CRICKET PROVINCIAL LANGWARIN booked their spot in the Grand Final with a win over Baden Powell last weekend. Langwarrin and Baden Powell played at Lloyd Park last Saturday and Sunday. Langwarrin batted on Saturday, and put a big score on the board. At the end of day one, Langwarrin finished on 8/232. Opener Ian Cockbain smashed 91 runs. Baden Powell got off to a shaky start on Sunday, and couldn’t recover. They lost both openers for small totals, and at 5/54 the game was out of their reach. Baden Powell was bowled out for 170, 62 runs short of their…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
AN inflatable blimp used by protesters against high-rise developments near the Frankston foreshore has exploded, injuring two people. The blimp was flown over Frankston last month. The message “Stop the Great Wall of Frankston” is printed on its side. Last Tuesday, 7 March, two members of the Kananook Creek Association were seriously burned when the blimp exploded in a garage on Gould Street. Kananook Creek Association acting chairman Rob Thurley said, “this is the worst accident in Kananook Creek Association Inc’s 53 year history”. “Many would have seen the airship in the skies over the Frankston waterfront enjoying the fun…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL PINES locked up a top four spot with a thrilling win over Sorrento on Saturday. A finals spot was on the line at David Macfarlane Reserve. Pines was sent in to bat first, and nearly let the game slip. Pines was bowled out for just 113 runs. A disastrous collapse saw them lose 6/15 to close out their innings. Liam O’Connor did the damage late. He took 3/6 from 3 overs. Sorrento had victory in their sights, but couldn’t get the job done. They also suffered from a brutal collapse late in their innings. The chasing side was…
THE fate of a proposed high-rise building with 200 apartments on the Nepean Highway looks set to be decided by VCAT after Frankston Council failed to consider the matter within a prescribed timeframe. The proposal for 438-444 Nepean Highway was announced by the developer in March last year. Developer Pace said, “our vision for the site is to design, construct and deliver approximately 200 apartments for the modern Mornington downsizer.” Frankston Council did not end up making a decision on the plans. The mayor Nathan Conroy has now confirmed that the developer has lodged an application for the matter to…
A MEMORIAL garden will be built for a passionate SES volunteer who died aged just 27. Last week marked one year since the tragic death of Natasha Drake. She died on 22 February last year after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm. Natasha Drake volunteered with the Chelsea SES, the Starlight Foundation, and the Monash Children’s Hospital. She was also a talented book designer. A year on from Drake’s passing, her family and SES colleagues have announced that a memorial garden will be established in her memory. The garden will be just across from the new Chelsea SES homebase. Chelsea SES…