DIVISION TWO HASTINGS have battled hard, but failed to defeat Red Hill at Thomas Barclay Oval on Saturday. The Hillmen have been near impossible to beat in 2019, but Hastings signalled their intent with a good first half. The Blues led at both quarter time and half time, but only by a goal. The Hillmen, who have been by far the best defensive side in the competition, held Hastings scoreless in the third quarter to get back into the contest. Hastings could only put one goal on the board in the final term, and eventually succumbed to defat. The final…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
DIVISION ONE MORNINGTON have secured their second win for the year in a shock result against Frankston YCW. The Bulldogs got off on the right foot with an excellent first term. They went into the first break with a 17 point lead. Frankston YCW struggled badly all afternoon, and were not able to claw their way back into the contest. They scored 0.6 across the second and third quarters of the match. A three goals to zero final quarter saw the gap between the two sides close, but the Stonecats were too far behind to catch up. The final score…
PHIL Cantillon has been appointed as temporary CEO of Frankston Council. Mr Cantillon has been at council since October of 2017 as director of community assets. He had previously been at Baw Baw Shire Council, including an eight month stint as their interim CEO in 2017. Prior to that he had worked with roads and maritime services and the department of state growth Tasmania. Mr Cantillon said “I’m extremely excited about this opportunity, and look forward to leading the organisation until a permanent CEO is appointed.” He takes over from outgoing CEO Dennis Hovenden, whose last official day was on…
FRANKSTON Council’s municipal monitor is set for an extended stay. The state government appointed monitor Prue Digby to investigate and prepare a report on Frankston Council in December of 2017, with her tenure due to end in June this year. In the wake of former council CEO Dennis Hovenden’s resignation, Ms Digby has had her stay extended until the appointment of a new permanent CEO. Questions from The Times about the monitor’s stay were directed to the department of environment, land, water and planning. A statement from the department read that “the current municipal monitor to Frankston City Council, Prue…
A HUGE tree which looms over Bradina Court faces an uncertain future after complaints from residents. Kingston Council voted at their 24 June meeting to “undertake a risk assessment of the impact of pruning the street tree (branches and roots)”. The estimated cost of the risk assessment is up to $3000. A second part of the motion that council should “remove the street tree and replace it with an appropriate native species” if “the pruning works do not render the tree safe” was voted on and lost. The motion was moved by Cr Tamsin Bearsley who said that earlier that…