Author Archives: Stephen Taylor

Camping fun and inspiration for diabetes fighters

September 28, 2015
FOUR teenagers with diabetes received some welcome inspiration from former AFL player Jack Fitzpatrick in Mt Eliza last week. Ben McVea, 15, of Langwarrin, Imogen Price, 12, of Somerville, Caleb Gova...

Last ditch call for public police

September 22, 2015
THE $16.3 million police station about to be opened at Somerville is a debacle, according to a former detective. Former CIB chief David Killin was speaking at a Saturday morning public meeting at St ...

Callous thieves steal op shop’s stock

September 21, 2015
THIEVES have stolen an estimated $20,000 worth of donated goods from the Southern Peninsula Community Fund Op Shop. At least three vehicles have been photographed making regular raids on goods left o...

Kangaroo shooter angry at fallout

September 21, 2015
THE man hired to shoot kangaroos at the RACV’s Cape Schanck golf club early last Thursday morning says he had a valid government permit. Leigh Swan of Rosebud, a professional shooter for 30 years, wa...

Man charged over ferry bomb threat

September 14, 2015
A DISGRUNTLED French Islander who allegedly threatened to “blow up” the Stony Point to Tankerton ferry, Thursday 3 September, has been arrested and charged with making threats to kill. Police have al...

Three injured in mosque attack

September 14, 2015
THE leader of a mosque at Langwarrin believes a vendetta is being waged against his congregation. Imam Syed Wadood Janud said three men were attacked at the mosque by intruders at about 9pm on Friday...

Landing flip ends interstate outing

September 8, 2015
LONG-TIME Peninsula Aero Club member Jim Wickham is “a little bit upset” about the dramatic finish to his return flight from a central NSW flying event on Sunday morning. Half way along the Tyabb air...

Action’s ringside as wrestling takes a hold

September 7, 2015
REMEMBER the glory days of World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall? Sunday afternoons in the 60s and 70s would come alive with mad-cap bouts – mainly between US showmen wrestlers and the locals...

Century of memories for Thelma

September 7, 2015
A LONG-TIME peninsula resident with a yen for adventure will celebrate her 100th birthday on Sunday. Thelma Adams will be joined by her two children Roy and Joan, as well as seven grandchildren, 14 g...

Mobile gangs moving south

September 7, 2015
CRIME gangs with a disciplined culture and ability to plan and set targets has given a new potency to crime in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula. The tech savvy gangs use social media, includ...