A HIGHETT man who drove his car into the Patterson River at Bonbeach last week is facing charges of burglary, attempted burglary, possession of cannabis and a range of traffic matters following the incident. Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Cashman, of Moorabbin police, said the 31-year-old, who had recently bought the car, failed to stop at bollards at the end of Station St, Bonbeach and ran into the river, 4.45am, Tuesday 10 October. Soon after, a Nepean Highway resident awoke on hearing noises in his kitchen and confronted a man who ran off. About 45 minutes later another Nepean Highway resident…
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TWO 17-year-olds walking to the bus in Sutton St, Chelsea Heights last week, were robbed by a large man brandishing a tyre iron. The 195cm tall man, described as having dark skin and black crinkly hair, was standing behind his car. When the boys, from Mordialloc, approached he opened the boot and brought out the tyre iron and demanded their belongings. The victim gave the man $5 but he also took his iPhone valued at $200. Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Cashman, of Moorabbin police, 9556 6111. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone…
KINGSTON households, schools and community groups are set to join thousands of people across the country taking part in the Garage Sale Trail this month. The annual event will be held on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday 21-22 October and is a great way to pass on preloved goods to others looking to snap up a bargain. Garage Sale Trail co-founder Andrew Valder said waste is a growing issue for Australia. “As a nation, the amount of waste we churn out has grown six times faster than the population and in fact, the average Australian family now produces enough…
TOUGH, pushy, passionate but desperate to be loved, Johnny O’Keefe fought his way to the top in the 1950s to become Australia’s first international star of rock and roll. When Australia was a provincial outpost of America, when Bill Haley and Elvis Presley were everyone’s heroes, Australia’s larger-than-life rock’n’ roller spectacularly burst into the limelight and blazed a glittering trail of popular tunes and adoring fans to capture a generation who called him “The Wild One”. MLOC productions are retelling O’Keefe’s story in SHOUT: The Legend of The Wild One – a celebration of the life of his life, legacy and enormous impact on the Australian…
RIO 2016 Paralympic gold medallist’s opened this year’s Frankston Festival of Rugby with the intense, end-to-end Victorian Wheelchair Rugby Classic. For the first time in the Frankston Festival’s history, the Victorian Wheelchair Rugby Classic was played at the Frankston Basketball Centre, Seaford on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 October. With Australia currently ranked world number one in wheelchair rugby, the full contact sport attracted four Victorian teams as well as a New South Wales side. Disability Sport and Recreation wheelchair rugby officer, Jason Lees, said the event gained great support and was highly competitive. “The event went really well and…