THE sale of the final parcel of land held by the trustees of the late Sir Reginald Ansett estate in Mt Eliza next month is being described by the selling agents as having potential for “redevelopment and a range of uses”. That potential includes commercial uses, leisure, hospitality, healthcare, education and a clifftop dwelling, the brochure says. While the future development of the 90 Kunyung Rd site is subject to approvals, any subdivision or overuse of the 22.3-hectare site next to the Urban Growth Boundary will generate angst among those determined to preserve its Green Wedge zoning. Ernst and Young,…
Author: Stephen Taylor
A MAN wielding a chainsaw allegedly cut down the door of a unit behind the former Ambassador motel and then cut up a TV set inside last week. It is believed the incident followed an argument – then a fist-fight – between two men outside Officeworks on Nepean Highway, Frankston, 8pm, Monday 16 October. A dispute between the two men is believed to have been going on for weeks. The men live at the units but no one was at home when the chainsaw TV “massacre” was taking place. Hearing the roar of the chainsaw, the frightened sister of a…
POLICE investigating a series of wilful and obscene exposures occurring since 2013 in Frankston and surrounding areas have released a picture of the suspect’s work car in the hope he may be identified. The offences, which have been occurring sporadically, took place in Rosebud in March 2013, Frankston in May 2013, Rosebud West and Tootgarook in July 2013, Frankston in May 2016, and Rosebud, Rye and Tootgarook in November 2016. The latest incident was in Frankston last month. Detective Senior Constable Carin Wood, of Frankston police, said that, on each occasion, the suspect exposes himself to women before offering them…
FRANKSTON detectives have released a list of their “10 most wanted” to The Times so readers can be on the look out for alleged offenders wanted for questioning by police. The “most wanted” have 46 warrants and 181 charges outstanding against them and have all, at some point, lived in the Frankston area. Several are known to still frequent the area and are said to be “actively avoiding police”. Two of the 10 have been charged with stating false names to police to avoid detection. Three have violent offence charges pending against them and another two are known to have…
A HASTINGS man died after a violent struggle at a house in Frankston while high on a cocktail of drugs, the state coroner has ruled in a finding released late last month. Judge Sara Hinchey said Adam Slomczewski, 44, died from cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of the struggle, as well as neck compression and amphetamine use, at a house he was robbing in Cassia Grove, Frankston in December 2015 (“Intruder killed chasing woman”, The Times 14/12/2015). She said Mr Slomczewski had a lengthy criminal history and spent considerable time in prison for various crimes, including theft, robbery, burglary, attempted…