Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad are continuing to appeal for public assistance after a man was badly injured in a car fire in Frankston in 2016. Emergency services were called to a vehicle alight on Wynden Ave about 2.40am on 27 December, 2016. The vehicle, a white Holden Commodore sedan, was set alight while a man was sitting in the driver’s seat of the car. The victim, a 42-year-old Frankston man, managed to escape from the vehicle and called for help. A number of people heard him call out and subsequently called triple zero (000). He was then…
Author: Bayside News
KINGSTON youngsters can run for a Junior Council thanks to a partnership between the Chelsea Rotary Club and Kingston Council. The mayor Cr Steve Staikos said the Junior Council will be an extension of the highly successful Junior Mayor program which gives local grade six students the opportunity to develop leadership skills and learn about local democracy. “Instead of just one student participating, the Junior Council will give nine young people a great opportunity to learn and grow,” Cr Staikos said. Kingston’s Junior Mayor program has been running for over 50 years and is sponsored by the Chelsea Rotary Club.…
APRIL is the month to register pets so Kingston Council is reminding all pet owners to renew pet registration by Tuesday 10 April. The mayor Cr Steve Staikos said registering pets ensures being reunited with them if they are lost or run away. “Each year our local laws officers collect hundreds of lost animals and for the past four years we’ve been able to successfully reunite 100 per cent of those animals that were properly registered,” Cr Staikos said. “Please don’t wait until it’s too late and your pet is missing — make sure their registration is renewed and that…
MELBOURNE Southern Club presented 15 of their athletes with their Special Olympics National Games uniforms on Sunday 25 March. The athletes were presented their jumpers by state Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson and deputy mayor Cr Georgina Oxley, Kingston Council as they prepare to join TeamVic at the national games. The four-day national games kick off at the Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide on April 16 with the Melbourne Southern Club athletes ready to compete in athletics, basketball, bocce, tenpin bowling, tennis and swimming. The TeamVic members are set to travel to Adelaide on Monday 16 April to compete against over 1,000…
DIVISION TWO IF the opening quarter was any indication of what was in store for Rye in 2018, fans would have been battling to hold back the grins. In the only match for the weekend in Division Two, the Demons smashed Dromana in the first quarter 5.5 (35) to 1.1 (7) leaving the Tigers bedazzled. But Dromana, who had the advantage of being on home turf, were not prepared to tuck their tails and give up, and pushed back hard during the second quarter to be only 11 points down at the long break. The battle continued in the third…