Man arrested after weapons warrant

A 42-year-old Langwarrin man will face court after Frankston detectives executed a warrant in Landhill Close yesterday. Police entered the residential property and arrested the man around 3.30pm. The...

Hastings go down to Somerville in a nail–biter

HASTINGS FNC – By Phil Stone, club president SENIORS REPORT THE weekend saw the Blues face up against Somerville. It was a strange game that was low scoring and no team really dominated the oth...

Crib Point fail to exorcise the Demons

CRIB POINT FC – By Jared Newton CRIB Point slipped to its fourth loss in five matches after going down by 51 points to a slick Rye outfit. Despite being in touch for much of the afternoon, Crib...

Moorooduc school sole budget winner

MOOROODUC Primary School appears to be the sole beneficiary of any direct grant from this month’s state budget. The school’s allocated $1 million will be spent on offices and classrooms. Nepean MP Ma...

Plan now for pancreatic cancer rise, says doctor

HEALTHCARE services need to plan for a rise in pancreatic cancer, Peninsula Health’s Endoscopy boss Dr Leon Fisher has warned. His warning coincides with this week’s launch of the 2015 cancer appeal ...

Foreshore car park plan ‘off course’

THE shire council has released a draft management plan for Safety Beach foreshore that will guide its use over the next 15 years. But Safety Beach Foreshore Landscape Committee is concerned replantin...

Light falls on tenders in a dark, not stormy, night

IN ROSEBUD, “a dark and stormy night” was threatening. This, the much-derided first sentence of the 1830 novel  Paul Clifford was apt, even though this night was merely dark, pre-meeting. The popular...

Music lives on after 50 years

THE award-winning screen musical The Sound of Music, which first charmed audiences in 1965, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Worldwide celebrations to mark the milestone including gala ...

Magpies still winless on their home turf

CRIB POINT FC  – By Jared Newton CRIB POINT went down in a nailbiter to Frankston Bombers by four points to remain winless on their home deck a quarter of the way through the season. The game e...

Blues defy conditions to notch up win

HASTINGS FNC – By Phil Stone, club president SENIORS REPORT IT was a tough day at the office. The wind out on the ground was horrendous and made it really tough to use the football. The game wa...