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Climate not right to rejoin alliance
With Stephen Taylor
Speaker goes home DETECTIVES were able to return a portable speaker after it was stolen from one of two youths walking home from Mt Erin College, 9pm, Wednesday 21 February. Detective Senior Constable Shaun Rampal, of Frankston CIU, said the 15-year-olds were walking home after basketball along Franciscan Avenue when a group of youths from a nearby party approached. Two of the youths allegedly “stood over” the boys and demanded to be able to go through their backpacks, stealing the speaker and other items valued at $200. Detectives later attended the party and spoke to the hosts who put out a message on social media, urging the offenders to return the items, which they did. A Frankston youth and a Crib Point youth, both 17, were taken back to the police station for questioning. Charges may follow.
CFA crews fight car fire FRANKSTON and Patterson River CFA crews extinguished a car fire in Seaford, midnight, Friday 16 February. Senior Station Officer Grant Kidd, of Frankston CFA, said the red Nissan Skyline was written off in the blaze, which is being treated as suspicious. The car had not been reported stolen. Picture: Gary Sissons and bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court in May.
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A LANGWARRIN man who allegedly robbed a liquor store in Langwarrin was later arrested while drinking at a local hotel, 6pm, Monday 19 February. Detective Senior Constable Shaun Rampal, of Frankston CIU, will allege the man, 49, demanded the young bottle shop attendant hand over cash from the till before making his escape on a bike. Detectives later found the bike at the hotel and matched CCTV footage from the liquor store to identify the man. He was charged with robbery
AN attempted carjacking at Karingal Hub shopping centre was foiled when the intended victim fought off the offender, 8.30pm, Tuesday 20 February. Detectives were told the man, carrying a bucket, flagged down the blue Nissan SUV near the Hog’s Breath cafe pleading for help. While talking to the male driver he lunged for the keys and attempted to enter the vehicle, but during a scuffle the driver managed to lock himself in and was able to drive away. The offender is described as Caucasian, aged in his 40s, 190cm, wearing
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‘Crop house’ raided UP to 90 marijuana plants were seized by police during a raid on a Carrum Downs house, Monday 19 February. Detective Senior Constable Chris Sweet, of Frankston CIU, said police seized the “commercial quantity” hydroponic set up during the evening raid in Brunnings Road. A Springvale man in his late 20s was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in May.
COUNCILLORS have decided not to rejoin an alliance of councils united against climate change since they believe Frankston Council already does enough environmental work in the climate change mitigation arena. A council officers’ report tabled at the public council meeting last Monday (19 February) recommended council reinstate its membership of the South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA). A 6-3 majority of councillors voted down the proposal with some citing a “duplication” of existing climate change mitigation programs at council and were also concerned about the amount of time council officers would spend on the group’s projects. The existing SECCCA council members are Mornington Peninsula Shire, Kingston, Bayside, Port Phillip, Dandenong, Casey, Cardinia Shire, Bass Coast Shire and Baw Baw Shire. Frankston Council was a founding member in 2004 but left the group several years later. Councillors at this month’s public meeting who voted against rejoining the SECCCA felt a $16,000 annual membership fee cost to ratepayers could not be justified. Cr Steve Toms had supported council re-establishing itself as a member of the group. “Climate change is one of the world’s most important issues, if not the world’s most important issue,” he
said at the meeting. “Council would be in a unique position to benefit from many grants available from the state government that council would not otherwise be able to benefit from if we were a member of this group.” Cr Kris Bolam said council’s membership of other groups including the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) “It’s over duplicating the existing process,” he said. “As a council, we already offer a number of services and initiatives to mitigate the effects of climate change.” Cr Quinn McCormack also said “it is a bit of duplication”. “We probably don’t need to be party to a group to achieve our climate change goals within council,” she said. “I think we’re well and truly working on those and it’s likely that we are actually ahead of a lot of other councils with respect to our climate change and zero emissions targets as we’ve stated in our strategic plan.” Crs Toms, Glenn Aitken and Sandra Mayer voted to rejoin the SECCCA. Crs Bolam, Brian Cunial, McCormack, Lillian O’Connor, O’Reilly, Toms and the mayor Cr Colin Hampton voted against membership. Councillors agreed to look at membership of the SECCCA in a year’s time. Neil Walker
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