CRICKET PROVINCIAL A MASSIVE 132 run opening stand between Aiden McKenna and Thomas Matson has put Long Island in a strong position against Old Peninsula. McKenna and Matson batted for most of the day. McKenna scored 70 from 161 deliveries, and Matson scored 92 from 199. A late knock of 33 from 29 by Chris Hay helped Long Island reach a final total of 6/260 from their 80 overs. Play restarts at Ballam Park this Saturday. At Pat Rollo Reserve, Sorrento will have to fight hard to defend their total. Sorrento are taking on Pines in two-day action. The Sharks…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE lifesaving season has begun, as the weather warms up and more people head to Victorian beaches. The Frankston and Mornington Peninsula municipalities are historically two of the worst affected by drownings each year. More people died of drowning in the Mornington Peninsula LGA than any other between 2012 and 2022. In the same timeframe Frankston ranked 11th of 79 LGAs for drowning deaths (“Young people most vulnerable to drowning” The Times 12/12/22). Life savers began full patrol services last weekend on 11 November. Emergency services minister Jaclyn Symes said that swimmers needed to exercise caution as beaches get busier.…
RECEPTION hours at local police stations will be cut at the end of this month. The 24-hour reception desks at Chelsea, Cheltenham, Mordialloc, Carrum Downs, and Bayside will close at the end of this month. The receptions at Chelsea, Carrum Downs, and Cheltenham will open for just eight hours a day, and the others will be open 16 hours a day. Moorabbin, Frankston, and Dandenong police stations will continue operating 24-hour receptions. In total, 43 Victoria Police stations will cut their reception hours. Victoria Police regional operations deputy commissioner Neil Paterson said that no police stations would be closing because…
A VACCINE shortage is leaving stray cats with nowhere to go. Feline vaccines are scarce, which is straining the resources and capacities of Australian animal shelters. Frankston Council has put a pause on handing out cat traps to residents on advice from animal shelters in the municipality, The Times understands. The Lost Dogs’ Home in Cranbourne West provides Frankston Council’s animal shelter services. In a statement it said that it would never turn away animals in need, but that it is discouraging people from bringing in healthy stray cats. “There is currently a serious global shortage of cat vaccines and…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL RED Hill bowled well to defend a total of 172 against Heatherhill last weekend. Red Hill hosted the one day clash. They batted first and scored 9/172 – Luke Jackson top scored with 36 runs from 33 deliveries. Heatherhill opener Neil Barfuss got his side off to a good start early with a knock of 32 from 37 deliveries. Unfortunately he lost his first two batting partners for scores of 0 and 5. After Barfuss’ dismissal, Heatherhill struggled to keep up with the required run rate. A late 38 run innings at a run a ball from Daniel…