Police are investigating a number of reports of suspicious activity in the Mentone area this month. Investigators have been told a girl was walking along Bourke Street on her way to school on 1 June when a man in a red sedan pulled up beside her about 8.35am. The man, who was wearing a grey hooded jumper, wound down the window and told the girl he was a friend of her mother’s and to get into the car. The girl did not recognise the man and instead ran across the road to a park. The man performed a U-turn but…
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Frankston police pulled over a vehicle with a somewhat fishy looking number plate in Carrum Downs Sunday (4 June) afternoon. The Holden Commodore station wagon was intercepted on Ballarto Road at 4.30pm. The car was displaying number plates written on cardboard with black marker that read ‘NOIDER” The 37-year-old Frankston man was found to be unlicensed and the car unregistered. His car, along with his handmade plates, were impounded and he will be charged on summons for unlicensed driving, unregistered vehicle, breaching an Interlock condition and driving an unroadworthy vehicle. Source: Victoria Police News – Sunday 4 June 2017
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie BAXTER’S commanding 3-0 home win over Monash Uni on Saturday has catapulted it into the State 4 South promotion race. Baxter gaffer Roy Kilner made three changes to the team which was unlucky against Harrisfield Hurricanes the previous week with Matthew Owens replacing the suspended Edin Ali, captain Frank Ntim replacing Daniel Sharratt and Alan Lipsett dropped to the bench for Daniel Disseldorp. It didn’t take long for Baxter to strike and in the 11th minute, a superb Travis Ernsdoerfer pass found Liam Kilner whose scintillating finish made it 1-0. Monash responded but found Baxter’s defence…
Now in its 42nd year, the iconic Chelsea Art Show is the Peninsula’s largest art shows with almost 450 entries on display as varied as oil/acrylic, pastel, drawing, watercolour and photography. The judge panel will have as main judge Michael Goff, an award-winning artist with many awards and commendations to his credit. He teaches art classes and he is a sought-after demonstrator and Judge at Art Societies, Rotary art shows and Invitational art shows, as well as a featured artist at several Rotary Art Shows and he has been part of numerous successful solo and group exhibitions. He has many…
By Melissa Walsh Mornington Peninsula street corners, bars and restaurants will come alive again over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend, 9th – 11th June 2017, with the sights and sounds of the fifth Mornington Winter Jazz and Blues Festival. The 2017 festival brings with it a host of talent and will showcase an exciting program mixing traditional and modern Jazz and Blues music performances. Come for a night, stay for the weekend, the 2017 Mornington Winter Jazz and Blues Festival has something for everyone. It’s already been five years since the Mornington Winter Jazz Festival began and the talent just gets…