A SHOPPING centre in Langwarrin is actively encouraging youths to hang out at the shops. The Gateway at 230 Cranbourne – Frankston Rd has launched ‘The Gateway Youth Hangout Program’ with a “pop-up chill out area” overseen by two youth workers running on a fortnightly basis on a Friday or Saturday. Open to anyone aged 12 – 24 years, the hangout will be a safe place for youth to relax, play computer games on an Xbox, PlayStation and classic arcade game machines for free. The program is run as an outreach centre in partnership with Frankston Council which already hosts six youth hangout…
Author: Bayside News
A WOMAN realised her phone and credit card had been stolen and cancelled the card – only to find out later that it had already been used twice, Thursday 17 August. The items were taken from the Chisholm TAFE area, Frankston. The phone case contained the woman’s licence and credit card, which was used to make purchases at the 7-Eleven, Beach St, Frankston, 2.45pm, and at Supre, Bayside Plaza, 2.57pm. Police believe the women pictured, above, can assist with their inquiries. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers or Frankston police on 9784 5555. First published in the…
A SPEEDING driver who sideswiped several cars in a wild ride along Nepean Highway from Blairgowrie to Edithvale was later grappled with by members of the public and held until police arrived, Friday 1 September. Sergeant Ray Box said Mornington police began receiving calls from irate motorists about the driver’s behaviour in the Canterbury-Jetty road area of Rosebud at 10.30am. He was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road and speeding at up to 120kph in 80kph zones. Police unsuccessfully tried to head off the man in a Honda CRV at Safety Beach but he avoided them and…
GIVING up booze for a month will see drinkers raise money — but not a glass of beer, wine or spirits — for an ongoing campaign to teach children in schools about healthy food and drink choices. Ocsober is a fundraiser that encourages people to give up alcohol for the month of October for sponsorship money to support Life Education Australia, the organisation behind the educational mascot Healthy Harold the Giraffe. Kingston mayor Cr David Eden has signed up as an ambassador for Ocsober. “Every child and parent will know the great work Healthy Harold does in our local schools…
A TRANSFORMATION of the Cliff Sambell pavilion is set to begin after Kingston Council appointed a local builder to construct a $2.8million upgrade to Gerry Green Reserve in Parkdale. Kingston mayor Cr David Eden said the upgrades to the 50-year-old pavilion and surrounding site will have long-lasting benefits for the community as well as sporting groups the Parkdale Cricket Club and Parkdale Vultures Amateur Football Club. “Although the site has fared well over the last half-century; the replacement of the ageing infrastructure will reinvigorate the site and encourage better participation in local sport for women and girls,” Cr Eden said.…