FRANKSTON councillors are set to discuss the merit of moving the Frankston Coast Guard into the troubled Yacht Club building. If a vote at council’s 14 October* meeting is successful, council will withdraw $8 million in ratepayer funding which had been allocated to help put the Coast Guard in a permanent home at Oliver’s Hill. The motion councillors are set to vote on reads that council will “commit $400,000 to the 2020/21 budget from the strategic reserve to undertake fit out and associated building works to the first floor of the Frankston Yacht Club facility to provide permanent accommodation for…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
AN 18-year-old man has escaped with non life-threatening injuries after being stabbed multiple times on Fifth Avenue, Aspendale. Police were told that the man had been in a “verbal altercation with a youth” at around 1am, Friday 4 October. A brawl later broke out with up to ten youths involved in the alleged incident. Police allege that an unidentified youth stabbed the victim multiple times before fleeing the scene. The victim, from Langwarrin, was taken to the hospital by his friends. The friends helping the injured teenager flagged down paramedics to help while they were driving on the Frankston Freeway…
PENINSULA RED Hill have started their 2019/2020 season with a bang after a thrilling win over Long Island. Long Island chose to bat first and set a tough target of 175 runs for Red Hill to chase down. Opener Nick Jewell impressed for Long Island with 59 runs before he was caught and bowled. In response, Red Hill looked shaky and found themselves struggling at 2/22. A stunning 97 run third wicket partnership got their run chase back on track, but after their middle order were removed the tail began to struggle. With just one wicket in hand, Red Hill…
UNDER 12s players at Langwarrin Soccer Club have returned from a competition in Japan as winners. In September last year, the side qualified for the Tomsan Cup tournament in Japan by winning a national seven on seven competition. The cup is an eight vs eight tournament competed over two days. The side arrived in Japan and got straight to work with 10 practice games in just three days. The cup kicked off on 22 September, with Langwarrin talking out a win in their first game 1-0. They went on to lose their next game 1-0 and draw their next 1-1.…
THE youth mayor program at Frankston Council has been given the chop. The program ran for less than two years. Gerard Felipe was appointed the inaugural youth mayor in early 2018, and completed a one year term. The second youth mayor Aaron Quarrell resigned four months into his term. At council’s most recent meeting, councillors voted to discontinue the program. Cr Brian Cunial supported scrapping the program, calling it a “complete and utter waste of time.” Cr Quinn McCormack said that the program should be scrapped because it has “no real benefit to council”. “The role has resulted in more…