MORE than 1,000 Frankston and Mornington Peninsula residents have saved money through a creative financial education program run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. The region was one of the first to participate in the Savers Plus program, promoted as “the largest and longest running matched savings and financial education program in the world”, which supports participants to save for 10 months and rewards them with up to $500. Low income earners who work but are struggling to meet back-to-school costs, either their own or their children’s, are encouraged to apply for the program, which is funded by ANZ Bank and…
Author: Bayside News
POLICE have charged a man following a collision at Frankston on Friday 10 February. They will allege a maroon Mitsubishi station wagon was being driven erratically on Eastlink shortly before it was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle on Cranbourne–Frankston Rd, near the Beach St intersection, 2.40pm. A 40-year-old Doncaster East man has been charged with conduct endangering life, reckless driving, drive in a manner dangerous, speeding and numerous other traffic offences, police media officer Luke Zammit said. The man appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and was further remanded to a date to be fixed. Police…
FRANKSTON beach is well loved for its long sandy coastline and safe, clear waters, but that popularity brings the inevitable – rubbish. Volunteer group 3199 Frankston Beach Patrol is asking residents and visitors to be part of the solution on Sunday 5 March by taking part in Clean Up Australia Day at the iconic bayside beach. The volunteer organisation picks up rubbish every month from Frankston’s coastline, and in November, collected more than 500 bottles and 118 shopping bags weighing around 146kg from the base of Olivers Hill. Founded in 2015, the group holds one-hour clean-ups at Olivers Hill, South,…
IT is never too early for children to turn the first page on a lifetime of literacy. Kingston Council is helping local children catch the reading bug with a ‘1000 Books Before School’ campaign. Mayor Cr David Eden launched the campaign at Cheltenham Library and invited parents to get involved. “Parents are encouraged to aim to read 1000 books to their child in the years before they start school,” Cr Eden said. “That’s less than one story a day and will help give your child a great start to develop literacy skills and a lifelong love of reading.” The 1000…
A SUBWAY store manager tried to flee when two men smashed their way inside an hour before opening time and threatened her, Wednesday 8 February. The woman, 32, was confronted in the Chelsea Heights store by the men wielding hammers. They forced her to open the safe, taking a large quantity of cash, as well as the contents of the till. The men took the woman’s phone as well as her purse, from her car. It contained cash, driver’s licence, cards and personal details. The woman was made to lay down in the car and not look up until they…