NEWS DESK
Look out for missing persons POLICE are seeking public assistance to locate several missing people who are known to frequent the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula areas. Rosebud woman Rachel Tarquinio, 45, who was last seen at her house on Point Nepean Road, Rosebud about 5pm, 30 December. Police say there is concern for her welfare due to a medical condition. She is 165cm tall with a medium build and brown hair, and is known to frequent the Rosebud area. Police believe she may attempt to travel to Bondi, New South Wales. Anyone with information about Rachel should call Frankston police station on 9784 5555.
ways travelled with her dog named Biscuit, who was left behind. Detectives believe Joanne disappeared in suspicious circumstances and would particularly like to speak to a caller who provided information to Crime Stoppers. She is described as caucasian, 165cm with red hair, fair complexion and a piercing under her bottom lip.
Geordie Baker
Mornington man Geordie Baker, 31, also disappeared last month, and was reported missing to police on Wednesday 14 December. He is described as about 182cm tall, with a thin build and short brown hair, and is known to frequent the Mornington Peninsula, Dandenong and Geelong areas. Anyone with information should contact Mornington police station on 5970 4900.
Joanne Martell
THE bus service between Rosebud and Monash University’s Peninsula campus in Frankston has been handed another lifeline after the state government stepped in to extend a trial until June 2017. The service connecting Rosebud with Monash has had a precarious existence, starting as the PenBus service in 2012 when the federal government provided $1.5 million to Mornington Peninsula Shire for a three-year trial. When the funding ended in 2015, students were left stranded until a new partnership between the state government, Mornington Peninsula Shire and Monash University saw the route 887 service reprised for 12 months in time for the start of first semester. With that funding agreement over, the state government has now extended the trial until June 2017. Route 887 operates six express round trips Monday to Friday between Rosebud and the Monash University Peninsula campus, with stops at Rosebud, Safety Beach, Mt Martha, Mornington, Mt Eliza and Frankston station, and connecting with the inter-campus shuttle to the Clayton campus. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said many passengers relied on the service to study and get where they need to go. “The community want this service to continue and we’ll ensure it does – this extension will help get students, staff, and locals between Monash University and Rosebud every day.” Nepean MP Martin Dixon said a permanent solution was still needed. “This would provide a welcome improvement for students and also to the broader long suffering public transport users from the Mornington Peninsula.” Liz Bell
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Rachel Tarquinio
Homicide Squad detectives are appealing for public assistance following the disappearance of 45-year-old woman Joanne Martell. Police say Ms Martell lived a “transient” lifestyle on the Mornington Peninsula area and is believed to have recently lived in the Rosebud and Dromana area. Her family became concerned when she failed to attend family birthdays and reported her missing in May last year, but it is believed she may have been missing for a longer period. Police have been told it was not unusual for her to be out of contact for periods of time and she al-
Reprieve for bus service
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