MEN’S DIV ONEMORNINGTON celebrated a win for the ages on Saturday, saving themselves from relegation and casting Frankston Bombers into division two. Sitting comfortably last on the MPFNL division one ladder, their final match of the season was against Red Hill, and it was a must-win for the Bulldogs. They fought hard all day and went into quarter time four points up and then into the long break with a seven-point lead.After that, it all fell apart for Mornington and relegation seemed a foregone conclusion. Red Hill came out in the third quarter and decimated the Bulldogs. They kicked 6.7…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
ANTI-gambling advocates have called reports that the federal government is set to ignore recommendations from Peta Murphy’s gambling inquiry “bitterly disappointing”.An inquiry into online gambling harm released its final report in mid-2023. The inquiry was led by former Dunkley MP Peta Murphy, who died from breast cancer that December. The inquiry’s final report, titled “You win some, you lose more”, made 31 recommendations. Last week, Nine newspapers reported that the federal government was considering introducing a two-hour cap on gambling ads for each TV channel. The inquiry’s report recommended a comprehensive ban on all forms of advertising for online gambling…
THE post office on Wells Street in Frankston has shut its doors for good. Pleas from more than 1500 people to keep the post office open ultimately fell on deaf ears, as Australia Post pushed ahead with its planned 9 August closure. Two petitions protesting the decision, started by the Frankston Business Collective and Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke respectively, received nearly 1800 combined signatures.Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea, Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy, and Frankston Council CEO Phil Cantillon met with Australia Post CEO Paul Graham in June to discuss the planned closure, but could not convince him to change his mind.…
MPFNL WOMEN’S DIV ONEWARRAGUL Industrials has written its name in the history books by becoming the inaugural MPFNL Women’s premiers in the top division. Warragul Industrials played Mornington in the Division One Grand Final at Kinetic Stadium in Frankston last Saturday. A healthy crowd was on hand to watch a thriller.The Bulldogs were on top early, and booted the first two goals of the game. Things tightened up from there, and both sides went into the quarter-time break level on 13 each. Warragul kicked the only goal of a tense second quarter to establish a four point lead going into…
THE hall at Longbeach Anglican Church – St Chads is receiving a much-needed facelift thanks to a group of dedicated students.Mount Eliza Secondary College, Padua College, Cranbourne East Secondary College, Narre Warren South P-12 College, Frankston High School, and Bayswater Secondary College students teamed up last week to paint and renovate the hall. The children are part of the Hands On Learning program.Hands On Learning is administered by Save the Children. The program, founded 25 years ago by Frankston teacher Russell Kerr, aims to improve student engagement and attendance by giving them hands-on projects to tackle. 140 Victorian schools run…