SEWF PREMIERS MORNINGTON won their second match for the season on Saturday in a hard fought encounter against Mt Eliza. Both sides have struggled this season. The game was a good opportunity for each team to grab a win. The Bulldogs got on the front foot early with a two goals to zero opening term. Although they didn’t add another goal to the scoreboard for the rest of the day, they defended well and held on to win. The final score read 1.3 (9) to 2.5 (17). Skye Nisbet scored both of Mornington’s goals. Tyabb took on St Kilda Sharks…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
CHANGES made to Victoria’s renting laws will make things “fairer for everyone”, according to the Peninsula Community Legal Centre. Reforms brought in this year include limiting rent rises to once per year and ensuring properties are fitted out with the basic amenities. In a statement, the PCLC said the previous laws “created a power imbalance that favoured landlords”. “The changes to the law mean that renters in Victoria are now provided with some of the basic protections that have existed elsewhere in the world for a long time,” PCLC CEO Jackie Galloway said. “It is only fair that rental properties…
SCRAPPED car parking expansions at Seaford and Kananook stations were not proposed by the Department of Infrastructure prior to the federal government announcing it would build them in the leadup to the 2019 election. The Auditor-General has completed a review of the Urban Congestion Fund scheme. The fund was used by the federal government to promise the construction of car parks Australia-wide in the leadup to its re-election. The Auditor-General’s report has revealed that just two of the 47 identified sites have been completed as of 31 March this year. It also revealed that none of the sites were proposed…
COMMUTERS face months of rail and road disruptions while work is completed at Edithvale, Chelsea, and Bonbeach stations. The three stations will close for reconstruction from 25 July, and will not reopen until November. Buses will replace trains between Mordialloc and Frankston and Stony Point from 25 July until 2 August, then from 13 September until November. During the six weeks in between those two closure periods, trains will run express through the three stations. Road closures and other disruptions are also expected at Edithvale Road, Argyle Avenue, and Bondi Road from July to October. The level crossing removal at…
COVID-19 vaccinations will now be available to people under age 40 in Australia. Before this week, Pfizer jabs were available to over 40s and AstraZeneca had been offered to those more than 60 years of age. After a national cabinet meeting on Monday night, AstraZeneca jabs will become available to people under 60. A professional indemnity scheme will be established for GPs who administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the measures in a press conference on Monday night. “We will be implementing a new no fault indemnity scheme for general practitioners who administer COVID-19 vaccines. So this…