THE golden age of cinema and radio is making its return in a production of a classic radio play hitting the stage at Kingston City Hall. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is set in the 19th century St Kilda mansion of the exclusive Melbourne Club, the criminal haunts of Little Bourke St and a horse drawn hansom cab. Kingston City organist Scott Harrison will play City Hall’s Wurlitzer theatre organ before Lux Radio Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Mystery of a Hansom Cab. Featuring acclaimed actors James Wright, Simon Russell (We Will Rock You), Lucy Gransbury (Godspell) and directed…
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Frankston Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are investigating a wilful an obscene exposure in Frankston earlier this month. Investigators have been told that a 40-year-old Frankston woman was collecting mail from a letterbox when she was approached by a man in Fairway St about 6.30pm on 11 September. The man exposed his penis then offered the woman $50 to play with it. Detectives believe the same man may be responsible for up to 13 other incidents of wilful and obscene exposure in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula area dating as far back as 2013. On previous occasions…
THE works of US composers George and Ira Gershwin will get a working over from jazz singer Anita Harris and her band when she takes to the stage at Frankston Bowling Club on September 24. Harris, a popular performer at jazz festivals around Victoria and beyond, has called her program Gershwing, which gives an indication of the direction she will take. Since her first gig in 1993, Harris has delighted audiences at restaurants, wineries, jazz clubs – and festivals. Critics have called her “one of those very rare vocal stylists” and enthused that “she has a strong fluid contralto which…
A MAN who painted graffiti on the inside of a city bound Frankston train, Monday 3 July, is being sought by police. He daubed the tag ‘GAUZER’ before disembarking at Kananook. CCTV image, pictured, show the man as Caucasian, late teens-early 20s, with shoulder length dark hair. He was wearing a black jumper, black jeans and a black beanie. Anyone with information can contact crimestoppersvic.com.au or call 1800 333 000. First published in the Frankston Times – 18 September 2017
A FRANKSTON woman lost her licence last week after residents reported her to police for driving erratically. The 63-year-old was later breath-tested and returned a reading of 0.272 per cent – more than five times the legal limit. Police had received reports of her crashing into street signs and stationary objects in Margate Av about 6pm. The woman was tracked to a nearby address. She had her licence suspended for 12 months and her car impounded for 28 days at a cost of $1005. She will be charged on summons with exceeding 0.05 per cent blood alcohol and careless driving.…