A MAN has been arrested after allegedly leading police on a high speed chase through Frankston last week. The motorcycle driver was spotted allegedly speeding at around 11.20pm on 21 June. Police say he was driving at speeds of up to 130kmph on Seaford Road, where the speed limit is 60kmph. The driver allegedly evaded Carrum Downs police by driving through wetlands, a pedestrian bridge, and eventually an industrial area. The Air Wing then started following the driver through Dandenong, Cranbourne, and Frankston, where he allegedly reached speeds of up to 180kmph. The driver was arrested after pulling into a…
Author: Bayside News
THE Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine will perform at the Frankston Arts Centre this week. The ballet company has been unable to return home since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Since then, the group has performed in Europe, the United States of America, China, and South America. A double bill of Forest Song and Don Quixote will be performed for the Frankston show. Forest Song has been a centerpiece of Ukranian ballet for the last 75 years. The show takes place this Thursday, 29 June, at the Frankston Arts Centre. To book phone 9784 1060 or visit artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/Home First published…
A GROUP of 80 young people at Moorabbin Air Museum are working hard to promote aviation to kids as part of their work with the Winjeels Club. Winjeels has been running for six years, and now boasts 80 members. The group’s members meet every Saturday to present skill-based play and learning activities about aviation to young kids. The Winjeels Club is for young people aged between 12 and 20. Group facilitator David Collier said that interest in the group and in aviation is “growing”. “We place a lot of emphasis on encouraging the kids to be themselves and to utilise…
THE Presets will perform in Frankston as part of their 20-year anniversary tour next month. The DJ duo will perform at the Pier Bandroom in Frankston on Saturday, 15 July. Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes formed The Presets in 2003. Moyes said he is looking forward to playing in smaller venues during this tour. “DJing in small clubs is a whole different experience to performing our usual live show on the big stage with the lights and visuals and things like that. It is more freewheeling and immediate – we feed off the energy of the crowd, weaving our own…
The police Air Wing has assisted members on the ground to arrest two riders on allegedly stolen motorcycles in Berwick and Frankston overnight. In the first incident Dandenong police first spotted the rider on Heatherton Road in Dandenong, failing to stop for traffic lights and travelling at speed just before 5.30pm. The Air Wing was brought in to assist unmarked units on the ground as the bike travelled through Dandenong, Casey and Knox police service areas before the rider pulled up to a home Berwick. Police cordoned off the area and moved in to arrest the man on Neagle Mews…