RSPCA Victoria’s annual Animal Cruelty Report has shown a rise in animal seizures and surrenders in the Frankston Local Government Area during the last financial year. While data from 2024/25 had animals seized or surrendered at 30, data from the 2025/26 financial year shows a 36 per cent jump to 41 animals seized or surrendered. In terms of the number of reports of animal cruelty in the 12 months, Frankston had 239, making it the 12th highest LGA for animal cruelty reports out of 79 in the state; a decrease from ninth the previous year. Neighbouring Mornington Peninsula LGA fared…
Author: Cameron McCullough
An anonymous tip from the public has led to firearms, knives and more than $200,000 worth of alleged ketamine being seized following an investigation by police. The three-month investigation culminated in the arrest of a man and execution of a warrant in Carrum on Friday. A search of the residence uncovered the quantity of alleged ketamine, suspected cocaine, two firearms, two imitation firearms, a machete, illegal knives, various prescription medications and tens of thousands of dollars in cash. The 25-year-old has been charged with traffick large commercial quaintly of ketamine, traffick cocaine, possess prescription medications, traffick firearms, possess firearms and…
AN estimated crowd of well over 300 people, many unable to get inside, assembled at Crib Point Primary School last Wednesday (10 June) for a community consultation over the government’s plan to sell off land at HMAS Cerberus. In February, Defence Minister Richard Marles announced HMAS Cerberus would be “partially divested” as part of a massive sale of 35,000 hectares of defence real estate – including some of the nation’s most historic barracks – that is expected to raise almost $2b (HMAS Cerberus to be ‘partially divested’ in defence land sell-off The Times 10/2/26). At the time it was stated…
Detectives have charged two men after a man was allegedly assaulted in Frankston earlier this week. Police were called to reports of an injured man at an address on Charon Court on Sunday, 7 June about 11pm. It is understood a physical altercation occurred between three men outside the residence. Two men then fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. A 37-year-old Frankston man remains in hospital with critical injuries. Two women in the residence at the time were not physically injured. Today, investigators executed a search warrant at a Frankston address in relation to the incident. Detectives…
TRAFFIC on Peninsula Link will be severely disrupted for the next two months with the northbound lane closed between Moorooduc Highway and Bungower Road. During that time, work will be undertaken to “rebuild the pavement structure” but Service Stream, which manages maintenance of Peninsula Link, has said the road will reopen on 8 June without the final surface layer due to “expected low temperatures over winter”. It is expected the same stretch of road will be closed again in December to complete the final surface layer. The roadworks have created traffic chaos over the last few months with thousands of…