FIVE years into her Royal Australian Air Force career, Leading Aircraftwoman Sheralyn Hill says she is spending Mother’s Day thanking the woman who set her on the path. The Frankston-born and raised geospatial air intelligence analyst enlisted in 2021, motivated in large part by her mother Miriam’s migrant story. Miriam moved to Melbourne from the Philippines at 17, having lost her own mother at the age of 11. She and her 11 siblings settled in Australia with an older sister. “The beginning was very challenging,” Miriam said. “Coming from the Philippines, adjusting to a new culture was difficult. We had…
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THE Western Port Writes Literary Festival is returning in 2026, and to kick off the festival year, they are thrilled to welcome celebrated TV presenter and journalist Lisa Millar for a very special dinner event on Saturday 30 May at the Somers Yacht Club. Lisa will be in conversation with award-winning journalist Belinda Hawkins, chatting about her illustrious career, her love for dogs and the bush, and the lessons she’s learnt on the road. Lisa Millar is the face of the ABC’s much-loved TV series Muster Dogs and Back Roads. She started at the ABC as a young reporter in…
FRANKSTON Council will deliver upgrades to six parks across the municipality through a $1.83 million co-funded program with the Victorian Government. Council is contributing $915,000, with matching funding secured through the state government’s Pick My Park program. The first project begins in May at George Pentland Botanic Gardens, where the Accessible Path Connections Project will complete an accessible path network through the gardens and connect to the adjacent Peninsula University Hospital precinct. Other parks scheduled for upgrades include Montague Reserve (December 2026), Kashmir Reserve (February 2027), Lipton Reserve (August 2027), Roberts Reserve (February 2028) and Franciscan Reserve (April 2028). Frankston…
SPORTS facilities in Carrum Downs and Carrum will receive upgrades after being awarded state government grants. The cricket nets at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve are set to be redeveloped with a $50,000 grant from the state government’s “Local Sports Infrastructure Fund”. The cricket facilities at Roy Dore Reserve in Carrum will also be redeveloped, with $200,000 allocated to works. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “these upgrades at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve and Roy Dore Reserve will give local clubs the safe, modern facilities they need to grow and thrive.” “It’s fantastic to see investment in projects that support participation across…
Detectives from Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit have charged two men following an alleged arson in Braeside last year. It is alleged a car was deliberately driven into the front of an automotive business on Tarnard Drive just before 4am on 13 July. No one was inside the building at the time. The offenders allegedly set the building alight, dumped the vehicle at the scene and fled. Following investigations into the incident, police arrested two men. A 33-year-old Langwarrin man has been charged with 10 offences including criminal damage by fire (arson), theft of motor vehicle (x3), theft (x3) and burglary.…