PROVINCIALPINES has won the 2025 MPCA Provincial Grand Final.Pines played Red Hill in the two-day season decider at Eric Bell Reserve. Pines batted on Saturday, and put a formidable total on the scoreboard.At the end of the day, Pines finished up at 8/243. Pat Jackson scored a half-century for the home side, while Nick Christides and Billy Humphrey also made strong contributions.Brent Martin was a workhorse for Red Hill on Saturday. He bowled 40 overs, taking 3/113.Red Hill were in huge trouble from the get-go on Sunday. Opener Luke Jackson was dismissed for a duck, and his batting partner Riley…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A CONTRACT worth nearly $50 million has been awarded for the redevelopment of the Frankston Basketball and Gymnastics Stadium. The preferred option for the project, which features six new basketball courts and a dedicated gymnastics hall, was endorsed by Frankston Council at the end of 2023. The total estimated project cost was $60 million – the state and federal governments have both agreed to put in $15 million, and the remaining $30 million will come from Frankston ratepayers.Last week, Ireland Brown Constructions Pty Ltd was awarded a contract worth a little over $49.73 million to undertake the project. Frankston Basketball…
A PERMIT has been granted to build a childcare centre on the corner of Humphries Road and Sybil Avenue in Frankston South despite nearly 200 objections from residents. Frankston Council granted the permit for 253 Humphries Road at a meeting last week. 177 residents submitted objections to the proposal. Objections submitted to council mentioned negative impacts on local traffic network/movement, pedestrian safety, car parking limitations, inappropriate use within a residential area, the existence of child care centres within the local area, inconsistency with planning controls and neighbourhood character, vegetation removal, noise, the site’s location within a bushfire area, and property…
A DATE has been set for the 2025 federal election. The election will be held on 3 May. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the election date at a press conference last Friday, 28 March. Incumbent MP Jodie Belyea will contest Dunkley for Labor. Former mayor Nathan Conroy is the Liberal candidate. Robert Thurley and Andrew Gatley have declared their intention to run as independents. Matt Maber has been named as The Greens’ candidate, Jessica Davis will be One Nation’s candidate for Dunkley, and Family First will run pastor Peter Nicholes as its candidate. Last Friday after calling the election, Albanese…
PLANS to build a new Woolworths in Chelsea Heights have been approved. The Woolworths is planned for 1-23 Wells Road, on the former site of the Mitre 10 building. Plans to build it were previously approved by VCAT despite Kingston Council opposition. An updated proposal, which featured a smaller shopping centre and the retention of the existing Dan Murphy’s building, was later submitted to VCAT and approved this month. A statement from Kingston Council read “our officers supported the new design that included a reduction to the supermarket size, cutting back retail space, keeping the existing Dan Murphy’s bottle shop,…