PROVINCIALAN excellent final wicket partnership between Shaun Miller and Liam Glennie may have saved Heatherhill from defeat against Pines on Saturday.Heatherhill was sent in to bat first on day one at Eric Bell Reserve. They struggled from the outset, as Pat Jackson tore through the top order.Miller and Glennie, batting at number 10 and 11 respectively, helped restore some pride. Miller starred with an impressive unbeaten 52 from 72 deliveries.Glennie deserves credit for his supporting role – he scored one run from 53 deliveries.Heatherhill ended up all out for 155.Pat Jackson did most of the damage for Pines. He took…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MORE police could soon patrol Frankston on bicycles as part of a plan revealed by Frankston councillors last week.Newly-elected Frankston councillor Nathan Butler raised the idea at last week’s council meeting. He proposes that council talk to Victoria Police and offer to buy bicycles for them so they can patrol the Frankston CBD and foreshore areas.“In the recent campaigning to get elected to this council I did speak to a lot of people in the CBD area that did highlight safety in the CBD, and a little bit on the foreshore, as a top concern for them,” Butler said last…
A FRANKSTON High School student chosen to take part in a surf life saving program has used his skills to help save a young boy from drowning.The United Energy-sponsored surf life saving program sees Portsea Surf Life Saving Club members visit high schools to deliver water safety lessons. Late last month, a group of students from Frankston High School who have taken part in the program visited the Sorrento foreshore to pass on their knowledge to the local Nippers.Year 12 student Henry Code, who was among the teachers in Sorrento, put his skills to use last year when he jumped…
THE Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre in Frankston will permanently shut down its childcare service this month. The final day of operation for the childcare program will be Friday, 20 December. Six Peninsula Leisure staff members will be impacted by the move.Peninsula Leisure’s CEO Kath Thom said that less than two percent of PARC’s members used the service, leaving it unsustainable. “PARC can no longer sustain the growing level of subsidy required per child, per visit to remain open,” she said.“The decision to close the childcare service has not been an easy one, it has weighed on us because we recognise…
MORE than 150 smiling faces are expected at this year’s Chelsea Community Christmas Lunch. The annual lunch on Christmas Day has been running for a decade. Organiser Vanessa Heredia said the event brings together “people on their own or disadvantaged financially to join us on Christmas at St Josephs in Chelsea.”“We welcome everyone from all backgrounds, and have a beautiful mix of people,” she said. “Over the last 10 years we have repeat guests, and to some of the volunteers it is an extended family. It’s a beautiful community, and the volunteers get as much out of it as the…