MPNFL DIVISION ONE BONBEACH has got its finals campaign off to a dream start. The Sharks played Mt Eliza in the qualifying final last Saturday. A seven goals to zero first half saw Bonbeach put the game away early. The Redlegs had trouble hitting the scoreboard all day. They were a little better in the second half, but still couldn’t get near the impressive Sharks. Bonbeach ran out 48 point winners over Mt Eliza 11.10 (76) to 3.10 (28). The Redlegs will have one more chance to restart their season this weekend. Dromana’s 2022 season has come to an end…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MYER will shut down its Frankston store permanently next year. Frankston Myer opened in 1972. Last week, the retail giant announced that its Frankston site would close down for good, with the last day of trading scheduled for 15 January 2023. Frankston is the third Victorian Myer to close down since the onset of the pandemic. Knox Myer closed in August last year, and Emporium Myer was shut down in May 2020. In a statement, Myer said that “all impacted team members” will be redeployed to nearby locations. Around 100 people are currently employed by Myer Frankston, including those working…
FORMER mayor Michael O’Reilly will stand for the Liberals in Frankston at the November state election. The Times understands O’Reilly was preselected about four weeks ago. His candidacy was announced on the Liberals’ website last week. O’Reilly served as a Frankston councillor for eight years before losing his spot at the 2020 local government elections. He served as mayor between 2018 and 2019. He works as a postman in Frankston. O’Reilly told The Times that the state’s health crisis and state government debt inspired him to put his hand up. He said “I’ve never nominated for state and federal parliament…
A GROUP of councils across the south-eastern suburbs of Victoria are calling for more ambitious climate change action from the federal government. The South East Councils Climate Change Alliance is a coalition of nine councils – Frankston, Kingston, Mornington Peninsula, Bayside, Port Phillip, Casey, Greater Dandenong, Cardinia, and Bass Coast. The group launched its policy platform last week. SECCCA wants to see a commitment to net zero by 2040 or earlier, and a 67 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030. The federal government has committed to an emissions reduction target of 43 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030,…
THE new site chosen to replace the abandoned sporting facility proposal at the Delta landfill site in Heatherton must be able to cater for a wide range of sports, council says. The Heatherton site had been earmarked to become a regional sporting facility, and form part of the chain of parks project. It will now be used for train stabling to support the state government’s suburban rail loop project. After assessing the environmental impacts of the rail loop, the state government has committed to investigating sites to replace the planned Heatherton public space. Kingston acting mayor Jenna Davey-Burns says that…