POLICE are offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person involved in the hit-and-run death of Frankston woman Jennifer Moller outside Karingal Bowling Club five years ago. Ms Moller was waiting to cross Skye Rd, Frankston, 1.30pm, on 27 April 2012, when she was struck by a car, believed to be a 2011 white Mercedes Benz sedan. The 54-year-old was treated at the scene by paramedics but later died. The driver fled the scene. Detectives believe the reward will entice someone with key information to come forward. Husband John Moller, 53, said: “It’s…
Author: Bayside News
A MAN was hit on the head with a beer bottle during a fight on a Frankston-bound bus, 8.20pm, Sunday 7 May. Police said the victim, 38, was on the 901 bus from Dandenong station to Frankston train station when he got into an argument with another man and his girlfriend who boarded at Frankston-Dandenong Rd, Carrum Downs. The offender is said to have pulled the victim up by his clothing when the bus was passing near Kananook station and hit him with the bottle. The driver stopped the bus at Frankston station and alerted protective services officers but the…
A FAMILY grateful for the care given by Monash Medical Centre staff when daughter Taylah was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 14 in 2014 are hoping to raise more money to make other children’s stay in hospital as comfortable as possible. Paterson Lakes mother Vanessa Miranda says money raised by The Biggest Playdate fun day will be donated to Monash Children’s Hospital. A new children’s hospital officially opened at the main hospital in Clayton last month but an emergency department dedicated to looking after children will not open until 2021. Mrs Miranda said last year’s The Biggest Playdate…
FRONTMAN of The Cruel Sea, singer-songwriter Tex Perkins, will headline this year’s Kingston Harvest Festival on Saturday 13 May. The annual Harvest Festival brings country music mixed with bluegrass and rockabilly to Kingston at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea. “Harvest Festival has something for the whole family including non-stop music, workshops, market stalls, delicious locally produced food, licensed bars and amusement rides,” Kingston mayor Cr David Eden said. “This is the final event in Kingston Council’s fantastic Season of Festivals and we invite you to join us for yet another great event where our community can gather together and celebrate.” This…
PUBLIC help is being sought in finding the killer of a 22–year-old man shot in Keysborough last week. Homicide Squad detectives were told six men in their 20s were in a garage at a house on Church Rd, 9.55pm, Tuesday 2 May. One of the men was leaving the garage via a laneway when shots were fired. He was hit in the chest and died at the scene. Two other Keysborough men were wounded: a 23-year-old was shot in the arm and a 22-year-old shot in the leg. They were taken to hospital and are in a stable condition. A…