THE Frankston Foreshore hosted a fun run on Saturday, 31 May to mark National Reconciliation Week. The “Get Your Reconciliation On!” fun run was organised by First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing together with Nairm Marr Djambana and Bunurong Land Council. The event also featured live entertainment and food. National Reconciliation Week, which celebrates First Nations peoples and cultures, ran from 27 May to 3 June. This year’s theme was “Bridging Now to Next”.
Pictures: Yanni
Police find alleged explosives
EXPLOSIVES and ammunition were allegedly found last week as part of an investigation into motor vehicle thefts in Frankston.
Victoria Police Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives raided a home in Cranbourne on Wednesday, 28 May. Police allege they uncovered approximately 15 kilograms of explosives, more than 40 kilograms of chemicals used in the manufacturing of explosives, and more than 60 detonation devices.
The police bomb response unit was called in to make the scene safe.
A 26-year-old Cranbourne woman was arrested by police. She was charged with possess explosive substance, possess cartridge ammunition, theft of motor vehicle, theft from motor vehicle, traffic drug of dependence, three counts of possess drug of dependence, and handle stolen goods.
The woman was remanded to face Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 29 May.
The ABC later reported that Zarna Barbar faced Frankston Magistrates’ Court charged with offences including possession of explosives, trafficking bute, and stealing a Holden Commodore. Police said they were investigating the theft of an orange 2017 Holden Commodore VF worth about $50,000, and allegedly found 15 kilograms of Powergel in a garage. Powergel is used in the mining industry for blasting and tunnelling. Barbar was remanded in custody until 18 June.
Athlete set for France challenge
Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au
A FRANKSTON athlete is set to take his talents to France to compete in the 2025 Ironman World Championships.
27-year-old Zach Andrewartha competed in New Zealand earlier this year, earning Gold All World Athlete status and a place at the world championships. He first began serious training for endurance sports less than six months earlier.
Andrewartha says qualifying to compete in France came as a surprise - he finished eighth during the world championship qualifiers, with the top eight going through. He says the trip will help him fulfill a childhood dream.
“I watched the Tour de France with my Dad growing up, and I always wanted to ride bikes up the French hills,” he said. “I’m passionate about doing mountains, so I’m feeling very good.”
Before his quick rise in endurance sports, Andrewartha has been a familiar face in the local footy scene. He has played for the Langwarrin Football Netball Club for more than a decade, and played one VFL season with Casey Demons. “I started out playing footy pursuing an AFL career, and only towards the last couple years had I started to dabble in half Ironmans. But I could only put in a little bit of preparation because of footy,” he said. “It got to the point where I wanted to
see how far I can take it, so I did a few events. I enjoyed it - I wasn’t destroying it but it was pretty enjoyable.”
Andrewartha soon went all-in on endurance sports. He keeps up an intense training schedule to improve his fitness and conditioning.
“I do between 20 and 25 hours of training a week. I’m really focusing on running and biking, and because swimming is more technical I’ll focus on that during the last six weeks. I’m doing a four kilometre swim a week, my running is 100 kilometres a week, and biking is 200 kilometres to 300 kilometres,” he said.
Andrewathra is hoping to focus on HYROX training in the years to come. In the meantime, he is planning on taking part in the Great Ocean Road, Gold Coast, Sydney, and Melbourne marathons.
The Ironman World Championships begin on 14 September in Nice, France.
FRANKSTON endurance athlete Zach Andrewartha will take his talents to France later this year. Pictures: Supplied
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Club members celebrate a decade on the run
FOR nearly a decade, dedicated runners of all abilities have been pounding the pavement alongside fellow members of the Langwarrin Running Club.
This month, the Langwarrin Running Club will mark its 10-year anniversary. Club secretary Paige Jessulat says the group has been able to thrive by catering to runners of all experience levels.
“We are a really inclusive and family friendly club - running clubs can be all about performance and are often intimidating. There is that option, but our runs are aimed to be social with people
walking. We never leave anyone behind,” she said. Jessulat says that the club has grown each year since its founding, and now boasts more than 70 members.
“Julian Arnold created it in 2015 and used to run with friends, and this then grew out from there. Now Luke Raymond is the president, and we have been expanding,” she said. “We did cool stuff in COVID-19, with games and challenges. It was really good to see it grow, with women and kids on bikes coming along too, it’s been really cool.
“We are well known for putting together big teams for events too - for the Seaford Wetlands Fun Run we have had the biggest team three years in a row.”
The club conducts runs across the Frankston area each Saturday morning from 7.30am. It also has training sessions at Ballam Park Athletics Track each Thursday from 5.30am. For more information on the club and its upcoming anniversary on 14 June visit Langwarrin Running Club Community on Facebook.
Brodie Cowburn
LANGWARRIN Running Club (members Cal Wade, Marilize Du Plessis, Alisha Pealo and Kate Cusmano pictured) will celebrate ten laps around the sun this month. Picture: Gary Sissons, inset supplied
Work begins on 14-storey tower
WORK on the 14-storey apartment building at 446-450 Nepean Highway in Frankston got underway with a sod turning event last week.
The $140 million “Harbour” development will house 94 apartments. The developer also plans to include retail outlets, a wellness centre, a gymnasium, and food offerings.
Frankston mayor Kris Bolam attended the site last week to mark the beginning of works. He said “Harbour Frankston aligns with the development envisaged in council’s FMAC Structure Plan, offering more housing choice to our market, and creating homes in the heart of our CBD that will boost local businesses, and make our city centre safer and more vibrant.”
VCAT gave the green light to the development in April 2024. Frankston Council approved the Harbour proposal in 2022 (“Highrise building approved” The Times 22/4/2024). The project is scheduled for completion in 2028.
FRANKSTON councillors watch as work begins on the 14-storey Harbour Frankston development. Pictures: Supplied
Teenager arrested after car chase
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was arrested last week after allegedly being caught behind the wheel of a stolen Porsche
Police followed the Porsche at around 1.30am on 27 May on Quarry Road in Langwarrin. The car was followed to Cranbourne-Frankston Road, onto Mornington, then to Thompsons Road in Cranbourne where police deployed stop sticks.
The car finally stopped on Peninsula Link in Moorooduc about 4.10am. Police arrested a 13-year-old boy at the scene.
Anyone who witnessed the incident can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic. com.au to assist police.
Burglary spree investigated
A MAN has been arrested after an alleged threeweek crime spree across Frankston, Cranbourne, and the Mornington Peninsula.
Police allege the offending began in Frankston South on 2 May, and concluded in Cranbourne West on 26 May.
On 27 May police raided a property on Dandenong Road East in Frankston and arrested a 24-year-old Frankston man. They seized two stolen vehicles, one from an alleged aggravated burglary in Officer on 22 May, and the other from South Australia.
The Frankston man is in hospital under police guard.
The full list of alleged offences police are investigating are: an alleged attempted aggravated burglary in Frankston South on 2 May, an alleged burglary in Shoreham on 6 May, an alleged attempted aggravated burglary and theft
from motor vehicle on 8 May, an alleged burglary in Mount Eliza on 8 May, an alleged attempted aggravated burglary Mount Eliza on 8 May, an alleged aggravated burglary and theft of motor vehicle in Langwarrin on 16 May, an alleged burglary at a shopping centre in Langwarrin on 16 May, two alleged thefts from motor vehicles in Frankston on 16 May, an alleged burglary at a newsagency in Somerville on 17 May, an alleged burglary and theft of motor vehicle at Carrum Downs on 23 May, an alleged burglary at a tobacco store in Cranbourne on 24 May, an alleged burglary at a tobacco store in Langwarrin on 24 May, an alleged arson in Carrum Downs on 24 May, an alleged aggravated burglary in Carrum Downs on 25 May, an alleged aggravated burglary in Cranbourne South on 26 May, and an alleged aggravated burglary in Cranbourne West on 26 May.
Brawl
arrests made
A FRANKSTON man is among five people who have been arrested over an alleged brawl in Richmond.
The alleged brawl took place on Swan Street at around 10.15pm on 22 February. Police allege a group of men fought after a sporting match, and threw bar stools outside a licensed premises.
On 28 May police arrested five men after conducting raids in Seaford, Hallam, Cranbourne
East, and Clyde North. A 21-year-old Frankston man, a 24-year-old Hallam man, a 29-year-old Botanic Ridge man, and a 29-year-old Cranbourne East man were charged with violent disorder and affray. A 29-year-old Seaford man was arrested and released “pending further enquiries”, police say.
A 27-year-old Botanic Ridge man was arrested and charged shortly after the alleged brawl.
The police investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Police patrol with Brodie Cowburn
Justice centre opens doors
A NEW centre for community correctional services and youth justice case managers has opened in Frankston.
The Frankston Justice Service Centre opened its doors this month. The centre is at the corner of Fletcher Road and the Nepean Highway in Frankston inside the new Department of Families, Fairness and Housing building, which was completed in February.
The multi-storey office building sits on the former site of the Frankston International Motel, across from Evelyn Park and the Frankston Police Station. The project was undertaken by developer Castlerock.
The redevelopment of the Frankston Justice
Service Centre cost $3.4 million. Victorian corrections and youth justice minister Enver Erdogan opened the new centre - he said “the new central location of this hub means it’s close to other services people need and to public transport – helping more Victorians.
“I want to thank all of the staff who work incredibly hard in helping offenders comply with the conditions of their orders and in turn bring about a safer community.”
Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said “everyone in our community should be able to access justice services efficiently, and by making sure offenders get the help they need quickly keeps us all safe.”
THE Frankston Justice Service Centre is now open. Pictures: Supplied
Level crossing works move along
WORKS on the new Parkdale Station finished last week, with an event held to mark the completion of construction.
After a Welcome to Country by Mark Brown, visitors to the station enjoyed live music, food, face painting, a petting zoo, and pop-up stalls.
The new station opened for commuters in mid-2024 while finishing touches were being undertaken. The Warrigal and Parkers Road level crossings are now gone for good.
The completion of Parkdale Station comes as construction crews pick up the pace to finish the level crossing removals at McDonald Street in
Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale
A rail bridge will be built to replace the two level crossings, and the Bear Street crossing in Mordialloc will close permanently.
Construction crews have begun piling for the foundations of the new elevated rail bridge and positioning overhead electrical infrastructure into place. More than 1.2 kilometres of trenching has been completed so far.
The new Mordialloc Station is expected to open next year. The state government plans to make the Frankston railway line level crossingfree by 2029.
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CREWS work on the railway line in Mordialloc. Picture: Supplied
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ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7) TEN (10) NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 10.30 Back Roads. (R) 11.00 Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The One That Got Away. (Mal, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (R) 3.30 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.05 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Going Places. (R) 10.00 Mountain Vets. (Ma, R) 11.05 Travelling In The 1970s. (Md, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) 2.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 4.00 Plat Du Tour. (R) 4.05 The Cook Up. (R) 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (PGals, R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Our Medicine. (Ml) Paramedics care for a neighbour in Yarrabah. 8.45 Killing Sherlock With Lucy Worsley: Fact And Fiction. (PGa) Lucy Worsley uncovers how Arthur Conan Doyle’s life shaped Sherlock Holmes. 9.45 Sherlock & Daughter. (Mav) Sherlock searches for the missing jewels.
10.35 SBS World News Late.
11.05 Carmen Curlers. (Malsv, R) 1.20 Pagan Peak. (Ma, R) 3.15 Living With The Boss. (PG, R) 4.05 Hitler’s Teen Killers. (Mav, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: The Other Me. (2021, Mav) Sheena Peña. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Football. AFL. Round 13. Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn.
10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.00 Kick Ons. Kane Cornes, Josh Jenkins and Jason Richardson debate the hottest topics and preview the upcoming AFL matches.
11.30 Inside Cyprus. (PGav, R) Ben Fogle heads to Cyprus.
1.00 Raines. (Mahv) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.
7.30 Paramedics. (Mm, R) A woman has a life-threatening allergic reaction.
8.30 Emergency. (Mm, R) Catriona fears a tradie might lose his sight after a workplace accident.
9.30 A+E Crash Scene Emergency. (Mam) A 20-year-old is critically injured.
10.30 Panic 9-1-1. (MA15+av)
11.20 9News Late.
11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Airport Australia 24/7. (Premiere, PGad) The airport faces a blackout. 8.30 Soccer. AFC 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Third round. Australia v Japan. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 11.30 10’s Late News. 11.55 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R)
Friday, June 6
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.00 ABC News.
7.35 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis discovers how a sauna can save frogs.
8.35 The One That Got Away. (Mal) Fears grow when Rick and Ffion have to face down a dangerous new suspect.
9.25 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson.
10.05 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R)
10.50 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
11.20 ABC Late News.
11.40 Father Brown. (PGav, R)
12.25 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Malta: The Jewel Of The Mediterranean. (PGa, R)
An exploration of Malta continues. 9.15 Robson Green’s Weekend
Escapes: Barnard Castle – Sara Davies. (R) Robson Green goes gorge walking in Teesdale with former Strictly Come Dancing star Sara Davies.
10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 Atlantic Crossing. (PGa, R)
11.55 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R)
1.45 The Head. (Malv) 3.45 Living With The Boss. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 4.25 Rocket Club. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match.
7.30 Football. AFL. Round 13. Adelaide v Brisbane Lions. From Adelaide Oval.
10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.15 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.
11.45 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal, R) Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski.
1.05 Nurses. (Ma, R) A man goes into anaphylactic shock.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Find My Country House Australia. Hosted by Catriona Rowntree.
8.30 MOVIE: Sliding Doors. (1998, Msl, R) Two possible lives unfold for a public relations executive based on whether or not she misses a train. Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch.
10.30 MOVIE: Me Before You. (2016, PGals, R) A caretaker forms a bond with her patient. Emilia Clarke.
12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.
7.30 House Hunters Australia. A couple want to move to the Northern Beaches. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Graham Norton is joined on the couch by celebrities including Pamela Anderson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Gracie Abrams. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 2.20pm Where Are You Really From? 2.50 Over The Black Dot. 3.25 WorldWatch. 5.15 Forged In Fire: Best Of. 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Secrets Of Polygamy. 10.15 Pornocracy. 11.40 Pride. (Premiere) 1.25am Up To G-Cup: Inside The Lingerie Shop. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
Sabrina. Continued. (1995, PG) 8.00 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 10.00 Corsage. (2022, M) 12.10pm Emily. (2022, M) 2.35 Bonneville. (2006, PG) 4.15 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 5.55 The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 7.50 Lions For Lambs. (2007, M) 9.30 The 355. (2022, M) 11.45 Spider. (2002, MA15+) 1.35am The Tender Bar. (2021, M) 3.35 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
Saturday, June 7
R) 2.30 SSO Simone Young Conducts Elgar & Vaughan Williams.
The Piano. (R)
Landline. (R)
Australian Story: Game Of His Life – Ange Postecoglou. (R)
6.10 Father Brown. (Final, PGav) Mrs Devine’s son is framed for murder.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa) Sister Julienne presents Joyce with an award.
8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) The discovery of a saint’s bones at an archaeological dig causes a stir in the village.
10.05 Bergerac. (Ml, R) There’s a breakthrough in the search for Cate’s phone.
10.50 Reunion. (Mlv, R) Christine is closer to the answers she seeks.
11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
WorldWatch. 9.00
Hugh’s
(PG, R) 11.00 Lap
Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Motor Racing.
C’ship. South African Safari Rally. 2.30 Going Places. (PG, R) 3.30 How To Sleep Well With Michael Mosley. (R) 4.35 American Candy. (Premiere, PGl) 5.30 Inside D-Day: Filmmakers On The Frontline. (Premiere, PG) 6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Bob Charley AO Stakes Day, VRC Country Race Day and Oaks Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar: Freedom. (Mal, R) Elizabeth Taylor struggles to reinvent herself.
8.25 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses: English Country Idyll (Stourhead And Scotney Castle) (PGa) Explores a missing masterpiece which returns to its stately home after two centuries and the search for a buried castle. 9.35 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) The weather forces the survivalists to innovate like never before. 11.35 Suspect. (MA15+av, R) 3.35 Living With The Boss. (PG, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The Americas: Patagonia. (PG) Looks at the far south of the Americas. 8.00 MOVIE: Jurassic World. (2015, Mv, R) A genetically modified hybrid dinosaur escapes containment and goes on a killing spree at a theme park. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins.
10.30 MOVIE: Battleship. (2012, Mv, R) A US Navy ship fights aliens. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård. 1.05 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 5. Perth Super 440. Day 1. Highlights.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R)
5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGal, R)
6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Holiday Home Makeover With Rachel & Ryan. (PG) Tensions rise for Rachel and Ryan.
8.30 MOVIE: No Time To Die. (2021, Malv, R) Bond is recruited by an old friend from the CIA to rescue a kidnapped scientist. Daniel Craig, Rami Malek.
11.45 MOVIE: Into The Blue 2: The Reef. (2009, MA15+sv, R) 1.15 Young Sheldon. (PGadlsv, R) 1.35 The Garden Gurus. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. A couple are at a crossroads with their little house.
8.40 House Hunters Australia. (R) Married business owners who need a weekend escape from their chaotic lives search for a retreat in the Blue Mountains. 9.40 Airport Australia 24/7. (PGad, R) The airport faces a blackout and a plane has to turn back shortly after take-off with a reported faulty engine. 10.40 Elsbeth. (Mdv, R) 11.40 FBI. (Mv, R) 12.30
Sunday, June 8
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 The Piano. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs UK. (R) 4.40 Walking With Dinosaurs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Compass: Grief, A Love Story. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 The Piano. (Final, PG) The day of the concert arrives.
8.30 Bergerac. (Final, Mlv) Bergerac must save his daughter, confront his past and finally crack the case.
9.25 Reunion. (Final, Malv) Brennan promises Carly that he won’t leave her again and finally gets to confront Monroe.
10.25 MOVIE: Partisan. (2015, MA15+av, R) Vincent Cassel. 12.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (Ml, R) 12.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 9.20 Ageless Gardens. (R) 10.20 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. (PGa, R) 11.30 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGa, R) 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 Para-Badminton. (PG, R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Going Places. (R) 5.30 Inside D-Day: Filmmakers On The Frontline. (PG)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (Final, PG, R) The exploration of London’s history concludes. 8.25 Queens Of Ancient Egypt: The Other Cleopatra. (Mav, R) Takes a look at Cleopatra II. 9.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. Stage 1. 11.05 Into The Gobi Desert With Nick Knowles. (PGa, R)
11.55 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 2.40 The World From Above. (R) 3.40 Living With The Boss. (PG, R) 4.30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 13. Carlton v Essendon. From the MCG. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.00 7NEWS Spotlight.
12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 5. Perth Super 440. Day 2. Highlights. From CARCO.com.au Raceway, Perth.
1.00 Shades Of Blue. (MA15+adsv, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6am Morning Programs.
8.30 Shopping. 9.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 9.30 Australia’s Best Backyards. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Escape To The Country. 1pm Harry’s Practice. 1.30 Discover. 2.00
6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters Of The Galaxy. (PGl)
8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
9.40 The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan. (Mav) Piers Morgan chats with Robert Spahalski. 10.40 Footy Furnace. (Mlv)
11.40 9News Late.
12.10 Embarrassing Bodies. (MA15+mns, R)
1.00 Destination WA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Business Drive. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.00 MasterChef Australia. A batch of 23 former contestants returns to impress judges Andy Allen, Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin and Jean-Christophe Novelli. 8.15 Fake. (Mls) Birdie discusses her and Joe’s relationship with her psychologist, who suggests she work on trusting him. 9.15 FBI. (Final, Mav) The team is thrown into an investigation that leads back to the resurgence of online conspiracy. 11.15 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.05pm Black Comedy In America. 2.50 Jeopardy! 4.55 ABC World News Tonight. 5.25 PBS Washington Week. 5.50 Lost Gold Of The Aztecs. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Great Australian Concerts: Cold Chisel. 9.35 Colosseum. 11.25 WWE Legends. 1.15am Letterkenny. 3.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Thomas. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Bluey’s Big Play. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.40 Isadora Moon. 6.55 Rocket Club. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Walking With Dinosaurs. 8.50 TBA. 10.30 Abbott Elementary. 10.50 Late Programs.
1.35pm Rugby League. Murri v Koori Interstate Challenge. Men’s. Erub United v Newcastle All Blacks. Replay. 3.10 Who We Are In Sport. 4.20 The Point. 5.20 Stompem Ground 2022: Pigram Brothers. 6.30 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Our Medicine. 8.35 MOVIE: Listen Up: The Many Lives Of Quincy Jones. (1990, M) 10.35 MOVIE: Krush Groove. (1985, M) 12.15am Late Programs. NITV (34)
Movie Show. 6.35 Belle. (2013, PG) 8.30 The Magic Of Belle Isle. (2012, PG) 10.35 The 355. (2022, M) 12.50pm Lions For Lambs. (2007, M) 2.30 The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 4.25 The Emperor’s Club. (2002, PG) 6.25 Charade. (1963, PG) 8.30 The Whole Truth. (2016, M) 10.15 Sira. (2023, MA15+, French, Fulani) 12.30am The Drover’s Wife. (2021, MA15+) 2.30 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs.
Monday, June 9
6am The
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.30.
Australian Story: Nick Cave With Leigh Sales. (R)
Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Linton Besser. 9.35 Picasso. (Final, PGs) 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 Planet America. (R) 11.20 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 11.50 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.35 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.15 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
(Ma, R) 11.10 Canada’s National Parks. (Premiere, PG) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 2.55 Travel Shooters. (PGal) 3.30 Going Places. (R) 4.00 The Cook Up. (R) 4.30 SBS50. (Premiere, PG) 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (PGas, R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Portillo’s Andalucia: Granada. (PGa, R) 8.20 Michael Palin In Nigeria. (PGaw, R) Michael Palin sets out on a journey across Nigeria. 9.15 Inside Windsor Castle. (PG, R)
A look at at the history of Windsor Castle. 10.05 SBS World News Late. 10.35 Living Black. (R) 11.35 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. From 1.25 Kin. (MA15+lv, R) 3.15 The World From Above. (PG, R) 3.45 Living With The Boss. (PG, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 1.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.00 AFL: The Big Freeze @ The G. (PG) 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 13. Melbourne v Collingwood.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal) The final 24-hour dates end with some unexpected revelations from the ladies before an emotional farm farewell.
9.00 9-1-1. (Mav) Athena attempts to land the plane before it crashes and calls on the 118 for help.
11.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics. 12.00 You, Me And The Apocalypse. (Malv) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters Of The Galaxy. (PG) The teams build two worlds and link them in water. 8.45 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 1. Finals. 10.35 9News Late. 11.05 To Be Advised. 12.05 Gypsy Rose: Life
Tuesday, June 10
Robert DePalma makes a discovery.
9.45 I Was Actually There: Boxing Day Tsunami. (Ma, R)
10.15 ABC Late News.
10.30 The Business. (R) 10.50 Four Corners. (R) 11.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 11.55 Books That Made Us. (Final, Malsv, R) 12.50 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.35 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Tom Gleeson. (PGals)
8.30 Insight. Explores what turning 50 means.
9.30 Dateline: The World’s Most Dangerous Job. Looks at Bangladesh, where mega ships go to die.
10.00 SBS World News Late.
10.30 Highgrove: The King’s Country Home. (R) 11.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. From 1.25 Enemy Of The People. (Mlv, R) 3.05 The World From Above. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
Unknown. 10.10 Dark Side Of The Cage. Midnight Dirty Rotten Cleaners. 1.40 Shoresy. 2.10 Big Backyard Quiz. 3.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 4.25 Rocket Club. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal) Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski.
8.35 Doc. (Ma) Amy and Richard reconnect while treating a patient whose diagnosis is not at all what it seems.
9.35 The Agenda Setters. (R) A team of trusted and respected footy voices tackles the biggest topics in the AFL world.
10.35 Accused. (Mav) A divorced woman is put on trial.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters Of The Galaxy. (PGl) The eight teams build booby traps. 8.45 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 2. Finals. From SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Adelaide. 10.05 9News Late.
10.35 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGl) 11.35 A+E After Dark. (Mam, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifier. Brazil v Paraguay. 12.45 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Going Places. (R) 4.00 The Cook Up. (R) 4.30 SBS50. (PG) 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (PGadls, R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.05 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Alone Australia. (M) 8.30 The Veil. (Mal) Imogen and Adilah continue their journey to Paris.
10.10 SBS World News Late.
Bee. (PG) Presented by Guy Montgomery.
9.25 Planet America. Hosted by Chas Licciardello and John Barron.
9.55 QI. (PGs)
11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. (R) 11.30 You Can’t Ask That. (PG, R) 12.30 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R)
5.30 7.30. (R)
10.40 History Of The Amalfi Coast. (PGa, R)
11.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. From Charmes-sur-Rhone to Saint-Peray. 1.25 The Wall: The Orchard. (Malsv, R) 3.05 The World From Above. (R) 4.05 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
World News Tonight. 4.10 PBS News. 5.10 Forged In Fire. 6.00 Alone Germany. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Seven. (1995, MA15+) 10.50 MOVIE: Hereditary. (2018, MA15+) 1.10am (Re)Solved. 2.05 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 3.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 4.25 Rocket Club. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Dino
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGad)
7.30 The 1% Club. (PGls) Hosted by Jim Jefferies. 8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.
9.30 Unfiltered. (PGa) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan.
10.00 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) Footage of headline-grabbing moments.
11.00 Born To Kill? (Mav, R)
12.00 Touching Evil. (MA15+adv)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 3. Finals.
9.40 The Grand Tour. (MA15+l) In his old farmland, Jeremy Clarkson organises a Farmkhana and competes using his old Subaru. 11.00 9News Late.
11.30 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Global Shop. (R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
A Current Affair. (R)
Coastal towns, not concrete jungles
Nearly 700 people have now signed my petition calling on Mornington Peninsula Shire to halt the widespread and aggressive clearing of native roadside vegetation — a policy that is destroying habitat and leaving our once-leafy coastal towns stripped and lifeless.
What I’ve since discovered is even more disturbing: our local towns are being treated as part of metropolitan Melbourne when it comes to road clearance rules. This “onesize-fits-all” approach has no place in small, coastal communities like Tootgarook — where nature strips once supported thriving native trees, birds, and wildlife, and where most roads don’t even have footpaths. Under these blanket rules, entire trees are being decimated — not for safety, but to meet arbitrary clearance guidelines. Possums, birds, and insects that relied on these trees are now left without food or shelter. The pruning is so extreme, it’s often fatal.
This petition was tabled at the 20 May council meeting. The department responsible has merely pointed me to links on their website. I have now taken this issue up with our local MP Sam Groth.
Like many wildlife carers, I’ve reached breaking point. There is nothing “metropolitan” about the Peninsula’s unique ecology — and these damaging rules are completely out of touch with the local landscape. We must act now to protect what’s left. The petition is still open: chng.it/NVyDs9t59J
Natalie James, Tootgarook
More proof?
Brian A Mitchelson (Climate clash, Letters 20/5/2025) seems to need more “proof” about a link between CO2 gas in the atmosphere and planetary warming.
I’d rather believe the 97% of actively publishing climate scientists who agree that humans are contributing to global warming and climate change through carbon emissions.
This “inconvenient truth” has been known for decades, increasingly acted upon by energy company’s, banks, businesses and governments (though sadly seemingly not taken too seriously by a narrow majority of our newly elected local council).
All power to Greta Thunberg too I say (contrary to Mr Mitchelson’s dispersions). Let us baby boomers encourage the younger generations to have their say and to take action.
We should be their enthusiastic supporters not their dismissive critics. After all they’re the humans that have most of their life ahead of them to cope with what generations before them have created.
I would hope that my four young grandchildren have a local and global environment that allows them to flourish. Surely that’s what we all want to leave as a legacy.
Stephen Graley, Mount Martha
For real or wrong?
People flooded in New South Wales and Queensland: some multiple times. Not just property damage but losses of a home, business, family member or friend, livelihoods, health,
landscapes. Farmers seeing stock carried away on the currents, strangled in trees, drowned, starved, dying of disease, shock.
And bushfires prior. Droughts. Horrors replicated. Landscapes failing to regenerate. A theory. Myth. Fiction. Fantasy.
And what’s it to us? The fossil fuel promoters Labor, the Nationals, the Liberals won the last election. All is well. They’ll keep the rigs gushing, the seismic blasting destroying marine life. Councils can ignore climate policies now. Who cares about life? Breathing oxygen. Drinking water. Eating. Good governance? Sharing? Caring? “We don’t,” many assure me. “We don’t care.” “We don’t care!” About the climate crises.
The death of wildlife. Our carbon dioxide or methane emissions. People. The future. “We’re okay. We’re going on a cruise or another world tour by plane. It’s not happening here. Our kids’ problem.
But wait! Don’t I remember reading … 1856. Eunice Newton Foote published (in Scientific American no less) about heating different gases and air in the sun, and found carbon dioxide and water vapour heat up and retain heat significantly more than the others. And she predicted a warming world if CO2 or water vapour increased in the atmosphere.
But that’s rubbish too really! After all she was female. What would a woman know? Proving the theory of two prior mathematicians; an experiment published and replicated and extended upon by many men since, without credit to her, John Tyndall for one. All scientists. All ignorant.
And what if climate change is real? The economy is booming. I’m all right, Jack. I don’t have to contribute. It doesn’t affect me.
Kaye Mackay, Rye
Cash Grab?
I am concerned that the current rate notice got delivered minus the option to pay your rates now at the post office.
Instead you have to pay it online if you are able to, or head down to the council service centre to pay the cashier there. But hang on don’t rush they charge a fee for paying your rates this way. You receive a fee per rates notice not per
customer.
This cash grab needs to be stopped and the choice given back to consumers how they pay their rates. Letitia Gordon, Mornington Scrap the tax
There are few issues that have galvanised Victorians like the Allan Labor government’s ‘Emergency Services Volunteers Fund’. But don’t be deceived, this isn’t a fund. It’s a brand-new property tax. Even the United Firefighters Union - affiliated with the Labor Party - has demanded that this tax not be imposed in their name. Why? Because they know it’s a sham. If you own a home, you’ll be slugged with this new charge when your local council sends out your rates notice. But don’t blame them – they’ve been forced to collect this tax on the state’s behalf without their consent or consultation, and they won’t see a single cent of it.
The food you buy at the supermarket will go up because farmers will be paying 150% more on than the original fire levy. If your small business owns a commercial property, that’ll also be hit, meaning less profits to be paid out.
Your local CFA and SES stations won’t be the beneficiaries of this tax as there’s no guarantee that it’ll go towards funding new equipment and vehicles or facilitating training.
Having worked closely with our emergency services, I can tell you first-hand that their organisations are becoming increasingly unsustainable, and frontline crews aren’t given the updated resources that they need to keep us safe.
Adding insult to injury, many of our farmers are also unpaid, emergency services volunteers, and often fund equipment out of their own pocket.
This government is burning through cash and borrowing like there’s no tomorrow. If they continue down this path, they’ll only have two choices – cut essential services or tax the living daylights out of you.
We must scrap this tax, reinstate the fairer, simpler fire levy, and ensure that our emergency services are funded by existing revenue not some dodgy tax.
Ann-Marie Hermans MLC, State Member for South Eastern Metropolitan Region
OUR CREATIVE PENINSULA
THIS JUNE: ART, CULTURE & COMMUNITY
Amy Dees
Until Monday 10 March
Saturday 14 June - Sunday 24 August
Do You Read Me. Text-based works from the MPRG Collection.
HERstory: Women of the Mornington Peninsula is a public art initiative designed to honour and celebrate the vital contributions of women in shaping the cultural, social, and historical identity of the Mornington Peninsula.
Inspired by Bruce Nauman’s use of text, this exhibition showcases works from the MPRG Collection that use words and language to convey meaning.
The project draws on the International Women’s Day 2025 theme, March Forward, aligning its message with global calls for accelerated action toward gender equity. Through visual storytelling, HERstory engages the community in a dialogue about the triumphs and challenges faced by women, inspiring reflection on how their legacies resonate today.
Mornington Shire Building (External wall)
From the personal to the political, these works explore text as a material and subject, offering varied insights into human culture, history, memory and experience. The exhibition is supported by activations, creative workshops and talks and includes artists such as Juan Davila, Robert Fielding, Guerrilla Girls, Katherine Hattam, Gareth Sansom, Lisa Waup and more.
Visit the website for details about the free events over the 3 months.
Image: Robert Fielding, (Deleted scenes) Generations 2023 (detail).
mornpen.vic.gov.au/ mprg-doyoureadme
E: publicart@mornpen.vic.gov.au
MORNINGTON
The Art of Connection
Friday 6 June - Friday 4 July
This exhibition features artwork from many participants in the Women and Mentoring (WAM) program.
New Wave 25 showcases the work of local VCE and VCE VET art, visual art, media arts, fashion, design and technology students. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, multimedia, ceramics, installation.
HASTINGS Monique Masters
Until Thursday 3 July
An artist of over 30 years, she shares her joyful and expressive works in oils, acrylics, mixed media, and ink
James Tylor’s exhibition examines histories of colonisation and brings together his unique daguerreotypes, digital photographic series, and hand-made Kaurna cultural objects.
SOMERVILLE
Somerville’s ANZAC Legacy
Until Tuesday 10 June
Honouring locals whose service and sacrifice embody the ANZAC spirit.
As part of the NGA’s Sharing the National Collection program, MPRG is displaying a neon artwork by internationally celebrated American artist Bruce Nauman over the next two years.
Image: Jaimie Lee Daniel, Little Miss Dream Weaver
W: mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au
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Sunday 6 July - Sunday 12 October
Monday 23 June
Nature-inspired, contemporary art.
Celebrating International Women’s Day and the HERstory public art exhibition, the In Our Backyard series presents HERstory.
In celebration of NAIDOC Week 2025, Mornington Peninsula Shire is proud to present a striking new public artwork by Gunditjmara, Kirrae Wurrung, and Bundjalung artist Skyla Lauch
Join award-winning broadcaster and journalist Tracee Hutchison as she interviews six remarkable women who have shaped the Peninsula’s identity, sharing their unique experiences, challenges, and triumphs.
The artwork will be featured as a prominent decal installation in Mornington, honouring this year’s NAIDOC theme: The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.
From pioneers and activists to artists and everyday heroes, their stories inspire and empower.
W: website.com.au
Everyone is welcome to the official opening at Mornington Library, Sunday 6 July where Skyla Lauch will share her inspiration behind her design.
A proud young leader from Bunurong Country, Skyla’s work brings a strong local voice to this year’s celebrations.
If you’re aged 18 to 25 and ready to kickstart your creative career, the Young Creators Mentorship Program is for you.
Velvet Bloom’s music transcends genres; a sonic voyage through the cosmos with Maddy Herbert’s soulful prowess and lyricism serving as a beacon of authenticity.
Glenn Walker
Are you a Mornington Peninsula creative?
Tuesday 11 March - Monday 7 April
Join The Creators Network connecting like-minded creatives and artists.
Landscape photography exhibition.
Next event: Somerville Mechanics Hall
— an evening celebrating the talented creative women of the Peninsula.
Panel discussions will be led by Tracee Hutchison — award-winning broadcaster, writer and producer.
Inanna Indigo — Musician & Manager Connection, inspiring conversations and live music from Emily Jane Pritchard mornpen.vic.gov.au/ creativeconnections-event
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Womindjeka Balnarring Ngargee (Festival)
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“Equal parts enthralling and enchanting, Velvet Bloom is undeniably on the cusp of big things in the near future.”
One day a week for three months, you’ll work with a professional in your chosen creative field — from writing and acting to animation, music, dance and more. Mentees will be paid for participating.
- Tyler Jenke, Rolling Stone Magazine
Delivered in partnership with VicHealth to promote creative careers.
This album is proudly supported by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Performing Arts Fund.
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Complete the Expression of Interest form on our website and take the next step in your creative career.
Visit our website and find out more Make Music Matter.
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EXHIBITION ‘SCALE’ - LANDER-SE
Whether you’re passionate about arts, culture and heritage, or have news of your own to share, there are plenty of ways to get involved.
Visit our website and follow us on socials to celebrate and connect with our vibrant creative community.
SCALE is an all-female exhibition bringing together eight Australian painters, examining our relationship with Landscape through a unified lens of proportion. This exhibition is accompanied by a series of artist-led creative workshops, inviting visitors to interact with the rural landscape of Red Hill.
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29 MARCH - 25 MAY
Image: James Tylor, (Deleted scenes) From an untouched landscape#14, 2013 SATURDAY 1 MARCH COMMUNITY ART SPACE
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COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR
Sponsored by Frankston Arts Centre
East Frankston Over 55s Club
Located at 200 Beach St Frankston. Many activities on offer. Open Mondays from 12pm3pm, Wednesday from 9.30am - 3pm, Fridays 10am - 12pm. Call Lauraine: 0403 729 906 or Michael: 0411 373 580
Probus Club of Frankston
When: First Wednesday of Every Month Time: 10 am (meeting commences)
Where: Frankston RSL – Old Bowls Pavilion at the rear of the RSL. 183 Cranbourne Road, Frankston 3199. Contact: Clyde – 0478 753 702. Email: enquiries.probusfrankston@gmail.com
Ladies Social Tennis- Walk Up Wednesdays from 1pm. Non-members & all standards welcome. No cost & no commitment. Come along for a set or more. Overport Park Tennis Club, cnr Overport & Somerset Rds, Frankston South. More info Lynda 0418 365 014
Fit over 60 runs
9.30am each Mon & Wed at the Scout Hall in Bentley Place, Frankston. $10 per class. Classes are designed by a qualified instructor to improve your fitness and increase your strength. Enquiries to 0403 021 868.
Langwarrin Ladies Probus
JUNE
The Langwarrin Ladies Probus have changed their meeting place to Community of Christ Church at 2-4 Logan Street, Frankston (off Ashleigh Avenue) as from the June Meeting. Join us at 10.00 am on 5th June
Patricia Morecroft: 8759 3887
Night tennis at Overport Park Tennis Club
Social mixed doubles. Tuesday - beginner to intermediate. Wednesday -intermediate plus. Members: $7.00. Non-members: $12.00. Overport Park Tennis Club. Corner Overport & Somerset Roads, Frankston South. More information: Lynda Weatherley 0418 365 014
Belvedere Park Tennis Club invites you to enjoy social tennis (under lights) every Monday starting at 6.00 pm. We also have a ‘Ladies Only” on Wednesday mornings 9.00 - 11.30 am. (104 East Road, Seaford). Contact Janet: 0416 424 344 Seaford Walking Group
Meet weekly each Thursday at 9.30 am for a 9.40am start. Meet at the picnic tables outside Seaford Library. Walk locally 3 to 4kms approx 1 hour, to Seaford foreshore, beach, Kananook creek and Seaford wetlands.
Frankston Beach Revegetation Volunteers Wanted. The Frankston Beach Association holds working bees on Frankston’s foreshore every 2nd Tuesday morning. Enjoy the outdoors for a few hours each fortnight. If you are interested please call Johan on 0418 374 981
Peninsula Transport Assist
Want to volunteer, but also want flexibility? Drive your own car and assist those in our community. Bus drivers also needed for 12- and 24-seater buses. To contact P.T.A: phone: 9708 8241, email info@peninsulatransportassist.org or website: www.peninsulatransportassist.org
Social Cards Club
Frankston North Community Centre. 26 Mahogany Ave Frankston North. Wednesday nights 7.15pm to 10.30 pm learn to play 500 cards loads of fun! $6 mixed ladies and gents contact Bill: 0417 396 347 or just call in.
Frankston Ladies Choir
Every Tuesday at 7.15pm at the Belvedere Bowls Club in Seaford. No experience necessary, we enjoy singing together in three-part harmony. email us at flcsecretary76@gmail.com or call 0498 210 824. We’d love to have you join us!
Real Men Sing!!! If you’re a bloke and want to sing, why not join the The Phoenix Harmony Chorus which rehearses each Thursday night at 7.30. Four part barbershop harmony chorus, all ages welcome. Contact Ian on 0414 997 330
Meet monthly at the Community Hall in Cranbourne Road – a change of venue, next to the Men’s Shed – 1st Thursday of each month 10.00 am till 12.00 pm. Many other activities. Phone 8759 3887 for further information.
Frankston Taiko (Japanese) Drumming Frankston’s sister city organisation has formed a community Taiko Drumming group and welcomes new members. Experience the fun, enjoyment and energy that is Japanese taiko drumming. For details contact Bev: 0413 777 313 or frankston.susono@gmail.com
Kananook Tennis Club have vacancies.Come along and enjoy social tennis! All standards! Everyone welcome! Racquets are available. Times of play: Thursday 9-30am-noon. Saturday 12-30pm-5.00pm. Please call: 0450 290 064. Check out our website!
Cake Decorators Association Of Victoria - Frankston Branch. Learn more about cake decorating! Join us at one of our workshops or demonstration days. We meet every second month on the first Saturday of that month. Further details: www.facebook.com/ FrankstonCDAV email: frankstoncdav@gmail.com
Seaford Probus Club.
Monthly meetings held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the Eric Bell Reserve Pavillion, Forest Drive, Frankston North. New members welcome. Contact: Carolyn McLennan: 0450 158 149
Peninsula Men’s Circle is a confidential, non-judgmental space to share experiences and make connections. You’re encouraged to be supportive, open and compassionate. We explore relationships, responsibilities and challenges that we as men face. Wednesdays 6.45-9:30pm. Chris: 0400 614 065
Seaford Senior Citizens Club, Inc
Please join us for fun & friendship. We’re open Monday-Friday with various activities which include: RummyKing, Indoor bowls, Bingo, Cards (500 & Canasta) plus more. Please ring our office 03 9785 1621 for more information.
Frankston Friendship Club
Enjoy a cuppa and make new friends! Monthly meetings and monthly bus outings, (at your own cost.) Meet at the Xavier Centre, Davey Street Frankston on the first Wednesday in the month. Contact Suzy: 0419 367 778.
Mornington Peninsula Chorale the longstanding vibrant, SATB, non-audition choir, under Frankston Music Society along with the Frankston Symphony Orchestra perform in classical, film score, and other exciting music concerts. Read more at frankstonmusicsociety. org.au. New singers/musicians welcome. Contact us at info@frankstonmusicsociety.org.au
Frankston Stroke Support Group
Our group is open to new members for support and socialisation. Meets the first Wednesday of the month from 1pm-3pm at the Frankston North Community Centre. For more information contact Janelle on 9789 6427 or janellethompson@bigpond.com
Free Digital Literacy Classes at Frankston Library. Frankston City Libraries is committed to building online safety. Learn new skills or dive into interesting topics, with our free, in-person sessions. May’s sessions include Facebook, scams, and smart home technology. https://library. frankston.vic.gov.au/Community-Connection/ Be-Connected
Open Mic At The Green 3rd Thursday each month. Come along for a great night’s entertainment either as a performer or an audience member. Yamala Park Bowls Club Dunstan St, Frankston South. Doors Open 6.30pm. Enquiries Wayne: 0407 063 223
Photographic Club
Looking to take up or improve your photography? The Frankston Photographic Club runs regular activities and events including guest speakers, scoring & critique nights, workshops, social evenings and outings. To find out more go to www.frankstonphotoclub.com.au
Frankston & District Stamp Club
Not sure what to do with your stamp collection? Come along to our friendly monthly meetingsevery 3rd Thursday - in Carrum Downs. To find out more, Phone Mike 03 8774 1013
Bunarong Bushwalking Club
Come and explore the great outdoors with a local walking group. Bunarong Bushwalking Club members enjoy walks on Sundays and Wednesdays. For more information please contact us on: 0400 329 710, our Facebook page, or www.bunarongbushwalkingclub.com.au
Carrum Downs Senior Citizens Club
Meet every Tuesday at Lyrebird Community Centre, Lyrebird Dr, Carrum Downs.
Contact: Annette 0428 992 928
Mornington Peninsula Welsh Ladies Choir
Planning a Singing Tour of Wales this year. Rehearsal every Sunday evening at 7pm at Yamala Park Bowls Club Dunstan St Frankston South. For more details contact Trudi on 0406 678 261 or email info@mpwlc.com
Southern Sounds Chorus
Calling all women singers. Make beautiful music and great friends by joining us on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at Somerville Community House Hall, at 2/21 Worwong Avenue, Somerville. Call Maree, 0411 844 572 (membership) or Judy 0412 063 003 (bookings)
McClelland Spinners and Weavers
Weekly sessions of spinning, handweaving and knitting at our studio at McClelland Gallery. Everything you need to get started. Find us on Facebook or email us at: mcclellandspinnersandweavers@gmail.com for more information about session times and fees.
Peninsula Field Naturalists Club 16 High St Frankston on the 2nd Wednesday of the month 8pm.We are amateurs who are interested in all aspects of the natural environment. ring Judy on 0400 910 941, or visit www.peninsulafieldnaturalists.org.au
Frankston Food Swap
2nd Saturday of the month at 1pm. Swap your excess vegies, homemade foods or seedlings. Kareela Café, 53 Kareela Rd, Frankston
Join the fun! Volunteer at a Family Life Opp Shop. Volunteer with our amazing team and make a difference in your community. No experience necessary! To find out more or to express your interest call 03 8599 5433 or visit familylife.com.au/volunteer
Table Tennis for Everyone!
We cater for all groups, including Juniors, Social, Competition, All Abilities and more! Check out our website or give us a call for more information. MFTTA.ORG.AU ph:0498 003 788
Try Croquet
Est in 1947, The Frankston Croquet Club prides itself on social recreation, healthy activity and friendly competitions. Open Tues, Thurs & Sat. from 9am to 3pm. Equipment supplied, flat soled shoes required. Enquires to Fay 97837340
Frankston Hockey Club is a family friendly sporting club for people of all abilities and ages. Juniors, seniors and masters teams available. New players welcome. Training on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Visit frankstonhockeyclub.com to find out more.
Staying connected: How men can look after their mental health and support their mates
FOR a long time, I thought struggling in silence was just part of life, especially as a bloke. You just keep going. Push through. Don’t make a fuss. It took me years to realise that staying quiet wasn’t strength, it was survival mode. And survival mode isn’t living. With Men’s Health Week starting on June 9, it’s a timely reminder for all of us to pause, reflect, and check in on our mental health.
I’ve been on a mental health recovery journey since my teens, and I’ve learned there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. I’ve tried the meds, the talk therapy, the wait-it-out phase. What really shifted things for me was learning to check in with myself regularly and recognising that I have the right to be part of my own care. That it’s okay to say, “This isn’t working for me. What else can we try?”
Now I work as a Peer Wellbeing Navigator with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Frankston, a free community support service for anyone 26 and over who’s doing it tough. Whether you’re just starting to notice changes in how you’re feeling, or have been managing your mental health for years, we’re here to walk alongside you.
One of the most powerful tools we all have: staying connected.
Start with yourself. Not in a “fix-it” kind of way, but just pause and ask, How am I really going? Am I waking up flat most mornings? Avoiding people or things I used to enjoy? Feeling on edge, angry, or constantly exhausted? These aren’t personal failings. They’re signs that you might need support and that’s okay.
Then, connect with your mates. It doesn’t have to be deep or dramatic. You don’t have to solve anything. A simple message, a shared laugh, an invite to grab a coffee or watch the game; just showing up can remind someone they matter.
A lot of men hesitate to talk because they don’t want to be a burden. But the truth is, being there for each other is part of being human. If someone you care about is acting a bit off, quieter, distant, or just not themselves, reach out. Let them know you see them.
And if you’re the one feeling off, please know you don’t have to figure it all out alone.
At the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Frankston, we’re not here to diagnose or judge, we’re here to support you, help you understand your options, and find what actually fits your life.
No cost, no referral, just people who get it. Mental health support isn’t about waiting
until you fall apart. It’s about learning to tune in, speak up, and ask for what you need before things hit crisis point.
So, stay connected; with yourself, with your mates. Let’s normalise real conversations and remind each other: no one has to do this alone.
Reach out today.
At the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Frankston, we’re here to support everyone in our community aged 26 and over. Our free, no-referral-needed, no Medicare card required services are designed to meet your unique needs, offering personalised support where you need it most.
When you connect with us, you’ll be paired with a Peer Navigator, like Callum, someone
with lived experience who will work alongside you to ensure you get the support that’s right for you.
To find out more about how we can support you visit wellways.org/localservices
Phone: 1800 000 525.
Visit: 454 Nepean Highway, Frankston
Additional Resources
If you are in an emergency or require immediate assistance, please dial 000. For more confidential support, reach out to:
• Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14 (Available 24/7 for crisis support and suicide prevention)
• MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78 (Support for men navigating family, emotional, or relationship challenges)
Frankston Mental Health and Wellbeing Local services are
by Wellways in partnership with Mentis Assist and Peninsula Health and
funded by the Victorian Government.
Our team of Peer Navigators are here to support you on your mental health journey at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Frankston. image: supplied
Callum MacLeod, Peer Wellbeing Navigator, Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Frankston. image: supplied
By Callum MacLeod, Peer Wellbeing Navigator, Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Frankston
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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES
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It Rained. It Poured. I was Stuck Outdoors
By Stuart McCullough
IT was raining. Not drizzling but, rather, bucketing down in the kind of way that inspires you to stay indoors and, where possible, start building an ark. It was a result of this downpour that I decided to skip going for my regular weekend run, reasoning that I could even things up later with a trip to the gym. The rain refused to relent. I tried to remember where I’d left my tools and my ark-building kit.
By seven o’clock, the sun had surrendered and the street outside was a river. It was under these conditions that I decided it was time to go to the gym. For a brief moment, it stopped raining. With my towel and security pass (a plastic blue bracelet), I sprang from the house and began running along the footpath towards the gym. Sensing my attempted escape, the sky retaliated by pouring out a fresh bucket of icy rain. By the time I reached the gym, I was sodden. Because it was late and the front desk was no longer open, I had to rely on my security pass to gain entry. As sheets of rain rolled out of the sky and smashed into the footpath, I held up my security bracelet to the sensor, waiting for the little red light to turn green so I could gain entry. Nothing. I tried again. Still red. Beside the sensor was a sign, stuck to the window. It read that those wanting after hours access would need to get a new security pass. Given that it was presently out of hours, this information was of little use to me. I darted
away to find shelter. Having a functional security pass is a fundamental requirement if the whole "24/7 access" claim was to have any meaning whatsoever. Granted, glitches can occur on an individual basis, but what the sign made clear is that this was a system failure of a far more universal nature.
I checked my phone to see if I’d missed and email or text asking me to urgently replace my security pass or risk losing the after-hours access I craved. There was nothing. Surely, the risk that people losing the ability to exercise at a time of their choosing was worthy of some kind of warning or call to immediate action?
Apparently not. Instead, I had to find out by rocking up in a downpour, only to find that I couldn’t get in. It’s not as though the gym was empty – there were people inside. I reasoned that if I stood at the door looking sad for long enough, someone would take pity and let me in. I was wrong. Closest to the door were the exercise bikes. There was a man sitting on one, pedalling at a pace that can best be described as ‘leisurely’. He was also holding his phone up in the air, angling the screen downwards as he pouted upwards. He was, it seems, filming himself. It meant he had his face turned away from the door, where I was knock-
ing, and that the screen was pointing directly at me. Meaning that his footage would, in the background, feature a man banging on the door like Dustin Hoffman at the church in "The Graduate".
That’s the thing I’ve notice about gyms – people go there to use their phones, interspersed with some exercise. It’s not uncommon to see someone sitting on a piece of equipment, scrolling through their phone for an extended period of time. Eventually, someone else turned up and, she too, was locked out. But now there were two of us. One person standing outside a door in the rain is a potential lunatic with whom
eye contact is best avoided. Two people, however, are comparatively harmless and indicative of a faulty door rather than a latent homicidal instinct. After a short period of time, someone who was not too busy filming himself on an exercise bike let us in.
The following day, I returned when reception was open to have my security pass updated. I also considered giving feedback that the risk of being locked out might have warranted a message, but changed my mind when it became clear that the teenagers behind the desk were unlikely to be decision makers. As it turned out, the security pass wasn’t updated so much as it was replaced entirely. Feeling victorious, I strode with purpose away from the desk and towards the elliptical machine. I then tried to put my new updated security bracelet on, only to discover that it was clearly sized for an infant. Was it, of itself, some kind of test of my fitness? One in which I would attempt to stretch the plastic band until I could squeeze my wrist through, preferably without giving myself third degree burns in the process. I demurred. Maybe they were all the same size and I was worried over nothing? Or maybe I’d been given a child’s security bracelet by accident. I returned to the front desk and was relieved to find that the bracelet with the security pass also came in adult size too. To celebrate, I sat on an exercise bike and filmed myself, pouting, while people behind me knocked on the door.
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Fraudulent Sale Of Car - Accused Man’s Admission
Compiled by Cameron McCullough
A well-dressed young man, named Herbert J. Storey, of Hastings, was charged at the City Court on Monday with having fraudulently converted a motor car, valued at £295, to his own use.
Frank William Brainwood, secretary of Durant, Maystons Pty. Ltd., Collins street, said on 12th December, 1924, accused came to the company’s shop. In consequence of an order he produced, a motor car was handed over to him under a hire-purchase agreement.
There were conditions in the agreement that the car was not to be removed out of the State without the consent of the company, and that it was not to be sold until paid for.
The first installment was due on 15th March, but accused requested an extension to the end of the month. At the end of March Storey could not be found. Four promissory notes of £53 each were given by accused.
Constable Nolan, of Hastings, said on 16th May he saw accused at his home, and the latter said he would make his explanation at a later date.
Detective A. L. Lee said on 26th May he saw Storey at the City Watch House. Accused made a statement in which he admitted the hire-purchase agreement and the fact that he had not met the promissory notes. Storey further said he drove the car to Sydney, and eventually sold it to a Mrs. Lacey, of Enfield, New South Wales, for £175.
Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed for trail at the Supreme Court on June 15.
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Boy Scouts - First Frankston Troop
The above-named troop of Scouts is still progressing very well. Each meeting new boys come along, and this is, of course, very gratifying.
Meetings are now held in the fire station, where new members and parents will be welcomed at any time.
Last Friday night Mr. Bench gave the boys a talk on “What to do in case of Their House Catching Fire.” This proved very interesting.
The members regret the departure of Lieut.-Colonel Lazarus from Frankston, as he really gave the boys a start. It has been decided that the troop colours will be red and black.
One Scout has already passed his Tenderfoot Badge, and many others are well on their way towards passing their first test. Any boys who intend joining should come along now, for if they wait they will have harder tests to pass as the examiners will soon get used to their job.
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Popular Railway Official –Presentation To Mr. M. L. Lalor.
At the Frankston railway refreshment rooms, on Tuesday, May 20, a presentation was made to Mr. M. L. Lalor, who has been promoted to the position of Traffic Inspector at Dandenong. Mr. Lalor has been stationmaster at Frankston for the past two years, and proved himself an ideal officer.
On behalf of the local railway staff, Mr. W. Crawford Young presented Mr. Lalor with a travelling bag, travelling rug, fountain pen, and for Mrs. Lalor, a chubby silk umbrella.
In congratulating Mr. Lalor on his promotion, Mr. Young expressed
regret that Frankston was losing such a capable and genial officer.
From the public standpoint, he had proved competent, conscientious and obliging, while his relations with his staff, as evidenced by the present gathering had been of the most satisfactory nature.
Messrs. Tasker, Roper, P. O’Grady, Nicholson, and others also spoke, voicing deep regret at Mr. Lalor’s departure, and wishing him, Mrs. Lalor and family every happiness and success in their new home.
Mrs. W. Duffy made a neat speech on behalf of Miss Counsel, and the refreshment room staff.
In reply, Mr. Lalor referred to the happy time he had spent in Frankston. He had never had a better staff, and their loyalty and co-operation had given the best results.
He was pleased and surprised at their splendid gifts, and it gave him satisfaction to know that they had remembered Mrs. Lalor, for after all, men owed a good deal of their success to their wives.
Mr. Lalor introduced the new S.M., Mr. B. Anderson, late of Stratford, who met with a cordial reception. ***
For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. ***
Personal
Mr. O. A. Jansson, well known in football circles as an earnest worker for Naval Base, has been appointed to H.M.A.S. “Tingira,” at Sydney. He will be relieved as secretary by Mr. H. Hodkinson, who has just returned from his Easter vacation.
Miss “Katie” Gurrie, who was
suffering from a severe nervous breakdown and was an inmate of Dr. Maxwell’s private hospital, has now returned to her home at the Prince of Wales Hotel. Her numerous friends will be pleased to learn that she is making a good recovery.
Owing to ill-health, Mr. W. Friend, manager of the Gas Works at Frankston, has, acting under medical advice, decided to leave Frankston for a warmer climate. During his comparatively short stay in Frankston, Mr. Friend executed important improvements at the local works, and a comprehensive scheme of gas mains extension was carried out under his direction. Mr. and Mrs. Friend leave for Queensland on Wednesday next. ***
Obituary - Mr. A. B. Morris
The death took place at Frankston on Monday last of Mr. A. B. Morris, after a long and painful illness.
Some months ago deceased underwent an operation in Melbourne for some internal trouble, and for a time it appeared as though beneficial results would follow. Then fresh complications set in until finally the best medical authorities pronounced his case hopeless.
During the last months of his illness deceased suffered excruciating agony, but he bore up with marvellous fortitude, and retained consciousness until the last.
Great sympathy is expressed for the bereaved family, deceased leaving a widow and three children to mourn their loss.
Deceased, who was 62 years of age, was a member of a well-known Woodend family, in which town his
mother and brothers still reside. He came to Frankston about six years ago, where he carried on business as a butcher in Playne street.
He acquired considerable interests in the town, and only recently a fine new shop was erected to his order. The late Mr. Morris was a man of sterling integrity, genial disposition and highly respected by all who knew him.
The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, and was very largely attended. The remains were interred in the Church of England section of the Frankston cemetery, the Rev. A. P. McFarlane officiating at the graveside. Six brothers of deceased carried the coffin from the hearse to the grave.
The Masonic burial service was read, a large number of brethren taking part in the last sad rites. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. H. Gamble.
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Colonial Gas Company – Improvements to Frankston Works
The Frankston Gas Works has installed one of the latest pieces of machinery for the making of gas.
The machine is a McIntosh-Hunt automatic gas controller. The benefit derived from the machine is that the pressure in the retorts during carbonisation periods is eliminated, the chief result being that a higher yield per ton of coal carbonised can be obtained.
We understand from the manager, Mr. W. Friend, that this is the very latest appliance for the production of gas, and an all Australian invention.
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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 5 June 1925
ACCLAIMED FIRST NATIONS MUSICAL TOURS TO FRANKSTON
FRANKSTON Arts Centre will come alive with powerful storytelling and unforgettable music when Waltzing the Wilarra takes to the stage for one show only in July.
Written, composed and directed by acclaimed playwright and musician David Milroy, this vibrant musical takes audiences back to 1940s post-war Perth, where amidst strict curfews and oppressive laws, Black and White Australians find a way to come together. In a time when the fear of arrest loomed over simple acts of unity, a community formed their own underground club — a place to sing, dance, find joy and perhaps even love. Decades later, as the club faces demolition, three original members — Charlie, Elsa and Fay — reunite to save their cherished haven. Through rich musical numbers and heartfelt storytelling, Waltzing the Wilarra explores themes of connection, memory and truth-telling. What begins as a reunion becomes a journey through time, where old wounds are reopened and reconciliation proves more complex than expected.
Brought to life by a stellar cast of eight, including six First Nations performers and a live band of exceptional multiinstrumentalists, the production stars Lorinda May Merrypor (Juliet in & Juliet) and features alumni from the hit musical Hamilton.
Presented by HIT Productions, this marks the company’s third First Nations musical, following national tours of The Sapphires and The Sunshine Club. The original production
Thursday 3 July at 7.30pm. Tickets are available at thefac.com.au or by calling 03 9784 1060.
by Yirra Yaakin was celebrated at the 2011 Helpmann Awards with three nominations, including Best Original Score for Milroy. Don't miss this moving and joyous celebration of resistance, resilience and song — one night only at Frankston Arts Centre on
Sharks find their bite, Bulldogs fire warning shot
MPNFL
By Brodie Cowburn
MEN’S DIV ONE
SORRENTO looked to get their season back on track last weekend on the road against Pines.
The Sharks have endured a difficult 2025 season so far, languishing in the bottom half of the ladder. They conceded 22 goals to Frankston YCW in their last outing, and were looking to make amends against the Pythons.
Sorrento put together a better defensive display at Eric Bell Reserve on Saturday, holding Pines to ten goals. Sorrento beat Pines 10.13 (73) to 14.13 (97).
Pines led by 20 points at the halftime break, but were overwhelmed in the second half.
Jordan Doherty, Hooper Robinson, Shannon Gladman, Aaron Breman, and Dylan Clarke were named Sorrento’s best. Gladman booted five goals and Robinson kicked three. Ladder leaders Rosebud picked up another win on Saturday. They beat Edithvale-Aspendale by 49 points to improve their record for the season to 7-1.
Frankston YCW finished the round in second place after a six-goal victory against Mornington. Around the grounds, Mt Eliza beat Dromana 9.4 (58) to 12.12 (84) at Dromana Recreation Reserve and Langwarrin beat Red Hill 15.8 (98) to 9.8 (62) at Lloyd Park.
MEN’S DIV TWO
CHELSEA came from behind to defeat Devon Meadows in a gritty display on Saturday.
Devon Meadows hosted the matchup at Glover Reserve. The Panthers led by three goals at the main break, and
were still ahead by 10 points at threequarter-time.
Chelsea chipped away at Devon Meadows, and made their move in the final term. A five-goals-to-one last quarter saw Chelsea beat Devon Meadows 6.12 (48) to 8.12 (60).
John Simson scored two vital goals for the Seagulls, and was named best afield. Jordan Kelly, Matthew Dussin, Zane Carter, and Sam Simpson also had good games.
At Bonbeach Reserve, poor kicking cost Bonbeach the points against Somerville.
Both sides had a difficult day in front of goal. The final scoreboard read Bonbeach 4.14 (38) to Somerville 5.17 (47).
Mitch Mantell, Lachlan Haskett, Jake Haskett, Lochie Fewster, and Ben Neilson were Somerville’s best.
Frankston Bombers stretched their unbeaten run to eight games on Saturday with a thumping 100 point win over Seaford. Tyson Barry starred - he kicked six goals in a best-onground performance.
Pearcedale also secured a dominant win last weekend, beating Karingal 5.8 (38) to 28.15 (183) away from home. Cruiz West booted ten goals for Pearcedale.
Rye and Crib Point closed out the round with comfortable wins over Hastings and Tyabb respectively.
WOMEN’S DIV ONE
MORNINGTON have triumphed in their top-of-the-ladder showdown with Warragul Industrials.
The two sides entered Alexandra Park on Saturday in first and second place. The Bulldogs had the advantage, having gone unbeaten so far in season 2025.
Mornington proved they are the real
deal, leading all day long against their fellow premiership contenders.
The final scoreboard read Mornington 9.7 (61) to Warragul 5.2 (32). Tenae Browne and Elizabeth Muir each booted two goals for the Bulldogs.
Frankston dispatched Bonbeach with ease on Saturday. The Dolphins
smashed the Sharks 10.5 (65) to 1.0 (6).
Emerald Wood was Frankston’s best - she kicked four goals. Karingal thumped Pearcedale 16.19 (115) to 2.0 (12) to close out the round. Carly Bury kicked five goals for the afternoon, and Ebony Booth scored three.
LANGWARRIN jumped to third on the MPFNL Div 1 ladder after their win over Red Hill.
Picture: Paul Churcher
MORNINGTON'S Eliza Snehotta played her 50th senior game. Picture: Alan Dillon
FRANKSTON TIMES scoreboard
Seaford’s sights set on top six
SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie
SEAFORD United is on target for a top six finish in State 5 South with Saturday’s 2-1 win over Aspendale.
This game was broken open by three second-half goals in contrast to the sometimes scrappy first-half that preceded it.
Despite losing top scorer Dylan Waugh to injury at half-time Seaford struck just four minutes after the break.
A deep free-kick from Conor Mcfall found Tristen Stass heading back across goal and Zain Ahmad’s deft touch made it 1-0.
A defensive error cost Aspendale dearly in the 58th minute allowing Ahmad to square the ball from the right to Blake Hicks who controlled it before belting it past Aspendale keeper Thomas Carter from close range.
Aspendale pushed hard in the last 20 minutes and was rewarded with a Jared Kilmartin near post header that made it 2-1.
That made for a nervy finish from the home team but keeper Hayden Hicks was up to the challenge making a series of saves to deny the visitors from snatching a point.
The result leaves Aspendale with a tenuous grip on sixth spot with the champion team being promoted and teams finishing below sixth facing relegation in next year’s league restructure.
Right now relegation is furthest from Mount Eliza’s thoughts as it continues its pursuit of breakaway league leader Fortuna 60.
While Fortuna earned a tough 4-1 win over a depleted Mount Martha at Civic Reserve last weekend with Zac Foad on target for the Mariners, Gerry McDonagh’s Mount Eliza recorded a 2-1 home win over Endeavour Hills Fire on Saturday.
Josh Luca gave Mount Eliza a halftime lead when he headed home following up on an Austin Mcewen shot that wasn’t properly cleared by Endeavour keeper Howard Andrews.
The visitors thought they’d grabbed a point in the 86th minute when a fine free kick was headed in by Rahmatullah Hussaini but a minute later Mount Eliza substitute Trevor Smith ran onto a Noah Green pass and rounded a defender and Andrews to score the decisive goal in a tight contest.
In VPL1 news Langwarrin’s 3-1 home win over Kingston City last Saturday gave the locals three precious points as they strive to avoid relegation.
Three teams will go down to VPL2
at season’s end and with Kingston City also in the relegation zone a win against their Greek-backed opponent was crucial.
Slick ball movement featuring Tom Youngs and Archie Macphee ended with Brad Blumenthal in possession on the right of the area in the 22nd minute and he hammered a firm shot past Kingson keeper Ben Nassiep for the opener.
The visitors hit back in the 36th minute when Atticus Gonzalex combined with Chudiar Tharjiath before lobbing the bouncing ball over stranded Langy keeper James Burgess.
While Thurjiath’s pace was a problem for the home side it was Langwarrin’s potency up front and ability to get in behind Kingston’s defence that highlighted the second half.
In the 68th minute Ryo Takahashi overhit his cross from the right but Youngs was on the left of the area and his cross was taken down by Macphee who spun and struck a low shot past Nassiep to make it 2-1.
Youngs iced the result in the 78th minute when synching his run with a Macphee chip that allowed Youngs to deftly lob the ball over advancing Nassiep and give Langy a deserved two-goal cushion.
In State 1 news second-half substitute Dylan Thomas was the hero for Mornington scoring with the last kick
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of the game to seal a vital 2-1 away win over a resilient Old Scotch.
Mornington started sluggishly and was punished early when a quick short corner from Old Scotch enabled a slight Alex Howard touch to catch the visitors napping.
But this spurred Mornington into action and the visitors began exploiting space behind the full-backs with well-placed long balls from deep.
That paid off in the 17th minute when a precise ball over the top sent Kieran Dover through and his goal levelled the scores and put him on top of the league’s scoring charts.
The second half was evenly contested with both teams creating chances.
Ryan Paczkowski produced a brilliant goal-line clearance to keep the visitors in the game while James Kelly came agonisingly close with a powerful strike.
As the match wore on the tension mounted and Seagulls boss Adam Jamison made a bold move by bringing on Thomas late in the game.
In the dying seconds the youngster latched onto a loose ball and fired home to secure the win sparking scenes of relief and celebration.
In State 2 news Peninsula Strikers enjoyed an important 2-1 home win over promotion challenger Knox City on Saturday.
The visitors led after six minutes when Leo Macleod capitalised on a
defensive error and slotted home past Strikers keeper Faraz Zenoozi.
The equaliser came in the 32nd minute from a Tom Wood shot-comecross which Campbell Steedman reacted fastest to scoring from close range.
Early in the second half Strikers took the lead after Ethan Goulding hit a left foot peach from 20 metres.
A second caution in the 82nd minute saw Strikers reduced to 10 men with Wayne Gordon’s send-off but Strikers could have won 5-1 with Jai Power, Joel Bowen and Goulding all wasting golden chances to wrap it up.
On Sunday Skye United returned to top spot in State 2 South-East with a 2-1 away win over North Caulfield.
Skye’s goals came from Varmah Mgoneh and a 61st-minute winner from Nic Millar.
In State 4 Chelsea talisman James Stinson increased his lead in the race for league Golden Boot honours at the expense of promotion rival Monash University.
Gus Macleod’s men won 4-1 at Monash Playing Fields with Stinson’s hat-trick a match highlight.
Adam Dunsford was Chelsea’s other scorer in a dominant second half from the visitors after going in at 1-1 at half-time.
Baxter and neighbouring Somerville drew 1-1 at Baxter Park on Saturday.
Baxter hit the woodwork twice in the first half but could only take a 1-0 lead into the break thanks to Brody Taylor converting from the penalty spot.
Somerville’s equaliser came from Eli Masterson.
Rosebud was dominant in its 4-1 away win over Sandown Lions on Saturday.
If not for a magnificent display from the Sandown keeper both Connor Wharton and Alfie Harris could have had hat-tricks.
Wharton opened the scoring in the 10th minute but a string of saves kept it at 1-0 at half time.
Rosebud finally made some of its dominance count in a pulsating second half with goals from Mark O’Connor, Alfie Harris and Finn Gregg.
Frankston Pines lost 8-1 at home to Mentone last Friday night.
Jaishiv Narayan scored for Pines.
NEXT WEEKEND
Friday, 6 June, 8pm
Brunswick City v Langwarrin, Dunstan Reserve
Friday, 6 June, 8.30pm
Casey Comets v Peninsula Strikers, Comets Stadium
Cleeland Utd v Seaford Utd, Thomas P Carroll Reserve
Saturday, 7 June, 3pm
Malvern City v Mornington, Kooyong Park
Knox City v Skye Utd, Egan Lee Reserve
Chelsea v Somerville Eagles, Edithvale Recreation Reserve
Frankston Pines v Endeavour Utd, Monterey Reserve
Lyndale Utd v Baxter, Lydale Secondary College
Mount Eliza v Keysborough, Emil Madsen Reserve
Aspendale v Pakenham Utd, Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground
Bunyip District v Mount Martha, Bunyip Recreation Reserve
Saturday, 7 June, 6pm Rosebud v Springvale City
Winning ways: Seaford’s Zain Ahmad (right) scored against Aspendale last weekend while Seaford keeper Hayden Hicks kept the visitors at bay late in the game. Pictures: Darryl Kennedy
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