MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONEDROMANA has moved one step closer to premiership glory after booking its spot in the Grand Final.Dromana played Frankston YCW in the semi-final at Olympic Park in Rosebud last Saturday. The Tigers were ruthless, and put the Stonecats to the sword.The first quarter went Dromana’s way – the Tigers held the Stonecats goalless and took a 14 point lead into the first break. They stretched their lead to 36 points by the time half-time rolled around.Dromana continued to apply the pressure in the second half. They ran out 79-point winners 17.12 (114) to 5.5 (35).Billy Quigley, Matthew…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A NEW park at a former landfill site in Clarinda is now open. Victory Road Reserve officially opened last week. The park sits on 30 hectares of land once used as landfill. The Clarinda park forms part of Kingston Council’s planned “chain of parks”, a series of linked parks stretching from Karkarook Park in Heatherton through to Braeside Park.Kingston Council worked with Cleanaway to rehabilitate the Clarinda land. Kingston mayor Jenna Davey-Burns said “we’re so pleased to be able to provide long term benefits from closed and rehabilitated landfill sites – providing positive outcomes for the community and the environment.…
AFTER a suicide attempt in early 2022, Michael Abeling attended Frankston Hospital twice only to be discharged within hours each time. Just two days after his final visit, he was dead.Abeling’s widow, Rhiannon Abeling, is among one of two families now taking Peninsula Health to court. They allege that their loved ones did not receive appropriate psychiatric treatment at Frankston Hospital prior to their deaths by suicide.Rhiannon Abeling says her husband had reached out for help, but did not receive the assistance he required from the hospital. “He wasn’t someone who had a history of this, he wasn’t at the…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEROSEBUD sent Red Hill crashing out of the finals after a scrappy elimination final at Emil Madsen Reserve on Sunday.Red Hill took a one goal lead into the first break, but a goalless second quarter saw them lose control of the contest. They trailed by 14 points at half-time, and weren’t able to wrestle back the lead.Same wayward kicking late in the game almost cost Rosebud. They kicked five straight behinds in the final term, but Red Hill could only manage one goal in reply.Rosebud held on to beat Red Hill 6.7 (43) to 7.13 (55).On Saturday,…
DEVELOPMENTS of up to six storeys would be allowed outside Frankston’s city centre under an ambitious state government plan to increase housing supply.The Victorian Planning Authority is drafting new planning restrictions for the Frankston region. It is using the draft 2023 FMAC Structure Plan as a guide for developments in the city centre, and is proposing “catchment areas” outside of the city centre to accommodate larger housing developments. Housing projects between three and six storeys would be allowed within the catchment areas. The proposed catchment areas include the blocks of land south of Kinetic Stadium and Beauty Park, most of…