CRICKET PENINSULA SOMERVILLE and Pines finished all square after an epic encounter on Saturday. After losing the toss, Somerville were sent in to bat first. Good knocks from opener Craig Black and number four Bradley McDonald helped guide the side to a final total of 143. Pines’ run chase started poorly, with usually reliable openers Damien Lawrence and Ricky Ramsdale dismissed for scores of 11 and zero respectively. Harley Peace-Stirling came in after the openers and got things back on track. After a duck in his innings last week against Flinders, Peace-Stirling was out to make amends. The first drop…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE opposition has called on the federal government to get moving on its promise to build more car parks at local train stations. In the leadup to its victory at the 2019 election, the federal government promised to expand the car parks at three local train stations – Frankston, Seaford, and Kananook. “Before the last election, Scott Morrison promised an extra 100 carparks for both Kananook and Seaford Stations but nothing has been delivered,” Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said. “It’s been two years since the announcement, and nothing has happened. “The announcement of these car parks was an election thought…
FRANKSTON Council is set to consider overturning its ban on glyphosate-based weed killers. Council announced an internal ban on the use of glyphosate products, such as Roundup, in late 2019. It phased out use of the product throughout 2020. The Times understands that councillors will consider overturning the herbicide ban at their next public meeting. When asked if council is considering scrapping the ban and the costs involved, the mayor Kris Bolam said that “council will consider a detailed report in relation to this matter at the council meeting on Monday 15 February.” It is understood that council officers have…
KINGSTON Council has appointed an acting CEO. Paul Franklin, council’s corporate services general manager, was chosen to take on the role last week. Councillors confirmed the decision at their 27 January public meeting. They agreed to pay Mr Franklin a salary package equal to outgoing CEO Julie Reid’s. Mr Franklin will perform the CEO’s duties from 13 February up until council appoints an interim CEO. Councillors also voted to give Ms Reid an executive summary of findings made by law firm Holding Redlich. Throughout 2020, “CEO employment matters” were discussed behind closed doors on multiple occasions at Kingston Council meetings.…
KINGSTON councillors have voted to “absolutely reject” the state government’s decision to put train stabling inside the Green Wedge in Heatherton. Council had eyed off the former Delta landfill site for its Chain of Parks project. Late last year the state government announced that it was planning to use the land for stabling yards, prompting fury from councillors. Councillors agreed to write to the state government to disapprove of its plans at their 27 January meeting. The mayor Steve Staikos said “there needs to be a proper and meaningful consultation process with the residents. Our community were promised a new…