CRICKET PROVINCIAL PINES are in pole position to defeat Baxter. Baxter Park hosted day one of the two-day clash between Baxter and Pines. Pines batted first, and had an excellent time at the crease. Harley Peace-Stirling was Pines’ best. He blasted 108 runs from 138 balls, including 14 fours. Jack Peace-Stirling contributed 80 runs to the scoreboard. Declan Jackson also scored a half century. Pines finished the day with a huge total of 7/336. Baxter has a lot of work to do to avoid a loss. Ladder leaders Old Peninsula are staring down the barrel of defeat. They were bowled…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THREE-year-old Audrey isn’t able to walk and talk, but her eyes tell you everything. Audrey was born with Rett Syndrome, a very rare condition which is usually found in young girls. Rett Syndrome affects brain development in children, causing them serious mobility and communication difficulties. Since she was a baby, Audrey has attended Lyrebird Early Learning Centre in Carrum Downs. Centre manager Mikayla Burton says that although Audrey cannot speak, she uses her eyes to grab people’s attention. “Audrey in a nutshell has just got a smile that lights up the room. She is very receptive to people she has…
A BUILDING more than 24 metres in height looks set to be constructed on the former International Hotel site in Frankston. The building will house offices for the Department of Justice, the Department of Families, Fairness, and Housing, and for Victoria Police. It is across the road from the Frankston Police Station. At Frankston Council’s most recent public meeting, councillors voted to grant a conditional permit to the developer. Crs Steven Hughes and Liam Hughes were the only councillors who opposed granting the permit. Before construction on the development begins, amended plans must be submitted to council. The building has…
FRANKSTON councillor Steven Hughes has again made reference to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un when discussing council’s communication rules. Hughes is serving a month-long suspension. In the wake of his suspension being handed down, Hughes published four lengthy Facebook posts last week detailing his thoughts on the arbitration process that led to his stint on the sidelines. Not for the first time, Hughes wrote about North Korea and its dictator Kim Jong-Un in a post which discussed Frankston Council’s social media policies. The post was accompanied by a photoshopped image of Kim Jong-Un with a dolphin, the animal which is…
ALL nine Frankston councillors voted behind closed doors to nominate Long Street Reserve in Langwarrin as their preferred site for a new kindergarten last year. Frankston Council is currently considering two different options to build a kinder on the Langwarrin reserve. At their most recent council meeting they unanimously decided to make the secret vote they held on the matter last year public. In October last year, no councillors opposed a confidential motion to “endorse the Long Street Reserve to be the preferred site for the Langwarrin Child & Family Centre to enable further planning and feasibility to be undertaken”.…