PROVINCIALDROMANA has fired an early warning shot to the rest of the division after a dominant win over Heatherhill. Dromana wrapped up their second win of the season on Saturday by bowling out Heatherhill. Dromana scored 297 runs on day one, and bowled Heatherhill out for 190 on day two.A handful of Heatherhill batters made strong starts, but couldn’t convert them into big totals. Sithum Peris scored 29 runs, Jake Theobald scored 33, and Adeel Hussain scored 27. Jack Fowler was the pick of the bowlers for Dromana. He took 3/40 from 14 overs on Saturday, and managed to pick…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A FRANKSTON Council candidate was banned from practicing psychology in 2020 after he was found to have entered a sexual relationship with a former patient.Alistair Wardle is a candidate in Yamala Ward. He is a former mayor of Frankston, serving on council until 2012. Sometime after that he moved interstate – in 2013 he established a private psychology practice in New South Wales. In late 2019, the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted multiple complaints made against Wardle. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found that Wardle had terminated a therapeutic relationship with a patient to pursue a…
A POPULAR Langwarrin bike jump has been flattened, sparking a wave of backlash. The dirt jump was on land owned by Melbourne Water, between Beech Street and Alder Street along McClelland Drive. In a statement, Melbourne Water said that it was removing the “unauthorised” jump because of reports of serious injuries.“Melbourne Water is committed to community safety for those who interact with and use our land and waterways. We are aware of an increasing number of serious injuries requiring ambulance attendance – many involving children – that have occurred at an unauthorised bike jump on Melbourne Water land at McClelland…
KINGSTON Council’s infrastructure budget blew out by more than $17 million in the last financial year. Council released its annual report for the 2023/2024 financial year last week. It revealed that council spent $70.5 million of taxpayer money on its infrastructure projects – the adopted budget for 2023/2024 set aside $53 million for capital works.The annual report read that the increased costs were “mainly due to $3.8 million unbudgeted strategic land acquisitions not known at the time of budget and an additional $10.7 million buildings expenditure carried over from the previous year.”Kingston Council finished up the financial year with a…
PROVINCIAL SORRENTO have put themselves in a good position to defeat Baden Powell. Sorrento hosted day one of the two-day clash at David MacFarlane Reserve on Saturday. The Sharks batted first, but didn’t look too dangerous early on.Sorrento’s first six batters were each dismissed for low totals – Patrick Hall’s 16 from 14 deliveries was the top order’s best effort. Rhys Musgrave and Jake Wood came in at seven and eight to steer things back on track. Musgrave scored 45 from 91 deliveries, and Wood scored 84 from 75. Their efforts helped Sorrento reach a final total of 200.With 22…