MPNFL DIVISION ONE PINES are still in the hunt for finals after a thrilling win over Sorrento on Saturday. The Pythons looked good from the start at David Macfarlane Reserve. They took a healthy 26 point lead into the final term. Sorrento worked hard in the final quarter to get back into the contest. Pines were able to do enough to keep them at bay. Despite the late scare, Pines ended up winning 7.9 (51) to 8.12 (60). Nick Boswell booted five goals, making him one of the best on ground. The Pythons will go into the final home-and-away round…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
AFTER losing its home in a fire last year, the Frankston Lapidary Club has not been welcomed back to McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park. The Lapidary Club had been based out of the McClelland Gallery grounds in Langwarrin since 1982. In November last year, the clubroom burned to the ground in an accidental fire. Nine months on from the devastating blaze, the club remains homeless. Earlier this year, McClelland Gallery advised the Lapidary Club members that it would not rebuild the clubroom. Club member Michael Walsh said that the 56-year-old group “faces demise” because of the decision. “It has come…
FRANKSTON MP Paul Edbrooke says he has “no plans” to open a safe injecting facility in Frankston, despite a leading researcher saying it could be beneficial. A report published recently by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre found that distance barriers are preventing people from accessing safe injecting rooms. However, Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke told The Times that recent evidence does not suggest a local facility is needed. “My number one priority is community safety and I have no plans to see medically supervised injecting rooms in Frankston based on recent data,” Edbrooke said. “With other harm reduction initiatives…
THE Level Crossing Removal Project says it will work with council to “refine” its sky rail plans at Parkdale. Despite opposition from Kingston Council and hundreds of residents, the LXRP is persisting with its plans to build sky rail at Parkdale. Elevated rail will replace the level crossings at Warrigal Road and Parkers Road. Last month Kingston Council released its own plans for the Parkdale Station area, hoping to influence the LXRP’s final project. In response, an LXRP spokesperson told The News that “early designs” for the project “will be refined following extensive community consultation including feedback from locals, traders,…
PHIL Wall is a man of many talents. To some, Wall is a stalwart of the Chelsea SES. To others he is the man who was celebrant for their wedding. To rugby fans he is even the man who penned the Melbourne Storm theme. Last year a sudden health scare saw Wall take on a new title – stroke survivor. On 25 July last year, Wall was rushed to hospital after suffering a major ischemic stroke on the left side of his brain stem. The stroke left the right side of his body temporarily paralysed and affected his speech and…