THE future of the Frankston Baseball Club looks brighter after the announcement of new lighting at its home ground. New lighting up to 250 lux will be installed at Robinsons Reserve. Frankston ratepayers will contribute $180,000 towards the project, while the federal government via Sports Australia has chipped in $190,000. Work is expected to be complete by November. The Frankston Baseball Club has been playing since 1945. The club currently boasts nine teams, four senior and five junior. The club’s president Mark O’Brien said “I extend sincere thanks to all who have made this possible.” “It is important that you…
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POLICE are looking for a man after he failed to appear at court for traffic-related offences. Nathan Jordan, 29-years-old, is wanted on warrants. Police say he frequents Cranbourne East, Seaford and Ravenhall, and is also known as Nathan Long. An image of Mr Jordan has been released by police (below). Anyone who recognises him or knows his whereabouts can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au. First published in the Frankston Times – 27 July 2021
A LANGWARRIN woman was killed in a tragic crash on the Monash Freeway last week. 63-year-old Luda Sezonenka had stopped to assist another driver who had crashed on the road, around 3.15am on 19 July. She was struck by a car and died at the scene. The crash occurred in Endeavour Hills. The driver of the car involved in the first crash sustained serious injuries, and was taken to hospital. The driver of the car that hit the woman stopped to help police. Police investigators are looking for dashcam footage of the crash. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers…
GROUND has been broken on a nine storey, $82 million development on Plowman Place. The Horizon apartment complex, at 1-2 Plowman Place, is expected to be complete by mid-2023. Urban DC developer Danny Ciarma visited the site with Frankston councillors recently to help prepare for the start of construction work. “I definitely have seen a change in Frankston over the last few years. There has been a groundswell of desire of business people wanting to do more,” he said. “I think Horizon is one of those projects which will definitely kick start this movement and demonstrate to the business community…
VICTORIA’S COVID-19 outbreak is slowing down, with the lockdown scheduled to ease soon. On 25 and 26 July, all new COVID-19 cases in the state were in isolation during their infectious period. There were 11 new cases recorded on both days. There is one known active COVID-19 case among Frankston residents, four in Casey, two in Kingston, and one on the Mornington Peninsula as of 26 July. The Frankston case is a resident from the postcode 3198. A new exposure site has popped up at Bunnings Warehouse in Carrum Downs. The Bunnings is a tier two exposure site, with people…