MPFNL WOMEN’S DIV ONEWARRAGUL Industrials has written its name in the history books by becoming the inaugural MPFNL Women’s premiers in the top division. Warragul Industrials played Mornington in the Division One Grand Final at Kinetic Stadium in Frankston last Saturday. A healthy crowd was on hand to watch a thriller.The Bulldogs were on top early, and booted the first two goals of the game. Things tightened up from there, and both sides went into the quarter-time break level on 13 each. Warragul kicked the only goal of a tense second quarter to establish a four point lead going into…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE hall at Longbeach Anglican Church – St Chads is receiving a much-needed facelift thanks to a group of dedicated students.Mount Eliza Secondary College, Padua College, Cranbourne East Secondary College, Narre Warren South P-12 College, Frankston High School, and Bayswater Secondary College students teamed up last week to paint and renovate the hall. The children are part of the Hands On Learning program.Hands On Learning is administered by Save the Children. The program, founded 25 years ago by Frankston teacher Russell Kerr, aims to improve student engagement and attendance by giving them hands-on projects to tackle. 140 Victorian schools run…
KINGSTON Council will spend upwards of $200,000 on establishing new social media accounts as part of a new marketing campaign. Council launched “This Is Kingston” last week. The advertising campaign is designed to promote the municipality to potential tourists and investors. The Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube pages went live last week – originally approved plans also included the creation of a TikTok.The new “This Is Kingston” social media accounts are the centerpiece of the campaign. Council has approved spending $150,000 in the 2023/2024 financial year on the campaign, and has set aside $115,000 in the 2024/2025 financial year to continue…
HUNDREDS of trees have been planted across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula over the last two weeks to mark National Tree Day.Events were organised statewide to mark National Schools Tree Day on 26 July and National Tree Day on 28 July. Among the locations which hosted planting events were Wallace Reserve in Frankston, Carrum Downs Secondary College, Patterson River Secondary College, Aldercourt Primary School, Banyan Fields Primary School, Seaford Park Primary School, and Skye Primary School.Students from Frankston Heights Primary School planted the trees at Wallace Reserve. Frankston Heights Primary School teacher Candice Bush said “our school considers the environment…
THE redeveloped Parkdale Station on the Frankston line is now open. Crews have been working since last year to replace the level crossings at Warrigal Road in Mentone and Parkers Road in Parkdale with elevated rail. Last week they removed the Parkers Road boom gates and officially opened the new Parkdale Station. Parkdale Station was reopened at an event last Friday, 2 August. Parkers Road will open to traffic once again on 8 August.The opening marked the end of nearly three weeks of major disruptions on the Frankston line. Buses replaced trains between Cheltenham and Frankston from 14 July to…