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Card spree charges
Thor’s day: The perfect weather for the Dress for Success charity golf day added to the costumed enjoyment. Picture: Daryl Gordon
Hits and giggles at charity THE weather turned it on during a charity golf day at Mornington Golf Club this month, on Friday 14 October, to raise money for the Dress for Success Mornington Peninsula community service. The annual golf day is organised by Bendigo Bank, with proceeds going to the Dress for Success service. About 105 people attended the event, which last year raised $12,000. The group, that provides women with interview clothing, has also been awarded $500 under a program that recognises groups that help build a more “inclusive� society. Dress for Success Mornington Peninsula, which provides work-appropriate clothing to country, rural and remote women in Victoria, has a mission to help them rebuild their self-confidence and self-esteem as they seek work and financial security. It’s helped more than 3500 women in and around
Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula since starting in 2008. President Prue Leggoe said the service provided a free dressing and support service to women and school-leavers, helping to build their job-readiness and interview skills. A free post-employment support is also offered through a ‘professional women’s group’, which focuses on assisting women through the transition to work, such as retaining their job, dealing with workplace issues and developing professional skills. Ms Leggoe said the services provided by Dress for Success were often a pivotal step toward our clients achieving financial independence. “We’re thrilled to receive an Australia Post Our Neighbourhood Community Grant. It will help us to reach out to more women in regional Victoria who can benefit from what Dress for Success can do to empower and prepare women for work.�
THIEVES used a stolen credit card 12 times to buy jewellery and clothing items from stores at Frankston Centro shopping centre on Monday 10 October. Police will allege that, earlier that day, the thieves pulled the flyscreen off a window to enter a Petrie St, Frankston house and stole a woman’s handbag. The woman, who was at home at the time, had left the bag in her bedroom at about 2.30pm. The thieves then went on a shopping spree at Myer, Country Road and various jewellery stores, using the card’s PayPass facility to buy items valued at under $100 each – racking up debts of around $1000. A woman, 42, and a man, 38, both of Frankston, were arrested when identified on CCTV, thanks to the skills of Detective Sergeant Paul Mealia, of Frankston CIU, and crews in the station’s District Operations Support Office, who matched their faces with names and addresses. The couple have been charged with aggravated burglary, theft, 12 counts of obtaining property by deception and handling stolen gods. They were remanded to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 8 December.
Car, goods retrieved THE chance sighting of a stolen car in Seaford earlier this month led to the retrieval of alcohol, electronics equipment, skateboard, tools and motor bikes allegedly stolen from houses and cars the Patterson Lakes and Bonbeach areas. Police spotted the Holden Rodeo utility in Cane Av, Wednesday 5 October,
and arrested a 23-year-old Frankston man and a 24-year-old Frankston North man. A search of their house allegedly unearthed the contraband, stolen in a series of aggravated burglaries from late September. The pair will appear on aggravated burglary, burglary and thefts from motor cars at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on Friday 4 November.
Bullets in bag
A FRANKSTON North man, 28, appeared “nervous and agitated� when intercepted by police in Chelsea Heights early on Tuesday 4 October. They had just pulled over a Holden sedan in Amaroo Drive for a random check at 2.15am and found the man in the back seat holding a backpack. He admitted he had recently used cannabis. The man consented to police searching his pockets and the bag in which they allegedly found two .22 calibre bullets which were photographed and seized. He was charged with possessing cartridge ammunition without a licence or permit, and released pending summons.
Feast for the eyes ART lovers or anyone looking for a unique Christmas gift can enjoy two consecutive weekends of creative expression when 18 artists showcase their work for the Peninsula Studio Trail. About 20 artists from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula will display their artwork, covering a range of mediums including painting, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, jewellery and printmaking. Some artists will demonstrate their techniques and take questions from visitors. One of the artists participating in the event, Mt Eliza author and publisher, designer, silk painter, printmaker, card designer and teacher Lorna Gerard, said the event was a wonderful opportunity for residents and visitors to the Mornington Peninsula to meet artists as they work in their studios. The Peninsula Studio Trail will run on No-
vember 12-13 and 19-20, 10am-5pm. Visitors can plan their studio visits by downloading a map of studio locations. For information on the artists involved and to download a map of studio locations, see peninsulastudiotrail.org online, email info@ peninsulastudiotrail.org or call Bryan Baldwin on 0417 120 323. Regular updates about the Peninsula Studio Trail are also available at the Facebook page. The members of the Peninsula Studio Trail have regular Open Studio Weekends throughout the year. Many of the artists run classes, workshops and promote their work through exhibitions.
Creative feats: Multi-faceted artists Lorna Gerard of Mt Eliza is part of the Peninsula Studio Trail. Picture: Yanni
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