KATHRYN Whatmore knows all about the pressures felt by the wives and girlfriends of professionals cricketers – especially when their partners are on tour. “There’s a lot more expected of cricketers these days as they are full time and there is so much travel involved,” the wife of former Test cricketer and now international coach Dav (Davenell) Whatmore, said on Monday from their home in Bittern. “There are many more competitions now; people don’t realise how difficult it is for wives to have their men so far from home and away from their young families.” Players are required to arrive…
Author: Stephen Taylor
MORNINGTON’S Daniel Arapakis flew his F3D aircraft to victory at the FAI F3D world championships in Sweden, 25-29 July. The Western Port Model Aero Club member – nicknamed ‘Dannmann’ – did Australia proud bringing home the gold medal and becoming junior world champion. Daniel is the first Australian junior to win a world championship in any facet of aeromodelling, his father Andrew Arapakis said. “He was race prepared with the finest aircraft, engines and propellers fastidiously engineered by Barry Murphy, which are world renowned for their reliability and performance.” Daniel flew his Minute Master racer for 14 rounds over three…
“A SURVIVOR” is how Alan Scoble describes his late-grandfather Handley Scoble, who enlisted for World War I at the Frankston Mechanics’ Institute in early 1917 and then joined the other troops for a rousing send-off from the hall steps. Mr Scoble was at the hall last week for the War Heritage Roadshow, to which many Frankston families brought items of service and wartime memorabilia that shaped the story of Australia’s war effort and our local community’s contribution. At the roadshow, conservators and historians explained the significance of the various medals and memorabilia and advised on their care, cleaning and preservation.…
A FALL from her bike last week proved painful for a Seaford woman – but the kindness shown by a complete stranger helped make her ordeal bearable. Rahni Mackie, 46, was riding with her dog alongside Kananook Creek when she crashed, breaking her leg in three places and knocking her head on the path, 9.30am, Thursday. A passerby, known only as “Alex” and aged about 19, ran up to help – and then generously waited for three-quarters of an hour comforting the injured woman, minding her dog – and even called her mum. “He called me and told me what…
FRANKSTON councillor Kris Bolam says he will “boycott” tonight’s (Monday 24 July) ordinary meeting over what he claims is “wilful disenfranchisement” of a councillor. Cr Bolam said he made the decision “with a heavy heart” to protest at the mayor Cr Brian Cunial’s decision to refuse deferral of a matter that Cr Lillian O’Connor had asked be dealt with at the 14 August meeting – instead of tonight’s meeting – as she will be overseas. “Cr O’Connor cannot attend as she will be oversees with her family and celebrating her birthday,” Cr Bolam said. Her absence means she won’t be…