Feature
YOUNG handball athletes did battle at Mordialloc Beach Primary School this month, competing in the finals of the National Handball Championships. The championships were held at primary schools across Australia.…
WOMEN on a three-day walk from Frankston to Cape Schanck earlier this month aimed to “inspire and empower those experiencing disadvantage and transform their lives through fitness, health and wellbeing…
News
A TRUCK driver and train passengers escaped major injuries after a collision at the Lochiel Avenue level crossing last week. On 7 May, a truck was hit at the Edithvale…
A TRUCK rollover closed the left-hand lane of Peninsula Link south-bound for four hours, Monday 3 May. The cement mixer, loaded with 13 cubic metres of concrete weighing 13 tonnes,…
A MAN is wanted for allegedly breaking into a property. Police allege that a man gained access to a property on Lewis Street in Frankston through an unlocked garage door,…
A MAN cooked and smoked meat after breaking into a Langwarrin butcher last month. The man broke into Marshall’s Quality Meats inside the Langwarrin Plaza on 5 April. He cooked…
COVID-19
PUBLIC sector aged care residents and staff on the Mornington Peninsula have begun receiving their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Residents at Peninsula Health’s Carinya Aged Care Centre at Capel…
VIRAL fragments of coronavirus have been detected in wastewater from Carrum Downs and Langwarrin. The Department of Health announced on 18 February that its wastewater monitoring program found viral fragments…
THE statewide snap lockdown is due to finish at 11.59pm on Wednesday, 17 February. The “circuit-breaker” lockdown was announced by Premier Daniel Andrews last week in response to a growing…
FRANKSTON residents have been plunged back into lockdown after a cluster of COVID-19 cases broke out from a quarantine hotel in Melbourne. The five-day statewide lockdown is expected to come…
Sport
MPNFL – DIVISION ONE EDITHVALE-ASPENDALE fell just short of a win in a see-sawing thriller against Mt Eliza on Saturday. Edi-Asp were looking to score their first win of the…
MPNFL – DIVISION TWO RYE have come crashing down after a good start to 2021, losing to Seaford by more than 100 points. Seaford looked sensational all day, applying consistent…
SEWF PREMIER TYABB’S dominant start to the SEWF Premier season has come to an end at the hands of the St Kilda Sharks. The Yabbies were dominant in their first…
SOCCER SEAFORD United is the only local club that remains unbeaten after seven rounds of the 2021 league season. Peter Schwellinger’s side prevailed 2-1 against Chelsea in Saturday’s State 4…
Entertainment
A SERIES of short films made during last year’s lockdown will be screened at the Frankston Arts Centre later this month. The films were created by local residents for the…
FOLLOWING a hugely successful 2019 sell-out tour, Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody are returning with a Brand New show in 2021 combining Queens ‘Greatest Hits’ and a few of the most…
James Farquharson in front of his artwork at the Frankston Arts Centre. Picture: Supplied STORIES of war are being told through an exhibition at the Frankston Arts Centre. Changed Forever:…
CHITTY Chitty Bang Bang is taking flight at the Frankston Arts Centre. Panorama Theatre Company is staging the production, based on the famous 1968 film starring Dick Van Dyke. The…
Local History
MARJORIE Andrew celebrates her 108th birthday. Picture: Gary Sissons A WOMAN who has been a part of Melbourne’s growth and prosperity for more than 100 years celebrated her 108th birthday…
Six victims: Top left: Allison Rooke Top middle: Bertha Miller Top right: Catherine Headland Bottom left: Ann-Marie Sargent Bottom middle: Narumol Stephenson Bottom right: Joy Summers Pictures colourised by Cinta…
BEVERLEY and Ivan Guy. Picture: Supplied By Laura Green CARRUM Downs couple Beverley and Ivan Guy celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last Saturday, July 18. The couple, who met at…
THREE intrepid rover scouts explore Warrumbungle National Park, NSW. By Barry Morris TUCKED away in a closed-up shed at the back of a Mornington Peninsula property rests a cardboard box…
