THE Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League will launch a women’s division in 2024. The establishment of the MPFNL’s women’s football league was announced last week. The league’s creation was approved by a majority of the MPFNL’s member clubs. A statement from the MPFNL read that the creation of the new league would help football grow. “The MPFNL Board & AFL South East administration are hopeful this will see further growth of other MPFNL clubs participating in this competition in 2024 and beyond. The MPFNL has a proud football history dating back to 1908 through various competition iterations and in 2024…
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THE new $14.5 million Mentone Life Saving Club facility has opened. An event to officially mark the end of construction works was held last week. Representatives from Mentone LSC, Kingston Council, Life Saving Victoria, and the state government attended. The new clubhouse features upgraded training spaces, a publicly accessible rooftop viewing deck, and public toilets and change facilities. It will serve more than 1000 members of the lifesaving club. Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson said the new facility would benefit club members and beachgoers. “I’m proud that the Mentone Life Saving Club now has the dedicated facility it needs and deserves…
A DINGLEY Village tableware business has come away from an awards night with two trophies for its sustainability efforts. The inaugural Kingston Sustainable Business Awards were held last week. Five awards were handed out on the night to businesses in the Kingston municipality displaying sustainable business practices. EcoSouLife won two awards – it took home the ethical sourcing and procurement prize and the award for sustainable leadership. EcoSouLife’s tableware products use alternatives to harmful plastics, foams, and metals, and naturally degrade when buried. Other award-winning businesses included Moorabbin-based online marketplace Reluv Clothing in the waste reduction and circular economy category,…
THE Pines Pool will open for the season this week. The Pines Forest Aquatic Centre reopens on 1 November. Peninsula Leisure operations manager Jarrah Wynne has invited visitors to return this year. “As always over summer, Pines pool will be a great place to come together, be active, cool down, and most importantly, have fun. Memories are made at the local outdoor pool over summer, with families and friends making the most of the opportunity to connect and enjoy being outdoors. We are lucky to have this hidden gem right here in Frankston,” Wynne said. The Pines Forest Aquatic Centre…
THE towering chrome gnome has been removed from his Frankston home, but his fans have not forgotten him. Reflective Lullaby (below) by artist Gregor Kregar was positioned at the corner of Moorooduc Highway and Hastings Road in Frankston for the last four years. Earlier this month it returned to its permanent home at the McClelland Gallery sculpture park in Langwarrin. Tributes to the chrome gnome, known affectionately to many as “Frankie”, have popped up at his former home. A dozen smaller gnomes have been left by fans and followers to fill his enormous silver shoes. A new sculpture is set…