A HUGE reward is available for anyone who can help solve two shootings at a Carrum Downs motorcycle clubhouse in 2019. On 27 September, 2019, a dark SUV passed by the Outlaws OMCG clubhouse on Titan Drive in Carrum Downs. Police allege that multiple shots were fired from the car towards the clubhouse. Nearby police officers in an unmarked vehicle moved in to investigate. As they drove past the clubhouse multiple shots were allegedly fired at them. Nobody sustained physical injuries in either shooting. The next day police found a stolen Audi Q7 SUV ablaze on Hallam Valley Road in…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A LAW preventing councils from using debt collectors or legal action to collect overdue rates is being considered. The state government’s local government minister, Shaun Leane, has introduced a bill to parliament which limits the methods councils can use to chase debts. In addition to banning the use of debt collectors, a maximum amount of interest levied on unpaid rates and charges will be set by the minister. Council will also be restricted in its use of the Magistrates Court to collect unpaid rates when they have not been paid for more than two years. Leane said that the bill…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE SORRENTO took on Rosebud in a Queen’s Birthday weekend clash on Saturday. The Sharks hosted the matchup at David Macfarlane Reserve, Rosebud were looking for their first win of the season. Unfortunately for Rosebud, it was another tough day for them. A six goals to one first term proved too much to overcome. After a stronger second quarter showing, Rosebud were outplayed in the second half. The Sharks ended up winning comfortably 14.9 (93) to 5.9 (39). Curtis Bywater and Shannon Gladman were both among Sorrento’s best, They kicked nine goals between them. Charlie Stokes also impressed.…
MORE than $91 million in ratepayer money will be spent on major projects in Frankston during the 2022/2023 financial year. Frankston Council ticked off its budget for the next financial year at its last public meeting. The final budget confirmed that Frankston Council will spend more than $15 million on the Jubilee Park redevelopment. Ratepayer funding is also being used to fund redevelopments at Eric Bell Reserve, Lloyd Park, and Belvedere Reserve. The final budget also confirms that ordinary rates will rise by an average of 3.4 per cent in the next financial year. Rates on vacant residential land will…
UMPIRES as young as 13 are being berated and abused while officiating junior football matches. In the opening six rounds of the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League, five adults have been suspended for umpire abuse. The suspended people include team officials and coaches. One coach has been handed a lifetime ban, and an ex-AFL player is also alleged to have been involved in an incident. A University of Sydney report into umpire abuse was leaked earlier this year. The report featured horrifying accounts of sexual harassment, racism, and abuse faced by female umpires across Australia. A recent AFL crackdown on…