A YOUNG boy has survived a drowning scare at the Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre on 8 January. Police and ambulance were called to the centre just before 4pm when a five-year-old was pulled from the 1.2 metre deep pool. Frankston Police said the child had been under the water for one minute and 58 seconds before being rescued by a lifeguard. The boy was given CPR and revived before being taken to Frankston Hospital where he was treated for water inhalation. Police said the boy was at the centre with three siblings, and was being watched by his grandmother and…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
FRANKSTON and Mornington councillors have met behind closed doors to discuss the plan to electrify the Frankston line to Baxter. There had been some discrepancy between Frankston and Mornington councils on the issue, as Mornington Peninsula Shire have pushed to see the track extended beyond Baxter all the way to Hastings. Mornington councillors resolved in November to call on “all political parties … to commit to extending electrification of the Frankston railway line to Hastings in the current Baxter electrification business case”. “The idea for a staged extension, starting with Baxter, leaves the possibility of waiting decades for the electric…
A MOTION for Kingston councillors to note that “refugees and migrants have made a positive contribution to our community” has divided council. The motion, moved by deputy mayor Cr Steve Staikos, read that Kingston Council should note that “we live in a world where people have no option but to flee their homes and countries, and that globally, resettlement places for these people are rare and oversubscribed. All countries, especially the wealthiest like Australia, need to do their fair share by welcoming refugees in any way they can. Refugees and migrants have made a positive contribution to our community and…
A REPORT will be prepared that explores a “stage 2 masterplan” that considers the “structural feasibility” of Kingston City Hall, with potential future investment into the hall for improved arts facilities being considered. The report, to be handed down and considered by councillors in March, was moved by Cr Steve Staikos because “the Kingston City Hall is an important civic function, performance, arts and cultural venue for the south east of Melbourne, and the first master plan for building improvements into Kingston City Hall has been completed.” “We don’t have a lot of expenditure on arts in the City of…
A GROUP of youths set off on a crime spree along Chelsea beach on 27 December, committing numerous assaults and robberies across a half hour time period. Kingston Crime Investigation Unit detectives believe that three separate incidents occurred on the beach at Swansea Road between 9.30 and 10pm. It is alleged that a group of swimmers were in the water when the group approached their unattended belongings. It is believed a male victim attempted to intervene and was assaulted. The group took mobile phones and purses. Soon afterwards, a group of 3 men, aged between 25 and 30, were assaulted…