Bus replacements scheduled again Picture: LXRP
FRANKSTON train line commuters are facing two months of bus replacements.
More level crossing removals have been scheduled on the Frankston train line. Five level crossings across Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach are expected to be removed by the end of this year.
Edithvale, Chelsea, and Bonbeach stations will close for demolition and reconstruction in the middle of the year. Trains will run express through them while works are ongoing.
From around September, the line will shut down between Mordialloc and Frankston. Bus replacements will be scheduled for commuters for two months.
When the line shuts down, work will be undertaken to create rail trenches, build roads, lay new tracks, and extend Thames Promenade to the Nepean Highway. The state government says that work should be finished by the end of 2021, with the three new stations to open in stages throughout the year.
Firefighters behind cheeky campaign
Off with them: CFA officers help promote the Only Butt campaign. Picture: Josie Jones
THE Only Butt campaign is a finalist in the prestigious Community Banksia Awards coming up on 24 March.
The campaign – devised by 2020 Victorian Local Hero and Australian of the Year Josie Jones – aims to inspire people to put their butts in the bin, as well as engaging in healthier lifestyle choices, and body confidence across all genders.
People are encouraged to post and tag photos of their own butts, or even the butts of animals and fish, as the only type of butts that should be at the beach.
Pines, Carrum, Carrum Downs and Old Peninsula finish top of their tables
A walk in the park: Dromana made short work of Delacombe Park, bowling them out 100 runs short of their total.
Picture: Andrew Hurst
After being sent in to bat first, Pines put 168 runs on the scoreboard.
Pines had multiple players make good starts, but none of them could go on to make big scores. Jack Peace-Stirling top scored with 38.
Heatherhill’s run chase got off to a shaky start. The top order fell without making an impact, and at 4/43 the side was in big trouble.
Middle order batsmen Brett Maxwell and Jake Theobald got things back on track, both recording scores in the forties.
The first 10 owner ambassadors for this year’s All-Star Mile have been announced.
The lucky punters are in the running to win a share in $500,000 on All-Star Mile day at The Valley on March 13.
One owner ambassador has been chosen at random from the voters for each of the first 10 horses in this year’s field, with $250,00 going to the person whose horse win’s this year’s race.
The 2020 All-Star Mile produced a sensational owner ambassador story with single mother Tegan Abercrombie using the $250,000 for a house deposit and a new car after Regal Power saluted in the race.