SHREK and Kung-Fu Panda will light up Rosebud’s Foreshore Live Under the Big Top from 25 March until 30 April this year at an Australian-first exhibition of some of DreamWorks Animation’s best known characters in a large-scale lantern experience. Lights by DreamWorks – The Experience is an interactive, walkthrough experience for all ages and is set to run for 30 days and attract more than 150,000 local and international visitors who will marvel at more than 100 of DreamWorks’ characters brought to life. Modelled on the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, Lights by DreamWorks features huge illuminated figures familiar to the…
Author: Bayside News
POLICE and CFA experts are investigating the cause of a fire which extensively damaged a two-storey shop in Playne St, Frankston, and caused smoke damage to an adjoining shop, early Thursday morning (23 February). Twelve firefighters from Frankston and Patterson River CFA brigades brought the fire under control in 15 minutes. Senior Station Officer Doug Broom, of Frankston CFA, said police were called because the fire was deemed suspicious. Power and gas supply companies were asked to cut their services. Smoke also damaged the adjoining Family Life business. Senior Sergeant Michael Lamb, of Frankston police, said witnesses walking east along…
A COUPLE of alleged shoplifters ran from police and security guards at Southland but were later apprehended in Tennyson St, Cheltenham, Wednesday 8 February. A staffer told police he saw the man and woman in the David Jones cosmetics section, 5.30pm. He said the man selected a bottle of aftershave and handed it to his accomplice, who then wrapped the bottle in cloth and placed it in his backpack. Aware of being watched the pair moved up to the store’s second level but then crossed over into Big W, where police allege the woman stole a handbag and sunglasses. Challenged…
THIEVES stole cigarettes from supermarkets in Dingley Village, Mentone and Sandringham in early morning raids on Saturday and Tuesday. In the first robbery, two thieves using crowbars jemmied the rear carpark doors at the Dingley Village Woolworths, 2.28am, Saturday 18 February. Going straight to the service desk they bundled cartons of cigarettes valued at $5000 into a bag or doona cover. A witness said the men were tall and skinny with their faces covered. One was dark skinned and the other Caucasian. When the witness called out to the men they walked quickly towards the door, one carrying three or…
A PATTERSON Lakes man arriving home, 6.20pm, Sunday 19 February, noticed a carload of young men driving slowly by his Inner Harbour Dr house watching him. He went into his courtyard and began working on his motorbike. About 15 minutes later two men tried to kick in his front door. When one of the men pulled out a large machete and began prying open glass bricks on the side of the front door the terrified homeowner fled out the back, running to a neighbour’s house. By this time the two men had smashed a glass brick and used the machete…