SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie NICK Theodore has an impeccable sense of timing. With Skye United’s promotion push under serious threat from bottom side Dingley Stars, Theodore came off the bench in the 78th minute and scored twice in the final six minutes of normal time to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Skye’s 4-3 come-from-behind win at home on Saturday gives it hope that it can beat Brandon Park in the race for second spot in State 3 South-East but it will have to perform at a far higher standard to achieve its aim. Skye dominated in the air…
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A YOUNG man joined a 100 club last month by celebrating passing his driving test as part of a learner driver mentorship program. Frankston resident Trent became the 100th driver to get a driver’s licence and P-plates after taking advantage of the Frankston Council backed L2P Learner Mentor Driver Program. The program, funded by the Transport Accident Commission and managed by VicRoads with the support of the RACV Drive School, sees mentor drivers teach disadvantaged youngsters how to drive before the big day of the driving test. Frankston mayor Cr Brian Cunial congratulated Trent and volunteer mentor driver John Davidson…
SEVEN barbecue “pit masters” from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula went dish for dish to raise money for cancer services at Peninsula Health last week. The cook-off was not for the faint-hearted and late risers. Winner Brenton Thomas – who prepared a delicious beef brisket – fired up his barbecue at 4am for the 6pm event. Take a Break for Cancer is a Peninsula Health initiative to raise funds for oncology services at Frankston and Rosebud hospitals. People were asked to host a gathering and encourage guests to contribute what they could to help fund world-class cancer services. Every year…
A PEDESTRIAN feared for his life after the driver of a utility chased him and ran him down in Stotts Lane, Frankston South, early Thursday morning. The 41-year-old Albanvale man was taken to Frankston Hospital with head and upper body injuries after the frightening incident, 3.30am, but was released Friday morning. Detective Senior Constable Darren Paxton, of Frankston CIU, said the driver of the tradie ute – possibly a Mitsubishi Triton or Mazda – drove up beside the man and demanded his bag. When he refused to hand it over the ute drove up to the roundabout on Golf Links…
A SILVER Great Wall utility drove south – in the north-bound lane – of Nepean Highway, Frankston, last week, with concerned police shadowing it on the left side of the road. Sergeant Phil Hulley, of Frankston police, said the crew of a divisional van spotted the ute with its headlights off at traffic lights in Wells Rd, 1.47am, Friday 16 June. The ute did a U-turn onto Nepean Highway and, with police driving alongside it in the correct lane, drove down the wrong side of the road across several intersections at about 40kph. Luckily there were no collisions. The police…