POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a black ZX6 Kawasaki motorbike that sped through traffic at about 1pm on Thursday 9 August along Frankston-Dandenong Road, near Monterey Boulevard, Frankston North heading towards Carrum Downs. A Somerville Highway Police station wagon tried to intercept the speeding bike but it failed to stop. The rider then failed to make a left turn at Lathams Road and fell off the bike before sliding into a truck, above. The male rider, 32, from Carrum Downs was taken to The Alfred hospital with serious injuries. Police discovered the man had an outstanding arrest warrant and…
Author: Bayside News
A CHARITY that helps women “dress for success” for job interviews has received a colourful welcome to its new premises after making a move from Bayside Shopping Centre’s Balmoral Walk. Dress For Success Mornington Peninsula has moved to Ross Smith Avenue, Frankston and volunteers, including two young architects, spent time painting a mural on the wall of the group’s new base. DFS events team leader Jenny Wright thanked architects Simon Linardi and Johan Sear from Atelier Cartel in Carlton for rallying volunteer painters for the mural project. “To enhance the new shop, Simon, Johan and 10 young artists have also…
AFTER being born five weeks premature, Dakota Lampard is now thriving after spending time in a“baby warmer” at Frankston Hospital’s special care nursery. Nurse unit manager Alison Conroy-Joyce said the warmer was bought last year with money raised from the annual Kids’ Fun Run with K163. Mt Eliza Rotary Club and Peninsula Health hold the annual event where children race the historic steam train K163 at Moorooduc Railway Station on 18 November. Last year the run raised $15,000, which was used to buy the CosyTherm baby warmer as well as a phototherapy light to treat jaundice in infants, six cots…
Caulfield Divisional Response Unit officers have executed two warrants in Mentone this morning. The warrants were executed on two adjoining houses about 7.30 am. Investigators located in excess of two hundred cannabis plants which were being cultivated using stolen electricity. Police also discovered a large quantity of child exploitation material in one of the houses. Both houses were unoccupied at the time and no arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing. Victoria Police News – Wednesday, 08 August 2018
AN Edithvale girl is baking up muffins to raise money for the needy during Homelessness Week (6-12 August). Edithvale Primary School pupil Airlie Smith is aiming to bake hundreds of muffins in a hired industrial kitchen to raise funds for Chelsea Care Works. Mordialloc Labor MP Tim Richardson visited the school last month to congratulate the year 6 pupil on the fundraiser. “This is a really great example of a positive community focused initiative being run by a young, kind-hearted local student,” he said. Airlie’s mother, Holly Smith, thanked 4 Cousins, Coles in Patterson Lakes, Woolworths in Chelsea and Mordialloc,…