IT has been a year of celebration at Aspendale’s St Louis de Montfort’s School, with two of its school captains being recognised for their determination and leadership. School captain Ella Bater was named the Fred Hollows Foundation’s ‘Victorian Junior Humanitarian Ambassador’ and another of the school’s captains, Mason Dwyer, was appointed junior lord mayor for the City of Melbourne. A school captain, Ella’s passion for highlighting the plight of refugees is behind her drive to raise awareness within her school and wider community. The Fred Hollows humanity award recognises year 6 students in Australia who reflect the values Fred Hollows…
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A FRANKSTON North teenager is facing multiple armed robbery charges after two alleged knife attacks in Seaford this month. The 17-year-old is alleged to have demanded a mobile phone from a passenger on a bus travelling from Frankston station to Carrum Downs, Monday 12 September. The offender allegedly reached for the phone but, when the victim, also 17, of Frankston, backed away, he punched him to the head. Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Al Hanson, of Frankston CIU, said the offender then pulled out a knife and threatened to stab the victim before stealing his wallet. In another incident, Friday 16…
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie A PATCHWORK Mornington put up a magnificent fight against Altona Magic only to go down 1-0 in Saturday’s State 1 final at Jack Edwards Reserve. The game brought together the champions from both regionalised State 1 leagues but Mornington went into the clash without Simon and Scott Webster, Steve Elliott, Andrew Skledar and Chris Reid either through injury or unavailability. One of the two players on the Mornington bench was teenager Charlie Parker and coach Adam Jamieson was forced to completely revamp his defence with Chris McKenna and Danny Black as central defenders and Paul McEvoy…
A FRANKSTON man was found drink-driving at allegedly four times the legal limit by Mornington police, Friday morning (16 September). The divisional van crew spotted the 41-year-old just after 2am in Hardy St, Mornington. He was intercepted and returned a positive breath test. When tested again at the Mornington police station the man allegedly blew 0.206 per cent. His car was impounded, his licence cancelled and he will be charged on summons with drink-driving offences. Detective Senior Sergeant Michael Lamb described the reading as “very high”. He was concerned a person “would even consider driving when that impaired”. “Fortunately, thanks…
A FORMER Frankston mayor has thrown his hat back into the ring as a candidate at next month’s council election. Kris Bolam, 30, elected Frankston’s youngest councillor in 2008 and youngest mayor in 2010, says council’s “constant blatant trail of wasteful spending” is the reason he decided to run as a council candidate. He said a “$1.5 million blowout” on the Wells St revamp project and council’s attempt to stop providing hard waste collections were “the last straw”. Mr Bolam, a Victoria Police protective services officer and Justice of the Peace, has served on a number of boards including charities…