A TRUCK lost its trailer in a crash near the intersection of Moorooduc Highway and Barriedale Grove, Baxter, last week. The trailer ended up 20 metres into the scrub on the side of Moorooduc Highway. Emergency services crews reported a strong smell of chemicals coming from the trailer and it was deemed a Hazmat incident. Firefighters in full gas suits used instruments to measure gasses in the trailer before it could be removed – and afterwards they had to be hosed down. The highway was blocked south bound for a few hours. First published in the Frankston Times – 3…
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POLICE are looking for two witnesses who may have filmed an assault outside the Portsea hotel mid-year. A 23-year-old man was at the hotel, on Point Nepean Rd, 8.30pm, Sunday 12 June, when he was thrown out by security staff. Police said a fight between the victim and four security staff out front may have been filmed by the man and woman. The victim was hit in the face and knocked unconscious before falling onto the road. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police interviewed a 27-year-old Frankston man who has been released pending further inquiries. Anyone with…
Aria Hall of Fame inductee, #1 selling Platinum artist, King of Pop, Australian Icon are just a few phrases commonly used when describing Aussie legend Russell Morris. Shooting to fame in the middle 60’s with Somebody’s Image, Russell had a string of hits including Hush and the Bob Dylan classic Baby Blue. In 1969 he and producer Molly Meldrum released “The Real Thing”, Australia’s only true psychedelic #1 hit and a song that is played regularly on commercial radio to this day. Following that, Russell penned breakthrough hits such as; Sweet Sweet Love, Wings of an Eagle, Rachel, Part 3…
Australia’s favourite psych rock sisters Stonefield are hitting the road on a massive national headline tour that will stop in at The Grand Hotel, Mornington on 27 October. Coinciding with their massive tour, the band have released a new single, ‘Love’. In contrast to most of the record, where the writing process began with the vocal as the guiding light, ‘Love’ was written with quite a different approach, taking shape from a stripped back jam between lead guitarist Hannah, Sarah (keys) and Holly (bass). The sisters were rocking out in their lounge room in country Victoria, and brought to life…
HYPE surrounding the AFL and Rugby League grand finals next weekend makes a Chelsea man proud of his personal contribution to this city’s enviable sporting scene. He wasn’t a star player, or even an official, but Phil Wall, a member of Chelsea SES, can lay claim to writing the theme song for the Melbourne Storm Rugby League club way back in 1998. The song was used for the first time at the start of the 1999 season – the year the team won its first flag. “It was one of those crazy things,” Wall said yesterday (Tuesday). “I was watching…