COUNCILLORS across Victoria will enjoy a pay rise this year. The Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal made the decision earlier this month. Councillors statewide are set to receive a pay increase, with deputy mayors the biggest beneficiaries. Frankston, Kingston, and Mornington Peninsula councils are designated category three councils. Under the new pay rate category three councillors will receive an allowance of $35,972, up from the previous amount of up to $31,444. The mayor’s pay has risen from up to $100,434 to $119,316. Deputy mayors will now be paid $59,659. The new allowance comes into effect retrospectively from 18 December last year.…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
HUNDREDS of people turned out to remember volunteer Tash Drake at a memorial service last week. Ms Drake died last month aged just 27. She suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. Her family and friends gathered at Bunurong Memorial Park on 9 March to remember her. Her fellow SES volunteers formed a guard of honour to farewell her. The funeral was attended by more than 200 people. Chelsea SES controller Phil Wall, who was the celebrant for the funeral, said it “meant a lot” to Ms Drake’s family to “see how well she was regarded in her community.” “That was toughest…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL SORRENTO upset Baden Powell to book a spot in the Provincial division Grand Final last weekend. The two sides faced off in the semi-final after Baden Powell finished the season in first place with ten wins, and Sorrento finished fourth with seven wins. Overport Park hosted the clash. Baden Powell were sent in to bat first, and set Sorrento a huge target to chase down. Rhys Elmi was Baden Powell’s best. He scored 75 runs before he was run out. Baden Powell finished their innings at 5/224, giving Sorrento a huge mountain to climb. Sorrento’s batters proved up…
THERE is a worrying shortage of general practitioners in the Frankston area, according to numerous medical centre operators who spoke at a senate inquiry last week. A senate inquiry into the provision of general practitioner and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australians was initiated last year. A hearing for the inquiry was held at the Frankston Arts Centre last week, 7 March. Workers in charge of medical clinics across Frankston and the surrounding areas spoke at the hearing. They voiced their concerns at the growing number of GPs leaving their clinics, and the difficulties they…
CRICKET MPCA WOMENS LANGWARRIN have been crowned the first ever MPCA Women’s division premiers. Langwarrin took on Balnarring at Lloyd Park on Sunday. The two sides have played each other twice this season, with a tie the result in round one and a 12 run win to Langwarrin the result in round six. Balnarring chose to bat first on Grand Final day. They set Langy a target of 90 to score to win. Some good bowling from Kiah Laughlin-Glen frustrated Balnarring. She posted figures of 3/21, her best bowling of the season. Langwarrin’s run chase was led by first drop…