A CARRUM DOWNS teenager was one of four children charged over two armed robberies at fast food restaurants last week. The alleged armed robberies took place in the early hours of 14 July. Police allege a group of seven people targeted a restaurant on Westernport Highway in Skye at around 2.25am, and a restaurant on Berwick-Cranbourne Road in Clyde North around 15 minutes later. The group was allegedly armed with a knife, and stole cash from the restaurants. One injury was recorded – a staff member in Skye was left with facial injuries after an alleged assault. Police have now…
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A COMMUNITY bus is now transporting people to a food bank to help them stay fed during the cost-of-living crisis. AccessCare, an organisation which supports older people and people with disabilities living at home, is now sending its community bus to Pantry 5000. The food bank runs at the Longreach Anglican Parish in Carrum. The AccessCare service runs every second week. AccessCare HACC care advisor Tricia Jasinski said “cost of living pressures are an issue for everyone and so having the community bus attend Pantry 5000 means these residents can access good quality food.” “We only had a few clients…
A HUGE Banksia tree has toppled in Edithvale, but it may receive a second life soon. The huge tree on Clydebank Road fell at around 3am on 8 July. Nobody was hurt, but a car was left damaged. After helping clean up the area, Chelsea SES contacted the Carrum Indigenous Nursery to take a look at the fallen tree. Nursery members came and took seed pods from the tree, so that it may one day live on. Volunteer nursery member Lesley Smart helped collect seeds alongside her husband Jason. She said “We were so thrilled that Chelsea SES took the…
A CAKE was prepared to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of The Petbarn Foundation’s Seeing Eye Dog Appeal. This year, the organisation hopes to raise enough money to train 20 new guide dogs. A fundtraising target of $1 million has been set by The Petbarn Foundation for this year’s Seeing Eye Dogs Appeal. Petbarn Foundation is hoping to raise enough money to fund 20 new seeing-eye-dogs. Frankston Petbarn store manager David Johnston said he is urging locals to get behind the cause. Since 2014, Petbarn Australia has raised more than $6 million for Vision Australia, which has been used to train 125…
THREE people were seriously injured when a ute crashed into a Carrum Downs bus stop last week. The ute, allegedly travelling at high speed, smashed into the Frankston-Dandenong Road bus stop at around 3pm on 14 July. Two pedestrians were hit, a 71-year-old-man and a 32-year-old-woman. The two injured pedestrians were transported to hospital with serious injuries. Police said they were not considered life-threatening. Police allege that two utes were driving erratically prior to the crash. In a statement, Victoria Police said that the cars were “possibly racing”. The driver who crashed, a 25-year-old Frankston South man, was arrested and…