A KINGSTON councillor is appealing a defamation ruling made against him last year. In September 2022, Councillor Cameron Howe was ordered to pay property developer Sam Zuchowski $205,000. The ruling was made over comments made by third parties on Howe’s Carrum and Patterson Lakes Forum Facebook page. Howe is applying to the Supreme Court of Victoria for leave to appeal the defamation ruling. Sam Zuchowski is the managing director of Cavendish, which oversees development of the Patterson Lakes marina precinct. The Victorian County Court assessed ten publications during the defamation hearing last year – some of the comments questioned Zuchowski’s…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
CRICKET PROVINCIAL OLD Peninsula fell just short of their target against Sorrento in a high scoring one-day thriller last Saturday. Sorrento batted first, and put 213 runs on the bord. Opener Corey Harris top scored with 51 runs. Old Peninsula struggled early during their run chase, falling to 2/16. Wade Pelzer came in at number three and grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck. Pelzer put on a brilliant display. He smashed 112 runs before being caught out. Unfortunately for Pelzer, he didn’t get much support from his teammates. Wickets fell around him for most of the afternoon.…
FRANKSTON councillor Steven Hughes has been suspended for a second time. An arbiter has ruled that Hughes must serve a one month suspension and provide an apology to council staff for his behaviour. This is the second one-month suspension handed to Hughes since his election in 2020. The most recent arbitration process was initiated by seven of Hughes’ fellow councillors last year. They signed a written dispute statement alleging Hughes had engaged in misconduct. Hughes and his son, deputy mayor Liam Hughes, were the only councillors to not sign the dispute statement. Eight allegations of misconduct were made against Hughes.…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL LONG Island took out the win in a thriller against Baxter on Saturday. Coming into day two of their match, Long Island was defending a total of 298. Baxter’s first wicket fell early, but they soon got things back on track. First drop batter Mitchell Harvey contributed 45 runs to the run chase. Middle order batter Dananjaya Fernando scored 59. Baxter chipped away at their target, but Long Island kept on the pressure. At 8/222 it looked like Long Island would get over the line fairly comfortably. A spirited showing from the tail end nearly won the game…
A TEENAGER has been charged with allegedly driving a jet ski dangerously within metres of a boat at Safety Beach. Two police boats responded to reports that a rider on a jet ski had travelled close to a stationary boat at around 3.40pm on 16 January. The occupants on the boat were allegedly sprayed with water before the jet ski rider drove off. Uniformed officers from Dromana later identified the alleged offender at the beach. Police say the 16-year-old boy will be charged with dangerous operation, exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of another vessel and fail to maintain safety…