Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after electronic tracking devices were allegedly placed on cars in Frankston. It is alleged the devices were located on several vehicles in the Frankston area between June and September this year. As part of the investigation, police yesterday arrested a 65-year-old Frankston man. Detectives subsequently executed a search warrant at an address on Tantani Street. The Frankston man has been charged with stalking (x4), prohibited person possess firearm and prohibited person possess weapon. He will appear before the Melbourne Bail and Remand Court today. Anyone with information is urged to contact…
Author: Cameron McCullough
THE number of confirmed bird flu cases within the City of Frankston has grown to three, and on the Mornington Peninsula they have climbed to 24. The Frankston detections have been in greater crested terns and one silver gull. Cases have also been recorded in Blairgowrie, Dromana, Capel Sound, McCrae, Mt Eliza, Portsea, Pt Leo, Rosebud, Rye, Safety Beach, Sorrento, and St Andrews Beach. The species where bird flu has been detected widened last week. Previously all detections had been in either greater crested terns or silver gulls. Last week, there were single recorded events involving Australasian gannet, a black-faced…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated. An earlier version stated “Agirtan was further found to have made comments Saab believed were referring to him implying that Saab was following her, calling him a “little worm” and a “chamber lurker”. The term “little worm” was not made by Agirtan, but was a comment by a third-party in response to her post. The update has also added further context to the Arbiter’s decision relating to Agirtan. TWO Kingston councillors will face consequences after being found to have behaved inappropriately after arbitration decisions handed down this month. Both of the complaints that…
BIRD flu has continued to spread on the peninsula since the first detection on Wednesday 12 August, with the number of confirmed positive cases now sitting at eight as of last Friday. The spread on the Mornington Peninsula comes as there are reports of mass mortality events attributed to the virus with over 1000 bird deaths in South Australia last week. On Sunday (23 August), wildlife group Vic Wildlife Alliance reported a mass death event at Point Nelson near Portland in Western Victoria, calling for volunteers to help “humanely euthanase thousands of H5N1 infected birds which are being left to…
THE state government-appointed monitors overseeing Kingston Council have ended their tenure. The two monitors departed on 14 August, the most recently decided date for their departure, after two extensions to their term. The date was chosen to allow the monitors to remain at council while the Melaleuca Ward by-election took place. The results of the by-election were declared on 14 August, although an investigation into the integrity of the by-election was also announced that day (New councillor for Kingston, but investigation launched, The Times 19/8/26). Kingston Council was under the watch of monitors for just under a year with the…