PENINSULA A TOP order collapse saw Somerville fall short of victory in their clash against Heatherhill on Saturday. Heatherhill chose to bat first, and opener Don Pulukkuttiarachchi was in impressive form. He scored a half century, with his side making 185 before their innings came to a close. Somerville struggled, with five of their top six batsmen dismissed for scores of less than ten. Three of those batsmen went out for just one run. Number four batsman Bradley McDonald tried his best to drag his side over the line, but his knock of 57 wasn’t enough. Somerville ended up losing…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A MAN is dead after an alleged stabbing in Seaford. At around 7pm on 25 November, emergency services were called and told that a man had been stabbed on Station Street. Paramedics arrived shortly afterwards to work on 26-year-old Cam Smith’s injuries. He died at the scene. The following day, police arrested a 19-year-old Somers man and charged him with murder. He was held to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 27 November. Three more people have also been arrested in relation to the death. A 17-year-old boy from Frankston was arrested and charged with affray, intentionally cause injury,…
THE state government is still not onboard the Frankston rail extension project. There was no funding for the proposed project in the state budget handed down last week. The business case assessing the cost of the extension was finally released last month. The cost given for duplicating and electrifying the Frankston line to Baxter was quoted at an eye-watering $1.3 – $1.5 billion. The federal government has committed $225 million to the extension. CEO of advocacy group Committee For Greater Frankston, Ginevra Hosking, said “the extension is vitally important so Frankston and Mornington Peninsula residents can board trains at stations…
KINGSTON councillors have chosen Steve Staikos to be the next mayor. Cr Staikos will serve a one year term as mayor. This will be his third stint in the mayoral role. “I’m honoured and privileged to be chosen for this role for the third time,” Cr Staikos said. “I am incredibly excited for the next four years and I’m looking forward to working with each of you as we discuss ideas, find solutions and work together for the good of the Kingston community.” The new Kingston Council met for the first time last week on 18 November. Cr Staikos mentioned…
WORK on the Mordialloc Freeway has now been underway for more than a year. This month, crews have been working on the bridge over Old Dandenong Road in Dingley Village. The first twelve bridge beams have been put in place. A total of 252 bridge beams will be required for the project. Six freeway bridges will be built on Old Dandenong Road, Centre Dandenong Road, Lower Dandenong Road, Governor Road, Bowen Parkway, and Springvale Road. A statement on the Major Roads Project Victoria website read that “over the past year we’ve worked more than 650,000 construction hours, laid almost 3…