A CRANBOURNE North man may find himself on the wrong side of new ramming laws after allegedly driving a Holden Commodore at a police vehicle in Frankston last Friday night (4 May). Frankston Tasking Unit uniformed officers tried to intercept the Commodore with stolen plates in Hickory Crescent at about 9.30pm on Friday 4 May before the car hit the rear passenger door of the police vehicle. A passenger, 41 from Frankston North, got out of the Commodore and was arrested before the collision. The driver, a 24-year-old from Cranbourne North, was arrested by police nearby and charged with several…
Author: Bayside News
FRANKSTON train station has been demolished to make way for a new station to be built as part of a $63 million state government rebuild of the station and improvements to the station surrounds. The major project is underway alongside the level crossing removals works across the state. First published in the Frankston Times – 14 May 2018
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Robert Love. A warrant has been issued for the 27-year-old’s arrest in relation to armed robbery related offences. Police have released an image of Love in the hope someone recognises him and can provide information on his current whereabouts. Love is known to frequent the Frankston, Hastings and Seymour areas. He is described as 185cm tall, brown eyes, short brown hair with a solid build. Anyone who sights Love or has information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online…
PEOPLE can have a say on a draft concept plan for Patterson River at a public forum event or by completing an online survey. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is hosting the “Open House” event at Patterson Lakes Community Centre on Thursday 24 May. “We are presenting to the community a draft concept plan with around 50 options for development or improvement,” DELWP land and built environment program manager John Downs said. “The survey allows the community the opportunity to select their preferred options in both upper and lower project precincts. “In the Lower Precinct, the…
FAMILIES can apply now for four-year-old sessional kindergarten places starting next year. Kingston Council’s central enrolment point covers 27 kindergartens. “Parents can nominate their top three preferred kindergartens and we’re pleased to report that over recent years around 97 per cent of families received their first choice,” Mayor Cr Steve Staikos said. “Applications for the 2019 first round allocation will be accepted from 1 May to 30 June, with all applications included regardless of the date they are received in this period — so there’s no need to rush. “Places are prioritised based on a set of criteria including proximity…