A BOY riding a skateboard was robbed by a man, aged about 20, after he withdrew $40 from an ANZ ATM in Nepean Hwy, Chelsea. Leading Senior Constable Glenn Baptist, of Kingston CIU, said the robbery occurred outside the rear of Goodyear Tyres, 370 Nepean Hwy, Chelsea, 7.50pm, Christmas Eve. The man had asked the boy, 13, for directions to Bath St, Chelsea, which is nearby. The boy offered to show him the way. They walked towards Bath St but stopped at the rear of the tyre service where the man asked the boy to look away while he urinated.…
Author: Bayside News
By LACHLAN BRYAN Jen Mize grew up on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada. Her early years were spent loitering around casinos (both her parents worked in the gambling game) and her first jobs included ‘hypnotist’s assistant’ and ‘singing gondolier’, but she still found time to perform for First Lady Hillary Clinton at The White House, play cello with the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra and tour as a singer with The Duke Ellington band. Mize taught herself guitar whilst working as an entertainer on cruise ships, before settling in Queensland with her Australian husband in 2006. It was then that…
CHILDREN brought up within the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are being taught to be loyal to Australia. “We will prove it with our actions and deeds that our youth are the best citizens of Australia and they will be well educated,” Inamul Haq Kauser said when speaking at an Australia Day dinner. Guests at the dinner Sunday 31 January for 300 at the Baitu-us-Salam (House of Peace) Mosque, Langwarrin, included members of parliament, councillors and police. Imam Kauser, national president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, gave assurances that the children of Ahmadi Muslims “will be loyal to this country”. The imam told…
A HUMBLE game of backyard cricket became one of the biggest attractions on social media during the Big Bash finals. Frankston man Jarrod Dobler and his mates Aaron Tregaskis, Zac Nanos, Alex Chisholm, and Dylan Gregson, were filming their friendly clash, as you do these days, when Aaron raced up the pitch for a quick single – and charged straight through a closed gate. It was hilarious for the onlookers but not so for Aaron who sustained cuts to his legs and shoulder and chipped a cheekbone when he face planted into the side of the house. “He was pretty…
THE call has gone out for Frankston residents to get together and keep the streets clean as part of this year’s Clean Up Australia Australia Day next month. Residents can register to take part in three events: the Business Clean Up Day on Tuesday 1 March, the Schools Clean Up Day on Friday 4 March and the Community Clean Up Day on Sunday 6 March. “Frankston was named Keep Australia Beautiful’s Sustainable City of the Year for a great many reasons, including the huge number of community members who get involved in environmental activities and friends groups in our city,” …