CHANGES to boating and swimming zones in Port Phillip and Western Port bays are part of an ongoing review to improve public safety on the water. Parks Victoria is inviting public comment on the proposed changes. “It’s important that boating and swimming zones are a good reflection of the current and future needs of water-based activities in the area, and that they maximise safety on the water,” acting senior manager for local ports and waterways Cathy Jenkins said. “The focus of [the] review is to refine the zones in order to provide a safer environment through better separation of boating…
Author: Bayside News
WITH a cake, candles and a happy birthday buzz, Frankston Hospital last week celebrated 75 years as an integral part of the Mornington Peninsula community. Since opening on 30 November 1941 the hospital has undergone plenty of necessary changes. From humble beginnings, the £24,000, 30-bed hospital has grown into a major teaching and research facility and a busy one at that – Frankston Emergency Department has the most ambulance arrivals in Victoria. It is still on the same site in Hastings St, but is vastly improved, with the opening in February last year of a 92-bed state-of-the-art emergency department and…
FRANKSTON shoppers have joined a ‘16 Days of Activism’ campaign to end violence against women by weaving colourful stars for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast at a Bayside Shopping Centre workshop. The workshop, part of the international One Million Stars to End Violence project, kicked off the 16-day campaign in Frankston on Friday 25 November. An art exhibition of more than 6000 stars already weaved is on display at the shopping centre throughout the campaign, and there is a range of activist activities throughout Frankston until 10 December. One Million Stars is an international project bringing communities…
WITNESSES are being asked to come forward after a man was left seriously injured in a hit-run collision in Pearcedale last month. The incident occurred when a green Subaru station wagon travelling south on Craig Rd, made a right turn onto Baxter-Tooradin Rd into the path of a motorcycle, 4.30pm, Tuesday 11 October. The station wagon stopped a short distance away before fleeing without the driver rendering assistance or exchanging details. The 56-year-old rider, of Pakenham, received broken bones and was taken to hospital in a serious condition. He underwent surgery, is awaiting more surgery, and is in a wheelchair…
A MAN has been charged with arson, stalking, intentionally causing injury and assault with a weapon after a car was set alight outside a Carrum Downs factory, 8.40pm, Friday 25 November. Detective Sergeant Gary Richards, of Frankston CIU, said police would allege the 21-year-old, of no fixed address, went to the Frankston Gardens Drive factory where the victim works and poured petrol over his car parked outside before setting it alight. They say the offender, armed with a box cutter, confronted the victim, 36, of Seaford, and chased him a short distance before they scuffled and he left the scene.…