AFL THE 2021 MPNFL and SEWF seasons have been called off. After weeks of inactivity on the field because of COVID-19 restrictions, AFL South East finally made the decision to pull the pin on the season last week. A statement from AFL South East read “following on from [the] announcement to extend the lockdown for Greater Melbourne, it is with much sadness that AFLSE has determined that the remaining games fixtured for season 2021, including all finals, for all AFLSE administered leagues will be cancelled.” “This is an extremely difficult decision and we had continued to hold hope that we…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
PENINSULA Health has now administered more than a quarter of a million coronavirus tests. The 250,000th swab was taken at the Frankston Hospital testing site on 2 September. The job of frontline testing staff has never been more vital, as Victoria battles the Delta variant of COVID-19. COVID-19 screening clinics operations director Jodi Foley has praised the community for coming forward to get tested across Peninsula Health’s permanent and pop-up locations in the last 18 months. “We are so proud of the efforts from everyone in Frankston and right across the peninsula, who simply continue to come forward for a…
FRANKSTON Council will undertake a feasibility study to look into how it could move forward its net zero emissions target. At their August meeting, Frankston councillors agreed to investigate ways to move their net zero target from the 2024/2025 financial year to 2023/2024. Cr Claire Harvey proposed the move. She told the meeting that “councillors are being called upon by residents to lead by example in our action on climate change at the level of local government.” “While it’s my personal opinion that we are probably a couple of decades late, and acknowledging the wisdom of going hard and going…
COVID-19 has been detected in wastewater in local suburbs. The Victorian Department of Health issued a warning to people in Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Carrum, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Edithvale, Mordialloc, Patterson Lakes, and Seaford last week. COVID-19 was detected in the wastewater of those suburbs between 23 and 26 August. An Edithvale cafe was named a tier two COVID-19 exposure site this week. Anyone who attended The Crowded Hour at 264 Nepean Highway, Edithvale between 7.15am and 8am on 25 August must get tested immediately and isolate until a negative result comes back. The exposure site is related to a…
THE proposed hub for improved bus services at Frankston Station is not feasible, an advocacy group for the Mornington Peninsula says. A 30-year strategy released by Infrastructure Victoria earlier this month recommended improving bus services in Frankston rather than moving forward with the planned rail extension to Baxter. It suggested that the Frankston Station Precinct should become a hub for better bus connections to the Frankston metropolitan activity centre, railway station, Chisholm TAFE, and Frankston Hospital (“Better buses suggested rather than rail extension” The Times 24/8/21). Committee for Mornington Peninsula executive officer Briony Hutton says that the existing congestion at…