Author Archives: Brodie Cowburn

Moorooduc show strength, Hastings flop, Seaford pull off a hard-fought...

January 11, 2021

CRICKET PENINSULA MOOROODUC have started the year on the right foot with a hard-fought win over Somerville. Choosing to bat first, Moorooduc set their opponents a difficult target of 222 to chase dow...

Two tons at Flinders, top order shine for Carrum, Balnarring lucky aft...

December 21, 2020

PENINSULA TWO centuries were scored on an entertaining afternoon of cricket at BA Cairns Reserve on Saturday. Flinders hosted Heatherhill and chose to bat first. Opener Kane Hawkins put on an unbelie...

Pines steady to win, Dromana across the line against Hastings, Tyabb c...

December 15, 2020

CRICKET PENINSULA A BIG score from Damien Lawrence got Pines over the line in their clash against Long Island. Long Island chose to bat first and got off to a horror start, losing both openers for a ...

Budget sinks rail hopes for Baxter

December 1, 2020

THE state government is still not onboard the Frankston rail extension project. There was no funding for the proposed project in the state budget handed down last week. The business case assessing th...

Somerville fall short, Hastings let it slip, Seaford and Carrum Downs ...

November 30, 2020

PENINSULA A TOP order collapse saw Somerville fall short of victory in their clash against Heatherhill on Saturday. Heatherhill chose to bat first, and opener Don Pulukkuttiarachchi was in impressive...

Finance flows for hospital growth

November 30, 2020

MONEY to start the $562 million Frankston Hospital redevelopment has been made available in the state budget. The budget was handed down by the state government last week. A total of $16.2 million in...

Tigers tamed, Pies pipped, Tyabb tip Toot

November 23, 2020

CRICKET PENINSULA LONG Island got the better of Seaford Tigers in a competitive clash at Belvedere Reserve on Sunday. Choosing to bat first, Long Island got off to a good start. Despite star batsman ...

Cricket back after off-season like no other

November 16, 2020

PENINSULA AFTER a long off-season of uncertainty, MPCA cricket finally got underway last weekend. The season will look different, consisting entirely of one-day games, but that didn’t dampen the enth...

Business case casts doubt on rail extension

November 16, 2020

A BUSINESS case assessing the proposed electrification of the Frankston line to Baxter has suggested that a different option be taken instead. The business case was publicly released last week, more ...

Former GG urges tourist to help peninsula

October 26, 2020

FORMER Governor-General  Sir Peter Cosgrove has urged holidaymakers to visit the Mornington Peninsula to help restart the regional tourism industry. Sir Peter estimates that he attended more than 400...