Sexual Crimes Squad detectives are appealing for public assistance after a woman was attacked and sexually assaulted in Seaford on Saturday (1st April). Investigators have been told the 19-year-old woman was walking home from the train station along Railway Parade near Seaford North Reserve at about 3.10am. It is believed she stopped briefly near bushes at a church car park when she was attacked from behind by an unknown man who sexually assaulted her. The offender then ran from the scene in an unknown direction and the victim walked home where she raised the alarm. The offender is described as…
Author: Bayside News
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie GUS Macleod will coach his 400th league game for Langwarrin on Saturday when his side squares up to South Springvale at Warner Reserve. A constant throughout Macleod’s tenure has been the presence of assistant coach and close friend Neil Collyer. They are in their 19th season at Lawton Park and oversee a heavily revamped senior squad attempting to win its first title since 2004. Manchester-born central defender George Whiteoak, 21, arrives from the UK this week and becomes the 11th newcomer to this year’s senior squad. He is a friend of 23-year-old central defender Kieron Kenny…
Mornington Railway has teamed up with Mornington Peninsula Brewery to create a great new event to lock into the calendar on Saturday 22 April; The Ale Train. This event combines the relaxing experience of riding Mornington Railway’s 75-year-old heritage steam locomotive, with great company, music, and Mornington beers! Departing from Moorooduc station, the locomotive will chug its way down to Mornington. There are two types of tickets available for the day: Train Lovers – Patrons will remain on the train to enjoy a return trip aboard the beautifully maintained machine. Or Beer Lovers – Patrons will disembark the train to…
COLLECTING and sorting goods for sale has been keeping members of Mt Eliza Rotary Club busy for weeks. The culmination of their efforts to raise money for community projects comes this Saturday (8 April) with the club’s annual garage sale. It will be the seventh year the club has sold goods donated by households from across the Mornington Peninsula and some Melbourne suburbs. The first part of the operation involved collecting the donated goods and then sorting and storing. Items come from families moving house, down-sizing or parting with possessions they no longer require. Categories of goods include artworks, books,…
A NEW take on a tale as old as time in Transylvania will stake its place on the Frankston stage this month. Dracula, the gothic horror story by Bram Stoker, will seek the limelight but not the sunlight at Frankston Arts Centre on Wednesday 12 April. Award-winning production company shake & stir are bringing Dracula to life again. Co-adaptor of the tale and Dracula in the shake & stir production Nick Skubij says the popular Twilight movies, TV series True Blood and The Vampire Diaries proves “vampire fiction just won’t die – you could say it’s undead.” “We look forward…