THIEVES ransacked the Apple store, Southland, early Tuesday morning, and got away with an unknown quantity of high priced stock. They used bolt cutters to gain entry to a vehicle ramp and drove to the first level where they smashed entrance doors with sledgehammers. It is believed two security guards who spotted the thieves approaching retreated to the emergency exits. The offenders smashed windows to the hi-tech store and loaded stock into containers they had brought with them. The value of the stock was being assessed yesterday. They then left “at speed” in a light-coloured car and a dark coloured…
Author: Bayside News
KINGSTON residents are being asked for feedback on changes to Victoria’s local government electoral regulations in the lead up to the October council elections. Last changed in 2005, the current regulations will expire in August and the state government is inviting input from the community and local government sector to update them. “We want to implement changes that will be best for voters, best for candidates and most importantly, best for democracy to ensure we have councils that truly represent their communities,” Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins said. “Elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and it’s important we have…
WITH a cry of “Let’s go”, four prisoners being locked down for the night at Kingston police complex, 10.20pm, Monday (11 April), attacked – and briefly overpowered – three police officers while trying to escape. The officers, caught by surprise in the melee, attempted unsuccessfully to use their batons and pepper spray to subdue the prisoners, who are believed to have planned their assault while in the cells. The officers were forced to retreat as the men surged, with one dropping a pepper spray canister which the men used against them, and a swipe card which they used to escape…
MORE than 300 people have had their say during a public consultation period on Kingston’s Bay Trail project. As part of planning to extend the Bay Trail shared bike and walking path from Mentone to Mordialloc, Kingston Council had called for community input on a preferred location for the new path. More than 270 people completed an online survey and around 60 people took part in council’s drop-in sessions along the foreshore. The Bay Trail will deliver an off-road path for pedestrians and cyclists to walk, ride and run along Kingston’s foreshore area. “The Bay Trail project is an important…
KINGSTON Council and the Aspendale Gardens Community Centre will continue to run a youth service in Aspendale Gardens following a successful trial. The Aspendale Gardens Youth Initiative has had positive contact with over 1150 young people – with a strong focus on the young people aged 11 to 15 – since its launch in April last year. Mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said the trial had been a great success providing much-needed services to the expanding youth population in Aspendale Gardens and nearby areas. “Kingston Council is proud to support this fantastic initiative that provides programs for young people right on their…