MPNFL DIVISION ONE SORRENTO picked up a good win last weekend to finish Round 17 in fifth place, but they may need to beat the premiership favourites to secure their finals spot. The Sharks travelled to play last-place Bonbeach on Saturday. Both sides were all square after the first term, but Sorrento soon showed their quality. Sorrento established a ten point lead in the second term, then put the game to bed with a five-goals-to-one third quarter. Sorrento won the battle of the Sharks 8.7 (55) to 14.14 (98). Unfortunately for Bonbeach, the loss means they cannot move off the…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A DINGLEY Village woman has died from injuries sustained in a car crash last month. The 84-year-old was driving a Toyota Camry on Westall Road in Springvale South on 17 July when the crash occurred. A little after 12pm, the Camry collided with a Toyota Prado. The Camry driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries. On 3 August, Victoria Police announced that she had died in hospital. The other driver, a 59-year-old man from Mulgrave, was not injured in the crash. Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash. They have asked anyone with dash cam or CCTV footage…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE LANGWARRIN scored the upset of the season against undefeated Dromana at Lloyd Park last Saturday. Dromana has been dominant this season. The premiership favourites came into the match 15-0 for the year. Langwarrin on the other hand have struggled, and sit in ninth place with just two wins to their name. The Kangaroos were up for the fight all day long. Dromana led at the half-time and three-quarter-time breaks, but never by more than five points. Langwarrin were relentless in the final term. They managed to sneak ahead, and were rewarded for their hard work with a…
A PUBLIC park in Langwarrin has been saved from redevelopment after an intense community campaign. Plans to build a kindergarten at Langwarrin’s Long Street Reserve were scrapped at Frankston Council’s last meeting. Instead, the Langwarrin Community Centre has been chosen as the kindergarten’s new home. Frankston councillors secretly voted to nominate Long Street Reserve as their preferred site for a new kindergarten in a behind-closed-doors meeting late last year. The unanimous vote was made public soon after, and backlash began. A petition with more than 1700 signatures was handed to Frankston Council opposing the plans. It read “Long Street Reserve…
SEVEN teenagers have been charged over a spate of alleged home invasions, car thefts, and affrays across Parkdale, Cheltenham, and Rosebud. Police allege the offending occurred between 5 June and 23 July. The arrests followed an alleged attack on a 15-year-old girl inside a Cheltenham shopping centre. The incident allegedly occurred at around 3.15pm on 23 July after a verbal altercation between a group of teenagers and two girls. One girl ran and the other was allegedly assaulted, police say. The victim was taken to hospital for observation. Police say all parties were known to each other. On 29 July,…