THERE is a worrying shortage of general practitioners in the Frankston area, according to numerous medical centre operators who spoke at a senate inquiry last week. A senate inquiry into the provision of general practitioner and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australians was initiated last year. A hearing for the inquiry was held at the Frankston Arts Centre last week, 7 March. Workers in charge of medical clinics across Frankston and the surrounding areas spoke at the hearing. They voiced their concerns at the growing number of GPs leaving their clinics, and the difficulties they…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
CRICKET MPCA WOMENS LANGWARRIN have been crowned the first ever MPCA Women’s division premiers. Langwarrin took on Balnarring at Lloyd Park on Sunday. The two sides have played each other twice this season, with a tie the result in round one and a 12 run win to Langwarrin the result in round six. Balnarring chose to bat first on Grand Final day. They set Langy a target of 90 to score to win. Some good bowling from Kiah Laughlin-Glen frustrated Balnarring. She posted figures of 3/21, her best bowling of the season. Langwarrin’s run chase was led by first drop…
A BOAT facility at Oliver’s Hill will not be built by the state government, Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke says. The recent release of Better Boating Victoria’s recreational boating action plan sparked fears that a proposal to build a boating facility at Oliver’s Hill had been resurrected. In October 2019, council abandoned its plans for a multi-million dollar boat refuge there because of a lack of financial support from the state and federal governments. Mr Edbrooke says that he has told the fishing and boating minister that “any option to commence planning of a facility at Oliver’s Hill based on Frankston…
A MUCH-loved local volunteer who died last week aged just 27 has been remembered for her kindness and generosity. Natasha Drake, known to many as Tash, was a volunteer with Chelsea SES and the Starlight Foundation. She died on 22 February after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm. Ms Drake’s father Glenn said that the support his family has received from the community has been “a great comfort at this terrible time”. “We are overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and support from so many people, including her fellow volunteers at Chelsea SES,” he said. “Some that knew Tash, but many…
CRICKET MPCA WOMENS IT was semi-finals round in MPCA womens. Balnarring cruised to victory after Pines posted a lacklustre score in their innings. Pines never got into gear, with only two batters reaching double figures before being bowled out for 70. Balnarring reached the required runs with the loss of just one wicket and in under nine overs. Grace Barnes top scored for Balnarring with 20. In the other semi-final, Langwarrin managed 88 in their innings for the loss of just a single wicket. It was within reach of Tootgarook, but they fell just three runs short, running out of…