A MAN who allegedly burgled a Seaford house before stealing a Toyota Hilux utility, credit cards, laptops, phones and a small off-road motorbike while the family was asleep upstairs, will face court next month. Detective Senior Constable Belinda Rampal, of Frankston CIU, said the man, 26, of no fixed address, was taken down by police outside a Springvale South house, Monday 24 April. The man allegedly entered the Seaford Nepean Highway house through an unlocked back door, 2am, Friday 14 April. He allegedly stole keys to the ute as well as two credit cards which he used to “tap and…
Author: Stephen Taylor
THE owner of a house in Violet St, Frankston South, was issued an emergency order after heavy rain over the Anzac Day break caused a landslip on a steep slope at Olivers Hill. The slip caused a gate near the house to move overnight and end up further away – and lower – than it should have been. Frankston Council CEO Dennis Hovenden said later that “temporary works” by council’s building services team would help prevent further landslips, which it was feared could undermine the family home. “The property owner is currently investigating a permanent solution, with the site to…
A TOUCHING short film by Mt Eliza filmmaker Michael Raso will screen at the internationally renowned Cannes Film Festival next month. His six-minute entry, Solitude, sponsored by the American Pavilion of Emerging Filmmakers Showcase, is part of a “festival within a festival” highlighting the works of the “next generation of filmmakers”. It is among just 20 short films selected by a panel of industry judges to be screened at the Cannes showcase. Raso, 32, was inspired to make Solitude while waiting for a train at Junee, a picturesque country New South Wales train station. He decided to make a film…
A FIRE at the Centrelink offices in Frankston last week was probably caused by a portable heater igniting flammable material, firefighters say. The Frankston brigade responded to an alarm and “multiple calls” at 5.25pm, Tuesday (18 April), supported by CFA units from Patterson River, Mt Eliza, Mornington, Langwarrin and Baxter. The blaze at the Frankston Service Centre on the corner of Young and Davey streets, which provides Centrelink and Medicare services, pushed out windows on the Young St side. Frankston leading firefighter Stuart Powles said firefighters from 11 trucks fought the blaze which had “multiple seats of fire”. He said…
FORMER teammate Jordan Penpraze will be in the thoughts of Mornington and Frankston baseball club players when they contest a memorial game on the Anzac Day weekend. Sapper Jordan Ronald Penpraze played juniors through to seniors at Mornington Baseball Club. In 2012, his dream career with the Australian Army, Jordan was cut short at the School of Military Engineering when he was injured in a vehicle accident. He was left in a critical condition and his family was forced to make the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support on 11 October 2012. The Jordan Penpraze Memorial Shield will…