THE first batch of votes cast in the Frankston Council election have been counted. Candidates who have previously served on council have performed strongly. Former councillors are leading the pack in six of Frankston Council’s nine wards. On Tuesday, first preference votes were counted in the Ballam, Centenary Park, and Derinya wards. Three former councillors have emerged on top, but things may change once preferences are distributed. In Ballam Ward, Kris Bolam has a lead of nearly 1700 votes on the first preference count. In Centenary Park, former mayor Michael O’Reilly looks likely to return to council after a four…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
LIFE for women after traumatic events will be the focus of a keynote speech in Moorabbin next month.Cat Dunn is leading the “Life After I Left” event. Dunn is a survivor of domestic violence – she says that she is hoping to inspire other women to thrive after living through traumatic circumstances. “I know there’s a lot of women who want to speak and share their stories about who they are and what they’ve overcome. I want to bring together different women from different walks of life and talk about how to get past it,” Dunn said. “I was in…
PROVINCIALDROMANA has fired an early warning shot to the rest of the division after a dominant win over Heatherhill. Dromana wrapped up their second win of the season on Saturday by bowling out Heatherhill. Dromana scored 297 runs on day one, and bowled Heatherhill out for 190 on day two.A handful of Heatherhill batters made strong starts, but couldn’t convert them into big totals. Sithum Peris scored 29 runs, Jake Theobald scored 33, and Adeel Hussain scored 27. Jack Fowler was the pick of the bowlers for Dromana. He took 3/40 from 14 overs on Saturday, and managed to pick…
A FRANKSTON Council candidate was banned from practicing psychology in 2020 after he was found to have entered a sexual relationship with a former patient.Alistair Wardle is a candidate in Yamala Ward. He is a former mayor of Frankston, serving on council until 2012. Sometime after that he moved interstate – in 2013 he established a private psychology practice in New South Wales. In late 2019, the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted multiple complaints made against Wardle. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found that Wardle had terminated a therapeutic relationship with a patient to pursue a…
A POPULAR Langwarrin bike jump has been flattened, sparking a wave of backlash. The dirt jump was on land owned by Melbourne Water, between Beech Street and Alder Street along McClelland Drive. In a statement, Melbourne Water said that it was removing the “unauthorised” jump because of reports of serious injuries.“Melbourne Water is committed to community safety for those who interact with and use our land and waterways. We are aware of an increasing number of serious injuries requiring ambulance attendance – many involving children – that have occurred at an unauthorised bike jump on Melbourne Water land at McClelland…