EIGHT candidates have put their hands up to contest Dunkley at the 3 May federal election. Candidates were declared by the Australian Electoral Commission on 11 April. Using blindfolds and a bingo machine, the order in which the candidates will appear on the ballot was decided. Liberal candidate Nathan Conroy, a three-time Frankston mayor, drew the top spot on the ballot. Incumbent Labor MP Jodie Belyea was drawn seventh. The candidates as they appear on the ballot paper are: Belyea and Conroy are the only two candidates returning from the March 2024 by-election. Labor won the by-election by a slim…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
POLICE searched the vicinity of Gunnamatta Surf Life Saving Club last week searching for a man who went missing from Chelsea Heights in 2023. 28-year-old Sergio Cuesta was last seen on 16 September 2023 – he was dropped off by a friend at Jabiru Drive in Chelsea Heights. He was reported missing five days later. Last year police investigating the disappearance of the Colombian national charged four people with murder – a 50-year-old Mt Eliza man, a 26-year-old Flagstone man, a 26-year-old Logan Reserve man, and a 24-year-old Flagstone woman were each charged in early 2024. Last Thursday and Friday,…
KINGSTON councillor Jane Agirtan will return to court in June to answer a charge of breaching a personal safety intervention order. Agirtan faced court over the matter on 25 February. She returned to Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 7 April, where the matter was adjourned until 20 June to be heard at the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court. At the February hearing, police foreshadowed that they would seek diversion to resolve the matter. At the April hearing they told the Magistrate that they had since taken diversion off the table. Agirtan was elected at the 2024 local government elections. She represents Chicquita Ward.…
POLICE across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula are targeting tech-savvy criminals that are using reprogramming devices to steal popular cars with push-start systems. Police said their intelligence suggested that certain makes and models with electronic push start technology were increasingly being targeted, as no ignition key is required. “Once inside a vehicle, this device can be plugged into the cars on board diagnostic port to override the security system and start the engine,” Victoria Police said. Police believe this methodology is well known among criminal circles and being used extensively.Various models of Holdens, Toyotas, and Subaru cars have seen the…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONESORRENTO have landed an early blow in season 2025, opening their account with a win over the reigning premiers.Mt Eliza hosted Sorrento at Emil Madsen Reserve. After a tight opening quarter, Sorrento opened up a two goal lead at the half-time break.Sorrento dominated the second half. They kicked eight goals and restricted the Redlegs to just two.The Redlegs ended up falling to a 41 point defeat – 6.17 (53) to 14.10 (94). James Hallahan, Chad Harris, Aaron Breman, Bailey Holt, and Ryan Clarke were named the Sharks’ best.Langwarrin pulled off a brilliant final-quarter comeback to beat Pines…