LOCK in your family for the Australia Day long weekend, January 26-28, and get down to the Frankston Waterfront where entry is free for a mammoth festival of live music, food trucks, sporting fun and more! In 2018, after an astoundingly successful first year, Australian Beach Games is set to descend on six cities in five states, at 6 spectacular beach locations, and the kick off will be at our very own Frankston Waterfront. Visitors to Australian Beach Games can do as little or as much as they want. There are numerous sports on offer to enter as an individual…
Author: Bayside News
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn JOHN Stewart, of Carrum Vale Farm, Seaford, was shot on Sunday, through the foot, by a pea rifle carried by a youth named Shoall, the weapon accidently going off. The bullet entered Stewart’s foot above the ankle, coming out under the heel and lodged in his boot. Stewart is progressing favorably. *** WHEN the letter from Mr Jas Grice was read at the last meeting of the Shire Council, re the Crimean veteran J. Coleman, being well looked after at the asylum. Cr Longmuir said that he had been notified a few days ago that the…
TWO men allegedly involved in a theft at Frankston on Friday 17 November are being sought by police. About 3.50pm, the men called into a Beach St store before one left with a $1400 printer without making any attempt to pay. The second man left soon after. Both men are Caucasian and aged about 45. One is 180cm tall with a solid build, dark crew cut and clean shaven. He was wearing a black singlet, black Adidas track pants and sneakers and wearing sunglasses on his head. The other is 190cm tall, medium build, dark/grey crew cut and clean shaven.…
THE top 10 books borrowed from Frankston libraries last year reveal local readers have a passion for suspense thrillers. Frankston Council revealed library members are thrill seekers when deciding to pick up a book. The top 10 fiction titles borrowed in 2017, in order of popularity, were: Night School by Lee Child The Crossing by Michael Connelly The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly Make Me by Lee Child Secrets of a Happy Marriage by Cathy Kelly A Distant Journey by Di Morrissey The Last Mile by David Baldacci Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriaty Never Never by James Patterson Bullseye by James Patterson Most of the top 10…
HUMAN bones – possibly part of a child’s jawbone – were found at Ricketts Point beach, 5pm, Thursday 11 January. A Beaumaris beachgoer exploring a rock pool found the jawbone with one tooth attached and reported it to a Parks Victoria officer who notified police. The lower mandible, several vertebrae and a partial ball joint were taken to the coroner’s court for forensic testing. Detective Sergeant Gary Windhager, of Bayside CIU, said police search and rescue crews twice scoured the area collecting up to a kilogram of human bones. Tests are expected to determine the age, gender and length of…