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Basketball stadium blues Continued from Page 1 “It is high time the council and the state government worked together to provide certainty for the Somerville community around dates of the rebuilding of this vital piece of infrastructure.â€? The shire’s chief operating officer Alison Leighton last week said “plans for rebuilding ‌ continue with tenders for design and construction to be advertised shortlyâ€?. She said “ground-breaking works would start later this yearâ€?, while background preparation works “continued in earnestâ€?. Ms Leighton said the shire planned to “seek additional funding for the redevelopment from the state government which, if successful, would allow for construction of two additional basketball courts on the siteâ€?. “Negotiations also continue with the shire’s insurer to reach an agreement for funding that will ensure that the new facility achieves a high standard,â€? She said. Mr Yerondais said after reading her statement: “That is the most we have heard from the council for a whole year. “We’ve tried hard over the past 12 months to work with the council but it has been a big disappointment that [it] did not revise the stadium’s insurance [policy]. “This business of negotiating with the insurers is very strange.â€? There is speculation that the 25-year-old stadium was insured on a “like-for-likeâ€? basis. “None of that was reviewed or updated before the fire,â€? Mr Yerondais said.
Plea for return of ‘my scooter’ A HASTINGS woman is desperate for the return of a $2000 mobility scooter stolen from outside her bedroom window in Edward St. Ms Kathleen Poulson’s red Invacare Auriga mobility scooter went missing overnight in March and has still not been found. Hastings police are investigating the theft which would have left the pensioner house bound if not for the generosity of Mornington Legacy. The service club has loaned her a replacement scooter until the old one is found. The problem has been compounded by an insurance slip up. Ms Poulson did not separately insure the scooter and her policy’s excess was set too high to claim for it. Anyone with information is urged to call Hastings police, 5970 7800 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
Couple charged Players at rally: Joining Saturday’s rally for speeding up the new basketball stadium at Somerville were, from left, Lucas, Boedi, Justin, Jamie, Taj and Finn. Picture: Yanni
A shire allocation of $750,000 in its 2016-17 budget may help bridge the gap between the insurance payout of $2.5 million and the $3.25 million cost of a replacement two-court stadium. The cost of a four-court stadium is thought to be around $3.5 million. “We want four courts as we use up to 15 courts a week, including five on a Friday night,� Mr Yerondais said. Other venues are at Dromana, Southern Peninsula and Peninsula School. Mr Yerondais said he hoped to meet
with shire representatives next week. “We are committed to working with the council, but their lack of maintenance, such as regarding the insurance policies, has led to a poor situation. “We want to achieve one thing and that is to get the facility back in place as well as have the ability to expand and extend. “When you have a town with one club for one sport and you lose that club your risk losing it all.�
A HUSBAND and wife were caught allegedly drink driving less than two hours apart in Mornington over the weekend. Task Force Razon police first noticed a car allegedly being driven erratically as it left a Mornington licenced premises. It was intercepted just after midnight on Sunday 14 May and the driver, a 52-year-old Maryborough woman, blew 0.175 per cent at the station. Her licence was suspended for 12 months and she will be charged on summons with drinkdriving offences. Police later saw the same car being driven through Mornington – this
time by her husband. The 55-year-old Maryborough man blew 0.131 per cent and had his licence suspended for 12 months as well as being issued with a penalty notice.
Hit with beer bottle A MAN was hit on the head with a beer bottle during a fight on a Frankston-bound bus, 8.20pm, Sunday 7 May. Police said the victim, 38, was on the 901 bus from Dandenong station to Frankston train station when he got into an argument with another man and his girlfriend who boarded at Carrum Downs. The offender is said to have pulled the victim up by his clothing when the bus was passing near Kananook station and hit him with the bottle. The driver stopped the bus at Frankston station and alerted protective services officers but the couple had run off along Well St. Police are viewing CCTV of the incident. The victim was taken to Frankston Hospital. Transit police are investigating.
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