A BEAUMARIS woman told police she was followed on three occasions by a man as she left Cheltenham station. In the latest incident, the woman, 26, got off the train, 7.40pm, Wednesday 15 June, and walked towards her car in Coape St. She noticed a man following her close behind as she passed Cheltenham Primary School and crossed the road; the man did the same. She quickened her pace and the man did, too. Near Coape St the woman phoned a friend and said she was being followed. When she turned the man had disappeared. The woman told police the…
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A MORDIALLOC beachside restaurant has been hit hard by thieves twice in the past week. Windows on the Bay, in Beach Rd, was robbed of $7000 cash and a $3500 safe stolen overnight Sunday 19 June – only five days after the venue was robbed of almost $3000 in another overnight raid, Thursday 16 June. In the latest incident, thieves smashed an office window and used extreme force to remove a heavy safe – bolted to the floor – containing the cash. Police said the thieves appeared to have carried the safe out through the restaurant’s front doors as it…
KINGSTON Council insists it has the authority to re-licence land alongside Mordialloc Creek after the Department of Environment Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) notified council it is reviewing creek-side boundaries. Council is seeking vacant possession of land occupied by Leon Pompei, son of ‘Mr Mordialloc’ Jack Pompei. Council CEO John Nevins says council is the committee of management for the land on which Mr Pompei’s business, Pompei Marine, is situated. “Council does not, nor has it ever, had a licence agreement with Mr Leon Pompei,” Mr Nevins said in a statement. “Council had a licence agreement with his mother, the…
EMBERS still burning in a rear fireplace when the Mortensen family went to bed are believed responsible for the fire which gutted their Station St, Bonbeach house, early Saturday (18 June). Chelsea police said the flames spread up a back wall and into the ceiling which then collapsed, allowing the fire to fully engulf the single-storey brick house by the time fire crews arrived at 3am. The family of five and two relatives staying overnight were all uninjured, thanks to parent Anthony Mortensen, who quickly got everyone outside and out of harm’s way. He was later praised by firefighters for…
AN exclusive fundraising event is coming to Frankston. Nationally acclaimed Opera Singer Lucy Nicolson, along with performances by Can-Can dancers will entertain guests as part of ‘Bastille Day’ – a fundraising dinner to raise funds for our clients with autism to fulfil their dreams of going on a camp. “Bastille Day is a fundraising dinner like no other,” says CEO, Kath Ferry from SASI – Statewide Autistic Services Inc. “Ms Nicolson will be performing arias from Carmen and La Boehme, Edith Piaff, and modern Broadway numbers from Phantom of the Opera. There will also be an exciting can-can floorshow.” The…