THE newly re-branded Southern Peninsula Sharks could be in for a big year if their pre-season matches are anything to go by. The Sharks’ men’s Big V team have won all three of their pre-season games with their most recent victory coming over Mornington on Saturday 23 February while their women’s team is going just as well having won all bar two of their matches. Those two games were a draw against Frankston and a loss against Waverly who are both NBL 1 league teams. Despite losing several key players at the end of last season, Southern Peninsula Sharks basketball…
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THE Pat Carey-trained mare, Swift Sis, broke through for her first victory in Victoria on Saturday 2 March. After making the move from Western Australia, the now eight-time winner stepped out for her second start in Victoria and stormed past her rivals to record a narrow victory down the Flemington straight (1100m). Donning the iconic Makybe Farm silks, worn by three-time Melbourne Cup champion Makybe Diva, Swift Sis lifted in the final 100m to nab the Jason Warren-trained mare Miss Toorak Flyer who had run past her at the 600m mark. Despite going around at the odds of $31, Mornington-based…
ITALIAN Opera is filled with popular and well loved highlights which have stood the test of time and remain the most beloved items in the classical repertoire. In this rousing afternoon, the acclaimed 40 piece Melbourne Opera Orchestra conducted by and introduced by Greg Hocking AM will perform the most popular operatic arias, duets and ensembles. Featuring stars from the opera, this concert will transport you to eras gone by and famous characters of the best known Italian operas. Highlights of the programme include from Verdi’s La Traviata the famous Drinking Song (Libiamo) and of course many of the most…
FRANKSTON High School student Guy Taylor has taken an aerial approach to raising funds for a charity helping children with disabilities. Guy took to the sky at Saturday’s Moomba Birdman rally to raise money for Dogs for Kids with Disabilities, a charity that trains dogs to act as companion animals for young locals with a range of different disabilities. Guy, the deputy school captain, said he was called upon to help by his fellow leaders at Frankston High School. “Last year we sat down and had a meeting, the school wanted to get a team together for the Birdman rally.…
POLICE arrested a man in Frankston after he was allegedly riding on the wrong side of the road at speeds of up to 170 kph on his motorbike. Police allege the man was speeding down Dandenong Frankston road at around 3.30am on 1 March. The man allegedly dumped his bike in Crib Point and fled through the bushes. The K9 unit was deployed during the arrest. The man was arrested with cuts and abrasions on his legs, and given first aid. The man initially was carrying a female passenger, but police said he had stopped to let her off during…