A FOOTBALL match between Frankston and Hastings was played at Hastings on Saturday. Frankston, as is usual when they have to travel, could only muster a very poor team and were defeated easily, the final scores being Hastings 12 goals 20 bhds, Frankston 4 bhds. Mr Sposito umpired impartially. At half time the Hastings ladies provided a splendid afternoon tea which was greatly appreciated. Today Frankston will try conclusions with a team from the Langwarrin camp, at Frankston. MESSRS Brody and Mason will conduct a clearing sale of household furnishings at “Elmavere”, Melbourne Road Frankston on Saturday next, August 31,…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE Beach 162 restaurant in Frankston is celebrating a win this week, after Frankston councillors voted to increase its patron cap at a public meeting on 13 August. The restaurant will now be able to host 120 patrons on Fridays and weekends, an increase from the previous 74 allowed before the amendment. The initial proposal was to raise the cap to 100 patrons before this was amended to accommodate 120. Beach 162 co-owner Mariam Jamil told council her restaurant would not “be able to survive” if their limit was only raised to 100. “In this matter, we are at the…
THE end credits have rolled at council on a plan by Hoyts cinemas in Frankston to sell alcohol in their cinemas. Frankston councillors voted at the 13 August public meeting to issue a planning notice of refusal to the cinema, which was seeking to serve alcohol inside its foyer and auditoriums every day of the week. Under the proposal, G and PG-rated films would have been alcohol-free. The final vote split the councillors’ votes 3-3, with the mayor’s casting vote tipping the balance in favour of no booze sales at Hoyts Frankston. Mayor Cr Colin Hampton said that the “area…
THE Chelsea Rotary Club has joined with the Rotary Club of Mt Druitt and a family from the Boronia Rotary Club to make a $36,000 donation towards Australian Rotary Health. The donation was funded in part by the estate of Chelsea Rotary Club’s longest serving member, George Malone. Mr Malone, who passed away on 3 May 2016, left behind money to be donated to Australian Rotary Health, with the hope that the money would be used to fund skin cancer research. His son Robert, daughter in law Jane, and granddaughter Emily were present to hand over the money to Australian…
DIVISION TWO DROMANA will go into the finals with momentum on their side after claiming a comprehensive win over Rye in their final game of the home and away season. Although already eliminated from finals contention, the Demons showed plenty of fight in the first half, battling hard to keep the margin at just five points at the main break. In the second half though, Dromana were simply too strong. They kicked 11 goals to two to put the contest to bed. Although it looked as if it may be a close game early on, the Tigers quickly ran away…