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…
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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…
A WHITE Holden Commodore was spotted by police in Heatherhill Rd, Frankston, allegedly driving at speeds of up to 80kph – in reverse. Police in the unmarked car attempted to stop the wayward vehicle in Shaxton Circle using ‘stop-sticks’, 7.32pm, Sunday 8 October, but the driver managed to evade them by “swerving all over” Franciscan Avenue and disappearing from view. Drivers were forced to take evasive action when the car reappeared allegedly driving even more erratically, and Channel 9 news was told a pedestrian quickly picked up his dog as it mounted the footpath. Bystanders said the car was at…
TWO of Frankston’s 10 ‘Most Wanted’ people have been found – and remanded in custody – after publication of their photographs and brief descriptions of them in The Times last week. Laura Jones, 27, and Michael Kennedy, 40, were both wanted on seven outstanding warrants. They will face court at a later date. Detective Senior Constable Kerryn Merrett, of Frankston CIU, said: “significant credible information and strong leads helped us find the wanted pair”. “We are working hard to find the other eight and we are appealing to members of the public for help,” she said. “It is important that…
A 15-YEAR-OLD Frankston youth was savagely beaten in an unprovoked attack on the foreshore near the pier and barbecue area, Wednesday 4 October. The youth was with two female friends when he was set upon by seven older Pacific Islander and African looking teenagers and savagely punched and kicked in the five-minute fracas. He suffered extensive bruising and even a fractured eye socket — and was then forced to hand over his white Nike TN sports shoes, mobile phone, watch and $100 cash. His 15-year-old companion who stood beside him was also attacked and received a black eye. The gang…