A MORDIALLOC man has been charged with assault, offensive behaviour and public nuisance after allegedly throwing a bag of urine and faeces at a school girl, Tuesday 19 July. The man, in his late 50s, has been bailed to appear at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court, 9 November. Police allege the incident occurred when the girl, 14, was waiting for a bus in Charman Rd, Cheltenham, 4.20pm. She told them at the time that a person “of transgender appearance” threw the waste at her without warning. The girl said her attacker looked “shocked” immediately afterwards before running north towards the station. Nothing…
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KINGSTON ranked 21st of Victoria’s 79 local council areas for animal cruelty, according to a list of hotspots released last week by RSPCA Victoria. Of the 11,840 cruelty reports received by the RSPCA across the state in 2015-16, 192 concerned animal welfare in Kingston. RSPCA Victoria CEO Dr Liz Walker said that geographic analysis of cruelty reporting data would support the RSPCA’s efforts to target its prevention activity to the areas that need it most. “[Our] vision is to end cruelty to all animals – and we know that prevention is the key to ending cruelty,” Dr Walker said. “Over…
THE Mentone-Mordialloc Art Group will host its first art exhibition in its new digs at the Mentone Activity Hub this month. The ‘Artists in Classes’ exhibition will feature art work by group members who attended classes or short courses this year. The art group moved into its new studio location in April after leaving its dilapidated Old Granary Lane building in Mentone. Traditional and modern works will be available for sale at the exhibition open daily Thursday 15-Saturday 24 September, 10am-4pm and until 6pm Fridays. Opening night at Mentone Activity Hub, 29 Venice St, Mentone is Wednesday 14 September, 8pm.…
FRANKSTON detectives are investigating a theft in Skye in which a credit card and passport were stolen from a car parked on Darnley Drive, Friday 3 June. The card was used at a supermarket on Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 5.55pm, Monday 6 June. Detectives believe the victim’s passport has also been used a number of times to make unauthorised credit card applications. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic.com.au First published in the Frankston Times – 5 September 2016
STUDENTS at six secondary colleges around Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula are among 70,000 being given access to doctors and health care while at school. Carrum Downs, McClelland, Monterey, Mornington, Patterson River and Rosebud secondary colleges are among 100 schools in the first Doctors in Secondary Schools Program. Doctors will be at the colleges for up to one day a week, with students able to get referrals to specialists for help before it affects their studies. Work is under way on recruitment and training, building consultation rooms at schools and establishing partnerships with local healthcare providers so the program…