PROVINCIALDROMANA wrapped up a win over Old Peninsula on Saturday to maintain its spot on the top of the ladder.Dromana bowled out Old Peninsula for 182 runs on day one. On day two last Saturday they batted well and finished the job.Sam Fowler was the star of the match. The skipper scored a brilliant century, and ended up carrying his bat.Dromana reached their target in 60 overs with eight wickets left to spare.Pines’ excellent start to the season continued last weekend when they secured victory over Sorrento.Pines dominated on day one on their home deck, smashing 407 runs before declaring.…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MORE than 50 women set off from Frankston Pier last week to walk all the way to the Cape Schanck lighthouse. The “Frank to Schanck” trek was organised by the Women’s Spirit Project. The registered charity aims to help women experiencing disadvantage by getting them involved with fitness, health, and wellbeing activities.The 60 kilometer journey from Frankston to Cape Schanck began on Friday and concluded on Sunday. Women’s Spirit Project chairperson Kathy Heffernan said “it is a privilege to witness the courage of these women taking on this challenge.” “Our volunteers have also worked hard over the weekend to support…
PROVINCIALA PAIR of centuries by Declan Jackson and Connor Jackson has put Pines in the box seat against Sorrento.Pines is hosting the two-day match at Eric Bell Reserve. The hosts had an incredible day on Saturday, putting more than 400 runs on the scoreboard.Opener Declan Jackson and first drop batter Connor Jackson were brilliant. Declan Jackson smashed 113 runs from 77 deliveries, and Connor Jackson scored 130 with a strike rate of a run a ball.Nick Christides also had a good game – the opener scored 62 runs.Pines scored 6/407 before declaring. Sorrento survived six overs before stumps, and will…
PROVINCIALDROMANA’S undefeated start to the 2024/2025 season continued last weekend after a close win over Baden Powell.Overport Park hosted the clash. Baden Powell was sent in to bat first, and hit a few roadblocks.Dale Elmi, Jobe Gardner, Josh Waldron, and Jack Gorbert made good starts, but didn’t convert their scores into big totals. Gorbert’s unbeaten 24 from 21 deliveries batting at number nine was the most impressive of the innings.Jye Voelkl took three vital middle order wickets to help restrict Baden Powell’s total to 9/144 from 40 overs. Voelkl took 3/21.A middle order collapse nearly cost Dromana the game, but…
A LARGE portion of Mt Eliza is set to move from the Dunkley electorate into Flinders. The changes have been in the works throughout the year, and have now been finalised and gazetted. The Australian Electoral Commission says the new boundaries will come into effect at the next federal election. The boundary separating Dunkley and Flinders now sits across the Nepean Highway and Canadian Bay Road.The Liberal Party of Victoria objected to the change – in a submission to the AEC, the Liberals wrote “Mount Eliza has been a consistent part of the Dunkley electorate and has strong links to…
PROVINCIALDROMANA has fired an early warning shot to the rest of the division after a dominant win over Heatherhill. Dromana wrapped up their second win of the season on Saturday by bowling out Heatherhill. Dromana scored 297 runs on day one, and bowled Heatherhill out for 190 on day two.A handful of Heatherhill batters made strong starts, but couldn’t convert them into big totals. Sithum Peris scored 29 runs, Jake Theobald scored 33, and Adeel Hussain scored 27. Jack Fowler was the pick of the bowlers for Dromana. He took 3/40 from 14 overs on Saturday, and managed to pick…
PROVINCIAL SORRENTO have put themselves in a good position to defeat Baden Powell. Sorrento hosted day one of the two-day clash at David MacFarlane Reserve on Saturday. The Sharks batted first, but didn’t look too dangerous early on.Sorrento’s first six batters were each dismissed for low totals – Patrick Hall’s 16 from 14 deliveries was the top order’s best effort. Rhys Musgrave and Jake Wood came in at seven and eight to steer things back on track. Musgrave scored 45 from 91 deliveries, and Wood scored 84 from 75. Their efforts helped Sorrento reach a final total of 200.With 22…
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…
By Brodie Cowburn PROVINCIALTHE MPCA season got off to a false start last Saturday, with most games washed out.A handful of overs were played at Overport Park. Langwarrin scored 4/68 from 19 overs before their match against Baden Powell was called off.The Old Peninsula Pirates also got to spend some time at the crease. They scored 3/63 from 18 overs before their match against Heatherhill was abandoned.The remaining games in the Provincial division were also washed out. PENINSULARAIN stopped a nail-biting match between Seaford and Rosebud from reaching its conclusion last Saturday.RF Miles Reserve hosted the two sides in the…
CRIME on the Mornington Peninsula has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 22 percent in the 2023/2024 financial year. The Crime Statistics Agency released its yearly figures last week. In the Mornington Peninsula municipality, total offences recorded increased by more than 22 percent to 11,644 in the year ending June 2024. Breaches of family violence orders were the most commonly recorded offences. The offence rate per 100,000 Mornington Peninsula residents was the worst recorded since 2020. Mornington was the suburb most affected by crime on the Mornington Peninsula, followed closely by Rosebud and Hastings.The CSA has revealed that there were 16,252…
HASTINGS FNC has appointed a new senior coach. Hastings is looking to bounce back after a tumultuous 2024. Financial issues at the Hastings Club have put the football club in a tenuous position, and its seniors side recorded just three wins for the year in Division Two.Last week, the club announced it had appointed Kevin Lylak as its new senior coach. In a statement, the club said Lylak had signed on for 2025 “and beyond”. “We are super excited for the experience and leadership Kev will bring to our young exciting list. Please join us in welcoming Kevin, his wife…
EIGHT people have died at Mornington Peninsula beaches and waterways over the last year.There were more deaths in Mornington Peninsula coastal areas between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 than there were in any other Victorian municipality. Surf Life Saving Australia’s annual National Coastal Safety Report, released last week, showed that eight people died on the Mornington Peninsula in that timeframe.In total, Surf Life Saving Australia recorded 258 coastal deaths nationally in 2023/2024. 150 died from drowning, with 26 of those drownings occurring in Victoria. More than 80 per cent of drowning victims nationally were male, and every single…
NEW measures to protect plant and animal life in the Balcombe Creek Estuary and nearby land in Mount Martha have been put into place.The state government gazetted planning scheme amendment C241morn earlier this month. The amendment implements recommendations from the 2022 Balcombe Estuary and associated reserves: Ecological and Planning Study report. The gazetted planning scheme amendment covers 76.9 hectares of land. It reads that new zones have been applied to provide greater protection to indigenous wildlife and plant species.Among a swathe of changes, a new overlay has been placed over the site “to identify and protect native vegetation specific to…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONETHE Mt Eliza Football Netball Club celebrated one of the greatest days in its history last Sunday when it took home three football premiership trophies from Kinetic Stadium.Mt Eliza played Dromana in the Division One Seniors Grand Final. Dromana came into the game as favourites, having lost just twice during the season. After losing their qualifying final, Mt Eliza earned their way through to the big dance the hard way.A bumper crowd turned up to watch on Sunday. Mt Eliza got out to an early lead, and took a 16 point lead into the first break. The…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONEMT Eliza has earned its spot in the Division One Grand Final. The Redlegs played Frankston YCW at Rosebud on Sunday afternoon, with the winner set to play Dromana in this weekend’s season decider. The Stonecats never got going, and failed to score a goal in the first three quarters. Mt Eliza made them pay, and booked their Grand Final spot with ease.Mt Eliza beat Frankston YCW 4.6 (30) to 11.11 (77). Christopher Carey, Nicholas MacDonald Girolami, Declan Cole, William Lambert, and Michael West were named in the Redlegs’ best.Dromana and Mt Eliza will do battle for…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONEDROMANA has moved one step closer to premiership glory after booking its spot in the Grand Final.Dromana played Frankston YCW in the semi-final at Olympic Park in Rosebud last Saturday. The Tigers were ruthless, and put the Stonecats to the sword.The first quarter went Dromana’s way – the Tigers held the Stonecats goalless and took a 14 point lead into the first break. They stretched their lead to 36 points by the time half-time rolled around.Dromana continued to apply the pressure in the second half. They ran out 79-point winners 17.12 (114) to 5.5 (35).Billy Quigley, Matthew…
AFTER a suicide attempt in early 2022, Michael Abeling attended Frankston Hospital twice only to be discharged within hours each time. Just two days after his final visit, he was dead.Abeling’s widow, Rhiannon Abeling, is among one of two families now taking Peninsula Health to court. They allege that their loved ones did not receive appropriate psychiatric treatment at Frankston Hospital prior to their deaths by suicide.Rhiannon Abeling says her husband had reached out for help, but did not receive the assistance he required from the hospital. “He wasn’t someone who had a history of this, he wasn’t at the…
PLANS for a new bus route linking Mornington to Hastings are progressing. The state government has begun consultation on the new bus route – it is proposed to span between Tanti Avenue in Mornington and Hendersons Road in Hastings (pictured above). Changes to the 784 and 785 bus routes are also under consideration, with the new proposed route servicing Mornington Racecourse and St Macartan’s Primary School.Hastings MP Paul Mercurio has thrown his support behind plans to expand bus services on the peninsula. He said “the cross peninsula bus service will enable people in Hastings and surrounds to get across to…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEROSEBUD sent Red Hill crashing out of the finals after a scrappy elimination final at Emil Madsen Reserve on Sunday.Red Hill took a one goal lead into the first break, but a goalless second quarter saw them lose control of the contest. They trailed by 14 points at half-time, and weren’t able to wrestle back the lead.Same wayward kicking late in the game almost cost Rosebud. They kicked five straight behinds in the final term, but Red Hill could only manage one goal in reply.Rosebud held on to beat Red Hill 6.7 (43) to 7.13 (55).On Saturday,…
THE speed limit near a Moorooduc child care center is putting children at serious risk, the centre’s staff says.The Little Grasshoppers Coolstores Early Learning Centre sits on the corner of Eramosa Road and Moorooduc Highway. The speed limit on Eramosa Road just outside the centre’s entrance is 80kmph – centre manager Sandi O’Shaughnessy says that the existing speed limit is dangerous for children, parents, and staff. “We have been requesting the council to help us in slowing traffic on Eramosa Road across from the Coolstores complex,” O’Shaughnessy said. “We run a bush kindergarten program and cross this road at least…
MEN’S DIV ONEMORNINGTON celebrated a win for the ages on Saturday, saving themselves from relegation and casting Frankston Bombers into division two. Sitting comfortably last on the MPFNL division one ladder, their final match of the season was against Red Hill, and it was a must-win for the Bulldogs. They fought hard all day and went into quarter time four points up and then into the long break with a seven-point lead.After that, it all fell apart for Mornington and relegation seemed a foregone conclusion. Red Hill came out in the third quarter and decimated the Bulldogs. They kicked 6.7…
MPFNL WOMEN’S DIV ONEWARRAGUL Industrials has written its name in the history books by becoming the inaugural MPFNL Women’s premiers in the top division. Warragul Industrials played Mornington in the Division One Grand Final at Kinetic Stadium in Frankston last Saturday. A healthy crowd was on hand to watch a thriller.The Bulldogs were on top early, and booted the first two goals of the game. Things tightened up from there, and both sides went into the quarter-time break level on 13 each. Warragul kicked the only goal of a tense second quarter to establish a four point lead going into…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEFRANKSTON YCW and Dromana finished all square after a brilliant Tigers fightback last weekend. The Stonecats hosted the ladder-leading Dromana at John Coburn Oval on Saturday. The home side controlled the game all day long – the Stonecats took a 26 point lead into the half-time break, and a 19 point lead into the three-quarter-time break.Dromana showed some fight in the final quarter, and dragged their way back into the contest. A late goal saw them draw level with YCW, but they weren’t able to add to the scoreboard. Frankston YCW and Dromana ended up sharing the…
HELEN Cooper has been named the new boss of Peninsula Health. Adjunct Associate Professor Cooper was appointed the organisation’s chief executive earlier this month. She takes over the role from Felicity Topp, who departed at the end of June after more than six years in the job. Peninsula Health oversees the Frankston and Rosebud hospitals.Cooper, who served as acting CEO while the board interviewed candidates for the position, said she was “delighted and honoured” to be handed the job. “It is an exciting time to be leading this incredible organisation as we embark on the next chapter, focussed on healthy…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONESORRENTO endured one of their most miserable days in recent memory last Saturday when they took on ladder leaders Dromana. The Tigers have lost just twice this season, and Sorrento have floated around the middle of the ladder. After a scrappy first quarter, Dromana put their foot down and dominated.The second half was when most of the damage was done. Sorrento scored just one behind for the half, and saw 11 goals go in at the other end. Dromana came away from the game with a stunning 115 point win – 18.16 (124) to 1.3 (9).Clayton Gay…
MPNFL WOMEN’S DIV ONEMORNINGTON has qualified for the Grand Final after a stirring comeback victory against Warragul Industrials.Mornington Blue and Warragul Industrials have been the two standout teams of the inaugural MPFNL Women’s competition. The two sides faced in the Division One qualifying final at Hastings last Saturday.After a close first quarter, Warragul took control of the game in the second term. They booted three goals to zero to take a 16 point lead into the main break. Mornington struck back in the second half, and worked their way back into the lead. They held Warragul goalless in the second…
AGED care workers at Bolton Clarke homes in Rosebud went on strike last week. Bolton Clarke is a privately-run aged care provider with homes across the country. On its website it claims to be “Australia’s largest independent not-for-profit aged care provider”.Bolton Clarke workers began industrial action on Monday, 15 July. Workers are seeking a pay increase of at least four percent a year – the Victorian branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says that Bolton Clarke should “provide an increase to all salary and allowances in the EBA to ensure parity with the Victorian public health sector from…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEMT ELIZA came from behind to beat Sorrento in a thriller last weekend.Sorrento managed the torrid conditions better in the first quarter, and got out to an early 10-point lead. The Sharks could’ve done even more damage – they kicked 2.5 in the first term.In the second quarter Mt Eliza wrestled back control. The Redlegs went into half-time ahead by two points.After another cagey quarter, Sorrento took back the lead. Heading into the final term the Sharks led by 11 points.Sorrento could only add one more behind to their total in the last quarter. Mt Eliza capitalised,…
PENINSULA Health CEO Felicity Topp has resigned after more than six years in the top job.Peninsula Health runs Frankston Hospital, Rosebud Hospital, and the Frankston Public Surgical Centre. Its board is now on the hunt for a new CEO – Adj Associate Professor Helen Cooper has been appointed acting CEO while a permanent replacement is sought.Peninsula Health board chair Michael Gorton has praised Topp for her work in the role, especially for helping the $1.1 billion Frankston Hospital redevelopment get off the ground. “Peninsula Health has achieved many significant milestones under Felicity’s leadership, including the $1.1 billion redevelopment of Frankston…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEROSEBUD came close to pulling off an upset against Dromana last weekend, but fell just short.Dromana has lost just twice this season, and sits on top of the ladder. Rosebud came into the game with seven wins and five losses.Rosebud landed a huge blow in the first quarter, and went into the first break with a 24 point lead. They scored five consecutive goals to start the match. Dromana woke up in the second quarter, and hit back with four goals of their own. At the main break the Tigers trailed Rosebud by just three points. Rosebud…