SPECTATORS were entertained by 12 thrilling Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League grand finals on Sunday 28 August. Matches were played from under-11s to under-17s with three separate age groups for girls’ football. Tight contests were the order of the day with the under-11 grand final between South Mornington and Dromana in Navy Division going to extra time after the scores were all tied up after four quarters. South Mornington eventually won the match. In other grand final results: Junior girls: Beleura 2.2-14 d. Mt Martha 0.1-1. Under-15s: Mt Martha 13.12-90 d. Somerville 8.7-55. Under-14s: Sorrento 11.12-78 d. Balnarring 5.11-41. Under-12s:…
Author: Bayside News
THIEVES jemmied open the roller door of the Aspendale Garden Primary School basketball stadium last week and raided the canteen, then stole building equipment being used for renovations. Mordialloc police said the offenders stole flavoured milk and muffins and ate them in nearby parklands, 2.30am, Wednesday 24 August. They then cut the lock off a shipping container near the staff car park and stole a projector valued at $1000, laser level, $350, and power saw, $270. The discarded milk containers and muffin wrappings are being assessed for finger prints. Call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc…
A BEAUMARIS man received a fractured eye socket after being assaulted by a group of men in Main St, Mordialloc, early Saturday morning. The 35-year-old and a female friend were drinking at a Mordialloc hotel around 1am when they got into a row with the men which involved pushing and shoving. Two of the men were ejected by security staff over the incident but were seen waiting outside with others they had been drinking with. When the couple left at 1.10am they walked to Main St where they were assaulted by at least one of the group of four to…
A GIRL will require plastic surgery after being attacked by her German shepherd dog in Braeside, Saturday afternoon. The 11-year-old was playing with her twin sister in the front yard of a factory/residence when the dog unexpectedly lunged at her, biting her face and arms. The girl, with help from her sister, managed to break free and run inside to her parents. Police said she received deep lacerations to both sides of her face and a deep bite to her right arm as a result of the attack. She was taken to Dandenong Hospital for treatment. A council ranger later…
LOOKING out for those less fortunate in the Kingston community is not just for Christmas. Kind hearted Chelsea and Kingston residents have shown they truly care by donating enough food to the Your Pantry program, managed by Chelsea’s Community Church of Christ, to also help people in need after the festive season. The call for more food donations is going out again in the hope residents will again dig deep to help others. Church community support officer Fiona Bright says the Your Pantry program was planned to last just five weeks. “Since Christmas, we have helped around 34 people from…