Teens arrested
THREE teenagers from Mornington, Mt Eliza and Frankston have been arrested over a range of thefts from motor vehicles and burglary-related incidents. Detectives from Frankston Crime Investigation Uni...
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Drugs, tools charges
POLICE on a drive-by say they spotted cannabis plants growing in the backyard of a house in Rye last week before arresting the occupant. Senior Sergeant Steve Duffee, of Rosebud police station, said ...
Hold that bus
ROSEBUD police stopped a bus last week to catch a couple of suspected crooks. A 35-year-old man and woman, 32, of Tootgarook, were later charged with theft from a motor vehicle, handling stolen goods...
When a simple act means so much
ANTONY’S eyes said it all – they were alive, shining, animated. The cerebral palsy sufferer was thrilled at being able to get to the water’s edge at Sorrento in a wide-tyred disability chair. That so...
Art to save plovers
HOODED plovers are moving into Sorrento in a big way. The small birds are usually spotted darting around near the waterline or, when nesting, protecting their exposed eggs from predators and the elem...
Graffiti, rubbish a blow to volunteers
FREQUENT attacks by vandals on toilets at the Jacks Beach picnic area – the first on the day they opened – has members of the Crib Point Stony Point foreshore management committee tearing their hair ...
Homes provide disabled with care
A CHARITABLE service providing housing for adults with intellectual disabilities has opened its third property on the Mornington Peninsula. Bittern House on Frankston-Flinders Road, built by Franksto...
The board that only a brother could love
Surfboard manufacturers Paul and Phil Trigger are riding a wave of nostalgia. Mostly used to designing and liaising with clients over the shape and size of a custom surfboard, the two brothers are in...
The ‘no promises’ MP runs his own race
NEPEAN MP Chris Brayne realised he was growing into the role when a roomful of staunch Liberals came up to shake his hand after a Sorrento Rotary function at Portsea. The Labor pollie – the youngest ...
Check towbar
DRIVERS using towbars are being urged to check that they are properly connected to their vehicles after one was found on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway, McCrae, Wednesday 5 February. Officers on pa...
