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…
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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.…
A FRANKSTON man allegedly fought with a police dog before being arrested in a Carrum Downs caravan park, 11pm, Wednesday 6 September. Police say the 21-year-old, with two accomplices, had tried to rob a Broderick Rd house when the owner confronted them. The men ran off but the 21-year-old was cornered and the dog brought him to ground. He suffered unspecified injuries requiring plastic surgery at Frankston Hospital and was discharged on Saturday 9 September. Detective Acting Sergeant Ryan Collins, of Frankston CIU, said the man was charged with aggravated burglary and remanded to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court, Wednesday…
A MAN and a woman on the run following a home invasion in Langwarrin and liquor store robberies in Carrum Downs, Rye, Cranbourne, Berwick and Clyde were arrested in rural New South Wales last week after a dramatic police chase in a stolen car. The 24-year-old man, of no fixed address, and the woman, 19, of Cranbourne, were spotted by police driving a Mitsubishi Pajero 4WD at high speed on the Mitchell Highway, Orange, Sunday 10 September. Police aborted their chase over “public safety concerns” but, about 15 minutes later, they saw the car on another road after it collided…