HASTINGS Mowers was burgled during the early hours of Monday 16 May. Two men in disguise forced their way into the business on Frankston-Flinders Rd and stole several Husqvarna chainsaws and Honda generators valued at several thousand dollars. CCTV footage shows them driving a champagne or silver coloured VX Holden Commodore (pictured) with distinctive black mag wheels, black tow ball and custom interior. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers, 1800 333 000, or Leading Detective Senior Constable Rohan Brock, Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit, 59781400. First published in the Western Port News – 24 May 2016
Day: May 24, 2016
A WESTERN Port kayaker was being blown out to sea towards the Nobbies when rescued by Volunteer Marine Rescue, Sunday afternoon, 22 May. The man’s worried wife, watching from The Pines beach, Shoreham, alerted emergency services that he was in trouble in the strong northerly winds. The 49-year-old, of Balnarring, was picked up by the rescue crews in what they described as “atrocious” conditions and taken back to Flinders pier for an emotional reunion. The rescue service’s Graeme McGillivray said the kayaker had left Balnarring beach and paddled to meet his wife and child at Shoreham. He started paddling back…
NEW signs are now pointing the way into Hastings. Two years in the planning, the signs have created an “iconic” entrance to the town and “pinpoint Hastings as the main gateway to Western Port”, says Cr David Garnock. He said the signs were the result of a partnership between Mornington Peninsula Shire, Western Port Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Western Port Tourism Association. The project aimed to create a sign that captured the “essence” of what makes Hastings “such a great place to visit”. Cr Garnock said this included the need to highlight the “historically successful co-existence of heavy…
IT is still too early to determine when the razed Somerville Community and Recreation Centre will be re-opened, but rebuilding works are a hot topic in the town. “We are working hard with the insurers and builders to determine options and timeframes for the reopening of the centre, and will work closely with key user groups throughout this process,” Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Graham Pittock said Friday. Cr Pittock, who has taken over the “representative” duties for Watson ward following the sudden resignation of Lynn Bowden earlier this month, said community, user groups and local residents were waiting patiently while…
THE first major publication by Infrastructure Victoria all but confirms that a new container port at Hastings is most likely decades away. An options paper released last week sees the state’s need for a new port as “a concept requiring further development”. “Currently the location and timing of a new port has not been assessed in detail and it will take time to do this evaluation,” the All things considered paper states. “The 30-year infrastructure strategy, which must be developed by the end of 2016, is being developed taking into account the uncertainty regarding the timing of when we will…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a father and son missing from Rosebud. Craig Rochus and his 15-year-old son, William, were last seen at their Cass Street home in Rosebud on Tuesday 17 May just before 1.30am. Police and family members are concerned for the welfare of the pair as Craig has not picked up his medication and it is believed they have no personal belongings with them. The 49-year-old’s car is also missing; a champagne coloured Mitsubishi Verada sedan with registration number OFO156. Police have released a picture of Craig and William in the hope it…