A BANK robber has been apprehended by police at the Westpac bank in Wells Street, Frankston. A man wearing a gas mask entered the bank at about 10.30am this morning (Tuesday 1 May) and allegedly sprayed bank staff with a liquid before demanding cash. It is understood he was arrested shortly after leaving the bank. No-one was seriously injured during the robbery. Police said the liquid substance was tested by a Country Fire Authority HAZCHEM team and was “found not to be dangerous”. “The offender is currently in custody and anyone in the vicinity should be reassured that there are…
Author: Bayside News
DIVISION TWO IT was neck-and-neck between Karingal at Hastings, until the first bounce. Then it was all downhill for the Blues. They trailed all day and never really got a sniff. Karingal were up by 27 points at the main change and took the day by 33 points at the final siren. In doing so, they’ve grabbed Hastings’ third spot on the ladder and sent the Blues one further back to fourth. Dromana has maintained its place on the top of the Division Two table after charging back for the win against Rye. Rye couldn’t have started better with ten…
DIVISION ONE MORNINGTON’S position in the doghouse of division one wasn’t helped at all with a loss to Sorrento at Alexandra Park. Winless in 2018, the Dogs really needed to get some momentum. It was always going to be a big ask. Sorrento held Mornington goalless in the first quarter and kicked on from there. Mornington was never in it and ended up going down by 62 points. The chocolates for best spectacle would have to go to the Rosebud versus Seaford clash. A match with more swings than a kids playground, there was only two points in it at…
Deborah Conway is a significant and eloquent contributor to Australian music, singing songs that chronicle the essential elements of life, love, loss, memory, the mundane and the spiritual. Restless and confounding, her powerful voice and presence has fascinated audiences for the past 30 years. A rare female agitator in a time when the music industry was male dominated; Conway continues to be a role model for young women and a mentor to emerging artists. Her first band Do Re Mi topped the charts; her first solo album, String of Pearls achieved platinum sales. Conway met Willy Zygier in 1991 and…
A NEW cafe with a difference has opened its doors at Sages Cottage farm in Baxter. The Harvest Cafe provides hospitality training for people with disabilities as part of a joint collaboration between disability support provider Wallara Australia and caterer Going Gourmet. A light breakfast and lunch menu features many ingredients sourced from the farm itself. Wallara Australia bought the farm in 2016 from charity Menzies Incorporated with the aim of using the farm to teach life and work skills to people with different abilities. The opening of the Harvest Cafe is a step in that direction. “There are currently…