Fatal collision in Rosebud
A FATAL collision at Rosebud has claimed the life of an elderly woman. She was on a mini bus with eight others travelling west along Eastbourne Rd when it collided head-on with a white Holden Commodo...
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Axe owner sought after robbery arrests
FRANKSTON Embona Armed Robbery Squad detectives are seeking public help in finding the rightful owner of an axe allegedly used in violent robberies at two peninsula 7-Eleven service stations late las...
The boxer from Bittern earns a new title
“WOW, what a night. I can’t describe how amazing it felt last night making one of my dreams come true. A massive shout out to Emosi, a couple of great guys.” That’s how Bittern boxer Kane Watts...
Pilot dies in gyrocopter plunge
PENINSULA Aero Club members are mourning the loss of a pilot who died Sunday when his twin-seater gyrocopter crashed at Cannons Creek. The name of the man, 59, of Patterson River, had not been releas...
Bringing back the horror of Pol Pot
A FILM co-produced by Rosebud resident Gaye Miller and screening at the Southern Peninsula Arts Centre next week will be a reality check for some viewers. Camp 32 is a documentary about six-year-old ...
Raid nets plaque and files
A COMMEMORATIVE plaque awarded by Victoria Police to a Mt Martha man for helping with the 1988 Ty-Eyre Task Force was stolen in an overnight raid on Sunday 2 August. The task force had been set up to...
Giving ‘life’ to dead animals
IT’S unusual to associate young boys with taxidermy, but don’t tell Xavier Noonan. The Grade 6 Tyabb Primary School pupil is so enthused by his craft that he’s decorated the walls of his parents’ hou...
Workers refuse to shift
ABOUT 50 Esso workers at the company’s Hastings plant at Long Island Point are taking industrial action in opposition to longer shifts, roster changes, and staff cuts. The workers are covered by an e...
Busy 24 hours as SES helps at crashes
Sorrento SES volunteers have attended three rescue jobs within 24 hours. In the first instance they were called to free a woman trapped in her car which had rolled onto its side in Mawarra St, Rosebu...
Arrests after armed robberies
FRANKSTON Embona Armed Robbery Squad detectives on Friday arrested and charged five males allegedly involved in violent robberies at two southern peninsula 7-Eleven service stations in the early hour...
