SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie A PATCHWORK Mornington put up a magnificent fight against Altona Magic only to go down 1-0 in Saturday’s State 1 final at Jack Edwards Reserve. The game brought together the champions from both regionalised State 1 leagues but Mornington went into the clash without Simon and Scott Webster, Steve Elliott, Andrew Skledar and Chris Reid either through injury or unavailability. One of the two players on the Mornington bench was teenager Charlie Parker and coach Adam Jamieson was forced to completely revamp his defence with Chris McKenna and Danny Black as central defenders and Paul McEvoy…
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A FRANKSTON man was found drink-driving at allegedly four times the legal limit by Mornington police, Friday morning (16 September). The divisional van crew spotted the 41-year-old just after 2am in Hardy St, Mornington. He was intercepted and returned a positive breath test. When tested again at the Mornington police station the man allegedly blew 0.206 per cent. His car was impounded, his licence cancelled and he will be charged on summons with drink-driving offences. Detective Senior Sergeant Michael Lamb described the reading as “very high”. He was concerned a person “would even consider driving when that impaired”. “Fortunately, thanks…
A FORMER Frankston mayor has thrown his hat back into the ring as a candidate at next month’s council election. Kris Bolam, 30, elected Frankston’s youngest councillor in 2008 and youngest mayor in 2010, says council’s “constant blatant trail of wasteful spending” is the reason he decided to run as a council candidate. He said a “$1.5 million blowout” on the Wells St revamp project and council’s attempt to stop providing hard waste collections were “the last straw”. Mr Bolam, a Victoria Police protective services officer and Justice of the Peace, has served on a number of boards including charities…
FRANKSTON High School student Abigail Strangward has won the 2016 John Marsden and Hatchette Australia Prize for Young Writers for fiction. At age 14, Abigail is one of the youngest writers to win this prestigious award which is open to all Australian secondary school students. The award carries the largest prize money for young writers in Australia. Abigail won a $500 cash prize, a selection of Young Adult titles from Hachette Australia, and will have her story Marmalade published in the Voiceworks youth literary journal. Abby received her award from John Marsden at a special event during the Melbourne Writers…
A PAINTING that has intrigued thousands of people across the nation for more than 30 years is coming to Frankston. The timeless artwork, Three Well Known Australians, by artist Martin Shaw, has been keeping the public guessing since its journey started in 1983. So far it has been exhibited at 186 venues, and Mr Shaw said there are plans to keep the tour going for many years to come. Part of the mystique surrounding the painting is the mystery of just who the subjects are, but while the clues are in the painting Mr Shaw is giving nothing away. Exhibition-goers are…