PENINSULA TWO centuries were scored on an entertaining afternoon of cricket at BA Cairns Reserve on Saturday. Flinders hosted Heatherhill and chose to bat first. Opener Kane Hawkins put on an unbelievable performance, smashing 17 boundaries on his way to a mammoth score of 120 off 83 balls. Number four batsman Matthew Gale also joined in on the party, scoring 98 runs before being unfortunately dismissed just short of his century. Flinders’ innings expired with the side at 5/288. Heatherhill would have to climb a huge mountain to get a result. Heatherhill’s run chase got off to a dream start,…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A PLAN to construct two rooming houses on Potts Road in Langwarrin has been rejected by Frankston Council. A maximum of 16 residents would have been allowed on the premises. A telephone number with 24 hour access to the building’s manager would also have been available for complaints. Councillors refused to grant a permit for the project at their 14 December meeting, citing that “the site is an unacceptable location for a rooming house as it is not located close to key services and infrastructure that is encouraged by Frankston Planning Scheme.” The houses were to be constructed at 70…
PLANNING has begun for a new aged care facility in Cheltenham. The residential facility at Monash Health’s Kingston Centre will have the capacity for 150 beds. It is expected to cater for residents with complex needs such as dementia. The project is budgeted to cost $134.6 million. Disability, ageing, and carers minister Luke Donnellan said “our public sector residential aged care services play a vital role in supporting vulnerable older Victorians who need specialist care for complex physical or mental health needs.” The centre will be operated and staffed by public health service Monash Health. During the devastating second wave…
AN Edithvale cafe owner who was planning to introduce outdoor dining this summer says that council’s rejection of his proposal is “a huge opportunity lost”. Kingston Council has been encouraging local venues to expand outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic – offering free outdoor dining licences and footpath trading permits, as well as dining pop-up licences. Despite that, council struck down a plan for The Crowded Hour to expand its outdoor dining space into Beeson Reserve. The Crowded Hour owner Rogan O’Shannessy said he was blindsided when council rejected his proposal. He said he “had spent months developing the plans with…
CRICKET PENINSULA A BIG score from Damien Lawrence got Pines over the line in their clash against Long Island. Long Island chose to bat first and got off to a horror start, losing both openers for a combined total of just one run. Losing star batsman Nick Jewell for one proved a huge blow. Jewell’s output this season has been down compared to his usual lofty standards. Long Island ended up all out for 144. Pines’ run chase was a little shaky to start off with, as they fell to 2/11. Opener Damien Lawrence held his ground though, and ended…