PENINSULA MOOROODUC have failed to make the most of a poor Long Island innings as the first two day clashes of the 2018/19 MPCA season took place. Andrew Tweddle top scored for Long Island with a lowly score of 17, as Moorooduc bowler Reece Cordeaux starred by running through the top order and claiming figures of 4/23 with 7 maidens. Long Island ended up all out for 75, but were let off the hook by a shaky Moorooduc, who lost their first two wickets for 4 runs. Moorooduc finished the day at 5/98. At Ditterich Reserve Crib Point were sent…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
ACCORDING to present calculations the naval base at Westernport will be supplied with water by the new year. While the main efforts of the Water Commission have been concentrated on providing the supply for the naval base, regard has been made for the needs of towns on the route of the service, and it has been found that the whole of the area as far as Mentone at least fall naturally within the scheme. It has now been agreed to extend the scheme northwards so as to include a supply to the whole of Mordialloc and Mentone. *** WE are…
A BRIGHT electronic billboard has appeared on the side of the Quest building in Frankston, displaying advertisements for Frankston Liberal candidate Michael Lamb. The sign was originally rejected by Frankston council in 2016, but a permit was granted after a VCAT hearing. VicRoads had previously flagged opposition to the sign, stating “the proposed electronic sign compromises the operational efficiency of the road and poses an unacceptable road safety risk because the sign will create a confusing or dominating background which will reduce the clarity and effectiveness of traffic control devices, the sign could dazzle or distract drivers due to its…
A DERELICT site next to the Ambassador Hotel in Frankston is set to finally receive some love. The site will soon be home to a BP petrol station after Frankston councillors voted to approve the developer’s permit at the 22 October public council meeting. The site has been unattended since 2016, when the barren function centre that had originally stood there was demolished. Since then, the grass at the site has become overgrown and the surrounding buildings riddled with graffiti. Councillors said it was not an “ideal” situation, but ultimately gave BP the green light to go ahead. “They have…
FRANKSTON District Basketball Association have accused Frankston Council of refusing to return $2.5 million to the state government. The money was pledged by the state government to the expansion of the Frankston Basketball Stadium in Seaford. Plans to build that stadium fell through after a new lease agreement could not be reached between council and FDBA, in a saga that saw Dunkley MP Chris Crewther use his parliamentary privilege to take shots at the basketball board. (“Basketball Money on way to park”, The Times, 17/4/2018) Federal funding touted for the Seaford stadium project was diverted towards Jubilee Park works. FDBA…