the Princes Highway, near Orbost, Friday 14 September. The driver of the car, Jesse Reid, 21, of Botanic Ridge, later appeared in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court charged with culpable driving and dangerous driving causing death. He was remanded in custody to appear at the Bairnsdale Magistrates’ Court…
OFFENDERS jemmied open the door to a large mulching machine on a Wedge Road, Carrum Downs, construction site and stole more than $10,000 in specialist tools, overnight 11-12 September. They had cut the lock to temporary fencing on the site at 4.30am before stealing the tools, as well as sledge hammers, spanners, socket set, die grinder kit, and cordless drill. Anyone with information on either of these incidents should call Senior Constable Alex Metaxis-Belt, of Frankston CIU, 9784 5555. First published in the Frankston Times – 24 September 2018