SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie MORNINGTON’S title threepeat attempt got off to a flyer last Friday night with an impressive 2-0 away win over Casey Comets. Adam Jamieson’s men bossed their fancied opponent from the outset, particularly in midfield, where Scottish duo Craig Smart and Chris Reid were dominant. The confronting thought for others with eyes on the championship is that Mornington can only get stronger as the club maintains an interest in English striker Josh Hine from Salford City while another forward, Simon Mur, is back after two years in the UK and looking sharp in training. Young Josh Valadon…
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THE CFA is urging landowners in the cities of Frankston and Kingston and Mornington Peninsula Shire to register burn-offs and avoid unnecessary call-outs. With the official end of the fire danger period on Monday (27 March), CFA operations manager Mark Kennedy said there would be a lot of private burn-offs over the next few weeks due to vegetation growth caused by heavy rainfalls at the start of the year. He urged people to check conditions and register their burn-offs. Mr Kennedy said every year firefighters had to respond to calls from the public concerned about smoke in the air from…
A FRANKSTON man received a compound fracture of the arm after a car was allegedly driven deliberately at him in his own front yard. Police said the man heard a car in the driveway of his Burns St unit on the night of Wednesday 8 March and went to investigate. He recognised the driver and, after words were exchanged, turned to walk back into his unit. The driver then allegedly drove at the man twice, knocking him into a garden bed and causing extensive injuries, before driving off. The driver, 38, also of Frankston, was later arrested in Chapel St,…
DETECTIVES at Frankston CIU last week assisted in the arrest of a man later charged with the murder of a Sydney toddler 47 years ago. It is the oldest cold case arrest in Australia. The 63-year-old, who was 16 at the time of the incident, was seized on Wednesday by NSW detectives after a two-year investigation into the disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer from change rooms at Fairy Meadow beach, on the NSW south coast, in January 1970. She is believed to have been murdered. Her body has never been found. The man, who now lives under a different name in…
AN off-duty policeman was allegedly assaulted at Edithvale golf course by a drunk, 3.30pm, Sunday 19 March. Mordialloc police said the officer was finishing a game of golf with his brother when a man emerged from the clubhouse in a “drunk and aggressive” state after being refused service. He had reportedly been drinking since 9am. Police said the officer showed his badge and asked to man to calm down. The offender allegedly attempted to headbutt him and, soon after, swing a punch. The officer wrestled the man to the ground and, with his brother, held him down until police arrived.…