MPNFL DIVISION ONE MT Eliza knocked Frankston Bombers out of the finals on Sunday. It was a cagey affair at Olympic Park. The Bombers went into the half-time break ahead by ten points. Mt Eliza broke the game open in the third term. A four-goals-to-zero quarter saw Mt Eliza go ahead by 15. The Redlegs held onto their lead in the final term, and went on to claim an 11 point win 8.7 (55) to 6.8 (44). Nicholas MacDonald Girolami, Nathan Jones, and Finlay Bayne were Mt Eliza’s best. Frankston YCW won the qualifying final at Baxter Park last Saturday.…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
AFTER a multi-million dollar refurbishment at ratepayers’ expense, the community hub at St Kilda FC’s former Seaford training base has opened. The Healthy Futures Hub now hosts local sporting clubs, a community centre, a gym and pool, physios, dentists, occupational therapists, personal trainers, and NDIS providers. After moving to Seaford amid much fanfare in 2010, St Kilda FC moved its training back to Moorabbin just eight years later. It signed a lease at the Seaford site valid until 2059, which has since been renegotiated. The club remains the head tenant of the site. The project was costed at $5.46 million…
KINGSTON’S mayor says that the proposed height limits for future residential developments will help address the current housing crisis. Demand for housing is a pressing issue nationwide. The national residential vacancy rate has hovered at a little more than one per cent throughout this year, as low as it has been since 2006, according to figures from SQM research. In the south-east Melbourne region the vacancy rate is lower than one per cent. Kingston Council has drafted new planning guidelines for future housing development, and submitted them to planning minister Sonya Kilkenny for approval. Council’s plan will guide where future…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE PINES had no problems on Saturday against cellar-dwellers Bonbeach. The Pythons led at every break and kept Bonbeach to just two majors until the fourth quarter. The margin was greatest at three-quarter time when Pines were 84 points up before Bonbeach came back a little with four goals in the final quarter. The final score was 18.11 (119) to Pines’ 6.11 (47). The Pythons ending the regular season third on the ladder. Sorrento had a tough task at home against ladder leaders Dromana. The Tigers only lost one game for the season and would not be coming…
A JUNIOR doctor leading a class action case against Peninsula Health for underpayment says a recent court ruling is a turning point for the industry. Dr Gaby Bolton was the lead applicant in the case against Peninsula Health. Earlier this month the Federal Court ruled that Peninsula Health had breached the Fair Work Act by not paying her correctly. Dr Bolton began her employment at Peninsula Health on 8 January 2019, working primarily at Frankston Hospital. Her claims for unpaid overtime related to four rotations undertaken between January 2019 and January 2021. The Federal Court ruling read that Dr Bolton…