Author: Brodie Cowburn

DIVISION TWO DROMANA have bounced back from their shock defeat last week in stunning fashion, hammering Langwarrin to book their spot in the Grand Final. The Kangaroos were put on the backfoot early by a fast starting Dromana. Langwarrin could not register a score in the first quarter, and could only manage one goal in the second. In that time, Dromana piled on ten goals to take a 58 point lead into the half time break. The Kangaroos needed everything to go their way, but Dromana were proving far too good, piling on another seven goals to zero in the…

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DAY by day the good news of fresh Allied victories continues to come through; each day there are fresh stories of the wonderful deeds of the Australians, and each day sees the line that indicates the horrible leash that the Hun threw across Europe being taken further and further back towards the Rhine. It is good news, it is cheering news; but not for one instant must it be taken to indicate that Australia is now at liberty to slacken in her war efforts. Rather it means that still greater efforts must be made; it is the supreme time when…

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THE Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League has backflipped on comments made two weeks ago about their scheduling difficulties for the junior footy finals series. MPJFL senior vice president Paul Lonsdale said that fixturing finals had been difficult because Mt Eliza had “shot us down” and that the league would make every effort to get games scheduled on Sundays next year (“Sports’ fixtures creates finals fiasco”, The Times, 13/8/18). Those comments have now been taken back in a statement provided by the league to The Times. “The MPJFL Executive team did not ask or discuss with Mt Eliza the possibility of…

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AN underground rail project announced by the Andrews Labor Government is set to connect the Frankston train line to nine other lines in the outer suburbs. Cheltenham Station on the Frankston Line will be the first stop on the new network, known as the Suburban Rail Loop. From Cheltenham, passengers will be able to travel directly to stations in Clayton, Monash, Glen Waverley, Burwood. The line will reach as far as Melbourne Airport and Werribee. The new network will feature a total of 12 stops, with works on the Frankston line section projected to begin in 2022. Carrum MP Sonya…

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THE Frankston Coast Guard has packed up and moved out of their old building in Pier Promenade, which is set to be demolished. The old building in Frankston will be knocked down after Frankston Council voted unanimously to help relocate the Coast Guard to a new temporary location at its 13 August public meeting. The Coast Guard has been lobbying council to approve the demolition of the building on Pier Promenade since September 2017, when council voted to defer a decision to allocate $55,000 in funding towards further planning and consultation. Mayor Cr Colin Hampton said that demolition was necessary…

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