ROBERT Dance has taken his stunning show-skiing act all around the world, efforts that are set to earn him a place in the Australian Sports Museum. Dance, a Frankston resident, has been a presence in Australian water-skiing for 50 years. His love of the sport was born during precious childhood moments with his father on the Mornington Peninsula.“With my father I skied at Dromana for many years. We had a caravan at the foreshore and my brother and I skied there with the old man,” Dance said. “He was the sort of person to say ‘you never give up, even…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
VFL FRANKSTON’S remarkable season continued on Saturday night, as they earned a preliminary final spot.The Dolphins have been the talk of the town in Frankston this year. Since being readmitted into the VFL in 2018 the club has gone from strength-to-strength, leading to two consecutive finals appearances in 2024 and 2025.After a comprehensive qualifying finals loss to Footscray in week one, the Dolphins hosted Casey Demons in a do-or-die semi-final at Kinetic Stadium on Saturday night. A bumper crowd turned up to watch a thrilling finish.After a tight opening term, the Dolphins took control. They worked their way into a…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE Rosebud are the first team through to the MPFNL Division One Grand Final after a good win over Frankston YCW on Saturday. Rosebud has been the team to beat in Division One this year, dropping just two games. They played the Stonecats at Alexandra Park on Saturday with a spot in the big dance on the line. Rosebud led by 17 points at the first break, but the Stonecats fought back. A six-goal second term saw Frankston YCW go into half-time ahead by two points. In the second half, Rosebud showed their quality. They kicked ahead…
A LONG-term infrastructure plan for Frankston shows that council is planning to advocate for fewer new major projects in the future, instead focusing on upgrading its existing assets. Frankston Council’s latest Long Term Infrastructure Plan has been released, and will be voted on by councillors at a meeting shortly after publication deadline. The plan highlights the major projects council will focus on delivering in the years to come: including the Nepean Boulevard upgrade, and the Bruce Park and Len Phelps pavilion projects. The federal government has promised money to each of the projects. An introduction from the mayor Kris Bolam…
KINGSTON Council is the latest Victorian council to consider implementing a 24/7 cat curfew.Council’s 2026-2029 Domestic Animal Management Plan has been released for community consultation. The draft plan includes investigation of low-cost desexing programs, initiatives to encourage increased registration of dogs and cats, increased enforcement of dog regulations at council reserves and the foreshore with targeted patrols, and a review of the existing dusk-until-dawn cat curfew with consideration of a 24/7 curfew.Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said the plan had been shaped by community input gathered earlier this year. “This is about education, support and working together. We want Kingston to…