VIC Premier
The Andrews Labor Government is close to marking another major milestone with Melbourne’s 50
th dangerous and congested level crossing set to be removed by the end of 2021 – a year ahead of schedule.
Before the year’s end, a further 10 level crossings will be a thing of the past on the city’s train network, smashing the Government’s goal of removing 50 level crossings by 2022.
Premier Daniel Andrews and Acting Minister for Transport Infrastructure Ben Carroll today visited Bonbeach Station, where a new station will be built as part of the level crossing removal at Bondi Road – with the 50
Shop break-ins investigated
A MAN who broke into a chemist, automotive shop, and bottle shop over the New Year period is wanted by police.
Police believe a man broke into and stole tools from an automotive store on Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Clyde North, on 29 December. The next night the man broke into a bottle shop on South Gippsland Hwy, Cranbourne North, and stole multiple boxes of alcohol.
Police also believe the man broke into a chemist on New Year’s Day.
Police said in a statement that the man is “believed to be Caucasian in appearance, aged between 35 to 50-years-old, and was driving a blue 1998-2005 Holden Astra CD 5 door model with nil plates. On each occasion the man was wearing a distinctive blue and grey cap with a red emblem and reflective rims.”
Police are seeking a man in a distinctive hat following a spate of burglaries.
Detectives from Casey Crime Investigation Unit are appealing for public assistance as part of their ongoing investigation into the series of burglaries in Melbourne’s south east over the new year period.
Investigators have been told a man gained entry to an automotive store on Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Clyde North on Tuesday 29 December and stole a quantity of tools.
The following evening, it’s believed the same man gained entry to a bottle shop on the South Gippsland Hwy, Cranbourne North and stole numerous boxes of alcohol.