FRANKSTON Fire Brigade chairman Tony Byrne has written to residents on behalf of fire crews to “alleviate any fears they may have over the current climate in the media with regards to delivery of an effective fire service”. At the core of his letter is the simmering CFA and United Fire Fighters’ industrial dispute which has resulted in a series of high-level CFA resignations and ill will between the state government and volunteer fire fighters. A volunteer himself at Frankston for 27 years, Captain Byrne said the CFA was “widely known as a volunteer organisation and has been in place…
Author: Bayside News
THE ice-affected driver who killed two elderly women in a mini-bus crash in Rosebud, in August, has been jailed for 11 years with a minimum of seven and a half years. Michael Patrick Trueman, of Coburg, pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court last week to two counts of culpable driving causing death. Judge Paul Lacava was told the 24-year-old L-plate driver had the highest levels of speed and ice in his system that Victorian experts have ever seen. His Commodore crashed head-on into the Ti Tree Lodge mini bus, killing Betty May Fox, 91, and Katharina Nensteil, 88, and…
WORK has begun on the rejuvenation of Young St as the first stage of the $63 million Frankston Station Precinct Upgrade. The Young St works will deliver a new bus interchange with better seating and shelters, and three waiting bays will be built along Dandenong Rd West to give buses a place to park before they start service. Labor Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan visited Frankston last Thursday (30 June) to help turn the sod on the major project. “Frankston station has been neglected for too long. It’s the heart of our growing community and a gateway to the peninsula…
It’s a dream, it’s a shadow, it’s a spectacle. Frankston Arts Centre and ATA Allstars Artists bring you the exhilarating Shadowland from world-renowned Pilobolus Dance Theatre. This astounding combination of musicality, projected images and acrobatic dance choreography is daringly dramatic and hugely comedic. The thrilling visuals transform the human body into metaphorical themes before your very eyes. A global sensation, Pilobolus, has been experienced by over a half-million people and was featured on The Academy Awards, Ellen and Oprah. This imaginative Pilobolus creation celebrates the extraordinary power of darkness and its ability to illuminate who we really are. It’s more…
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie FRANKSTON Pines returned from the Latrobe Valley with a precious point on Saturday as it bids to avoid relegation from State 1 South-East. The Monterey Reserve side earned a 3-3 draw against Morwell Pegasus in dramatic circumstances ending this catch-up fixture with nine men. Pines central defender Nick Lekakis and goalkeeper James Laminski were unavailable due to holidays but the side was bolstered by the midweek captures of forwards Josh Calle from Langwarrin and Naseer Mohammad from Casey Comets. Ioasa Saemo took up a central defensive role alongside Ben Caffrey while Calle partnered Mathew Hames up…