A BONBEACH cancer survivor is planning on walking 72 kilometres next month to raise money for prostate cancer awareness. Mike Watson decided to get tested for prostate cancer after seeing a story about testing on the news. Watsons says that the decision to do so has changed his life. “This is important to me because I had no symptoms and it was only because of a news report I watched on TV, that I decided to have a PSA test. My GP asked me why I was requesting one, which surprised me,” he said. “A few days later I received…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE Liberals have preselected a candidate to run for Carrum at the November state election. Bec Buchanan has been endorsed as the Liberals’ candidate for Carrum. She will hope to win the seat which was last held by the Liberals in 2014. Carrum has been held by Labor’s Sonya Kilkenny since 2014. Kilkenny won re-election in 2018 with a huge 12 per cent margin, and has since been appointed into the state government’s ministry. Buchanan’s candidacy was confirmed online last weekend. Her website reads that she has lived in either the Frankston or Carrum electorate for the last 48 years.…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE BONBEACH has got its finals campaign off to a dream start. The Sharks played Mt Eliza in the qualifying final last Saturday. A seven goals to zero first half saw Bonbeach put the game away early. The Redlegs had trouble hitting the scoreboard all day. They were a little better in the second half, but still couldn’t get near the impressive Sharks. Bonbeach ran out 48 point winners over Mt Eliza 11.10 (76) to 3.10 (28). The Redlegs will have one more chance to restart their season this weekend. Dromana’s 2022 season has come to an end…
MYER will shut down its Frankston store permanently next year. Frankston Myer opened in 1972. Last week, the retail giant announced that its Frankston site would close down for good, with the last day of trading scheduled for 15 January 2023. Frankston is the third Victorian Myer to close down since the onset of the pandemic. Knox Myer closed in August last year, and Emporium Myer was shut down in May 2020. In a statement, Myer said that “all impacted team members” will be redeployed to nearby locations. Around 100 people are currently employed by Myer Frankston, including those working…
FORMER mayor Michael O’Reilly will stand for the Liberals in Frankston at the November state election. The Times understands O’Reilly was preselected about four weeks ago. His candidacy was announced on the Liberals’ website last week. O’Reilly served as a Frankston councillor for eight years before losing his spot at the 2020 local government elections. He served as mayor between 2018 and 2019. He works as a postman in Frankston. O’Reilly told The Times that the state’s health crisis and state government debt inspired him to put his hand up. He said “I’ve never nominated for state and federal parliament…