A MORNINGTON man was charged with reckless conduct endangering life, travelling at a dangerous speed and failing to stop when directed to do so by police after his Holden utility was clocked at 210kph on Peninsula Link, Frankston, 1.30am, Wednesday 28 March. The man, 28, was arrested next day and bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court at a later date. His car was impounded. Somerville Highway Patrol crews say they are regularly seizing vehicles for speeding and hooning, especially at night. They said the Peninsula Link control room had alerted them to be on the lookout for a car…
Author: Bayside News
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…
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…