Red Hill Tennis Club scores $200K lighting upgrade
By Brendan Rees
THE Red Hill Tennis Club is celebrating a significant boost to its facilities, with the state government allocating $200,000 for a lighting upgrade in its recent budget.
Club president Adrian Clarkson said the funding was a game-changer, with the upgrade to replace the more than 20-year-old halogen lights with LEDs.
While the lighting has served its time, Clarkson said the upgrade
would ensure its members could enjoy the sport comfortably and safely.
“Most of our tennis at the club is night competitions. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and twilight tournaments as well,” he said.
“It’s been a long time coming; the lights at the moment aren’t up to scratch so it’ll be nice to have the new lights. We’ve been fighting for some funding for quite a while so it’s a good outcome.”
The club has around 100 members.
It is hoped the upgrade will increase participation, fostering a vibrant and inclusive tennis community, Clarkson said.
“To have these sorts of upgrades, people like to come back and join up again.”
The club advocated for funding through Eastern Victoria MP Tom McIntosh, who said he welcomed the funding which “means the club members can train and play on all eight courts better at night”.
Kinder flyer flag snub prompts councillors to take over
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire
councillors have acted to review its flag policy after the Australian flag was left off a kinder flyer, prompting a wave of public backlash.
The flyer, which was recently circulated to encourage families to register their children in the shire’s kinder programs for 2026, included the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Pride flags – but not the Australian flag.
Cr Bruce Ranken raised the matter as an urgent business motion at the council’s 2 June meeting, noting the issue has “understandably raised concerns amongst many members of the community”.
His motion called for the shire to review its current flag protocols across all shire-managed properties and to “ensure the Australian national flag is displayed in the
highest position of honour”, as well as be the “most prominent flag” whenever a flag is shown.
Ranken also asked that the shire’s flag policy not only be revised within 60 days but be controlled by councillors thereafter, meaning it would be taken off the hands of council staff.
While he said the missing Australian flag on what he referred to as a document, “was likely an oversight rather than intentional,” it did however highlight the need for “clear guidelines and boundaries around how council, not individuals, but council as an institution, chooses to represent itself and our community through the display of flags”.
All councillors voted in favour of the motion except Cr Max Patton who said he didn’t have enough time to study the existing flag policy and was “concerned about unintended consequences”.
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CLUB president Adrian Clarkson. Picture: Gary Sissons
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Tree planting kicks off for 2025
MORNINGTON Peninsula Koala Conservation
Group (MPKC) started the planting season on Saturday 31 May with an event in Dromana. Volunteers planted 1500 trees and shrubs over two days after the group postponed plantings earlier in May due to the unseasonally warm temperatures and low rainfall.
“We have monitored the weather and soil conditions closely and aim to plant 34,000 trees this season. We want them to have the best possible start to survive, as watering at this scale is not usually an option,” said president of the group Dirk Jansen.
The volunteer landcare group has planted
approximately 25,000 trees per year for the past three years to create habitat corridors for koalas and other wildlife.
Over 70% of the existing habitat for koalas on the Mornington Peninsula is located on private properties. Koala populations are under stress due to the pressures of urban development and decreasing habitat.
This year will bring the total number of trees planted on private properties on the Mornington Peninsula to over 100,000.
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trees which provide food and shelter for our koalas are also an important source of indigenous seeds for propagation. I get an 80% to 90% strike rate from seed to seedlings from these mature trees, and they are disappearing from areas of the peninsula which have resident koala populations. It takes between seven and 10 years for a tree to have sufficient growth to provide Koala habitat’.
With the help of landowners and volunteers who assist at planting events, MPKC will continue to increase and enhance the native vegetation for the conservation and protection of Mornington Peninsula’s wildlife.
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Court win over noise
By Raia Flinos
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has secured its first court victory under the Environment Protection Act 2017, following a battle over noise complaints in Rosebud.
The offender has been ordered to pay a $2000 fine following a court injunction.
The case centred around a residential property where the owner’s son would blast music at extreme volumes throughout the night, sometimes until 5am.
The disruption was found to have significantly impacted the health and wellbeing of nearby residents.
Neighbours issued repeated complaints, but despite compliance notices issued and direct contact from Victoria Police, the noise continued over multiple months.
The Shire decided to launch an official investigation and deemed the noise as unreasonable after noise diaries from neighbours and sound level meter readings.
Mayor Councillor Anthony Marsh said the case emphasises the council’s commitment to protecting the wellbeing of the community.
“Council takes a stand against unreasonable noise,” Marsh said. “All residents deserve to feel comfortable in their homes. Noise pollution, like we’ve seen in this case, is detrimental to people’s health and wellbeing.”
The Environment Protection Act 2017 introduced a “general environment duty”, requiring individuals and organisations to protect from harm towards human health and the environment, including from noise.
The Act gives councils greater enforcement powers to act on repeated or serious noise complaints. Residents are encouraged to report any excessive or ongoing noise, especially when it affects their wellbeing.
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VOLUNTEERS at the recent Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation Group tree planting. Picture: Supplied
Flag furore prompts councillor oversight
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“It also doesn’t make any mention of the Victorian flag, which is acknowledged in Victorian government policy, and is a prominent flag as well,” he said.
Cr Ranken said reviewing the policy ensured there was “no confusion and no repeat of incidents where our national flag is unintentionally omitted from official material”.
“Importantly, it is not about excluding other flags. Our current flag policy rightly includes and respects other flags. These flags respect our communities, diversity, identity and pride, and they have a rightful place in our civic places. But even within the inclusive display, there is a recognised order of precedent, and the Australian national flag must sit at the top - not only symbolising, but physically in all forms of representation”.
Ranken said the action meant “council takes ownership and responsibility for the way flags are managed and displayed as representatives of the broader community”.
He said the 60-day review would look at “current protocol, identification of any inconsistencies and careful wording to ensure that the policy is clear, respectful and enforceable”.
“This is an opportunity to reaffirm something fundamental - that the Australian national flag unites us all. It represents every citizen, regardless of our heritage or our identity, that stands out for our democratic values, our freedoms and our shared future.”
Cr Pingiario, whose two great-
grandfathers served in WWI, said the sacrifice of all Anzacs “should never be forgotten - they fought for what future generations like ours could stand proud and free beneath the flag of our own”.
“I respect that many others fly many other different flags and they have every right to do so. But for me the Australian flag must always hold
pride of place, because it’s the one thing that brings us all together,” he said.
“I stand for the flag because I believe in the potential of this country, not because it’s perfect but because it’s ours. Every generation, including mine, has a responsibility to help shape a future that is stronger, fairer and more unified.”
Why I voted against the flag motion
By Cr Max Patton, Benbenjie Ward
I HAVE been asked why I didn’t support the urgent business motion at Tuesday night’s (3 June) council meeting regarding the shire’s use of flags in its publications. The easiest path for me personally would have been to vote for the motion. I knew that not doing so could be easily misunderstood. But in this role, I try to consistently apply the principle of thinking strategically and thoughtfully before making a decision.
The motion called for the Australian national flag to be flown as the primary flag on all Mornington Peninsula Shire buildings. That might sound straightforward, but without a clear definition of which buildings this includes, it raises real questions.
Council owns many buildings that are leased to community groups and sporting clubs. If a club has only one flagpole, would they be required to replace their club flag with the national flag? Would clubs or ratepayers have to pay for extra flagpoles? This is just one example of an unintended consequence. There may be others.
This may turn out not to be the case. But when decisions are made quickly, it’s impossible to be sure. I would have supported the motion had it requested a report to review the matter and recommend a clear, policy-aligned path forward with implications clearly identified.
Symbolic matters like flags deserve care and consistency. I’ll be looking closely at the policy review when it returns to council to ensure the outcome is both respectful and legally sound.
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Minister awarded King’s Birthday honour
A FRANKSTON South minister with nearly 60 years of experience has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia.
Reverend Dr Robert Johnson was named in the King’s Birthday honours list this week. He has been recognised for service to education, and to the Uniting Church in Australia.
Dr Johnson has worked with Ormond College at The University of Melbourne, the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania with Uniting Church in Australia, and was the chairman of Cornish College between 2012 and 2020. He was a minister between 1969 and 2016.
Dr Johnson said his experience working with the needy and vulnerable was particularly rewarding.
“It’s been a great privilege to be minister to so many great people over the years, so many good people. It’s been a great privilege to be invited into deep parts of people’s lives,” he said. “A great privilege to have in Frankston was our outreach through our barbeque held every Wednesday and our breakfast club every morning. People are struggling, and we can help.”
In addition to the High Street Uniting Church in Frankston, Dr Johnson has also preached at churches in Mount Martha and Chelsea. He was also deeply involved with the establishment of Cornish College in 2012.
“St Leonard’s wanted to close the campus and I became chair to set up a new school called Cornish College,” he said. “At Cornish College I was a founding chair for ten years - it’s been great to be able to work with people there to save the school from being closed, and it’s now a thriving school.”
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REVEREND Dr Robert Johnson has received an OAM for his work with the Uniting Church in Australia. Picture: Yanni
The mysterious case of Rosebud Hospital
By Joshua Sinclair
A REVOLUTION in healthcare for Frankston and the northern Mornington Peninsula is nearing completion with the $1.1b redevelopment of Frankston Hospital set to open in January 2026.
The single biggest investment into health infrastructure in Melbourne’s south-east; this redevelopment will deliver world-class health care to residents and cater to a growing and changing demographic in this region for the next fifty years.
Unfortunately, a 40-minute journey down the freeway paints a vastly different picture.
For a government that regularly touts its proud history and credentials in healthcare and hospital funding across Victoria, the proposed staged redevelopment of Rosebud Hospital has fallen on deaf ears.
While local Members of Parliament from both sides of politics have visited the hospital to see the challenges first-hand, the Victorian Minister for Health has not visited Rosebud Hospital during this current period of government (2014 – present).
If the Minister did make the journey down to Rosebud, she’d find a litany of issues not befitting a hospital that sits within metropolitan Melbourne –a designated area that constantly wins praise across the globe as one of the world’s most liveable cities.
To put it kindly, the hospital’s infrastructure is not fit for purpose.
This ageing and forgotten hospital features:
n Doors that are too narrow for any meaningful equipment to fit through.
n Storage rooms that a local footy club would say were too small
n Nursing stations out of sight of patients – forcing nurses to stand with mobile stations in the hallways
n A fragile ceiling that the local possum population falls through
n Shared toilets straight out of a 1970’s décor magazine
n Bed ramping in the emergency room hallway during busy periods
n Beds full almost all the time –and at the brink during summer
n No surgery available
The one thing this hospital has in spades is a dedicated and passionate workforce.
Everyone you meet that works at the hospital loves it so much, and they work extra hard to make it a positive experience for their patients.
But it’s not the job of the workforce to fight for a bricks and mortar redevelopment – it’s our local representatives.
Of course, the Committee – as the peak advocacy body for our region – will continue to push this urgent issue when we meet with Victoria’s senior decision makers on both sides of politics.
While other hospitals can rely on capital works funding in the Victorian Budget documents this year, there’s no such joy for the southern peninsula.
Rosebud Hospital is the hospital that government forgot and with a state election to be held in November next year, the question is: is anybody listening?
*Joshua Sinclair is the Chief Executive Officer at Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula
Dromana a step closer to facilities overhaul
By Brendan Rees MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire
councillors have adopted a final plan that would aim to improve community facilities in Dromana over the next five years, as well as build a new multipurpose hub.
The final Dromana Community Facilities Project 2025 – 2030 focuses on improving access, activation, and shared use of public buildings within the 15 facilities of the Dromana township and an additional facility at Safety Beach.
Among the community’s ageing facilities, which could benefit from the project, include the old shire offices; football, netball, and cricket clubs, the bowls club, community hall, Dromana Community House Inc, and a preschool – all within the Pier St precinct. Councillors unanimously adopted the final plan at their 3 June meeting following extensive community consultation.
According to a shire report, the plan “seeks to consolidate council’s understanding of current community activities in Dromana and surrounds, community need and utilisation of facilities in a post-Covid environment and within the current financial climate”.
“The project additionally aims to optimise the use of existing buildings while looking for opportunities to consolidate services and activities.”
The council would also “investigate the feasibility of a new consolidated multi-purpose hub” within the central precinct area and “reduce the number of single purpose facilities”.
Funding of $100,000 was allocated for concept planning for the Dromana
hub in the 2022-23 budget, but a further $30,000 would be needed to complete a business case.
If approved, The News understands the proposed hub could cost up to $40m to build. But to progress its development, the council would engage with stakeholders to develop a functional brief and concept design.
In addition, the shire has also proposed to employ a facilities manager to “help activate and effectively use facilities”.
“This role would be responsible for understanding local needs; working with community groups to support activation of spaces; managing solutions; liaising with other parts of council and building capacity to shift to the new target operating model,” the shire report said.
“It is intended that this ‘facilities manager’ or local ‘broker’ role is trialled in Dromana, and if successful, a similar approach could be considered across the shire.”
Dromana Football Netball Club president Geoff Bligh welcomed any progress to improve facilities within Dromana.
“Our current club facilities are ageing; they’re not on their last legs but they need a lot of love. The change rooms are 50 years old, and the social rooms are 40 years old,” he said.
“A community hub would be ideal –not just for us, but for every part of the community who would use it. It would be amazing if it does get done.”
Dromana Association Inc. president and former shire mayor Simon Brooks was also supportive of the project. But from his perspective, “a lot of the management and day-to-day decision
making needs to go back to committees of management,” which he believed would be key to keeping the project going.
“They were the first point of contact with any sort of issues or problems and to me, it was very effective, and they would also be responsible for hiring out the facilities and so on,” he said.
“The shire’s got to stop trying to be the orchestra and be more as a conductor. It doesn’t have financial resources or organisational capacity to be able to keep up with what they need to under the current system.”
Brooks also believed the shire needed to be smarter about its property asset strategy, noting “you can identify shire assets that you can get rid of, but then reinvest the money back into areas where it’s going to bring greater benefit or consolidation. But if you don’t have a strategy to follow, everything just becomes ad-hock”.
“We’ve got to have longer term vision and then plan for it,” he said.
Cr Patrick Binyon, whose Brokil Ward includes Dromana, said the project represented years of planning and consultation and “rather than restarting the whole process, it would be good to continue with that momentum”.
Cr Cam Williams said the plan would be a “great way to bring a lot of different aspects of the community together with a fit for purpose multi-purpose building,” which was “definitely needed for a growing community”.
“It’s a good way to network with other communities of like-minded people in that volunteer space, sporting space and similar spaces as well, so I’m looking forward to this project going ahead.”
Cancer survivor advocates for health ‘transformation’ for all women
By Brendan Rees
VICTORIA Sharp’s story is about hope and the power of research to deliver better treatments and outcomes for women with gynaecological cancers. Her story is one of those being told as part of an initiative by the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) about advancing research into these types of women’s cancers.
Diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, Victoria Sharp’s future looked dire until a ground-breaking clinical trial offered her a second chance. The Mt Martha resident was diagnosed with the disease in 2015, but with limited treatment options and a rapidly progressing illness, doctors gave her little hope.
“I had extensive major surgery and that was followed by a full program of chemotherapy. I remained in remission for some 18 months, but the cancer returned in 2017,” she said.
“The news that my cancer had returned and was inoperable was heart wrenching for myself and for my family. But that changed when my oncologist told me of a new clinical trial involving targeted therapy, which was being offered to patients at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne.
While initially apprehensive and feeling like she was “leaping into the unknown”, Victoria felt that “it was great to be part of a research effort which offered very real hope,” and felt she was “contributing to something bigger than myself rather than suffering in isolation”.
She was accepted and miraculously within a month her tumours began to
shrink. Now in remission, Victoria is a passionate advocate for making breakthrough treatments available to all women, not just the lucky few.
Gynaecological cancers are not like other chronic diseases, or even other cancers. They often grow silently during the curable stage, so that when detected, the cancer is often advanced and incurable.
A report released in April by ANZGOG, stated that decades of underfunding had meant that gynaecological cancers involving the female reproductive system had produced the lowest survival outcomes among all cancers. It also noted that for nearly 20 years, gynaecological cancers have been among the most underfunded cancer types despite being one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in women. Every day 19 women are diagnosed with gynaecological cancer with diagnoses expected to surge by 21 per cent over the next ten years, the report said.
For Victoria, she admitted being “very lucky”, but wants all women and girls to benefit from new treatments as “research can deliver so much more”.
“The targeted treatment gave me much needed hope and a positive focus. I was lucky to receive lifeextending treatment on a clinical trial – an unexpected but wonderful outcome. I attribute my survival to research and to the opportunity to participate in such a trial. All women deserve the opportunity to receive such positive outcomes and better treatment made possible through research.”
The ANZGOG has developed the
THE Rotary Club of Mt Martha has made various donations to local groups across the peninsula.
The club recently distributed $1000 to the Mornington Community Support Centre’s winter appeal, as well as $750 to the Mental Health Safety Net in Mornington, $437 to the Mount Martha fire brigade, and $1000 for the Rotary Club of Dromana’s Tiny House project, which will supply urgently needed crisis accommodation.
A further $1000 was raised for the New South Wales flood disaster relief.
All money raised was made thanks to sausage sizzle fundraisers and the container deposit scheme.
Through the scheme, the public can drop off containers and bottles at collection bins, which its members then empty and refund at 10c per item.
The bins are located at various places including the Mornington Yacht Club, Mount Martha Bowls and Pétanque Club, Mount Martha Life Saving Club, New Peninsula Men’s Shed and more.
The club recently joined forces with the Mount Martha Community House in setting up cages at the back of its venue, as well as two collection bins being installed.
In the past 18 months, volunteers have collected 450,000 eligible containers, which transfer to about $50,000.
“We’re developing really good partnerships with various groups to help deliver real community benefits,” Shaw said, in which she thanked the incredible support it received from the community to make it possible.
Gynaecological Cancer Transformation Initiative and are calling for urgent action to save the lives of Australian women, seeking a commit-
ment from the Australian Government to bring the strategy to life and prevent over 30,000 deaths over the next decade.
She said all money raised at its barbecue fundraisers or through the container deposit scheme “goes back to the community”.
VICTORIA Sharp at her Mt Martha home. Picture: Yanni
Council must reinstate climate emergency plan
MANY Mornington Peninsula residents are deeply concerned about the recent actions of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council (MPSC) in relation to the Climate Emergency. It is clear from the results of the recent Federal Election that a significant majority of voters regard both the cost of living and dealing with climate change as major factors in their voting decision.
There is broad understanding in the electorate that cost factors such as insurance, energy and transport, drainage and road repairs are all being impacted because of climate change.
The Mornington Peninsula is particularly vulnerable to the increased frequency of extreme weather events caused by climate change; events such as heat waves, bushfires, flooding and droughts Studies have demonstrated the expected increase in coastal and inland flooding and erosion.
Our precious Green Wedge is under considerable threat, with strong evidence emerging that bushland will be severely impacted. These and other associated threats have flow-on, disruptive effects to community, agriculture, and tourism.
All levels of government have a responsibility to consider the effects of Climate Change in making decisions. Under Victorian legislation, local governments have a duty of care to manage foreseeable risks, in consultation with the community. Climate change hazards are both significant and foreseeable and require a strategic approach.
The Climate Emergency Declaration
approved by MPS Councillors in 2019, along with many other Councils across Australia, was an acknowledgement of the problem. The Climate Emergency Plan provided a framework by which all Council actions would be guided
On 22 April, the incoming MPS Council under the leadership of Mayor Anthony Marsh, rescinded the Climate Emergency Declaration (CED) and abandoned its associated Climate Emergency Plan (CEP). This was done hastily without appropriate notice or community consultation and passed by a close vote of six to five.
By revoking the CEP, Council could well be in breach of its obligations under Victorian legislation, specifically the Local Government Act 2020 (Victoria)and the Climate Change Act 2017 (Victoria). While Councillors say they will remain compliant with the regulations, there is now no articulated strategy or structured, funded climate plan to enable this.
The Declaration and Plan were supported by 92 per cent of Mornington Peninsula residents when it was introduced in 2019. Hundreds of residents had contributed to the development of the plan over many months.
At the Council meeting on 6 May Councillors followed up its removal of the CEP, by removing all funding for community climate action grants, as well as funding for Performing Arts and Indigenous Cultural programs.
One of the most disappointing aspects of the recent MPSC decisions is that since 2019 our municipality has been correctly seen to be a leader in its response to the Climate Emergency.
The Council’s visionary work and bringing together of the community in the development of this Plan was exemplary and a model that other local
councils have followed. It is a travesty that by one vote, Council has trashed its climate leadership and community goodwill by
abrogating its responsibility to present and future generations by stepping away from meaningful action on climate change.
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The Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Climate Emergency Declaration and Climate Emergency Plan was developed in 2019 with widespread community consultation and support, to a provide a strategic approach to addressing the major present and future dangers to our environment and community from climate change.
The Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Climate Emergency Declaration and Climate Emergency Plan was developed in 2019 with widespread community consultation and support, to a provide a strategic approach to addressing the major present and future dangers to our environment and community from climate change.
Our Council cancelled both the Declaration and the Plan with no prior notice, no community consultation, and no business plan or other acceptable reason provided.
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Local author returns with new thriller
By Brendan Rees PENINSULA author Mate Antolos
is preparing to unveil his second novel, The Fall, with a book launch to be held this month in Mornington.
The writer’s new book follows Emir ‘Eddy’ Muravic, a young detective sergeant with the Australian Federal Police as he takes long service leave to visit his family in the former Yugoslav state.
Antolos said he was inspired by the Brit Lapthorne case, an Australian backpacker who died in Dubrovnik, Croatia in 2008, as well as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trading’s dealings with Aussies abroad during events such as the Bali Bombing and the Boxing Day Tsunami.
The book, which took Antolos eight months to write including research of newspaper articles and podcasts, delves into a mix of themes including death, mourning, war crimes, posttraumatic stress disorder, whether enemies can reconcile after a war, ethnic rivalry, and the illegal white sex slavery trade in Europe and politics.
“I also wanted to write this second book as a voice for all those who lost loved ones on trips, whether they were holidays, business trips or military deployments, to show them that those left behind should never be left forgotten nor considered footnotes in history - everyone’s story is important,” Antolos said.
The Fall is a sequel to his first book The Uneasy Silence, published last August.
Antolos moved to Sorrento in 2012 after the death of his father in which he became sole
carer of his mother until her passing in 2023. He noted he was very fortunate to have spent time with his mum and “as a tribute I have included her as a character in my first three novels as the mother of the protagonist Eddy”.
At the time of mourning the passing of his parents, Antolos was motivated to get into publishing after initially producing a small series of short stories.
“Some people who are mourning the loss of their loved ones look to old home movies and also albums full of photographs whilst I chose to preserve my parent’s memories in the form of my first novel The Uneasy Silence. Thus it was initially a form of therapy, and now it’s a hobby I find really enjoyable and at times it can be addictive,” he said.
Previously, Antolos had worked in office admin and later in engineering in the UK, before returning home and dabbling in textile waste and property investment.
His last venture was running a courier business which operated for seven years between Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. Today, he lives in Mornington and said life on the peninsula was the perfect backdrop for his creativity where “any writer can take inspiration from the ever-changing scenery and panorama, which we all take for granted”.
The launch of the book will be held on 15 June at Mr Paul’s Beer and Wine at 11/234 Main St, Mornington from 2pm-4pm. There will also be complimentary drinks and nibbles. The book will also be available for purchase.
Peninsula builder banned after abandoning jobs
A ROSEBUD-based building company that allegedly took hefty deposits and abandoned projects has been permanently banned from operating following an order by the Supreme Court.
A court injunction secured by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) found that Peninsula Building Projects Pty Ltd and director Clancy
John (CJ) Fulton had been practicing as an unregistered builder, falsely using another registration of another builder and taking upfront deposits exceeding legal limits.
A court statement revealed that one consumer had handed over $100,000 to renovate a master bedroom and ensuite only for the builder to leave after demolition and not finishing the job.
Up to 100 customers could have been impacted by Peninsula Building Projects, the VBA believes.
The company had promoted itself as specialising in bathroom, kitchen and home renovations and new builds.
According to the VBA, “the court was told deposits were paid ahead of the build starting or during construction, then work stopped and the company became uncontactable”.
The Supreme Court injunction will ban the
company “from carrying out any business as a builder” with Fulton himself barred from being a registered building practitioner.
“The orders also stop the company and its director from establishing or promoting a business as a builder,” a statement from the VBA said.
“This includes providing quotes for proposed work, entering into contracts, rendering invoices, accepting money or being in any way involved in the promotion or establishment of a building business.”
However, the injunction does not prevent Fulton from working as a carpenter “in very limited circumstances for a registered builder, as registered builders have ultimate responsibility for their project,” the VBA said.
The VBA won an interim injunction against the company and Fulton in December last year after the alleged behaviour was discovered.
VBA commissioner and CEO Anna Cronin said the ruling sent a strong message to unregistered practitioners.
“Always check your builder is registered for jobs over $10,000 – no matter how slick a website they may have,” she said.
If CJ Fulton breaches the order, he could face jail time.
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MATE Antolos with his new book The Fall. Picture: Yanni
School zone road safety in the spotlight
TRAFFIC congestion, speeding vehicles, unsafe crossings and footpaths, and parking issues have emerged as the top concerns around peninsula schools, a survey has revealed.
All schools and preschools as well as families were invited to participate in a consultation process by Mornington Peninsula Shire earlier this year as part of its Integrated Transport Strategy Development (ITS) and Safer Roads Funding and Priorities. Based on the consultation, key themes included congestion occurring for around 20 to 30 minutes on school days; drivers ignoring speed limits around schools; and schools particularly close to main roads, having limited safe crossing points or the existing crossing points were not considered adequate, as well as concerns of insufficient parking. There are about 100 schools and pre-schools on the peninsula with a shire report conceding that “road safety around them is a concern due to the vulnerability of children to accidents and injuries”.
It also noted the issues raised had occurred on both shire-managed roads and state-managed roads “which highlights that collaboration is critical to address school safety concerns”.
Red Hill Consolidated School attracted the most responses (23) regarding the Mornington-Flinders Rd and Arthurs Seat Rd including traffic congestion, a need for a roundabout and lack of parking.
The school’s council president Steve Marshall said he was pleased to see many members of the community get involved in the survey as safety was paramount. However, he expressed reservations about one of the proposed solutions by the shire for a traffic island to be
installed, which he believed didn’t go far enough.
“I am worried that this is a band-aid approach. It won’t slow traffic. We know that a roundabout forces people to actually come to a stop,” he told The News
“There’s a daycare centre across the road, usually you’ve got parents pick-
ing up kids from the daycare and then darting across there to the school, but the crossing is only open part of the time; it’s a lot going on.
“If it’s a properly designed, thought out process, then we know we’re going to get the right result. If that means a full set of traffic lights and a separate turning lane – even better.”
Marshall said it shouldn’t take an accident for action to occur, noting there was the complexity of the ownership of the roads between the state government and the shire, which was hindering progress.
“It’s just been one versus the other, so it’s been hard for someone to actually take responsibility for coming up with a plan. We know there’s a problem and we know there’s a safety issue.”
Councillors at their 3 June meeting spoke on the issue in which they unanimously endorsed a shire officer’s recommendation for a report to come back by December on “wider road safety priorities and school safety priorities”.
They also supported a “strategic approach” be developed to manage traffic and road safety concerns around schools.
According to the shire report, a “strategic approach” was the best option as “current council budgets and potential grant funding opportunities it is not possible to address all concerns through infrastructure improvements or enhanced traffic management in the short or medium term especially with other traffic and
safety issues across the peninsula”.
Cr David Gill added to the recommendation that the shire “recognises emergency situations may occur that require immediate attention”.
He also called for the continued advocacy to all levels of government for safety improvements on state and council roads where there is an “ongoing risk” to school communities.
“Many schools don’t have sufficient parking, and certainly the traffic flows with increased population have put our students and pupils in danger and we’re aware of that,” he said.
“If there is an emergency situation with traffic and schools a potential crisis could occur with injuries and so on, I think that … we can’t use any excuse to say that we don’t act when we know that there is a potential catastrophe.”
Cr Michael Stephens supported the recommendation, in which he highlighted a “dangerous situation” in Crib Point where the two primary schools were located, including “two very busy and dangerous roads that kids need to cross” at Disney St and Stony Point Rd where there is no pedestrian crossing.
Cr Kate Roper said, “there are some really dangerous situations out there and some of them are just an accident waiting to happen”.
The council received 386 community surveys and 71 people responded to the school and preschool question with the ITS consultation while the Safer Roads Funding and Priorities had more than 2000 contributions.
‘Dilapidated’ property owners face action
PROPERTY owners in Frankston’s CBD are facing court action if they don’t clean up their land.
Frankston Council has audited 446 commercial properties in the city centre in the last year. Council officers have identified 65 properties that failed to meet required standards, and have issued formal notices.
In a statement, council said although some property owners had taken action to improve their land, multiple properties remain unsightly and dilapidated. Infringement notices and court action are expected to follow for property owners who do not comply.
Frankston mayor Kris Bolam said the council’s local law states that “property owners must maintain buildings in good repair, and not allow
them to become unsightly or dilapidated due to age, neglect, poor maintenance or misuse.”
“It’s imperative, at this juncture in Frankston’s transformation from a seaside town to a regional city, that local business owners play their part. With more people choosing to invest, work or live in our city, it’s essential that all property owners, especially those in our city centre, step up to uplift the state of their buildings,” he said. “We don’t want skid row, we want commercial shopfronts that inspire confidence.”
This is the first time council has put the local law into action. Councillor Nathan Butler, who has been spearheading graffiti clean-up proposals this year, said “It’s time for commer-
cial property owners to match the government investment being channelled into our CBD, and to ensure our city centre reflects the best of Frankston City.”
“Governments are heavily investing, and with our Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre structure plan now approved and the cornerstone of our planning laws, private development is taking off in a big way,” he said. “Council will continue a regular ongoing audit program to ensure shopfronts contribute to a vibrant, welcoming CBD, with revenue from infringements being reinvested to support monitoring and compliance.”
To report buildings to council call 1300 322 322, or use the Snap Send Solve app.
RED Hill Consolidated School council president Steve Marshall is worried about traffic conditions outside their school. Picture: Yanni
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FRANKSTON councillor Nathan Butler at a property in Frankston’s city centre.
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Sorrento: A village for all seasons
By Andrew Brough
Sorrento Fire Night
and Winter
NESTLED on the Mornington Peninsula, Sorrento has long been synonymous with sun-drenched summers and coastal charm. But under its new banner “A Village for All Seasons” this seaside gem is boldly reinventing itself as a year-round destination. From summer beach parties to festive carols, budding literary gatherings to sizzling food festivals, the Sorrento Chamber of Commerce is curating a calendar that celebrates every turn of season.
As a part of this revitalisation lies the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year, which now boasts two signature experiences: Sorrento Fire Night and the Winter Solstice Dawn Swim. Together, they transform mid-winter’s chill into community warmth.
On Saturday 21 June, the
invigorating Winter Solstice Dawn Swim kicks off at the Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club. For $30, swimmers embrace the dawn with an invigorating swim, before warming up with showers and a hearty breakfast in the club’s cosy lounge, an experience made possible by sponsor People4Ocean.
Then from 3:30pm, the Sorrento Fire Night lights up the foreshore with a six-metre-tall burning statue. Food trucks, drink stalls, live DJs and fire performers complete the festival-style atmosphere
Last year, thousands of people braved the winter air to gather around the flames; this June, organisers expect that number to grow, drawing local and weekend visitors alike, keen to experience Sorrento beyond its summer renown.
Last year thousands embraced the chill to gather round the flames. This June, organisers expect even more visitors keen to experience Sorrento in winter like never before.
These winter highlights are just part of the story. The Sorrento Writers Festival brings authors to town. Christmas Carols under twinkling lights draw families together. Taste Sorrento in June showcases gourmet local fare. And the Sorrento Arts Weekend opens galleries and studios to art lovers.
The Chamber’s vision is simple yet ambitious. One major event each season keeps locals coming back and draws new visitors year-round. Find full details and book at sorrento. org.au. Whether you chase summer sunsets or winter sparks, Sorrento welcomes you.
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Solstice Dawn Swim (above). images: supplied
Wastewater talks rejected Celebrating St Peter’s after long journey back
By Brendan Rees
A MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire
councillor’s push to meet with South East Water over PFAS concerns in wastewater – despite there being no current detections of the contaminant –has been rejected.
Cr David Gill raised a motion at the council’s 3 June meeting to initiate formal talks with South East Water about “any long-term public health related issues in our environment” of the synthetic chemicals – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, “if there’s a need for improvement”.
He also sought to “discuss the costs of removing PFAS at the wastewater treatment stage of reducing contaminants in our water cycle”.
“This is an opportunity for us to find out more about chemicals in our water ... I’ve been asked to do this from a number of people who are concerned about the treated water,” he said.
But he reiterated that it was not in relation to drinking water, but “whether it’s treated to get rid of chemicals that go to the outfall and that is often used for growing vegetables and other things.”
PFAS are present in many household products, including non-stick pans, sunscreen, raincoats and make up. According to a council report, Melbourne Water proactively monitored PFAS in water supply catchments, with a 2024-25 monitoring program having not detected PFAS in water supply catchments.
“The testing protocols can detect PFAS as low as two nanograms per litre, which is below the guideline limit of four nanograms per litre,” the report said.
It also noted the federal government manages PFAS and public health impacts through the Environmental Health Standing Committee “and determines the safe amount of PFAS in water through the National Health and Medical Research Council and guidance including the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines”.
“This guidance is periodically reviewed, in line with current scientific understanding.”
Councillors discussed the issue, with mayor Cr Anthony Marsh using his casting vote after a 5-5 tie, to defeat the motion. He said he made his decision based on the officer’s report.
“We have no legislative role and if there were detections then I think I would have a different view. But given there’s been no detections in constrained resources, I’m not sure that would be the best use of our time,” he said.
Deputy mayor Cr Paul Pingiaro said while he understood Gill’s concerns and that council should be aware of PFAS, he also noted “we are not the regulatory body … the work is being done and those responsible for doing it”.
In 2016, the Department of Defence ordered a “detailed environmental investigation” in and around the HMAS Cerberus base in Crib Point after traces of PFAS were discovered outside the base.
As reported by The News last June,
The Australian Defence Force said while monitoring at HMAS Cerberus had found “no significant changes to how PFAS is moving in the management area”, remedial works were expected to reduce PFAS from leaving the base (Update on managing ‘forever chemicals’, The News 17/06/24).
WHEN the St Peter’s church community was cleaning up the church, ready for the Christmas 2024 services, Helen Opie found an old Visitor’s Book. “It was covered in dust”, she said, “and it had obviously been forgotten”, but she thought, “This is a part of our history. We should start using it again”. After the Christmas services, the Vicar, the Rev’d Colleen Clayton was looking through all the new signatures in the book when she found an entry that said, “Jan Oliver, U3A. I can help!” Jan is well known in the Shire for her outstanding commitment to protecting the environment, as well as her work as a leader at the University of the Third Age (U3A) in Mornington where she teaches art, supports and advocates for the community.
A phone call and a cup of tea led to a collaboration between Jan’s U3A Art Classes and St Peter’s Church. The artists came on two afternoons to draw and paint, in and around St Peter’s. “It was wonderful to see the church filled with people being creative and enjoying the space”, the Rev’d Colleen said. Many of the artists had never been inside St Peter’s before. They came from different faiths and no faith, but a shared commitment to art and community brought them into the building where they enjoyed its beauty and the opportunities it offers for peace and reflection.
Traditionally, the church has been a patron of the arts, supporting and encouraging artists, often commissioning works, and providing an income for sculptors, stone masons, musicians and artists. This relationship has led to much of the richness and beauty that
people enjoy when they enter sacred buildings. In a lovely reversal of the traditional role, the U3A Mornington artists have generously offered their skills to help rebuild the St Peter’s church, with many donating the proceeds of the sale of their artwork to the St Peter’s Restoration Fund.
The St Peter’s church building was closed for a long time, and it needs significant work to restore and repair it. It dates back to 1861 and is the oldest church on the Mornington Peninsula. It is also the oldest building in Mornington that is still used for its original purpose. St Peter’s church belongs to the whole community, not just the people who worship in it. It is part of our shared heritage.
The original plan was to mark St Peter’s Day, at the end of June, with a display of U3A Art celebrating St Peter’s. This quickly grew into the idea that the art could be accompanied by a mini-fete in the church courtyard.
“This is an opportunity to celebrate art, and community, and to raise some money so that St Peter’s can continue to provide both those things for the next 164 years”.
“Celebrating St Peter’s” will be held on Saturday 28 June from 10:00am – 2:00pm and Sunday 29th June from 12:00pm – 4:00pm. Gold coin donation to enter the U3A Art Show. Stalls with: Face Painting, Craft and Bric-a-Brac, Plants, and Devonshire Teas. All welcome!
VICAR Helen Opie with Colleen Clayton and Jan Oliver OAM. Picture: Yanni
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NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 10.30 Back Roads. (PG, 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. (R) 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (R) 3.25 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Ireland’s Historic Gardens. (R) 9.55 Mountain Vets. (PG, R) 11.00 Canada’s National Parks. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 12.55 PBS News. 1.55 Alone Australia. (M, R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 4.00 The Cook Up. (R) 4.30 SBS50. (PG) 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (PGs, R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: A Sister’s Grudge. (2021, Mav) Annika Foster. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 4. Heats. 1.35 Young Sheldon. (PGadlsv, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.
Claire Hooper’s
Revisited. (PG) Presented by Kevin McCloud.
Grand Designs Australia: Sutton Farm. (R) Hosted by Anthony Burke.
ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R)
Love Your Garden. (R) 12.00 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 12.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30
7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Our Medicine. (PG) 8.45 Killing Sherlock With Lucy Worsley: Shadows And Sleuths. (PGh) Lucy Worsley explores the character of Sherlock Holmes. 9.45 Sherlock & Daughter. (Mv)
10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 The Day The Rock Star Died: Buddy Holly. (R) 11.35 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. 1.25 Pagan Peak. (MA15+asv, R) 3.05 The World From Above. (R) 4.05 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (PGa, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 14. St Kilda v Western Bulldogs. 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 Detroit. (Mal, R) Ben Fogle explores Detroit. 1.00 Raines. (Mahv) 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 4. Finals. 9.30 A+E Crash Scene Emergency. (Mam) Follows medical teams at University Hospital Coventry as they work to save the lives of people injured in traffic collisions.
10.30 Panic 9-1-1. (MA15+v)
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 Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
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6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Airport 24/7. (PGal) A tarmac collision disrupts passengers. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Ma) Benson and Carisi suspect a woman’s assault was prearranged by a third party. 9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the
Rebecca Gibney will feature in the new season of Dancing with the Stars
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6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. A look at the Carlton Gardens site.
8.30 The One That Got Away. (Mal) Investigations intensify as the school gunman is connected to the historic case.
9.25 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 10.00 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) Presented by Guy Montgomery.
10.50 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
11.20 ABC Late News.
11.35 Father Brown. (Final, Mv, R)
12.25 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Shetland: Scotland’s Wondrous Isles. (Premiere, PGa)
8.25 Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter: The U-Boat Terror. (PGa, R) 9.15 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes: Northumberland –Steph McGovern. (PGa, R) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 The Day The Rock Star Died: David Bowie. (PG, R) 11.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. 1.25 The Head. (Madlv) 3.20 The World From Above. (R) 4.25 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.45pm 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 Walking With Dinosaurs. 10.45 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs.
7.50 Motown Magic. 8.40 Spartakus. 10.00 Waterworld Africa. 11.00 Our Medicine. 12.05pm MOVIE: The Color Purple. (1985, PG) 2.40 Turn Up Respect. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters.
5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Waterworld Africa.
7.30 MOVIE: Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 9.25 MOVIE: Friday The 13th. (1980, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 14. Hawthorn v Adelaide. From University of Tasmania Stadium. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.15 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.
11.45 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal, R) Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski. 12.50 Nurses. (Ma, R) A cancer patient undergoes brain surgery. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal SOS Australia. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Discover. 2.30 Weekender.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 5. Finals. 9.35 MOVIE: Something Borrowed. (2011, Mls, R) After her 30th birthday, a single woman finds herself secretly falling for her best friend’s fiancé. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield.
11.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R)
12.40 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. Newlyweds decide the location for their first home.
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. (PGalv, R) Graham Norton chats with Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet and Dua Lipa. 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. 2.15pm Where Are You Really From? 2.45 Over The Black Dot. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Forged In Fire. 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Vegas: The Story Of Sin City. (Premiere) 9.20 F*ck Berlin. (Premiere) 9.55 Obscene Beauty: Burlesque. 11.25 Pride. 12.20am Bloodlands. 2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
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6am
Helene. Continued. (2020, PG, Finnish) 7.30 Casablanca. (1942, PG) 9.25 Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002, PG) 11.05 Sunflower. (1970, M, Italian, Russian) 1.05pm The Program. (2015, M) 3.00 Ride On. (2023, PG, Mandarin) 5.20 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG) 7.30 The Talented Mr Ripley. (1999, M) 10.10 Pulp Fiction. (1994, MA15+) 1.05am Late Programs.
Picasso. (Final, PGs, R)
ACO: Abel Selaocoe.
The Piano. (Final, PG, R)
QI. (PG, R)
6.00 Landline. (R) Hosted by Pip Courtney.
6.30 Australian Story: Nick Cave With Leigh Sales. (R) Nick Cave speaks to Leigh Sales.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Call The Midwife. (Final, PGa) The Turners receive a surprising request.
8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Final, Mv, R) Barnaby and Nelson investigate when an unpopular local stable owner dies under suspicious circumstances.
10.05 Bergerac. (Final, Mlv, R) Bergerac must save his daughter.
10.55 Reunion. (Final, Malv, R) Brennan promises Carly he won’t leave her.
11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
WorldWatch. 9.00 Ageless Gardens. (R) 10.00 Hugh’s Wild West. (PG, R) 11.00 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 SailGP. Round 7. Highlights. 3.00 Cycling. UCI Masters Mountain Bike World Championships. Highlights. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 Undermining Nazis: Paris’ Secret Tunnels. (PGav, R) 4.35 American Candy. (PGl) 5.30 The U-Boat And The Rocket.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Travels With Agatha Christie And Sir David Suchet. (Premiere)
8.25 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses: Collectors And Collections (Anglesey Abbey, Mr Straw’s House, Killerton) (PG) Looks at Anglesey Abbey. 9.35 Alone Australia. (M, R) 10.35 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. From Grand-Aigueblanche to Valmeinier 1800. 12.35 French Atlantic. (R) 1.35 Miniseries: Mayflies. (Mal, R) 3.45 The World From Above. (PGa, R) 4.15 Welcome To My Farm. (PG, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Winter Cup Day, Sportsbet Sandown Saturday and The Star Stradbroke Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 11.30 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 6. Heats.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A look at immigration, customs and quarantine.
7.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. (2018, Mv, R) Two former staff members of the Jurassic World theme park try to rescue dinosaurs from a volcanic eruption. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. 10.00 MOVIE: Inside Man. (2006, MA15+lv, R) A detective negotiates with a gang. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen. 12.40 Nurses. (Ma, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGal, R)
6.00 9News Saturday.
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. Tracey and Antony must decide to stay or leave. 8.40 House Hunters Australia. (R) Primrose and Brendon want to trade their suburban life for a home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. 9.40 Airport 24/7. (PGal, R) A tarmac collision disrupts passengers. Border Force finds contraband. A mysterious plane lands unannounced. 10.40 Elsbeth. (Mv, R) A man witnesses a murder through a video art installation. 11.40 FBI. (Mav, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. 6am Morning Programs. 2.25pm The Story Of. 3.00 BBC News At Ten. 3.30 ABC World News Tonight. 4.00 PBS News. 5.05 Over The Black Dot. 5.35 Mastermind Aust. 6.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 The Icons That Built The World. (Premiere) 10.10 Australia’s Health Revolution. 11.15 Spinal Destination. 12.15am Glastonbury Festival. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Octonauts And Operation Deep Freeze. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Kids Baking C’ship. 8.10
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 6. Finals.
9.25 MOVIE: 27 Dresses. (2008, PGls, R) A woman is conflicted when she is invited to be in her sister’s wedding party because she is in love with the groom. Katherine Heigl, James Marsden.
11.35 MOVIE: The Sun Is Also A Star. (2019, Ml, R) Yara Shahidi.
1.30 Great Australian Detour. (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)
Sunday, June 15
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 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. (Final, PG, R) 3.35 Grand Designs UK. (Final, Ml, R) 4.40 Walking With Dinosaurs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Compass. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (Return, PG)
8.00 Bay Of Fires. (Return, Malv)
Stella realises life in Mystery Bay isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
8.55 Little Disasters. (Premiere, Mal)
A mother rushes her baby to the emergency room.
9.40 MOVIE: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert. (1994, Mls, R) Drag queens travel across the Australian desert. Guy Pearce. 11.25 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 3.30 The Art Of... (Ml, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.25 Ageless Gardens. (R) 10.25 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. (PGaw, R) 11.30 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 Powerchair Football. (R) 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike Championship. Round 4. 4.00 Going Places. (R) 5.25 The Misty Experiment: Secret Battle For The Ho Chi Minh Trail.
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Nick Knowles Into The Grand Canyon. (PG, R) 8.25 Queens Of Ancient Egypt: Cleopatra’s Daughter. (PGa, R) Takes a look at Cleopatra Selene. 9.25 The Zelensky Story. (Ml, R) A look at Volodymyr Zelensky. 10.25 Tassie Tiger On The Rocks. (PG, R) 11.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. 1.25 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 2.20 The World From Above. (R) 3.50 Welcome To My Farm. (R) 4.20 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of the match. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 14. Port Adelaide v Melbourne.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (Return) Celebrities show off their dance skills.
8.45 7NEWS Spotlight.
9.45 24 Hours In Police Custody: Living The High Life. (Madl) Police in the small towns and villages of Bedfordshire investigate a surge in drug use.
10.45 Crime Investigation Australia: Hero To Hit Man – Lindsey Rose. (MA15+av, R) A look at killer Lindsey Rose.
12.00 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
6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 1.00 Fish Forever. (PGl, R) 1.30 Business Drive. 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.
6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.00 MasterChef Australia. The cooks take part in a laksa taste-test. 8.15 Fake. (Ml) Joe fails to appear at a party with Birdie’s friends, claiming to be poisoned. Birdie makes a list of reasons she can trust Joe. 9.15 FBI. (Final, Mv) The team discovers a rogue terrorist group has infiltrated the FBI. Unsure of who to trust, they must work in the shadows to unmask the culprits threatening the New York field office. 11.05 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Mastermind Aust. Noon 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 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters. (Return) 10.10 Colosseum. Midnight WWE Legends. 12.55 Letterkenny. 2.50 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 And Friends: Sodor Sings Together. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 The Gruffalo’s Child. 5.45 Peter Rabbit. 7.00 Andy And The Band. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Walking With Dinosaurs. 8.50 Super Shark Highway. 10.25 Abbott Elementary. 10.45 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
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6am Morning Programs.
7.50 Motown Magic. 8.40 Spartakus. 10.00 Away From Country. 11.00 Pro Bull Riding Australia. Noon Away From Country. 3.00 Froth. 3.35 The Point. 4.35 First Nations Women’s Music Program. 5.25 Stompem Ground 2022: Blekbala Mujik. 6.30 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Our Medicine. 8.35 Uncharted With Alicia Keys. 10.20 MOVIE: Shaft. (2000, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.
Monday, June 16
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Australian Story.
8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.
9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Linton Besser.
9.35 Jane Austen: Rise Of A Genius. (Premiere, Ml)
10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Planet America. (R) 11.40 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 12.10 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am
Ride On. Continued. (2023, PG, Mandarin) 6.55 Tourism. (2017) 8.25 Paperback Hero. (1999, PG) 10.15 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. (2008, M) 1.20pm Marinette. (2023, M) 3.05 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 6.00 Race. (2016, PG) 8.30 All The Old Knives. (2022, MA15+) 10.25 The Last Night Of Amore. (2023, MA15+) 12.50am Titane. (2021, MA15+, French) 2.50 Late Programs.
9.40 The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan. (MA15+av) Piers Morgan interviews Levi King.
10.40 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) 11.40 9News Late.
12.10 Embarrassing Bodies. (MA15+dmns, R)
1.00 Destination WA. 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.
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7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs.
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Invitation To A Gunfighter. (1964, PG) 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 15. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs. 6.00 Dad’s Army. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Equalizer. (2014, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.
9.50 Motorway Cops. 10.50 Inside The Superbrands. 11.50 Innovation Nation. 12.05pm Seinfeld. 12.35 MOVIE: Michael Jackson: Searching For Neverland. (2017, PG) 2.45 Jeopardy! UK. 3.45 MOVIE: Speechless. (1994, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Johnny English. (2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Catwoman.
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WorldWatch. 9.00 Expeditions With Patrick McMillan. (R) 10.00 Canada’s National Parks. (PGa) 11.00 Mountain Vets. (PG, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS News Weekend. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 2.55 Travel Shooters. (PG) 3.30 Going Places. (R) 4.00 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.30 SBS50. (PG) 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (PGals, R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Portillo’s Andalucia: Malaga And Ronda. (PGal, R) 8.25 Michael Palin In Nigeria. (PGa, R) Michael Palin continues his trip across Nigeria. 9.20 Inside Windsor Castle. (PG, R) A look at the history of Windsor Castle. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Classified. (MA15+av) 11.30 Kin. (MA15+lv, R) 2.20 The World From Above. (R) 3.25 Welcome To My Farm. (PG, R) 3.55 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The UnBelievable. 10.10 Alone Australia. 11.15 Couples Therapy. 11.50 Porn Addiction: The Great Flop. 12.50am Who Gets To Stay In Australia? 2.50 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 Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Junior Vets. 8.40 Hard Quiz Kids. 9.10 Dance Life. 10.00 Secret Life Of The Kangaroo. 10.50 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Like Father, Like Son. Continued. (2013, PG, Japanese) 7.15 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 10.05 Odd Thomas. (2013,
Jeopardy!
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Eden considers letting her dad back into her life.
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PG) The farmers visit their ladies’ families.
9.00 9-1-1. (Mav) Buck’s Halloween decorations become a little scarier than he had hoped.
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 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters Of The Galaxy. (PGl, R) 1.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
9News Afternoon.
Tipping Point Australia. (PG)
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters Of The Galaxy. (PG) The teams battle for the final magic brick.
8.45 Footy Classified. (Ml) A team of footy experts tackles the AFL’s big issues and controversies.
9.45 Players. (Ml) A look at all the AFL news.
10.45 9News Late. 11.15 Aussie Road Train Truckers. (Ml)
12.05 100% Footy. (M) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 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 Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
2.00 Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Twice Round The Daffodils. (1962, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Recipes For Love And Murder. (Premiere) 9.40 Harry Wild. 10.50 Late Programs. 9GEM (92) 7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 Nanny. 9.00 Jeopardy! UK. 10.00 Bewitched. 10.30 Jeannie. 11.00 Reunited. (Premiere) Noon MOVIE: Batman Returns. (1992, M) 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Matrix Revolutions. (2003, M) 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight Young Sheldon. 12.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. National Drag Racing Championship. Top Fuel Championship. Replay. 3.30 Billy The Exterminator. 4.00 Frozen Gold. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00
6.00 Deal Or No Deal.
Tuesday, June 17
ABC (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7) TEN (10) NINE (9)
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Compass. (PG, R) 11.05 If You’re Listening. (R) 11.20 Gruen. (R) 12.00
ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (PG, R) 3.25 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.55 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Walking With Dinosaurs: Band Of Brothers. (PG)
8.50 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef: Builders. (R) Sir David Attenborough explores the Great Barrier Reef.
9.50 I Was Actually There. (Ml, R)
10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 The Business. (R)
10.55 Four Corners. (R) 11.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.00 Evacuation. (Malv, R) 12.45 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 1.35 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Expeditions With Patrick McMillan. (PG, R) 9.45 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 10.45 Mountain Vets. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 2.55 Jerusalem: Builders Of The Holy City. (PGav, R) 3.55 Plat Du Tour. (R) 4.00 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.30 SBS50. (PG) 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (PGals, R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Camilla Franks.
8.30 Insight. Explores relationships that are considered taboo.
9.30 Dateline: The Narcolands. Looks at drug crime in the Netherlands.
10.00 SBS World News Late.
10.30 Living Black. (R) 11.00 The Point. (R) 12.00 Headhunters. (MA15+av, R) 1.45 Freezing Embrace. (Malv, R) 3.25 The World From Above. (R) 3.55 Welcome To My Farm. (PG, R) 4.25 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 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 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Dana gets a rude awakening.
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl) Corey makes a heart-wrenching decision.
9.00 Doc. (Ma) Amy, allowed to practice medicine again without supervision, struggles to diagnose TJ’s dad.
10.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
11.00 Accused. (Mav) A jewellery store owner is put on trial.
12.00 Fairly Legal. (Ma, 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 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters Of The Galaxy. (PG) The five teams build life-like model cars. 8.45 Footy Classified. (Ml) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues. 9.45 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGl) A whiteout claims multiple casualties.
10.45 9News Late.
11.15 A+E After Dark. (Mlm, R)
12.05 Getaway. (PG, R) 12.35 Freddy And The Eighth. (Ml) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. Contestants must replicate Poh’s desserts. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) The team searches for kidnapped victims. 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) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 10.10 Dark Side Of The Cage. Midnight Dirty Rotten Cleaners. 1.40 Shoresy. 2.15 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. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Junior Vets. 8.40 Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory. 9.20 Planet Weird. 11.00 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Race. Continued. (2016, PG) 6.15 Basmati Blues. (2017, PG) 8.15 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 10.00 Shayda. (2023, M) 12.05pm Juniper. (2021, M) 1.55 Race. (2016, PG) 4.25 The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp. (1943, PG) 7.30 The Lighthorsemen. (1987, M) 9.40 12 Strong. (2018, MA15+) 12.05am End Of Watch. (2012, MA15+) 2.05 Birth. (2004, MA15+) 3.55 Flash Of Genius. (2008, PG) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2.05pm Unsettled. 2.30 The Cook
9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: Banel & Adama. (2023, M) Midnight Late Programs. NITV (34)
Wednesday, June 18
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
(PG, R) 12.00
Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (PG, R) 3.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.55 Love
7.30 7.30. 8.00 Gruen.
8.35 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG) Presented by Guy Montgomery.
9.25 Planet America. Chas and John look at the upcoming G7 Summit.
9.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
10.30 QI. (PGs) 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. (R) 11.30 You Can’t Ask That. (MA15+a, R) 12.35 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.20 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30
7.30. (R)
9.50 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (PG, R) 10.50 Mountain Vets. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS News. 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. (PGals, R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute By Minute. (PG, R) Takes a look at the Titan submersible disaster. 9.10 The Veil. (MA15+v) Adilah reveals a secret to Imogen. Max must deal with the consequences of Emir’s arrival in Paris.
10.00 SBS World News Late.
10.30 My Brilliant Friend. (Mdlv)
11.30 The Wall: The Orchard. (MA15+as, R)
2.00 The World From Above. (R)
3.30 Welcome To My Farm. (R) 4.00 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. (PGhv, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGa, R) Hosted by Lee Mack. 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? (MA15+v, R) 12.00 MOVIE: Deadly Seduction. (2021, MA15+av, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News.
7.00 Rugby League. State of Origin. Game 2. Queensland v New South Wales. 10.00 State Of Origin Post-Match. A post-match wrap-up of Game 2. 11.00 9News Late.
11.30 The Equalizer. (Mav, R) Mel is kidnapped.
12.30 Tipping Point. (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 Find My Country House Australia. (R)
5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. A batch of 23 former contestants returns. 8.40 Elsbeth. (PGv) Elsbeth faces a suspicious consultant while investigating the mysterious death of a college admissions officer. 9.40 FBI: International. (Mv) A businessman is gunned down in Bratislava. 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)
CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 2.25pm Framed. 3.05 WorldWatch. 3.35 France24 International News. 4.05 WorldWatch. 5.10 The Toys That Built The World. 6.00 Alone Germany. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Spy Game. (2001, M) 10.50 MOVIE: Reservoir Dogs. (1992, MA15+) 12.40am (Re) Solved. 1.35 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.20pm Bananas In Pyjamas. 1.40 Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 4.15 Rocket Club. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Junior Vets. 8.40 Abbott Elementary. 9.20 Doctor Who. 10.50 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp. (1943, PG) 9.00 Flash Of Genius. (2008, PG) 11.10 Studs. (2006, M) 12.55pm Shiva
Has climate change vanished from the peninsula?
It’s difficult to understand why six of the eleven Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors voted to scrap the climate declaration and plan rather than amend it, as Rod Knowles suggested (Climate plan canned, Letters 5/6/2025).
As Kaye Mackay pointed out (For real or wrong?, Letters 5/6/2025), climate-fuelled weather events are becoming more frequent and severe.
Most perplexing were mayor Cr Anthony Marsh’s comments that the decision would instead focus on “better drainage, protecting our coastline, sustainable infrastructure, and practical, measurable, community-linked climate initiatives” (Shire pulls plug on climate emergency plan, The News 29/4/2025). These are, in fact, core elements of any sound climate action plan – so why throw the whole thing out?
Has climate change vanished from the peninsula? On the contrary, it has worsened since the plan’s adoption in 2019 with the last two years the hottest since global records began in 1880.
Of the 122 Australian jurisdictions that have recognised or declared a climate emergency, only Port Macquarie-Hastings and now the Mornington Peninsula have reversed that stance.
One goal of the original plan was net zero emissions by 2040. The graph at climate.nasa. gov/evidence/ clearly shows why emissions reduction is necessary.
Ironbark Sustainability’s Snapshot tool showed some reduction in emissions from the electricity and gas sectors between 2018–2023, but no improvement in transport emissions. Is Marsh aware of this data, and will his new direction address these major emission sources? If not, why not?
Ray
Peck, Hawthorn
Climate conundrum
They say a week is a long time in politics and that also goes to letter writers to this paper.
Stephan Graley (More proof, Letters 3/6/25) must have thought he was on safe ground praising climate activist Greta Thunberg as the messiah of the global climate movement. Ooops! Before his letter could be published, there was dear little Greta, choofing across the Mediterranean Sea on her latest publicity tour, taking food parcels to Gaza.
All good you say except for one small problem. No more inconvenient wind or solar powered vessels for Greta. No, when you need to get somewhere in a hurry it’s back to good old fashioned diesel.
We have had many letters criticising the six councillors who voted for the removal of funds for, among other things, the arts, a first nation group and what the previous council called the climate emergency.
My point is, where is the emergency? Australia wide green projects are being delayed and in the case of green hydrogen, shelved. Why should our rate money be spent on an emergency that doesn’t exist. When was the last person to die in a bush fire on the peninsula? Drowned in a flood? Killed in a cyclone? Swamped by rising sea levels? Yes, climate change is happening but an emergency it certainly isn’t.
My question is this. If our shire was to spend a billion dollars on mitigating CO2 levels on the peninsula what difference would that make to the weather in India where they are churning out coal fired power stations everyday.
M. G. Free, Mount Martha
On the war(path)
The Mornington Peninsula Shire is reviewing use of footpaths by traders (Shire reviewing footpath policy, The News 3/6/25).
They are conducting a survey – “community consultation” they call it. I hold these surveys and the results in contempt.
You have to notice the article in The News, in this case a small article, easily overlooked, then get onto the internet address and then participate.
Who would bother? I recall reading recently about such a survey getting four responses. Anything less than 1000 responses, perhaps 3000 if it’s important, should make the survey invalid, if
the council was honest.
This survey method should not be used at all because it is nonsense, childish, incompetent, dishonest, pointless, proves nothing. But that’s council for you.
I say that footpaths are a public thoroughfare and not to be used for billboards or shop stock out the front which are a nuisance and an obstruction.
As for the “pavement cafes”, these things are a cheapskate way of extending the premises, simply for more profit. They are a definite nuisance and obstruction.
No, they do not add character or charm. Hordes of tourist drongoes loitering in the streets is bad enough without further obstruction.
On some market days, needing to get to the post office or bank, I have had to walk on the roadway to get through.
I say to council, if this is what you call community consultation, then don’t bother. Go back to kindergarten and learn another method. Just pass your resolutions and laws, as you were going to anyway, and pretend that you listen and care.
Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington Rethink
the path
The 20 May decision made by council, to construct a bike path through endangered remnant ecosystems in the Mornington railway corridor, disregards state and federal regulatory protections for endangered species.
It also ignores recommendations of council’s own natural systems team (employed for their environmental expertise), and of their Biodiversity Conservation Plan based on the Victorian government’s Biodiversity 2037 strategy to halt biodiversity decline.
This decision also contradicts recommendations of the Environmental Impact Assessments commissioned by council over many years, and dismisses advice from multiple consultant teams commissioned by council to explore alternative routes.
Moreover, the railway corridor is not council land – it belongs to VicTrack and is leased to, and managed by, the Mornington Railway Preservation Society.
Friends of Mornington Railway Reserve care for remnant native bush along the corridor, assisted by grants from VicTrack in partnership with Landcare Australia.
VicTrack is well aware of the high biodiversity values of the railway reserve and remains committed to its protection.
The railway corridor is just 14 metres wide on each side of the railway. Based on the Baxter section, the actual footprint of the proposed path would require six metres of that land. Consequently the trail is likely to destroy almost 50% of the indigenous vegetation. Due to edge effects, fragmentation, soil compaction, root disturbance of large trees and loss of an irreplaceable ancient seedbank, what remains would also be negatively impacted.
We are not opposed to the bike path itself; just to any alignment through the railway reserve, as environmental impacts far outweigh the benefits of a convenient cycling route. Consultants’ reports offer several alternative routes for the path.
The fate of this precious remaining remnant of our natural heritage, is far too important to be settled by a popularity vote or convenience alone.
Jeanette Miller, Mornington (On behalf of: Friends of Mornington Railway Reserve, Balcombe Moorooduc Landcare Group, Balcombe Estuary Reserves Group, Mornington Environment Association, Friends of Tanti Creek, Friends of Williams Beach, Mt Eliza Association For Environmental Care, Southern Peninsula Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association)
Voices heard
Once again, I am heartened by reading the Mornington Peninsula News Group letters page. Folks are standing up to protect native vegetation, explaining the history and science of climate change, and calling out the blockers in
the council (Coastal towns, not concrete jungles, Letters 3/6/25).
With Albanese’s Labor letting Australians down by allowing Woodside’s North West Shelf project to pollute the atmosphere with fossil gas until 2070, we need as many voices as possible calling for protection of our climate, our environment and prosperity for our kids. Amy Hiller, Kew
Restore funding
I recently received a Charge org. petition and discovered that our council wants to cut funding for Willum Warrain. This is very disturbing especially in Reconciliation Week.
At Willum Warrain the board have taken the marginal tip land leased to them by the council and worked hard to rehabilitate it.
They have built a beautiful community there welcoming First Nations people and allies alike.
This action by six councillors is reminiscent of how Indigenous people have been treated since colonists occupied and stole their land.
They have been herded onto the margins of settlement and starved of resources.
It is important that this funding for staffing is restored to the Aboriginal Gathering Place in the interests of justice, self-determination, community well-being, cultural preservation and awareness, and Reconciliation.
Valerie Campbell, Mornington
Have you visited?
Mornington Peninsula’s unique Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association and Gathering Place is a facility well-attended by its many Indigenous members and also includes a good number of associate members.
I believe council is considering a major cut in funding to this organisation. This will seriously affect efforts in promoting Indigenous culture with many and varied programs and activities for both men’s and women’s groups, an elders group, mothers and babies, and also a Koori Kids Youth Group. Willum Warrain is also a well-used resource for educating school students and others about aboriginal culture, with attendees in their thousands.
Have you visited Willum Warrain, 10C Pound Road, Hastings? It is a very worthwhile experience.
Vivienne Daniels, Mornington
Consultation?
They Call it Consultation.
If you ask the mayor and his clique of five how they made the recent decision to scrap funding for Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association, they will say it is based on community consultation and the need for belt-tightening.
Don’t be fooled by the spin – I will wager that in reality:
n No consultation participant said they wanted to cut Willum Warrain’s inclusion subsidy.
n No council officer recommended cutting this vital subsidy.
n No consultative review either internal or external of Willum Warrain was undertaken.
n Almost no extra funding was diverted to help homeless people on the peninsula.
n No one asked for $200 000 additional funding to go towards increasing the hordes of visitors that stream onto the peninsula each summer.
n No resident’s rates are going to drop as a result of depriving the aboriginal association of funding for its critical work.
Can the Mayor and his five explain then on what basis the funding decision was made?
Personal preferences?
Maureen Donelly, Mornington
Overreach
None of the six councilors had a mandate to thrash the peninsulas art funding, climate action, Willum Warrain or any other cultural or environmental programms.
They did never indicate before their elections that something as anti social as this was being planned. Nor did they consult with the wider community. No thinking person would have voted for this insanity.
It is high time to reinstate some of this funds and programmes before the budget is passed. Hopefully one of the six will discover their civil responsibility and move some amendments to the budget, to restore sanity and civility to our shire.
DOGE policies are not what our peninsula needs. Community consultation and civil discussion and inclusion of citizens would be much
appreciated. Hopefully one of the six will have the guts to do the right thing.
Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach
Hard to pay the rates
At 91, life can be difficult. Sometimes the shire doesn’t help.
I normally pay my rates at the Balnarring Post Office, this time only to be told they don’t take rates payments anymore.
Based on my latest notice, it indicated payments can be made at shire offices. I went to the Hastings office, only to find it does not open until 1pm (no mention of this on notice). I went back following day. After waiting for 15 minutes (sitting down) I got to pay. Then was advised... as from the following Monday, payments can be paid at a post office. Not happy.
John Hodgson, Balnarring
Sick and tired
I am really sick and tired of hearing about two things from the Liberals.
The trillion dollar debt: 2013 libs elected, debt
$257.378b, 2022 labor elected, debt $895.235b, $637.857B increase under libs, 2024 Labor debt $906.939b - a miniscule $11.704b increase
The $250 energy decrease: Liberals vowed to cut wholesale electricity prices by a quarter in 2019, but the AEMO’s data shows the average price in the eastern states rose a disturbing 104% in 2022. Actual Price Data (AEMO, averages): 2019 $85, 2022 $174
I could go on but the only thing you can depend on is that if a word comes out of a politician’s mouth you better fact check it. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Mt Martha Mystery
At the Victorian Maritime Centre Museum, we have a number of signed copies of the book Blood On Borneo.
The book is written by the late Jack Wong Sue; we launched the Victorian release of the book at the restaurant on Arthurs Seat some years back. It was a fitting site as this was where Jack and his fellow Z Force members completed their intelligence training.
In the book, which Jack typed with one finger owing to a stroke he refers to the Mount Martha Agriculture Research facility. We are trying to determine exactly where this establishment was located. It refers to a guard house located on the southern end of a road bridge over a creek. This section of road was blocked off as no go military area.
We believe the facility in question may have been the present Mount Martha Community House. We are hopeful that someone may be able to confirm or shed some light on the whereabouts of this facility.
I attended Jack Wong Sue’s funeral in Perth. Jack was given the very rare honour where his funeral was conducted inside the SAS Campbell Barracks in Swanbourne, a suburb of Perth Western Australia.
Jack Wong Sue, OAM, DCM, JP, also known as Jack Sue, was a Chinese Australian from Perth, Western Australia. Wong Sue served as a member of the commando/special reconnaissance section, Z Special Unit, during the Second World War and was decorated with the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
If anyone has any information please email me on: maxbry@tpg.com.au
Max Bryant, President. Western Port Oberon Association Inc. Victorian Maritime Centre
I’m out?
As in a big poker game/pot, “I’m out.”
Truly, occasionally, life has indeed been a cabaret, not so much now, meditation time, scooter time; do they sell scooters for two in case I meet a friend?
On friends, three cheers for our ever ready Cancer Council, warnings on the pack, another as one opens the pack, another on each cigarette, successfully pushing the battlers and the pensioners to the welcoming cashed up crooked sellers, not to mention the smiles on the faces of the longer living (apparently) self righteous non smokers.
Have a nice day. Almost out, not quite. Cliff Ellen, Rye
100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...
A Costly Joy Ride that ended in the lock-up
Compiled by Cameron McCullough
A motoring party, in charge of a young man, Claude White, joiner, Inkerman street, St. Kilda, spent Monday’s holiday on a trip to Mornington. Liquid refreshment was partaken of before the party left Frankston, and all the hotels on the road were visited. Things went well; however, till Mt. Eliza was reached on the return journey. Here the joy riders evidently reached a stage of dangerous hilarity, for, other motorists, becoming alarmed at their erratic conduct, requested the Mt. Eliza storekeeper to communicate with the Frankston police.
This was done, and when the party pulled up outside Frankston House at 6.30 p.m., White was arrested and locked up, charged by Senior-Constable Elliott with having been in charge of a car, while under the influence of liquor.
Senior-Constable Elliott, in his evidence said that following complaints received from motorists at Mt. Eliza, he waited for the party and arrested White about 6.30.
On the way to the lock-up the defendant staggered considerably. He admitted that he had six drinks during the day, although he resented being charged with drunkenness. White slept for about four or five hours in the watch-house, when his brother, Stanley White, came to bail him out. His brother saw the condition he was in, and said: “Oh, let him stop there.” He was then not sufficiently sober to sign the formal papers.
Constable Addison: I saw the defendant when he was bailed out. In my
opinion he was then drunk. White, from the witness-box, said that he was sober at the time of his arrest. Under cross-examination by Senior-Constable Elliott, he admitted that the party had had drinks at McCarthy’s, and the Pier Hotel in Frankston, at Tanti hotel outside Mornington and at hotels in Mornington.
Stanley White, giving evidence on behalf of his brother, said he did not think the defendant had sufficient drink on the journey to make him drunk.
Messrs. Grant and Brown, J.’sP., who occupied the bench, said that there was no doubt that the defendant was under the influence, and had acted in a reckless manner. White was fined £10, in default 14 days’ imprisonment. His licence was also cancelled. Police costs amounting to 5/- were allowed.
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A Painful Accident
Mr. J. Crighton, late of Hosham, who has taken the management of the Frankston gas works, met with a painful accident on Wednesday afternoon last.
Whilst attending to part of the machinery, the handle of the fly-wheel struck Mr. Crighton on the side of the head stunning him, and also lacerating the lobe of his ear.
Dr. Johnston was called in and found it necessary to insert several stitches in the wound. We wish him a speedy recovery.
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Frankston Students Win Honours
At the Practical Examinations of the
University of Melbourne, held in May last, Misses Bennie Grant (grade 4), and Wilmont Croskell (grade 3), are to be congratulated upon adding to the long list of honours won by pupils of Miss Dorathea Macmaster.
During the last eighteen months, Miss Croskell has taken honours in three practical grades. In her first Theoretical examination (preparatory of Trinity College) which took place last December, Miss Bonnie Grant gained 96 per cent, while the youthful students from Miss Macmaster’s Melbourne studio tied with 98 per cent.
At the same examination Miss Dorothy Watkins gained 97 per cent in the junior division.
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Disputed Rent Claim
Before Messrs. C. W. Grant and J. M. Brown, J.’sP., a disputed claim for arrears of rent was heard at the Frankston Court on Tuesday.
Frederick Quinton claimed from Claude Freeman, Royal street, Frankston, the sum of £16/10/- being the amount of rent due on a farm from March 9 to May 26, 1925, at 30/- per week.
Freeman claimed that the amount due by him was only £12. The defendant was ordered to pay the amount claimed, £16/10/- with £1/1/- professional costs.
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Kananook Creek – Should It Be Converted Into a Drain?
Next Monday, at the Palais, at 8p.m., the Frankston Progress Association will hold its monthly meeting. A special feature will be the debate between Cr. J. L. Pratt and Mr. J. Sor-
rell on the Kananook Creek improvement question. A large attendance of members is requested, as there are a number of other important matters to be discussed.
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Private Streets Contract - Not Satisfied With Work
At the last meeting of the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council, the consulting engineer, Mr. Muntz, presented the final accounts in connection with the construction of private streets in Frankston, including Shannon street, Station street, and two right-of-ways. The engineer recommended that final payment be made to the contractor (Mr. Bladen).
Cr. Wells strenuously opposed final payment being made. He expressed dissatisfaction with the work, and said that it was incomplete.
Cr. Wells was asked if he would back his opinion against that of the engineer.
Cr. Wells said it was open for any councillor to view the work and form their own opinion.
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and Gray. Cr. Bradbury was absent from the table when the division was taken.
A young sailor recruit died at the Naval Depot last Sunday, and was buried on Tuesday last.
He had only been a few weeks in the Navy, when he contracted pneumonia and died suddenly.
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Somerville
The local football team played the past players a friendly game on Saturday last, and it was go from the start on the part of the old ‘eads, who were represented by such men as Paddy Gomm, Harry Firth, Billie Hutchinson, Percy Thornell, Jim Murray, Ken Webb, George Webb, Bill Tyree, and a host of others. Dr. Bickart and Cr. Joe Unthank were unable to strip, but gave their representatives some good advice from the boundary.
Some good runs through in fancy shorts were done by Paddy Gomm, who was the star of his side.
The engineer stated that the contractor had still to do certain work in connection with the contract, and £10 would be held back to cover that.
Cr. Wells said that £10 was not enough to hold back.
Cr. Pratt supported Cr. Wells, but the motion supporting the final payment to the contractor was carried.
Cr. Wells called for a division, the voting being: For the motion: Crs. Oates, Miles, McCulloch, Brown, Alden, Hoban, H. E. Unthank, Hutchinson, J. Unthank, White and May (president). Against: Crs. Wells, Pratt
At half-time the old ‘eads pulled out because the umpire was giving them too good a spin.
Owing to the scorer dropping all the numbers the game was declared a draw against the Somerville present team on a protest.
The game of the season is expected at Somerville tomorrow. It is doubtful whether Somerville will have the services of their captain, Norm Unthank, who has met with a mishap.
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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 12 Jun 1925
A RAW, RIVETING ONE-MAN TOUR-DE-FORCE
FOLLOWING acclaimed seasons in Edinburgh and London, Breaking the Castle tours to Cube 37 for two unmissable performances at Frankston Arts Centre this July.
Written and performed by Peter Cook, this gripping autobiographical one-man show dives headfirst into themes of addiction, mental health, and redemption. With biting wit, Shakespearean flair, and searing honesty, Cook tells the story of David - a struggling actor whose life is spiralling out of control. Between substance abuse, failed auditions, and inner torment, David takes himself to the brink. But when he least expects it, an unlikely lifeline offers hope - in the mountains of South-East Asia.
Far from a typical tale of recovery, Breaking the Castle is a dark comedy with an enormous heart. Think Trainspotting meets Fleabag - razor-sharp, emotionally raw, and unexpectedly hilarious. David’s story is heartbreaking, yes, but also packed with moments of warmth, laughter, and a powerful sense of hope.
Described by City Hub as “the most significant theatre production audiences may ever experience” and praised by Arts Hub as “a tour de force,” this is storytelling at its most fearless. A genuine work of empathy, Breaking the Castle is a powerful reminder of the resilience of the human spirit - a show that will stay with you long after the final bow.
Peter Cook, a VCA graduate with a diverse career across stage and screen, has performed this unforgettable piece around Australia and the UK. Don’t miss your chance to witness this extraordinary performance.
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ACROSS
1. Of water
4. Wild
7. Stares angrily
8. Cardiac organ
9. Possessed jointly
12. Rate
15. Naval clergyman
17. Deep shock
Gallantly
Stretchy material
Hard to climb
Responded
Non-amplified (guitar)
Attraction
Musical symbol
Marine creature
Absconder
Departed
Postpone
Contaminate
STORIES
Pitched tents
Leaf vegetable
Harry Potter actor, ... Radcliffe
Bobs head
Dog’s cry
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Understanding the Universe – where do spoons go? THE MEANING OF
By Stuart McCullough
THINGS have gotten drastic. Not so long ago, we went to IKEA and bought a lot of cutlery. There were knives, forks and spoons as far as the eye could see, with the occasional ‘spork’ thrown in for good measure. This was in response to the great cutlery drought of 2025 in which previously stocked drawers lay bare as all the utensils vanished without a trace. We waited, patiently, by the phone, waiting for the kidnappers to call to tell us their ransom demands, but the call never came. It was then that we realised that the phone on the wall wasn’t connected and is now solely decorative. But still – whoever took the cutlery clearly had no intention of giving it back.
Stealing cutlery is, in many ways, the perfect crime. People generally don’t lock their cutlery away and it’s hard to padlock a butterknife to anything, to say nothing of how impractical it is. I can’t recall the last time I walked down the street and saw a poster stuck to a light pole that declared ‘Missing – Reward offered’ with a picture of a fork. Cats and other pets frequently appear on these homemade posters, but there’s no reason why household utensils don’t deserve the same treatment.
If you disagree, I’ll say this - try eating a bowl of soup with a tabby and see how far you get. Sometimes only a spoon will do. Of course, I’m assuming that these utensils have been taken and have not, for instance, simply left of their own accord. But why would any selfrespecting teaspoon forsake the com-
fort of the cutlery drawer in favour of an uncertain existence of a life on the road? Perhaps their experiencing some kind of existential crisis. A fork in the road, if you will, which resulted in forks on the road.
Or perhaps it was more in the nature of a mass breakout. The forks would have been biding their time as the dessert spoon kept a look out, waiting for the perfect moment to leap to the kitchen floor and make a
break for the door. If you are going to affect a mass breakout as a piece of cutlery, at least you have plenty of options for digging your ‘Shawshank’style escape tunnel.
I had no idea they were so unhappy. That they felt mistreated or, worse, taken for granted. Maybe they’d watched on as some members of the family preferred to eat with their hands and it all became too much. Perhaps they were tired of being shoved into the same mouths over and over again and craved adventure. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they resented how they were stacked in the dishwasher – randomly and without due consideration as to who was being dropped on top of who.
Then again, it’s altogether possible that the cutlery has not run away as much as it has been thrown away along with the food scraps. I have long wondered why, when it’s being taken outside, the bin bag sounds like a tambourine. Perhaps it’s chockfull of knives, forks and spoons. It may well be time to explain the finer points of cutlery to those around me, lest this shortage become a regular thing.
There are, of course, other potential explanations. It’s possible that someone in the house is eating the cutlery. It’s not beyond the realms of possibility that someone is following their cup of noodles with a spoon chaser. It wouldn’t be without risk though. Suffice to say that I remain in a state of high alert in the event it becomes apparent that someone’s trip to the Thunderbox is resulting in sparks. Or maybe the utensils are in some
secret room in the house that I am yet to discover. One day, I’ll be putting something away when I see a small door I’ve never noticed before. Upon opening it, I’ll be confronted by hundreds of forks, knives and spoons, stacked neatly and ready for use. In that room, I’ll also discover every left sock I’ve ever owned and whose disappearance I wrongly blamed on the washing machine, my student ID and all my youthful hopes and dreams that I misplaced long ago and feared were lost forever.
But, for now, there is no secret door to a secret room that will solve this most impenetrable of mysteries. There’s no ‘goodbye’ or postcard from a far-flung destination. They’re simply gone. The cutlery drawer has an empty space where the teaspoons used to be. Who knows where they are now? Perhaps, one day, we’ll meet again. I’ll find some instructions under a tree, catch a bus to Mexico before walking along a beach only to find a teaspoon sanding down a decrepit-looking boat. So long, spoons. Until we meet again in the great drawer tidy in the sky. I will remain forever vigilant as I try to unravel the mystery of your disappearance. The list of suspects, it must be said, is incredibly short, but there are no solid leads yet. But if any of them makes a false move, I’ll be right onto it. In response to this shortage, I have resorted to stirring my tea with a fork, which is deeply unsatisfying. As I do, I sigh and spare a thought for the teaspoons, wherever they may be.
stuart@stuartmccullough.com
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SOUTHERN PENINSULA NEWS scoreboard
Sharks test ladder leaders, Redlegs shine bright under lights
MPNFL
By Brodie Cowburn
MEN’S
ROSEBUD and Sorrento took centre stage on Saturday at Olympic Park. Just one point separated the two sides at the first break. Sorrento were the better side in the second term, taking a 15 point lead into half-time. Rosebud came out of the half-time break looking fired up. They piled eight goals onto the scoreboard to open up a 17 point lead.
Sorrento fought back in the final quarter, but weren’t able to do enough to grab back the lead. Rosebud beat the Sharks 14.11 (95) to 13.7 (85).
Liam Tidd, Stephen Cumming, Miller Stewart, Mitchell White, and William Hartung were named Rosebud’s best. Kirk Dickson booted three goals for the winning outfit.
The victory takes Rosebud to 8-1 for the season.
Only a handful of games took place in the MPFNL last weekendRosebud and Sorrento were the only men’s sides to play across the top two divisions on Saturday.
On Sunday afternoon, Dromana beat Red Hill in a thriller.
Less than a goal seperated the sides at each break of play. Dromana made the most of their chances in the final term, going on to win 8.5 (53) to 9.9 (63).
Billy and Sam Geurts had good games for the Tigers.
WOMEN’S
WITH Division One on a break last weekend, Women’s Division Two footy was put in the spotlight.
Red Hill/Balnarring Thunder have been the team to beat in Division Two this season. They continued their winning ways against Warragul Industrials on Saturday afternoon.
Warragul Industrials were the better side early, and took a three point lead into the first break. Red Hill/ Balnarring Thunder switched on after quarter time, and managed to hold their opponents goalless for the rest of the game. The ladder leaders went on to beat Warragul Industrials 2.5 (17) to 7.5 (47).
Sophie O’Brien booted three goals for Red Hill/Balnarring Thunder. Olivia Laity, Jayde Pudney, Tara Quinn, Willow Argus, and Sophie Fortuyn were named in their best.
Mt Eliza had a good night playing under lights on Friday against Karingal.
The Bulls hosted the matchup. They were no match for Mt Eliza, who ended up claiming a 1.1 (7) to 8.9 (57) win.
Tyabb narrowly beat Mornington 2.5 (17) to 4.2 (26) on Saturday morning.
Edithvale-Aspendale also grabbed a win on the weekend, beating Bass Coast by 32 points.
In Division Three, Pearcedale kicked things off with a dominant 51 point win over Rye on Thursday night.
On Saturday Bonbeach beat Tyabb by 45 points, Crib Point beat Langwarrin by 18, and Chelsea thumped Pines 10.14 (74) to 0.
Durable, dependable, legendary: Rossco reaches 300
By Chris Richmond
ROSS “Rossco” Twyford has run out for the 300th time for the Peninsula Raiders.
This extraordinary feat, a first for any Raiders player, places Ross in esteemed company as one of very few players in Victorian Metro Masters history to achieve this milestone. After already forging an impressive career at Dingley, Ross’s Raiders journey began in 1997, where his formidable skills as a fullback were quickly recognised. His competitive spirit and team-first attitude led to him being awarded the club’s Best and Fairest in 1998 and again in 2014. His leadership qualities also shone through as he captained the Over 35s team from 1998 to 2002 and the Legends team in 2014. He has missed just four games in 29 years—a testament to his exceptional durability and resilience.
Whilst Ross’s on-field contributions are monumental, it’s his off-field work that elevates him to legendary status. He served as Club Secretary from 2003 to 2016, and in 2009 was honoured as the inaugural Raiders Life Member. His tireless dedication led to his induction into the Raiders
Hall of Fame in 2015, recognition as an AFL Vic Metro Life Member in 2018, and the distinction of becoming the first Raider Legend in 2023. His legacy is further cemented by the Raiders Best Club Person award, appropriately named in his honour.
For the past 30 years, Ross has been the beating heart of the Raiders, always welcoming new players and their families, and shaping the club’s positive and inclusive culture. His integrity and dedication are universally respected within the Raiders and the wider AFL Vic Metro Masters community.
The Raiders, founded in 1996, compete in the Vic Metro Masters competition. As the official AFL Masters representative team on the Mornington Peninsula, the club proudly fields both men’s and women’s teams for those aged over 35. For more information, search for “Peninsula Raiders”.
DROMANA travelled up the Hill only to get a scare, but managed to edge ahead in the last quarter and win by ten points. Picture: Paul Churcher
ROSS runs through for his 300th. Picture: Craig Barrett
Eichenberger signs for Baxter
SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie
KYLE Eichenberger’s signing could be Baxter’s saviour as it heads into the second half of the season with renewed hope that it can maintain its State 4 South status.
To do so would mean a top six finish for Billy Armour’s side given the effects of the upcoming league restructure which severely impacts State 4 and State 5 levels and creates new State 6 and State 7 divisions.
Enticing Eichenberger to Baxter Park is one of the marquee moves of the season and hopes are high that he will provide the finishing touch so desperately needed.
Eichenberger joined Peninsula Strikers in January from Langwarrin where he was under-23s captain last year, won the Golden Boot award and was runner-up in the Player’s Player Of The Year voting.
He stepped away from the game for personal reasons but his renewed eagerness to play was evident from his first training session at Baxter a fortnight ago.
Head coach Billy Armour was relentless in his pursuit of the attacking midfielder and their mutual admiration is obvious.
“Billy was constantly reaching out to me and I was enjoying my break from the game but he was insistent,” Eichenberger said.
“So I went down to Baxter on a Thursday and I really enjoyed the session.
“One of the reasons I wanted to go to Baxter was seeing how passionate Billy was and he’s a really, really good man manager.
“I sort of felt a connection with what his aims are for the club and I know how much it would mean for him to keep the boys up this year.”
From Armour’s perspective his relentless pursuit of his new signing was thoroughly justified.
“It’s been a lot of hard work to coax him to come down in fact it probably bordered on stalking,” he joked.
“Seriously though after that first session he stayed behind with boys and was laughing and joking with them and I knew then that he would fit in.
“We don’t just want quality players here we want really good characters and Kyle fits the bill on both counts.”
That won’t stop Armour from pursuing other signings and his focus now switches to capturing a central striker.
“We have to start taking our chances – that’s our biggest problem and we need to fix it,” Armour added.
Eichenberger marked his Baxter debut with two goals last weekend but the locals went down 5-3 in a surprising result away to second bottom Lyndale United.
Daniel Bancroft was Baxter’s other scorer.
At the other end of the table Chelsea continued its seesawing leadership battle against Endeavour United with a 5-2 derby win over Somerville Eagles at Edithvale Recreation Reserve on Saturday.
The highlight of this match was a hat-trick to 17-year-old Christian Murray.
In the 15th minute a James Stinson shot deflected off the bar and Murray was on hand to head home the rebound.
Just before half-time Nathan Boccari added to the lead with a back post header from a Dylan Scott free-kick.
Murray nabbed his second and gave the home side a three-goal cushion in the 51st minute when Daniel Vella’s work on the right forced a defensive error from the Eagles and Murray capitalised by slotting the ball into an empty net from the edge of the box.
The teenager’s hat-trick came six minutes later from a long-range effort from outside the box that flew over the helpless Somerville keeper.
To the visitors’ credit they reduced the deficit with a goal from Marcus Anastasiou and a converted penalty from Alessio Izzo but in the 90th minute normal service was resumed with Stinson getting his name on the scoresheet with a closerange strike.
Pines went down 4-0 at home to Endeavour United last Saturday but it was a promising display by the league’s bottom side with the result dependent on two converted penalties and two own goals.
Rosebud drew 1-1 at home to Springvale City on Saturday evening.
The Buds had by far the better of the first half and were a threat from the first whistle.
Ten minutes in and Alfie Harris was brought down in the box as he drove in at pace.
The always reliable Dougie Cunnison who returned from interstate last month stepped up to put the hosts 1-0 up.
The visitors hit back in the 33rd minute when Maxim Avram stole in at the far post to knock a glancing header past advancing Rosebud keeper Colin McCormack.
The momentum swung in the second half with Springvale dominating possession but it was unable to break the deadlock in a pulsating and hard-fought encounter.
Recent scans revealed that influential Rosebud midfielder Ben Symonds has a broken ankle putting his return to playing this season under a cloud.
In VPL1 Langwarrin made it back-to-back wins with Friday night’s 2-1 away victory over seventh-placed Brunswick City.
The visitors led in the fifth minute when Brad Blumenthal scored from a tight angle after Brunswick keeper Nic Mooney misread a Lucas Portelli pass.
When Mooney brought down Blumenthal who had ran onto a Tom Youngs through ball the referee pointed to the spot and Portelli converted to make it 2-0.
It took until the final minute of normal time for Brunswick to hit back.
A great ball from the dangerous Dylan Allshorn was cut back to Jesse Makarounas who placed it through a packed box and into the net.
It made for a nervy last few minutes with the home team desperate for an equaliser but Langy’s defence held firm to secure a valuable three points.
In State 1 Mornington suffered its fourth loss of a topsy-turvy season when going down 2-1 away to Malvern City on Saturday.
The visitors started brightly and in the 5th minute their pressure paid off when a cross into the box found Rory Wagner who calmly took a touch and slotted home his first goal for the club.
Minutes later Wagner thought he had doubled his tally and the team’s advantage only for a dubious offside call from the linesman to rule out the goal.
The second half began disastrously for the visitors when a misplaced pass back by Ryan Paczkowski caught goalkeeper Kane Runge off guard and gifted Malvern’s Sayed Fatemi with a simple tap-in for the equaliser.
Mornington responded with renewed intensity creating a flurry of chances and earning a penalty but Keiran Dover was unable to convert from the spot. In the 76th minute Malvern hit Mornington on the counter and Stephen Macdonald scored what proved to be the decisive goal.
The defeat leaves things wide open at the top of the table heading into the second round of fixtures and it would be no surprise if Mornington gaffer Adam Jamieson is tempted to strengthen his squad.
In State 2 there was no joy last weekend for Skye United and Peninsula Strikers.
Skye lost 1-0 away to Knox City while Strikers were once again left to rue missed chances as they went down 1-0 away to Casey.
Strikers went into the contest without the suspended Wayne Gordon and Jaiden Madafferi, Riley Anderton and Tommy Wood who has gone to the UK for family reasons.
Casey started stronger and took advantage of a defensive error with Braden Bradford producing a very good finish.
Comets had a second goal ruled out for a foul against Danny Brooks in the lead-up but after that Strikers sprung to life only to spurn a number of chances.
Matt Harrington had the best scoring chance in the first half but Comets keeper Kile Kennedy did well to save in a one-on-one situation.
The second half was mostly one-way traffic but Comets were dangerous on the counter and forced Strikers keeper Faraz Zenoozi to produce a fine save from a header.
But despite playing some excellent football on a pitch best described as a cow paddock Strikers blew six one-on-ones and their profligacy up front has been the story of their season so far.
In State 5 Mount Eliza’s convincing 4-1 home win over Keysborough has drawn Gerry McDonagh’s side to within three points of leader Fortuna 60.
Three first-half goals decided this contest with an Austin Mcewen brace in the 21st and 27th minutes forcing the visitors onto the back foot and a Michael Wright volley in the 42nd minute ensuring that the home side would take a commanding lead into the main break.
Keysborough didn’t clear properly from a corner in the 67th minute and Darcy Purcell crossed into the area where Harris Battison headed in to make it 4-0.
Keysborough’s Dusko Erkalovic scored a con-
solation goal for the visitors in the 75th minute. Seaford won 7-1 away to Cleeland United on Friday night despite Dylan Waugh being sidelined by a hamstring injury.
Five first-half goals ended any chance the home team had of causing an upset.
Conor Mcfall got the first of his brace after 10 minutes when he finished a low Blake Hicks cross to the back post.
Then a long Hicks throw wasn’t dealt with by the defence and Mcfall made it 2-0.
Tristan Stass got in on the scoring act in the 30th minute when he headed in Mcfall’s inswinging corner.
Then Hicks’ long-range strike seemed to bamboozle the Cleeland keeper who let the ball go through his hands and Zain Ahmed rounded off the goalfest following up a brilliant turn on the edge of the box with a finish into the bottom corner of goal.
Cleeland struck back in the 63rd minute after a nice combination down the right and a fantastic strike from Anglo Moner.
But Seaford didn’t ease up and seven minutes later a perfectly weighted Matthew Davis diagonal found Backy Barakzoi in behind the defence and he converted from a one-on-one.
To cap the performance 17-year-old Abraham Leuth grabbed his first senior goal after Mcfall broke down the right hand side and squared it to the teenager.
Aspendale got back to winning ways with Saturday’s 2-1 home win over Pakenham United. The first half was a scrappy affair and it took until the 53rd minute for the deadlock to be broken with a well-placed free-kick headed home by Lewis Marco.
Pakenham’s Sulaiman Ahmad equalised with a low strike from just inside the box in the 86th minute but four minutes later Blake Rosenberg forced a defensive error and finished off from a one-on-one with Pakenham keeper Elias Yacoub.
A depleted Mount Martha lost 2-0 away to Bunyip District.
There are no local State League sides involved in this weekend’s catch-up round so all eyes turn to Saturday’s VPL1 clash at Lawton Park between Langwarrin and Manningham United Blues.
NEXT WEEKEND
Saturday, 14 June, 3pm Langwarrin v Manningham Utd Blues, Lawton Park
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Dynamic duo: New Baxter signing Kyle Eichenberger (left) and emerging Chelsea teenager Christian Murray. Pictures: Supplied and Jordan M Sport
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