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Mr Williams shot in eye in ‘act of stupidity’ MR Mark Williams, who for many years acted as handicapper to the Frankston Athletic Sports Club, was the victim of a stupid joke at the A.N.A. sports on Monday last. In a spirit of jocularity, a man pointed a starter’s revolver at Mr Williams and pulled the trigger. Luckily, it contained only blank cartridges. However, the cartridge exploded and the wad hit Mr. Williams in the right eye. It is feared that he will lose the sight of the eye. As “The Age” says, the same thing has been done so often with such lamentable results that it is ha...

Somerville and Pines draw, Hastings snatch a last ball win, Seaford too good for Balnarring Picture: Craig Barrett SOMERVILLE and Pines finished all square after an epic encounter on Saturday. After losing the toss, Somerville were sent in to bat first. Good knocks from opener Craig Black and number four Bradley McDonald helped guide the side to a final total of 143. Pines’ run chase started poorly, with usually reliable openers Damien Lawrence and Ricky Ramsdale dismissed for scores of 11 and zero respectively. Harley Peace-Stirling came in after the openers and got things back on track. A...

Vic opposition objects to Crib Point LNG terminal Save Share The Victorian Liberal opposition has dealt a blow to AGL’s controversial Crib Point LNG import terminal, throwing its weight behind local residents, federal Coalition MP Greg Hunt and Indigenous groups to publicly oppose the $300 million project. Victorian shadow minister for energy Ryan Smith cited “serious” environmental concerns with “the proposed route which seem not to be adequately addressed” by the independent panel assessing the project, located on the Mornington Peninsula, 80 kilometres from Melbour...

Australia has $56bn worth of gas pipelines in development that, if all built, would be expected to allow pumping of greenhouse gases equivalent to 33 coal-fired power stations, an analysis has found. The report by the Global Energy Monitor, an anti-fossil fuel research group based in San Francisco, said there are more than US$1tn ($1.3tn) in oil and gas pipeline projects on the books globally. It said if they go ahead they would threaten the...

Time to enhance, not diminish our honours January 26, 2021 — 10.00pm Save Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. MARGARET COURT Time to enhance, not diminish our honours Like many, I was saddened by Margaret Court’s AC. Court has already received an Order of Australia award recognising her service. As with at least two of last year’s awards she is a controversial figure with loudly advocated extremist opinions, hurtful and socially damaging to many, and certain to provoke Australians who value diversity, tol...