A CLOSE watch is being kept on power boats and jet skis to protect seals and other animals in Port Phillip. An increase in patrols by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning along the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula coastline follows rare visit to the region from an Antarctic crab-eater seal and the return of Australian fur seal Arcto to Dromana. The crab-eater seal was only 11th of its kind spotted in Victoria since 1856 and the first since 1999, while the bull seal Arcto was back at Dromana for the third year running. With peak boating season in…
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Missing Persons Squad detectives have located a car they were searching for as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 17-year-old Cayleb Hough. The Chelsea Heights teenager was last seen in the vicinity of The Crescent, Highett in the early hours of Sunday 20 December. It is believed Cayleb was seen travelling in a blue 2003 Ford Falcon XR6 sedan with registration – SOG 812. Police located the blue Ford Falcon sedan in the car park at a Southbank entertainment complex about 1pm on Saturday. The vehicle will now be forensically tested. Investigators are keen to hear from anyone…
CHILDREN from non-English-speaking backgrounds statistically have a higher risk of drowning, and are more at risk in the water, than others in the community. So, a series of learn-to-swim programs for Sudanese youngsters in Kingston this week are especially relevant at this time of year. Don Tatnell Leisure Centre, Parkdale, and Waves, Highett, are two of 130 venues hosting VICSWIM’s Summer Kidz program, in partnership with migrant support agency The New Hope Foundation. They aim to teach 22 Sudanese youngsters how to experience the joys of swimming confidently and safely – something their born-and-bred Aussie school mates usually take…
FREE live entertainment will attract crowds to the fourth annual Pop Up Bar in the Kingston Arts courtyard on Friday nights in February. A range of talented artists will complement the interactive artworks, LED light displays and video booths. Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said there was “no need to head to the city to enjoy great live music when Kingston Arts is providing great events right in our own backyard”. “The Pop Up Bar has been hugely popular in recent years,” she said. “It’s a great way for colleagues, friends and families to enjoy a relaxed Friday night together.”…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate 27-year-old Ashley Kneebone from Bonbeach who has been missing for a week. Ashley was last seen at a residential address in Patterson Street on Monday 11 January. Ashley’s personal possessions were found by his housemates strewn across a vacant block of land in Patterson Street on the same day he was last seen. Police and family are concerned for Ashley’s welfare as he has not made contact with them since 8 January which is out of character. He hasn’t accessed his bank accounts and his mobile phone is switched off. Ashley…