WITH over 70 per cent of the vote counted from Saturday’s federal election, the seat of Dunkley will almost certainly be won by the Labor Party. For the first time since 1996 it appears the electorate of Dunkley will be in Labor’s hands with their candidate Peta Murphy holding an 6.4 per cent lead on a two party preferred basis with just under 73 per cent of the vote counted. Incumbent MP Chris Crewther has yet to officially concede, but has admitted that victory is “unlikely”. Ms Murphy, a a former lawyer and a candidate in the 2016 election, said…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
CHELSEA SES are paying thanks to their volunteers and encouraging others to get on board and help out too as part of National Volunteer Week, 20 May – 26 May. “Wear Orange Wednesday” will be held on 22 May, with members of the public encouraged to don orange to pay tribute to the hard work of SES volunteers. Chelsea SES member of 16 years Phil Wall said that volunteers were the lifeblood of the local SES. “If we took the volunteers away from the Chelsea SES there would be nothing. We can have all the flashy equipment in the world,…
A MENTONE man and his brother have finally reached the finish line of a decade long project to get a near century old motorcycle back up and running. Michael Shacklock has been working alongside his brother Peter to get the engine of their Flying Squirrel motorcycle roaring once again. The bike has a storied history in their family, and was initially raced by their father, Arthur. “It’s been a bit of a ride to get it started up again. The bike initially belonged to my dad,” Michael Shacklock said. “He bought it new in 1929, he had it imported from…
THOUSANDS of cubic metres of sand will be shipped from Mordialloc Beach in the coming weeks as part of a project to “renourish” Parkdale Beach. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has begun works to give Parkdale Beach a facelift. They plan to place 8000 cubic metres of sand on the foreshore area of the beach. DELWP Port Phillip land and built environment program officer Cass Philippou said that sand from Mordialloc would be taken from an area where it would be “naturally replaced.” “Parkdale Beach has eroded over time from the action of wind, waves and tidal…
DIVISION ONE SORRENTO have suffered their first loss for the season after going down in a shock defeat to the Frankston Bombers. The Bombers had been in shaky form to start 2019 and faced a tough challenge to defeat the Sharks. Playing in front of their home crowd, the Bombers got off to a positive start and by quarter time were up by 16 points. The Sharks bit back in the second term to close the gap to two point, but the Bombers re-established their buffer. Sorrento worked hard in the final term to whittle the margin back to six…