PROVINCIALA BRILLIANT unbeaten knock from Kierran Voelkl has helped Dromana score a hard-fought win over Red Hill.Dromana hosted the match last Saturday. After losing the toss, Red Hill was sent in to bat first.Harry Gouldstone and Thomas Lewis helped Red Hill put a big total on the scoreboard. Gouldstone scored 59 from 67 deliveries, and Lewis scored an unbeaten 52 from 45 balls. Lewis smashed four sixes during his innings.Red Hill scored 6/220 from their 40 overs, and were in a good position to claim the win.Dromana got their run chase off to a strong start thanks to openers Beau…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A CANDIDATE in this month’s Frankston Council election is facing fierce backlash from the Liberal Party over election material targeting another candidate’s pregnancy.Nathan Havis, a Liberal Party member at the time of his nomination, is a candidate in Lyrebird Ward. He is under fire for comments made about fellow Lyrebird Ward candidate Steffie Conroy. The flyer (pictured below), authorised by Havis, reads that Conroy will “take paid/unpaid parental leave in 2 months (if) elected as they have a second child on the way”. A statement on Steffie Conroy’s website states she will “not be seeking maternity leave within council, as…
FRANKSTON Council ratepayers forked out an extra $40,000 dollars towards the CEO’s remuneration in 2024, council’s annual report has revealed.Phil Cantillon was appointed Frankston Council CEO in September 2019 after a short stint as acting CEO. In mid-2023 he signed a new contract to extend his tenure until 2026. Frankston Council’s 2023/2024 annual report has revealed that the CEO’s total remuneration was between $470,000 and $479,999 in 2024. In 2023 the highest paid member of Frankston Council’s staff received between $420,000 and $429,999. The 2021/2022 annual report stated that Frankston Council’s highest paid member of key management received remuneration between…
FRUSTRATED Edithvale residents have slammed Kingston Council’s decision to remove bins from the beach. In August, Kingston Council announced it was moving bins along its beaches off of the sand and onto other locations along the foreshore. In a statement, it said the move would “keep our beautiful beaches clear of rubbish, particularly during the busy summer months.”“The number of visitors to our beaches increases each year, and the existing bin system is not designed to cope with this amount of waste,” the council statement read. “To reduce rubbish left on our beaches, we are moving our bins off the…
A MAN living with an intellectual disability has spent years waiting for a dental appointment, with no end in sight. Allan* and his 47-year-old son first visited Frankston Hospital nearly five years ago to treat dental issues. They were referred to Carlton Dental Hospital, where their years of frustration began.Allan says his son, who has a cavity and teeth pushing against each other, was told he faces a three-year wait from treatment. “He was referred to Carlton Dental Hospital, where we waited two years for a response. Then we spent a day up there waiting for them, and they did…