POLICE are advising mainly elderly residents that they should be wary of mobile phone apps claiming to be “duress alarms” which charge them money to call 000 on their behalf. They say some “duress alarm” apps claim to link clients to a 24/7 call centre with a “live” connection to police and emergency services. However, no app has a direct – or “live” – connection to Victoria Police or emergency services, police say. The monitoring of duress alarms requires a security licence, the use of a certified monitoring centre and the approval of Victoria Police. “In an emergency always call…
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Police have arrested four men after executing a search warrant at two neighbouring addresses in Carrum Downs this morning (18 July). The warrants were executed at two addresses on the corner of Shearwater Drive and Lyrebird Drive shortly before 8am. Three Holden SS Commodores and a Ford Courier utility, all believed to be stolen, were recovered during the warrants. A car frame, engines, number plates and other spare parts were also seized at the addresses, as well as what is allegedly VIN etching equipment. Four men, aged 37, 42, 33 and 38, were arrested at the scene and are currently…
CHELSEA Care Works is calling on schools, businesses and residents to help the homeless ahead of Homeless Week running from 6-12 August, with the theme “Ending Homelessness Together”. Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson is again partnering with Chelsea Care Works and the Mentone Community Assistance and Information Bureau to help support the homeless and struggling people in the community. “I know the people of Mordialloc can be generous,” Mr Richardson said. “Last year’s food drive and fundraiser was a massive success and I know this year’s will be too.” Groups and individuals can donate a can or coin or more for…
THE federal opposition’s spokesman for infrastructure, transport, cities and regional development Anthony “Albo” Albanese, will get the lowdown on Frankston when he attends a “roundtable lunch” at the McClelland Gallery on Thursday 27 July. Mr Albanese will address members and guests of the Committee for Greater Frankston, including Frankston and Mornington Peninsula local government representatives, and is likely to outline more about his recently announced City Partnerships program, which he said would foster “genuine collaboration between the three levels of government” to tackle “urban sprawl, traffic congestion and a shift towards greater population density”. Committee CEO Ginevra Hosking said Mr…
By Christine Nguyen* AT the top of Spring Street last week, St Bede’s College students successfully passed their Life Skills Education Development Bill 2018 during YMCA Youth Parliament. Bill sponsors Aaron Arthur, Dillon Bulman, Jeremy Mann, Rami Saab, Julian Taylor and Matt Watson were thrilled at the outcome, confident that the bill will positively contribute to the coming generations of high school students. St Bede’s parliamentarian Rami Saab described the debate as “passionate”. “The amount of fire and electricity in that debate was infectious,” Rami Saab said. The bill seeks to equip students with the understanding and abilities necessary to…