Author Archives: Cameron McCullough

Three boys in custody following Carrum Downs hit run

September 25, 2015
Three boys are currently in custody following a hit-run collision in Carrum Downs on Wednesday night which left a woman with life threatening injures. It is believed three to five small motorcycles w...

Woman critical after hit run in Carrum Downs

September 23, 2015
Police are investigating following a hit-run collision involving a pedestrian and a motorcycle in Carrum Downs this evening. It is believed three to five “trail bike” motorcycles were tra...

Fatal crash at Somerville

August 31, 2015
Emergency services have spent the evening at the scene of a crash which claimed a woman’s life in Somerville. Investigators have been told a car was travelling on Western Port Highway when the driver...

Murphy joins the ‘marines’

August 10, 2015
AS head of economic development at Mornington Peninsula Shire, Shane Murphy assisted in the establishment of many industry bodies on the peninsula. One was the Mornington Peninsula Marine Alliance, a...

Hastings plays its part in rescue

July 31, 2015
Hastings was a welcome port of call last night for a skipper of a stricken yacht, plucked to safety by water police. The drama  began to unfold at about 3pm yesterday an emergency position indicating...

Justices adjourn to consider O’Toole appeal

July 21, 2015
MORE than two years after the brutal murder of Hastings jeweller Dermot O’Toole, the appeal has been heard against the leniency of the 20-year murder sentence handed down to killer Gavin Perry. The h...

Salon cuts to cut out exploitation

July 14, 2015
HAIR About Town will be doing their bit to end slavery as part of the annual Style for Life Day later this month. Now in its third consecutive year, the national event will see Hair About Town open i...

Lucky escape after crash and inferno

July 1, 2015
A van erupted into flames after a collision on Nepean Highway, Mt Eliza, this evening. Emergency services hurried to the scene after reports of an accident, leaking fuel and and then a fire were rece...

Determined, Luke beats the odds after accident

May 4, 2015
IT was just an early morning bike ride to start the day on Friday 6 March. But when Luke Matthews’ was hit by a concrete truck as he was riding along Beleura Hill Rd, Mornington, a frantic battle for...