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…
Author: Bayside News
FIVE shotguns and two .22 rifles were stolen from a Seaford house between 10am Monday and 10.30am Tuesday last week. Detective Sergeant Paul Mealia, of Frankston CIU, said the firearms were registered and properly secured at the Seaford Rd house “which is a busy street, so we hope some may have seen something”. He said the offenders forced entry to a gun safe and made off with the weapons, valued at $7000. “We are concerned that these firearms are out in the community,” he said. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or Frankston CIU…
By CHRIS BALFOUR ANOTHER season has rolled by at Langwarrin Soccer Club and with it possibly the end of a long and distinguished career for one of Langy’s favourite sons, Ben Caffrey. Saturday (5 September) saw Ben play his 317th game for the blue boys and in front of his family and many friends the team didn’t let him down with a 2-1 win over Doncaster Rovers at Lawton Park. A fitting finale to a career that has spanned over 25 years, most of them as a Langy boy. Ben had stints at Moorabbin, Richmond and Bentleigh Greens earlier in…
DETECTIVES from Hastings and Frankston combined on Monday last week to raid a Clyde property and recover an extensive collection of stolen property. Detective Sergeant Mel Nixon, of Hastings CIU, said items found in a shipping container in the early-morning raid included a “tinnie” with outboard motor, six trailers, excavator, tractor, 7gm of the drug ice, radio jamming device, five Pee Wee motor cycles, numerous power tools and a rifle. A 55-year-old man has been charged with trafficking ice, possessing ice, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, handling stolen goods and possessing the proceeds of crime. He…
THE memories came flooding back for guests attending the Back to Chelsea reunion at the Chelsea hotel on Saturday. Organiser Peter Johnson was MC of the event which attracted 150 guests from as far away as Queensland, Perth and Hobart. Everyone wore name tags – with the women’s tags showing their maiden names for easy recollection – and several schools had displays. “It was a really good event with a great mix of age groups,” Mr Johnson said. “People travelled from all over to get here to rekindle old friendships and have a chat about old times.” The event was…