Author: Bayside News

By Ben Triandafillou CYCLISTS from Aspendale and Mordialloc have received the Order of Australia for their ‘services to cycling’ as part of this week’s Queen’s Birthday honours list. Olympic gold medallist Anthony Marchant, 79, was rewarded for his achievements in his short but successful career. Becoming interested in cycling around the age of 16, Marchant started out at Chelsea Cycling Club and moved his way through the junior and senior ranks. Then aged 18 years old, Marchant was called up to join the Australian Olympic Cycling team in 1956. Marchant went on to win gold in Melbourne and still recalls…

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A 14-YEAR-OLD Bentleigh youth was arrested in a stolen car with three alleged co-offenders on Tuesday 6 June and charged over burglaries the day before. These included a raid on a house in Joyce St, Carrum, where a garage door was forced open and a motorbike stolen. The offenders were seen driving off in a Toyota Prado stolen from Park Rd, Mt Martha, the same day. Police will allege the offenders used a hammer to gain entry to the Coles Express in Boundary Rd, Mordialloc, overnight Friday 9 June. They were seen driving the stolen Toyota at Baxter, 3.15am. The…

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A BONBEACH woman who arranged to buy a Bugaboo double pram via an online classifieds site received a rude surprise when the seller absconded with her $650 payment. The woman, 30, told Kingston detectives she began communicating with the private seller back in April. After several emails, she arranged a delivery time and then transferred the purchase amount via direct debit. Early in May, the seller promised to provide a consignment or tracking number once the pram had been picked up by the courier. This was the last time the prospective buyer had any contact with her. Anyone with information…

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Keysborough, Wednesday 7 June. A silver 1998 Toyota Camry sedan was travelling south on Perry Rd when it lost control on a right-hand bend, 7.50am. The car crossed double lines and hit the passenger side of a northbound Mercedes van. The 42-year-old driver of the van was not injured. The driver of the Toyota received life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol officers are keen to learn of the circumstances surrounding the incident and the movements of the Toyota beforehand. They believe it was coming from…

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SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie IT’S full steam ahead for league leader Langwarrin which is now nine points clear of its nearest rival and has completed the first half of the State 1 South-East season undefeated. Langy beat Malvern City 3-1 on Saturday at Lawton Park and is expected to maintain its title momentum this weekend against bottom side Mooroolbark. Liam Baxter put Langy ahead in the 2nd minute breaking onto a long throw and neatly finishing past advancing Malvern City keeper Harry Raworth. A Daniel Hilder shot squared the ledger in the 41st minute but three minutes into the second…

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