PROVINCIAL LADDER leaders Langwarrin will head into this weekend’s final series off the back of a loss, after Dromana put them to the sword on Saturday.Langwarrin had a disastrous day on the road against Dromana. They got off to a nightmare start when opener Jack Marget was clean bowled by Dale Irving with the first delivery of the day.Each of Langwarrin’s first five batters failed to reach double digits. They collapsed to 7/43, and looked in a world of trouble.The tail offered some resistance, but Langwarrin was soon bowled out. They scored just 96 runs.Dromana made short work of their…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE field of contestants for Dunkley in the upcoming federal election is growing.Although Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has yet to announce an election date as of 16 March, the local campaign is already well underway. The Labor and Liberal parties have had their candidates locked in for months – incumbent MP Jodie Belyea will contest for Labor, and former Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy will get a second crack at the seat for the Liberals. Belyea and Conroy were the two major party candidates at the March 2024 by-election. Belyea emerged victorious with a slim 2.7 percent margin on the two-party-preferred…
SHOPPERS at Mordialloc Plaza were lucky to avoid injury last week after a section of the roof near Woolworths collapsed.Emergency services and SES were called out to the Mordialloc shopping centre last Tuesday, 11 March. They were told a person may be trapped under the collapsed roof, but thankfully when they arrived they found nobody was under the wreckage.The roof collapsed at around 2.30pm. Chelsea SES were among the attendees on the scene – in a statement it said “a large section of roofing has collapsed, landing on the stairway between Main Street and the Woolworths Supermarket.” “The collapse happened…
PROVINCIALRED Hill wrapped up an important win over fellow finals contender Dromana at RM Hooper Reserve Oval on Saturday. On day two, Red Hill was defending a total of 251. Dromana kept touch with their target all day, but fell 23 runs short. After a decent start, Red Hill bowler Brent Martin ran through the middle order. Daniel Ianati nearly dragged Dromana over the line with a brave unbeaten 67 from 96 deliveries, but he didn’t get enough support from his teammates.Dromana was bowled out for 228.Martin posted final figures of 5/66 for the victors.Sorrento had a great day at…
A FRANKSTON homeowner has told media he will sell his property and move after public backlash to construction work he had undertaken by Frankston Beach.A stop work order was issued last week to the property owner, who has allegedly been conducting illegal construction work. Observers had spotted vegetation removal and construction work taking place behind 636 Nepean Highway.Last Monday, 2 March, Frankston Council confirmed that it had contacted the landowner to demand a stop to works on Crown land. Frankston Council CEO Phil Cantillon said “since becoming aware of the activities two weeks ago, council has been working closely with…