A FRANKSTON man has been arrested in relation to an alleged group assault in Cranbourne earlier this month. Police allege that a man parked on Stawell Street was approached and attacked by a group of around 20 people at around 1.40am on 7 January. The group allegedly assaulted the 21-year-old victim then left in a stolen 2012 Mercedes sedan. On 18 January, police executed a search warrant at a Frankston home. They subsequently charged an 18-year-old Frankston man with aggravated carjacking, armed robbery, violent disorder, intentionally cause injury, theft of a motor car, and assault. He was remanded to appear…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A POTENTIAL site for a new pool in Mordialloc has been identified, but it could come at a huge cost to ratepayers. Kingston Council has been investigating sites to build a new aquatic centre on. The process started when structural issues forced the permanent closure of the Don Tatnell Leisure Centre in Parkdale at the start of 2020. Specialists engaged by council have identified a parcel of land at 1-7 Wells Road in Mordialloc as the highest ranked site for a new aquatic centre. The land is currently privately owned, and is expected to cost council $14.6 million if it…
TWO people have died after an alleged shooting in Mordialloc. A 73-year-old man from Mordialloc has been charged over the alleged shooting. He has faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with two counts of murder. Police allege that a gun was fired on McDonald Street at around 9.10pm on Thursday, 13 January. When police arrived at the scene they found two people with critical injuries. Despite treatment, the two people died at the scene. Police arrested the man after a search of the area. In addition to two counts of murder, he has also been charged with conduct endangering life…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL AN unbeaten century from Simon Dart was the difference between Red Hill and Old Peninsula on Saturday. Playing at home, Red Hill chose to bat first. Thanks in part to Dart’s knock of 106, Red Hill set Old Peninsula a target of 201 to chase down. Old Peninsula’s run chase got off to a rough start, with both openers falling cheaply. The middle order steadied the ship, but the run rate began to work against them. Old Peninsula ended up finishing their 40 overs at 8/172, 30 short of what was needed to win. Lincoln Toy was the…
EMERGENCY service workers will be among those told that they are able go to work even if they are identified as COVID-19 close contacts. The state government has announced that from this week, emergency services, education, critical utilities, custodial facilities, transport, and freight workers will be made exempt from close contact home isolation requirements so that they can go to work. Workers in the food production sector have already been announced as being eligible for exemptions. The new rules come into place from 11.59pm on 18 January. The state government says that workers can be asked to go back to…