PREMIER Daniel Andrews visited Seaford on Friday bearing a Christmas gift for charity Mums Supporting Families in Need. The Premier announced a $10,000 grant from the Premier’s Charitable Fund for the volunteer-run organisation that collects quality second hand cots, prams, food, toys and clothing to disadvantaged families. Mr Andrews, who visited the group’s Seaford warehouse with Carrum Labor MP Sonya Kilkenny and Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke, said he was “humbled” by the dedication and work carried out by Mums Supporting Families in Need volunteers. “This group does wonderful work providing quality second-hand essentials for kids to families in crisis,”…
Author: Bayside News
Police have arrested 12 men following an alleged affray and stabbing incident outside Kananook Railway Station in Seaford yesterday which has left a man with life threatening injuries. Investigators believe a brawl took place amongst a crowd of between 80 and 100 people on Wells Road about 5.35pm. During the affray, a 23-year-old man suffered a number of stab wounds to his abdomen. The Seabrook man was dropped off at Frankston Hospital by a group of unknown men. He remains in hospital in a critical condition. Twelve men have been arrested including a 23-year-old from Sunshine West, a 22-year-old from…
THE hard work is over for VCE students across the state with students getting their exam results on Monday this week. Patterson River Secondary College students in Year 12 managed to top last year’s ATAR results. School dux William Hopkinson achieved an ATAR score of 99.15 and seven more students gained a score above 90. A record 37 students achieved a 40-plus study score for one of their subjects. Assistant principal Daniel Dew praised this year’s graduates for rising to the occasion and getting results when it mattered most. “We had a really good group of kids last year and…
A man stabbed during an altercation in Seaford yesterday has died in hospital this afternoon. Police and emergency services were called to Carder Avenue around 10am after a man was located with life threatening injuries. The 45-year-old Seaford man was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died from his injuries today. A 46-year-old Frankston man was airlifted to hospital this morning following a stand- off with police at a home in Dandenong Road East overnight. The man, who sustained gunshot wounds during the incident, remains in a serious condition under police guard. Homicide Squad detectives are now investigating…
A man has been flown to hospital and a woman injured following a stand-off with police over-night. The stand-off started when police were called to a home in Dandenong Rd East last night following reports a man was armed with a knife about 5.30pm. The armed man, believed to be a person of interest in relation to a stabbing in Seaford yesterday, confronted police before going back into the home. Attending police established a cordon around the address and began to negotiate with the man. Four other people inside the home, who were believed to be known to the armed…