Author: MP News Group
South East Water has advised that as of 12:30am 4 August 2025, the tap water at Frankston South is not safe to drink without boiling first. The advisory is in place because the water pressure in the area has dropped on Sunday 3 August 2025. Low or no water pressure can let dirty water and/or sediment into the water pipes. When water pressure is low, it means the water isn’t flowing strongly through the pipes. Boiling the water kills any contaminants that might be there. Low water pressure and interruptions to water supply can lead to a build-up of bacteria that…
Victoria Police caught 835 drink and drug drivers in the Frankston area and along the Mornington Peninsula over the past year. Preliminary data from the 24/25 FY reveals more than half of all drug drivers were repeat offenders, while one in five drink drivers had been previously caught over the blood alcohol concentration limit. 471 drug drivers were detected, with Peninsula Link and the Mornington Peninsula Freeway hotspots for these offenders. 83 drivers – or 18% – tested positive to more than one illicit substance, with 359 – or 76% – testing positive for methylamphetamine. Alarmingly, more than 60% of…
A man has been arrested following a hit-run collision in Seaford early yesterday. An off-duty police officer, cycling to work along Nepean Highway, was located injured on the side of the road about 6am. The 61-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries where he remains. It is believed he was struck by a white utility which did not stop to render assistance. The ute was spotted parked at a service station on Nepean Highway in Chelsea, by a fellow road-user who also reported the vehicle was being driven erratically about 8.35pm. Officers followed the vehicle through Edithvale and…