ALAN Craig isn’t a stranger to losing a little blood. On Wednesday, 7 August, he visited the Red Cross to make his 600th donation of plasma and blood. Mr Craig, a Frankston bus driver, said he first gave blood in the early 80s, and has been giving plasma since 1996. He said that being a rare member of the “Anti-D program” motivates him to continue making donations. “I’m in a program called the Anti-D program. When a pregnant lady’s blood is a negative blood type, and for some reason the baby is a positive type, if the blood happens to…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE findings of a business case assessing the extension of the Frankston rail line are due “shortly”. The state government announced the business case and planning work for “a future extension of the Frankston line to Baxter” had begun in April 2018. The original state government media release stated that “the business case is expected to be finalised in early 2019.” Requests for an update on the progress of the case sent to Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke were diverted to the Premier’s media department. Senior media advisor Matt Macklin said “we’re in the process of finalising the business case, and…
FRANKSTON Pier is in need of repairs after a 20 metre section of it broke off in harsh winds. The end of the pier broke free on Friday, 9 August and floated down to the beach. Parks Victoria closed off pier access to the public and is currently “assessing the damage to the pier and the works that will be required to repair the damage.” Parks Victoria’s acting regional manager of marine and maritime Sofia De Lesantis said “as a result of the severe weather event declared across Victoria on Thursday 8 August, Parks Victoria closed access to Frankston Pier…
GAMBLERS in Kingston rank among the biggest losers statewide when it comes to how much money they lose on electronic gaming machines. The Kingston area ranked ninth on the list of total losses on EGMs per municipality between July 2018 and June 2019. Neighbouring Frankston Council also cracked the top 20. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation released figures last week showing Kingston punters had lost just over $85.7 million on pokies in the last year. The amount lost is a small drop from the $86.28 million gambled away in the area in the previous year, but still…
DIVISION TWO HASTINGS have kept their finals hopes alive with a thrilling come from behind win over Seaford. A win for the Tigers away from home at Thomas Barclay Oval would have put them two games ahead of Hastings and in a good position heading into the last games of the year. A loss for Hastings would have effectively ruled them out of finals contention. Seaford started strong with a three goals to zero first term, but Hastings fought back in the second. Seaford overturned the two point deficit in the third quarter, and were up by nine heading into…