A MORDIALLOC woman claims a taxi driver pushed his way into her home about 1.30am, Wednesday 6 May. The woman said she caught a taxi from Chapel St, Prahran, to her home in Warren Rd and went inside. Police say that, soon afterwards, the woman answered a knock on the door. When she opened it a man, believed to be the taxi driver, made his way inside and pushed her. She managed to run out of the house and the man returned to the taxi and drove away. A report was made to police on 17 May and Kingston Crime…
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MUSICIANS and entertainers are invited to sign up to perform during Kingston’s major festival season. “Our annual festivals are a great way to discover some fantastic local talent and give performers an opportunity to take centre stage,” the mayor Cr Geoff Gledhill said. “While our main stages feature well-known established artists, our smaller stages and Jam Café acoustic stage are the perfect chance to give up-and-coming performers their big break. “We’d also like to hear from local community and cultural groups who may have a great performance to showcase as part of the festival programs.” The annual season of festivals…
THIEVES are hitting local bike shops hard in overnight robberies – with two in Mordialloc and one in Hampton resulting in the loss of stock valued at $38,000. On Sunday 28 June, thieves broke into the Mordialloc Bicycle Centre on Beach Rd and stole 11 bikes and bike accessories valued at $10,000 over a seven-hour period. CCTV footage shows two men forcing entry to a storage shed in a laneway behind the Beach Rd shop about 8pm. The same thieves are believed responsible for the theft of 14 bikes valued at $15,000 from Hampton Cycles in Hampton St, Hampton, about…
FRANKSTON Council has formally reappointed CEO Dennis Hovenden for a further four years. Councillors unanimously decided to give Mr Hovenden a new contract when his existing deal ends at the end of October. The reappointment was flagged earlier this year (‘Longer stay for CEO under contract plan’, The Times 25/5/15) and comes after Mr Hovenden received a near 10 per cent pay rise, up from $297,000 to $325,000, in April. Mayor Cr Sandra Mayer said Mr Hovenden, who joined Frankston Council from Swan Hill Rural City Council in September 2012, is “a huge asset” to the municipality and his extended stay…
THE force of the impact ripped the wheels of this BMW sedan when it ran off the road onto grass at the intersection of Peninsula Link and Frankston Freeway north bound on Wednesday (8 July). It appears the car was travelling at high speed and failed to take the corner. Patterson River CFA attended the scene and bound tape around the car. Senior Constable Damien O’Brien, of Frankston Highway Patrol, said police had “no idea” how the accident happened but “I think 100kph would have been fast enough to do that sort of damage,” he said. Police have spoken to…