SIR Peter Cosgrove has urged holidaymakers to visit the Mornington Peninsula to help restart the regional tourism industry. The former Governor-General estimates that he attended more than 4000 events during his five years in the job. His life’s work took him all across the globe, but this year the overseas flights have come to a sudden stop. Sir Cosgrove says that Australians should take this as a chance to explore some of the best locations the country has to offer, once it is safe to do so. “For beautiful places like the Mornington Peninsula, this year has been a great…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THREE people have been arrested after police allegedly found drugs and stolen goods in a home in Frankston North. Frankston crime investigation unit detectives raided the short stay rental on Rosemary Crescent at around 1.20am on 15 October. They allege that they found GHB and cannabis inside the house alongside stolen phones and tools. Two men and a woman were arrested at the house. A 29-year-old Carrum Downs man was charged with traffick GHB, three counts of possess drug of dependence, two counts of possess proceeds of crime, two counts of contravene bail conditions, commit indictable offence on bail, and…
MORDIALLOC MP Tim Richardson has called for COVID-19 restrictions to be changed to allow people to reunite with their families. In a letter to Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton, Mr Richardson wrote that the establishment of “family bubbles” should be considered when the current stage four restrictions ease. As it stands, Victoria is not on track to meet the five case a day average required to move to the next step of restrictions. However, Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce the removal of some restrictions on Sunday. Mr Richardson wrote that “connection with family and loved ones needs…
THE extension of the Frankston line to Baxter is still included as a “key project” in the federal budget, despite being at a standstill for a year. A business case assessing the electrification and duplication of the Frankston line to Baxter was completed in October last year. Despite pressure from the opposition and state government, the federal government have not released the finished business case. The state government has also not committed funds to the project, leaving it in limbo. The federal government’s $225 million commitment to the project was first announced more than two years ago by former prime…
BUPA has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at its Edithvale aged care home “closed”. The first COVID-19 case at the site was made public on 19 July. A total of 44 Bupa Edithvale residents ended up contracting the virus and 17 lives were lost, a Department of Health report released on 2 October read. Including staff, the total number of cases linked to the aged care home was 79. On 17 September, Bupa declared the outbreak “officially closed”. Bupa released an online statement on 2 October saying that “no Bupa Edithvale team members or residents have tested positive to COVID-19 for…