NEWS DESK Theatre named after fallen cop
Decision on line: Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan and Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson at Mentone train station on Monday. Picture: Gary Sissons
CHIEF Police Commissioner Graeme Ashton was in Frankston on Friday to celebrate a $200,000 donation towards new medical equipment that is transforming surgery at Frankston Hospital. The money - raised by the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation’s peninsula branch and marks the foundation’s 50th towards a hospital facility - went towards a hybrid interventional theatre, which expands the types of surgeries and procedures available. The hybrid theatre has been named in memory of Constable Phillip Gordon Fleming, who was in a police vehicle on duty in Kew in 1971 when it plunged down an embankment. He died instantly and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Police Star in 2007. More than 30 members of Constable Fleming’s extended family and other dignitaries attended at the dedication ceremony.
Road under rail gets nod Continued from Page 1 Liberal state opposition spokesman for planning David Davis questioned Premier Daniel Andrews’ “special treatment” for voters along the Frankston line and said residents along the Pakenham line will be “rightly furious” that they are getting “the toxic sky rail option”. “Why is Daniel Andrews giving special treatment to residents on the Frankston line and hanging the residents along the Pakenham line out to dry?” he asked. No Sky Rail: Frankston Line spokesman Willem Popp said the group is pleased rail will go under road at Cheltenham and Mentone. “The fact that they’re both going under shows that the government can build rail under … and we hope that continues right down the line from Edithvale right down to Frankston.” Kingston Council welcomed the rail trench plan between Cheltenham and Mentone but wanted to know more details and support for businesses along
the rail line whose passing trade may take a downturn during construction works. “Council is keen to work closely with the Level Crossing Removal Authority to ensure the best possible outcome for the community,” mayor Cr David Eden said. “A lot of the finer details of the projects are still unknown. “Council is keen to see extra car parking provided at these stations – not just a replacement of existing facilities – to meet the growing demand for commuter parking in the area. “We want to see high-quality and well-designed pedestrian access and links to the nearby shops. “We’ll also be speaking up on behalf of our local traders to minimise any difficulties they face during the construction phase.” Rail under road has already been installed at Bentleigh, McKinnon and Ormond on the Frankston line.
Guards of honour: Graeme Ashton talks at the City of Frankston Bowling Club last week.
Police patrol Man flees home invasion A PATTERSON Lakes man arriving home, 6.20pm, Sunday 19 February, noticed a carload of young men driving slowly by his Inner Harbour Dr house watching him. He went into his courtyard and began working on his motorbike. About 15 minutes two men tried to kick in his front door. When one of the men pulled out a large machete and began prying open glass bricks on the side of the front door the terrified homeowner fled out the back, running to a neighbour’s house. By this time the two men had smashed a glass brick and used the machete to jemmy open the front door, crashing through a window panel. Shattered glass covered the foyer and stairwell.
Once inside they went through cupboards before stealing three phones, laptop and keys to the man’s car, and then driving off in his car in an unknown direction. When police arrived they found the man still at his neighbour’s house too frightened to return home. Police later found that CCTV recordings of the front of his house and courtyard had been stopped an hour before the attack. Neighbours’ CCTV cameras may prove more effective in identifying the offenders. The first man is described as Caucasian, mid-30s, 183cm, medium build, blond hair, baseball cap, with an Australian accent. The other man was wearing a black hoodie. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
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Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News 22 February 2017