A CAR was almost cut in half when it crashed into a pole outside Frankston Hospital in wet conditions, early Tuesday (2 August) morning. A man was driving the Ford sedan with two female passengers when it skidded off Davey St, 5.30am. Frankston SES incident controller Philip Holt said the man had managed to get free by the time rescue crews arrived. He said his crew took an hour using a hand winch to prise the car from the pole to rescue the trapped passengers. “It was a good effort because there had been significant impact and a power line…
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A WOMAN lost control as her car spun more than 360 degrees and slammed sideways into a truck at Patterson Lakes, Monday 1 August. The truck was parked on the path leading up to the Thompson Rd bridge and workers were standing at the front ready to work on the steel barriers when the accident occurred, 10am. The truck’s tray made a “significant intrusion” into the body of the car, putting the woman, in her early 30s, in danger, SES incident controller Philip Holt said. SES crews moved the truck forward and used the jaws-of-life to cut her free. She…
THE police operation Secure Gateway on Frankston-Dandenong Rd, Carrum Downs, last week resulted in arrests for a variety of traffic and criminal offences. Senior Sergeant Justin Watson, of Frankston police, said 16 officers from the Shadow taskforce, highway patrol and CIU, made five arrests for possession of drugs, theft of motor cars and assault, in the operation on Friday and Saturday nights, 29-30 July. Police made another five arrests for outstanding warrants and other matters, such as driving stolen cars. He said seven vehicles were impounded and a further 23 drivers fined for various traffic offences. “Police will be holding…
CLASSIC arcade games are back at Frankston Council’s Youth Services hangout at Playne St thanks to the installation of six machines built by Envision Employment Services’ Work for the Dole participants. Retro games of the 1980s including Space Invaders and Pac-Man can now be played and enjoyed by young visitors to the hangout next to Frankston Library. Envision Employment Services’ Gina Hatzopoulos said it took participants, led by “dynamic duo” Joe and Garryck six months to build the machines. “The Envision staff and participants have been able to produce some beautifully crafted and decorated units, designed to amuse, entertain and…
READ all about it. The recent chilly winter weeks have not stopped dedicated Frankston Library staff manning a Express Service desk at Frankston station early on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Busy train commuters who are library members can return or borrow books at the pop-up desk instead of visiting a Frankston library during the week. Frankston Library Express operates on Tuesday and Thursday from 6.30-8.30am from the portable library kiosk during many weeks of the year. First published in the Frankston Times – 8 August 2016