DOG lovers in Mentone will be able to exercise their four-legged friends at all hours of the day or night following a successful year-long trial of a 24-hour dog off leash area at Mentone beach. The permanent dog beach is located on a 450-metre long stretch of beach between Charman Rd and the entry point opposite Plummer Rd in Mentone. Dogs must be under effective control at all times and are not allowed off leash until they reach the sand. In other areas of Kingston’s beaches, summer rules governing the times dogs are allowed on beaches apply from 1 November…
Author: Bayside News
MT Martha Junior Football Club is the first junior sporting club to sign on to the Frankston Mornington Peninsula Smoke Free Charter. President Warren Davies said the club hoped other sporting clubs will follow their lead and sign the charter. “It’s been really well received at the club. Even the smokers think it’s a good initiative; they don’t want their kids to become smokers either, so they’re happy to be involved.” By signing the charter, the club has made a public commitment to reduce the number of people who smoke and to protect people from the damaging effects of secondhand…
BEACHGOERS are being reminded not to open any containers washed up on Frankston beaches. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority warned toxic canisters in the Torres Strait, Queensland, NSW, South Australia and Tasmania. The unlabelled silver canisters contain a rat poison known as aluminium phosphide. When a canister is opened, powder reacts with moisture in the air to release highly toxic phosphine gas which is a danger to humans. While there have been no reported cases in Victoria and currents make it likely these containers will not find their way to Port Phillip Bay it is a reminder for all beachgoers…
FRANKSTON Council has urged people to report anyone illegally riding a monkey bike on public roads or footpaths in the wake of the death of 34-year-old mother of two Andrea Lehane after a collision at Carrum Downs Shopping Centre last Wednesday. “This will affect so many lives. Our hearts go out to her friends and family through this difficult time,” Frankston mayor Cr Sandra Mayer said. Frankston Council resolved to change its local law in October 2007 to ban monkey bikes on public roads and increase police powers to impound unregistered motor vehicles. “Prior to the decision, these unregistered motor…
STOP consulting ‘Dr Google’. A practical new book written by a medical expert, Frankston GP Dr Tony Marshal, aims to give people a basic understanding of how the human body works and its common ailments. Written in layman’s terms, Human Machine is a handy condensation of a six year medical school course tailored to the everyday person for consultation on daily health issues. With 25 years’ experience in his field, Dr Marshal, of Playne Street Mediclinic, is a regular columnist for medical magazines including Australian Doctor and Medical Observer. He said he decided to write Human Machine after finding people…