DIVISION ONE DROMANA have booked their Grand Final spot with a win over Bonbeach. The Tigers scored the only goal of a scrappy first term, and ended up going into the half time break with an eight point lead. Dromana stretched their lead in the third term, and managed to keep the Sharks at an arm’s length. Bonbeach couldn’t close the gap, and Dromana ended up taking the win 8.7 (55) to 5.6 (36). Sam Fowler booted three goals for the winning Tigers, while Sam Guerts also had a big impact. The Tigers go into this weekend’s clash against Sorrento…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
FRANKSTON Council will look within for their next CEO. Interim CEO Phil Cantillon will be offered the role permanently, The Times understands. It is understood that councillors made the decision at a special meeting on 7 September. It is understood that council considered over 50 applicants for the role. Former CEO Dennis Hovenden and council parted ways earlier this year with just four months left on Mr Hovenden’s contract. It was confirmed by council that Mr Hovenden would receive “all his statutory entitlements”. The Frankston Council CEO has previously earned $325,000 annual remuneration including pre-tax payments on a vehicle. When…
FRANKSTON councillor Steve Toms has been handed a four month suspension after a bullying complaint against him was upheld at a councillor conduct panel. Cr Toms was found guilty of “serious misconduct” for allegedly bullying colleague Lillian O’Connor. The councillor conduct panel was asked to investigate an allegation that “Cr Toms had repeatedly behaved in an intimidating, offensive and disrespectful manner toward a fellow councillor, Cr Lillian O’Connor, which adversely affected Cr O’Connor’s health, and that these actions constituted the bullying of another councillor.” The panel determined that they were “satisfied that the alleged behaviour occurred and was unreasonable in…
A FORENSIC investigation into the sale of public space on Evelyn Street has been ordered by Frankston Council. Cr Glenn Aitken said that “there is concern that discussions or negotiations” occurred “before councillors were informed.” He said that an investigation into the proposed sale would be “healthy”. Council had voted on 18 February to sell the parcel of land to the Department of Justice for over $4 million, but pulled out of the deal on 3 June in favour of turning the land into a park. Cr Sandra Mayer said “what concerns me is I got sucked in to selling…
KINGSTON COUNCIL is calling for the state government to follow through on their promise to invest in the Chain of Parks project. The Chain of Parks project has seen council purchase former landfill sites with the aim of turning them into linked parkland spaces. Earlier this year council spent $2.6 million on 3.02 hectares of land in Clarinda for the project, and commenced work at the Victory Road parkland site. In the leadup to the state election at the end of last year, the state government pledged that creating “the Sandbelt Parklands, a 355 hectare chain of parks running from…