NINE grand finalists for The Voice of Frankston gave it their best vocal shot at the Frankston Arts Centre on Sunday 13 September. About 130 friends, family and fans were entertained by “passionate and fierce competition” in the show which was filmed by Channel 31, Voice director Jenny Wilkinson said. The adult category winner was Paul Dillon, of Red Hill, with original song Stars. He pocketed $500 cash, thanks to Bendigo Bank Frankston. Teen category winner was Brooke Miller, of Mt Martha, singing The Power of Love by Celine Dion. She won $250, also thanks to Bendigo Bank Frankston. Junior…
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A MOTORIST pulled over for talking on his mobile phone “really fired up” before being involved in a scuffle with Highway Patrol police in Frankston, Wednesday morning. Senior Constable Darren Morgan, and Leading Senior Constable Darren Myers, of Frankston Highway Patrol, intercepted the Frankston man, 45, during a police operation in Playne St. They allege the man was talking on his mobile phone while driving and called to him to get off it. “He then gave us the finger”, Senior Constable Darren Morgan said. “We pulled him over and gave him a breath test and he returned a huge reading…
A CARRUM youth has been arrested and charged with armed robbery after a 16-year-old party-goer in Langwarrin was threatened with a baseball bat and knife, 1am, Sunday 6 September. The victim, of Carrum Downs, left a party at the Langwarrin hall with a group of mates but noticed they were being followed by a black Holden station wagon along Union Rd. Senior Constable Matt Pearce, of Frankston CIU, said five youths got out of the car and approached the victim, with one carrying a baseball bat and another a knife. The victim and his friends ran back along Union Rd…
DAYTIME burglaries in Aspendale are concerning Kingston police. A house in Laura St, Aspendale, was ransacked by burglars, 10.30am-4.15pm, Friday, and cash, jewellery, power tools, and alcohol stolen. Thieves climbed over a small fence and broke an awning window to gain entry to the single storey weatherboard. They used a can opener to steal $500 in a money box. The day before, one of a small cluster of units in Albany Cres, Aspendale, was broken into 10.30am-2.15pm, Thursday, after thieves forced french doors and a kitchen window to gain entry. They rifled cupboards and drawers in the main bedroom where…
A NEW York-based philanthropic fund is helping finance a new employment skills program to help up to140 locally unemployed young people in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. The unveiling on Friday of the new Brotherhood of St Laurence program, Creating Futures for Youth, coincided with the release of figures showing youth unemployment in the area was nearly 20 per cent. The program – funded for 12 months by the New York-based Citi Foundation – offers career guidance, work placements and job search training from the Brotherhood’s Frankston headquarters, the High St Centre. The program, which will reach out to local…