Frankston Times 17th February 2026

Crowd gathers

Man bashed to ground at festival

Brendan Rees brendan@baysidenews.com.au

A 65-YEAR-old man has described the moment he and his wife were violently attacked by a group of youths at the Frankston Waterfront Festival on 7 February as their deeply distressed children watched on. The assault began after a confrontation near portable toilets, where the man’s wife had been helping their au-

tistic son.

According to the victim, who wished to remain anonymous for personal safety reasons, a young woman approached aggressively and made derogatory comments about their child, saying “I work as a carer... none of them have ever taken so long”.

The man said he tried to diffuse the situation and reported the group to security and told them police were needed. Instead, he said security told his family to move along.

“As we were walking away, they [the group of people] were gloating”.

The victim admitted flicking a few drops of water from a drink bottle in frustration after the abuse, but said the response was extreme.

“I turned around and saw a group them chasing us in broad daylight through a crowd of 20,000 people while holding my kid’s hands,” he said.

He said the attackers then set upon him in full view of crowds.

“They jumped me from behind. The big guy had me in a headlock trying to choke me and another guy was jumping in the air, smashing me in the face.”

The victim added another tried to gouge his eyes while his wife was also struck after trying to shield him.

“She (an attacker) smashed it as hard as she could into the side of her head,” he said, referring to a long drink can used as a weapon.

The most haunting moment, he said,

was seeing his 13-year-old daughter begging the youths to stop.

According to the victim, bystanders stood nearby recording the attack on their phones.

“No one was saying stop it... everyone was standing filming.”

He also criticised the conduct of private security at the event as one video showed guards standing metres away “cowering in fear while we’re getting destroyed.”

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Older swimmers warned of water risks

A CAMPAIGN to prevent older adults from drowning has been launched by Life Saving Victoria.

In the last decade, Life Saving Victoria estimates that 131 people aged 65 years and over drowned in Victoria - roughly 34 percent of people aged over 65 that drowned were from multicultural backgrounds. Over-65s made up 27 per cent of all drowning fatalities during the last decade.

The multilingual campaign to reduce drownings was launched last week. Life Saving Victoria head of research, evaluation and insights Dr Bernadette Matthews said it is “an important step forward in supporting

multicultural older adults to safely enjoy Victoria’s beaches, pools and waterways.”

“Older Victorians from multicultural backgrounds face a range of challenges around water safety and extreme heat. These include language barriers, access to safe aquatic environments and health conditions impacted by extreme heat,” Dr Matthews said. “This campaign is aimed at empowering older adults, especially people with multicultural backgrounds, to stay safe in the heat, especially around water.”

The campaign centres around six key concepts: know your limits, be

prepared, plan ahead, remember your options, stay calm in the water, and stay hydrated.

Life Saving Victoria’s 2024/2025 drowning report revealed that between 2015/2016 and 2024/2025, there were more drownings on the Mornington Peninsula than in any other part of the state. The Frankston area ranked eighth for drowning deaths.

In the Kingston municipality people aged over 65 were identified as the highest drowning risk (“Report highlights need for drowning education” The Times 17/2/26).

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Water quality improvements in the pipeline

A PROJECT to improve water quality in Frankston South has been completed.

South East Water has installed a new floating cover and dewatering system at the Rosedale Grove basin. The water storage cover is designed to improve water quality by reducing sunlight exposure, preventing algal growth and limiting evaporation.

South East Water is also planning to upgrade the floating cover at its Eliza Drive basin in Mount Eliza. South East Water managing director Carla Purcell said “we know getting the basics right is important to our customers.”

“Maintaining critical storage infrastructure is essential, and these upgrades help us keep delivering safe, high-quality drinking water every day,” she said.

Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said “supporting our growing local community with investment that matches its size is crucial to ensuring a safe and reliable water supply.”

Frankston named a ‘welcoming city’

FRANKSTON has received national accreditation as a “welcoming city” for people of all backgrounds, cultures, and faiths.

Frankston Council signed up to the Welcoming Cities network in October 2023. Earlier this year it underwent a successful national accreditation assessment, scoring a 4.4 out of 5 for its practices embedded across policies, services and community programs.

Frankston mayor Sue Baker said the accreditation, paired with Frankston’s status as a “refugee welcome zone”, affirmed a local commitment to inclusion.

“Frankston City is home to people from many cultures, backgrounds and life experiences, and this accreditation recognises the work being done to ensure everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging,” Cr Baker said. “This is about making sure our services, spaces and decision-making reflect the people who live here, and that our community continues to grow stronger through inclusion.”

Peninsula Link roadworks slammed as ‘obstacle course’

Brendan Rees brendan@baysidenews.com.au

THE state of the Peninsula Link has come under fire from Flinders MP Zoe McKenzie, who has accused the state government of poor planning and causing ongoing disruption for commuters and businesses.

Speaking at Federal Parliament on 9 February, McKenzie said Peninsula Link, which “connects the Mornington Peninsula community to work, services and the city every day,” had been mismanaged over the past year.

“Over the last year the incompetent Allan Labor government has turned Pen Link into an obstacle course, with in-

explicable speed limits, phantom roadworks, unpredictable lane closures and enough orange cones to be visible from outer space,” she said.

Ms McKenzie pointed to prolonged roadworks last year, including months of southbound lane closures between September and November, questioning the timing and necessity of the works.

“My community was completely baffled. We have a long list of roads that desperately need to be fixed, but not that one, and not as we head into the summer blitz,” she said.

She said residents were again notified of upcoming disruptions via a flyer received last month, outlining major works scheduled for February.

“Last month I got a flyer telling me

that major works would again resume in February, with southbound lanes closed this month and northbound closure next month,” McKenzie said.

The flyer stated: “We will undertake these works in sections, rebuilding the freeway from the ground up, replacing layers of pavement below the road surface to make it stronger and better suited to local road conditions”.

Service Stream, which manages maintenance of the freeway, noted in a January update said extensive roadworks from 15 February included rebuilding the road in stages, with crews replacing the underlying pavement.

The final phase of the project will focus on rebuilding both the southbound and northbound carriageways between

Bungower Rd and Old Moorooduc Rd.

Works along 8km of the southbound carriageway will be carried out over a period of up to 14 days, from 7am on 15 February until 10pm on 28 February.

However, McKenzie questioned why motorists had already endured months of disruption if full reconstruction was only beginning now.

“So, why have we suffered closures causing traffic chaos and reduced speed limits for months so that in February they can start rebuilding the freeway from the ground up?” she asked.

According to McKenzie, daily commuters are facing significant delays.

“Today’s commuters are spending an average of 10 to 20 minutes each trip stuck behind cones and lane drops,” she

said. “Businesses are bearing the cost; local roads are bearing the load and residents are bearing the poor planning.”

Service Stream said staged road and ramp closures would be in place throughout the construction period. All southbound lanes between Bungower Rd and Old Moorooduc Rd will be closed, including the exit ramps to Mornington Tyabb Rd and Old Moorooduc Rd.

The southbound entrance ramp from Bungower Rd will also be closed, with a detour in place via Bungower Rd and the Moorooduc Hwy. Access to the service station junction will remain available.

Service Stream has been contacted for comment.

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“One female guard appeared so distressed she was shaking,” the victim said.

The man said the beating continued until police arrived several minutes later.

“I’ve had a triple bypass,” he said. “I’m not a young guy.”

He was later taken for scans, which luckily revealed no fractures, though he suffered severe bruising. He also reported the incident to Victoria Police.

But the emotional toll had been far greater, adding he had been losing sleep after the incident.

He feared the impact on his daughter. According to a nurse who contacted the family, the girl confided that she believed she saw people “trying to kill my parents.”

The victim has approached the council and believes both the organisers and contracted security company must be held accountable.

“What about us? We’re the ones getting pummelled,” he said. “This is a reflection of today’s society.”

Frankston City Council CEO Tennille Bradley said, “council works hard to ensure our events are safe, welcoming spaces for everyone, and we do not tolerate violence or antisocial behaviour”.

“We are aware of a reported incident that occurred at the Waterfront Festival,” she said. “Event security personnel responded immediately, with further support provided by Victoria Police.”

Hammer attack

A FRANKSTON man has been charged after allegedly attacking a man with a hammer in Cranbourne.

A man was allegedly hit with a hammer during an altercation with two other men known to him outside a Wallace Road property at around 10am on 6 February. The victim, a 51-year-old man, was taken to hospital to treat minor injuries.

Victoria Police arrested two men nearby, and took them to hospital under police guard. They later charged a 51-yearold Frankston man with intentionally cause serious injury, assault with weapon and commit indictable offence whilst on bail. A 34-year-old Cranbourne man was charged with intentionally cause injury.

The Frankston man was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 7 February, and the Cranbourne man was bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 29 April.

Drink driving in the morning

A MAN was caught driving more than three times over the legal alcohol limit at 10.30 in the morning in Seaford last week.

Police pulled over the driver on Klauer Street in Seaford at around 10.30am on Tuesday, 10 February. After failing a preliminary breath test, police say the man returned a secondary test result of 0.171.

Victoria Police also allege the driver was unlicensed. A 52-year-old Seaford man had his car impounded for a month, and Victoria Police say he “will expect a date with Frankston Magistrates Court in the near future.”

“We will continue to target drink and drug driving to remove as many affected drivers from our roads as possible,” a police statement read.

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Popular festival returns to the waterfront

AROUND 45,000 people visited the Frankston Waterfront Festival earlier this month.

The annual festival took place over the weekend of 7 and 8 February.

Hockey Dad headlined the music lineup alongside John Course, DJ Cooper, Sundance, The Gnomes, and more.

The event also featured pro skating demos, 3x3 basketball games, the Frankston Swim Classic, the Duck Derby to fundraise for the Accessible Beach project, beach games, an air show, and a fireworks display.

The federal government spent $95,000 to provide improved audiovisual production at the council event.

In a statement, Frankston Council said it “extends a huge thank you to our community for turning out in such incredible numbers, and to the festival sponsors and partners, volunteers, community organisations and local businesses whose support helped make the event possible.

“Your support, collaboration and commitment were instrumental in delivering a standout experience for locals and visitors alike.”

A survey on the event is open until 22 February at engage.frankston.vic. gov.au/waterfront-festival

ST JOACHIM’S Primary School

We are a proud MACS (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools) school of excellence in Carrum Downs. St. Joachim’s Catholic Primary School opened in 1987 in the south eastern suburb of Carrum Downs, and we are a vital part of St. Anne’s Parish in Seaford.

We are a school that continues to flourish and our school population is approximately 320 students.

Our school vision is “In love and unity, the St Joachim’s community embraces diversity. Together we inspire lifelong learning, enlightened by the Catholic faith, to make a difference in our ever changing world.”

Through a high priority on the excellent teaching of Literacy, Numeracy, and Religious Education, complemented by specialist classes in visual arts, performing arts, physical education and Italian, and with a strong focus on student wellbeing, St Joachim’s School strives to develop every student to their full potential.

We are an extremely well-resourced school with a variety of large outdoor play areas as well as a large indoor hall/gymnasium, library, vegetable gardens and a beautiful chapel. Digital technologies are used throughout

our great school to enhance and extend student learning. Come and see why our students and families love our school and how St. Joachim’s embodies our school motto of “Love and Unity”. Enrolments for 2027 open in March. Please ring for a school tour.

ST FRANCIS XAVIER Primary School

As Principal of St Francis Xavier Primary School in Frankston, I am incredibly proud of the vibrant, welcoming community we have built together.

At St Francis Xavier, we are a small school with a big heart. Our size is one of our greatest strengths. Every child is known, valued and supported as an individual. We take the time to understand each student’s unique gifts, strengths and challenges, ensuring that learning is personalised and that wellbeing always comes first. Our dedicated staff are passionate about creating engaging learning experiences that inspire curiosity and confidence. We place a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy foundations, while also providing rich opportunities in ICT and STEM. Our students have access to contemporary technologies and hands-on learning experiences that prepare them for an ever-changing world.

As a Catholic school, our faith underpins all that we do. We nurture respect, compassion and a strong sense of social responsibility. The partnership between school and family is central to our success, and we deeply value the trust parents place in us each day.

Located in the heart of Frankston, directly opposite Peninsula University Hospital, St Francis Xavier offers a safe, supportive environment where children can grow academically, socially and spiritually.

Choosing a school is one of the most important decisions a family can make. I warmly invite you to visit St Francis Xavier and experience firsthand the sense of belonging that makes our school such a special place to learn and thrive.

ST JOHN’S CATHOLIC Primary School

St John’s Catholic Primary School has been nurturing young lives in the Frankston area since 1967. The Frankston region has grown and changed over time and through the motto ‘Love is life’ so has St John’s. Today we have a thriving and contemporary approach to education designed to meet the needs of all the students in our care.

Situated in idyllic settings in the heart of Frankston East, the school offers a wide variety of opportunities to engage with learning and with life for all the community it cares for.

From a rich sport and physical education program, to the music and art programs, Sacrament preparation and wellbeing initiatives, St John’s is committed to providing opportunities for all students to achieve their full potential.

We strive to open up pathways of learning for all our students and work very closely with our Catholic counterparts and with John Paul College. This ensures learning achievements are carried over into secondary school life and enables

students to be recognised for their learning capabilities and appropriately challenged.

Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our contemporary learning spaces. We ensure our teachers are highly skilled in using these physical and digital environments to create social, collaborative, and personalised learning experiences. These are more than just classrooms; they’re dynamic hubs where staff support students to unlock their full potential.

Our staff use appropriate strategies and learning approaches to maximise student potential. Coupled with thinking strategies based on Growth Mindsets and Resilience this creates a powerful learning combination and enables students to not only participate in their learning but to understand how they learn and apply appropriate strategies for their own learning capacity.

Learning, amidst all the distractions of our time, can be a difficult thing for many students. We aim to provide students with the tools they will need to navigate an uncertain but highly digitised

future. We challenge them to explore and consider the deeper questions and big ideas so they can interpret and make meaning of their life, the world and of their social context. In this way, they can interact at a human level with the world, because, if we fail to teach our kids how to continue to make positive connections in their lives, we lose some of our own humanity.

At St John’s, we believe that if you want a child to grow up and understand the human person and how ‘Love is Life’ is so important, you can’t tell them how they should do it, you have to teach them to yearn to live a life of love.

We welcome you to make a booking and come and see what we do for yourself and consider what we might be able to do for your child.

ST. JUDE’S Primary School

It is an absolute privilege to lead the St Jude’s Catholic Primary School community in Langwarrin. Leading a community built on faith, strong relationships and high expectations is both humbling and inspiring. Each day I am reminded of how fortunate I am to work with children who inspire me with their curiosity, enthusiasm and capacity for kindness.

In 2026, St Jude’s proudly educates 318 students. With an average class size of 23 students, we are able to ensure that every child is truly known, valued and supported. As a Catholic school, our faith underpins all that we do, guiding our approach to learning, wellbeing and community life.

This is an especially exciting year for St Jude’s, as construction is now underway for the next stage of our school’s development. Thanks to a generous State Government grant, we are completely renovating a building into a learning precinct that will house our Year 3/4 classrooms along with additional specialist spaces. This contemporary facility will complement our existing buildings and further enhance our capacity to provide engaging, flexible and future-focused learning environments for our students.

While new buildings are exciting, it is our culture that truly defines us. Our school motto — Mercy, Peace and Love — is at the heart of everything we do. Put simply, this means: Use Your Kind Heart. These

words guide our students in how they treat others, approach their learning and contribute to our community. Kindness is not an optional extra at St Jude’s, it is core to who we are.

At St Jude’s, we are proud to offer a holistic education where academic growth, wellbeing and faith development are deeply interconnected. Our dedicated staff work in partnership with families to nurture confident, capable learners who are ready to make a positive difference in the world.

BAYSIDE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

It is a genuine honour to serve as Principal of Bayside Christian College, a school with a rich history and a strong commitment to supporting parents as they raise their children. Having joined the College this year, I have been deeply grateful for the warm welcome extended to me, and I am excited about the journey ahead.

For more than 40 years, Bayside Christian College has partnered with parents to provide a distinctly Christian education, grounded in strong values and a vision for excellence. Established by a group of families with a shared purpose, healthy and active parent partnerships remain central to who we are, and this enduring sense of shared vision continues to shape our identity today.

At Bayside, student wellbeing is a genuine priority. We are committed to nurturing a caring and inclusive community where students experience safety, belonging and connection. We believe positive relationships are essential for effective learning, and our dedicated staff work closely with families to support each student’s growth within a purposeful and supportive environment.

We are encouraged by our positive NAPLAN, VCE and VET results, reflecting the dedication of our teachers and support staff as they walk alongside students in their learning and development. In 2026, our focus is on revisioning teaching and learning across the College, ensuring our pedagogy aligns

St Jude’s is a place where children belong, where they are challenged and supported, and where they are encouraged to live out Mercy, Peace and Love each and every day.

I welcome the opportunity to meet families interested in learning more about St Jude’s.

with best practice and supports strong, sustainable outcomes for every student.

A distinctive strength of Bayside Christian College is our investment in vocational education and career pathways. While academic achievement is important, we are equally committed to preparing students for life beyond school. Our Trade Skills Centre offers opportunities in agriculture, horticulture and hospitality, providing rich, hands-on learning

experiences that prepare students for service in their communities and beyond, while reflecting our commitment to caring for the environment and one another.

Health, Sport and the Arts play an important role in College life. Bayside offers excellent facilities, strong participation in interschool sport, and a vibrant annual musical production that celebrates creativity, teamwork and commitment.

As a College, we are proud of the breadth of opportunities available to our students. As I step into this role, I warmly invite you to visit Bayside Christian College and experience the faith, warmth and excellence that define our school.

MONTEREY Secondary College

As Principal of Monterey Secondary College, I am proud to lead a school where every student is known, supported, and challenged to achieve their best. Our relentless focus on high-quality teaching and learning is underpinned by a team of dedicated educators who understand each student’s strengths and needs.

At Monterey, we hold high expectations and provide high levels of support to ensure every learner can meet them. Our approach, grounded in the principle of Connect Before You Correct, has been recognised by Melbourne University as best practice in how schools support students to learn and thrive. We cultivate aspirational learners— students who strive for excellence, take ownership of their growth, and see challenge as opportunity. Explicit teaching of positive behaviours, combined with a rigorous curriculum, creates a calm, structured environment where students feel safe, motivated, and confident.

This culture is reflected in our outcomes. Our staff and student Attitudes to School Survey data sit well above state averages in Sense of Belonging and High Expectations from Teachers, and community feedback consistently highlights the strength of communication and care shown by our staff. We are recognised as system leaders in these areas by experts in the field.

Our exceptional teaching teams work collaboratively, using evidence and data to refine practice, track progress, and personalise learning. This highexpectations, high-support culture is reflected in our strong results, the professionalism of our staff, and the success of our graduates.

To support this work, our state-ofthe-art facilities—including our Centre of Excellence and industry-standard training spaces—provide clear pathways into university, trades, and employment. With VCE, VCE-VM, and extensive Vocational Education and Training (VET) offerings, our students leave Monterey equipped for their chosen future.

We welcome families to visit and experience our learning environment firsthand. To book a tour, visit monterey.vic.edu.au. I look forward to sharing our journey with you.

FRANKSTON High School

It is a real privilege to be the Principal of Frankston High School, leading a large multi-campus school with an exceptional Leadership Team; dynamic staff; and fantastic students; who engage in their learning and the huge number of opportunities for student success that are offered including our acclaimed Sports, Outdoor Education, Music, Drama and the Arts, Languages, and Student Leadership programs.

We continue to embed our vision, values, and three pillars of excellence, community and aspiration. We pride ourselves on creating a caring culture of high expectations, ensuring that each student who attends our great school has every opportunity for success in life.

We are excited and looking forward to this year with a continued focus on best practice by our teachers and students, to further support and challenge of them in their growth and development.

We are a school of high performance where our exemplary learning culture is reflected in our school motto, Optima Semper: Best Always. We strive for our best, aim high for the future, and draw strength from our connections to each other in our school community.

Our learning results are exceptionally high; graduates leave well equipped for the next stage of their lives with outstanding VCE results. We also have real focus on the health and wellbeing of our students and staff and prioritise empowering student voice and agency.

CARRUM DOWNS Secondary College

Carrum Downs Secondary College fosters a supportive learning environment that empowers all students to develop confidence and achieve their full potential.

The College offers an extensive range of pathway opportunities and co-curricular programs designed to maximise students’ prospects for success, strengthen their connection to the College and their peers, and foster meaningful engagement within the wider community.

The College’s Instrumental Music, Performing Arts, and Peer Support programs are cornerstone initiatives that reflect our values and inspire great pride, as they support students’ personal growth and the development of strong, positive peer relationships.

The College’s on-site, student-run café enables students to develop practical, real-world skills and engage in handson learning, creating pathways into the hospitality industry.

In 2026, the College has undergone several significant and exciting developments, including the introduction of the Scholars Program, which will be further expanded in 2027. The program is designed to extend and accelerate high-achieving and aspirational students by providing targeted resources and support to enable excellence in future studies. In alignment with this initiative, the College has also introduced the Aspire Program, which provides students with

specialised pathways in three athletic disciplines: basketball, mountain biking, and volleyball. These initiatives represent just some of the ways in which Carrum Downs Secondary College is enhancing the provision of a well-rounded education for every student.

In 2025, the College achieved some of its strongest NAPLAN results to date, reflecting a whole-school focus on the development of every student’s literacy and numeracy skills. This success is underpinned by the College’s commitment to the ongoing professional growth of its emerging staff as exceptional teachers and educational leaders, and by strong collaboration with parents and carers to ensure that every student is supported to achieve their best.

This year, the College introduced electives from Year 8 onwards and, in consultation with students, expanded subject offerings across Years 7–12. Our Vocational Major Program continues to achieve one of the highest completion rates in Victoria, equipping graduates with pathways into traditional trades, TAFE, and employment beyond secondary school. At the same time, VCE outcomes are steadily improving, with a record number of students from the 2025 cohort progressing to university—demonstrating the College’s commitment to providing diverse and meaningful pathways for every student.

The College’s STEAM Centre is a contemporary, state-of-the-art facility

We have outstanding facilities and purpose-built learning spaces across both campuses including our STEM Centre, Music Centre, Sports Stadium with a full gymnasium, Swimming Pool, new outdoor basketball courts on both campuses, and state-of-the-art Performing Arts Centre. We have a new Food Technology Centre and a doublestorey learning centre that includes 13 classrooms and a Year 10 Study Area. We are very proud to be part of the community of Frankston and enjoy working in close partnership with our wonderful parents and families.

We welcome you to come and see for yourself our wonderful learning community and look forward to meeting you on a school tour soon.

that houses subjects focused on developing students’ technical expertise and problem-solving capabilities, equipping them to excel in the modern workforce. The College supports students’ confidence and connectedness through a range of services, including the Doctors in Secondary Schools Program and a dedicated Student Wellbeing Team, ensuring that all students can fully engage in their learning.

The College encourages prospective students and their families to attend one of the weekly Principal-led tours by contacting the College.

The Guide

TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY

NEIL AND MARTIN’S BON VOYAGE

SBS, 7.30pm

THURSDAY

A SPY AMONG FRIENDS

SBS, 9.15pm

Acclaimed Aussie actor Guy Pearce conspires with Homeland star Damian Lewis (left) in this moody, 1960s-set espionage drama. It’s based on Ben Macintyre’s novel about the friendship between reallife MI6 intelligence officers Nicholas Elliott (Lewis) and Kim Philby (Pearce), the latter of whom was also an undercover KGB agent. This thrilling premiere sees Elliott come under scrutiny after Philby escapes to Moscow – did he help his friend escape because he is also a traitor? Or did their 23-year history cloud his judgement?

Viewers likely know Martin Clunes as the star of Doc Martin or as the host of countless travel series, but they might be less familiar with his co-conspirator on this French sojourn. Neil Morrissey is not only the voice of Bob the Builder, he has also appeared in cop drama Line of Duty and starred alongside Clunes in ’90s sitcom Men Behaving Badly. This cheeky travelogue sees the mates celebrate four decades of friendship by road-tripping around France.

TUESDAY

AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST CONMAN?

SBS, 8.35pm

This two-part doco has all the hallmarks of an espionage blockbuster: helicopters, parachutes, politicians and even the CIA. However, the man of mystery at its centre is no Jason Bourne or Ethan Hunt – rather, John Friedrich was an everyday engineer. After building the Victorian branch of the National Safety Council into an advanced civilian search and rescue operation, the ambitious and charming Friedrich rose to the upper echelons of Australian society. Over two nights, Marc Fennell (right) sets out to discover the truth behind the fraudster and the enormous anomalies left in his wake.

WEDNESDAY ELSBETH

TEN, 9pm

Often cast as the kooky yet devoted sidekick, Veep and Arrested Development star Tony Hale (left) gets to exhibit a sinister side as this unconventional crime series’ villain of the week. And that’s no spoiler – it’s obvious from the get-go that paranoid fintech billionaire Craig Hollis (Hale) is behind the disappearance of his crisis communications specialist Anders (Jayce Bartok). Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) just has to figure out how. Entrepreneur Hollis is wary of the dangers of the outside world so has equipped his home with lethal, hi-tech defence mechanisms. As Elsbeth gets closer to the truth, Hollis amps up his menacing behaviour–he’s one of the show’s scariest baddies yet.

Thursday, February 19

(9) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa, R) 10.30 The Weekly. (R) 10.55 Creative Types. (PGv, R) 11.30 QI. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Bergerac. (Mal, R) 2.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 3.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 3.30 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)

Going

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Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

To

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Civilisations. (PG,

Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Who The Bloody Hell Are We? (PGav, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Toronto Airport Uncovered. 8.20 Robson Green: World’s Most Amazing Walks. (PG) Robson Green explores Spain. 9.15 A Spy Among Friends. (Premiere) A defector puts his close friend in the crosshairs of MI5.

10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 In Memoriam. (Premiere, Madl) 11.40 Forest Of The Missing. (Malv, R) 1.25 Silent Road. (Ma, R) 3.25 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor. (PG, R) 4.20 Barkley Manor. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Remi and Sonny go head-to-head.

8.30 MOVIE: Under The Tuscan Sun. (2003, Ml, R) A 35-year-old writer travels to Tuscany following her divorce and surprises herself by offering to buy a rundown villa, which she brings to life with the help of a real estate agent and a contractor. Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan. 10.50 To Be Advised.

12.35 Dare Me. (MA15+asv)

1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R)

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 13 – Night. Coverage includes men’s and women’s ski mountaineering sprints heats and finals and men’s aerials finals.

12.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 13 – Post Midnight. Coverage includes men’s and women’s ski mountaineering sprints finals, Nordic combined team spring and women’s ice hockey.

3.00

Friday, February 20

(R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Building The Impossible. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Professor T. (M) A bride is found dead on her wedding night.

9.15 Hard Quiz. (PGa, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson.

9.50 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG, R)

10.20 Dog Park. (Ml, R)

10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 Smother. (Mal, R)

12.55 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PGadhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (Return)

8.30 Super Ships: A Revolution At Sea. (R) Looks at how cruise lines launch new ships.

9.35 Harrods: The Rise And Fall Of A British Institution. (Ma, R) Charts the story of a national icon.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Sisi. (Mav, R) 11.55 Babylon Berlin. (MA15+s, R) 1.40 The Lesson. (Mals, R) 4.05 Barkley Manor. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.30pm Wiggle. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.35 Vida The Vet. 5.40 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.40 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.05 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.35 My Adventures With Superman. 8.55 BattleBots. 10.00 TKO: Total Knock Out. (Final) 10.40 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs meets a couple who made the ultimate tree change and opened their own bee supply store.

8.30 The Marlow Murder Club. (Mav) When a man with no identification or connection to Marlow is found dead in the middle of a suburban road, Judith, Becks and Suzie investigate.

10.30 To Be Advised.

12.15 GetOn Extra.

12.45 Dare Me. (MA15+asv)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. (PG, R)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 14 – Night. Coverage includes men’s biathlon and women’s curling, ski cross qualifiers and final. Hosted by Allison Langdon and James Bracey.

12.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 14 – Post Midnight. Coverage includes women’s curling and 1500m speed skating final and men’s 15km biathlon and ice hockey. Hosted by Leila McKinnon. 3.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 14 – Overnight. Coverage includes men’s ice hockey and curling and two-woman bobsledding heats.

6.00 10 News+. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (R) A couple are desperate to sell their home. 8.40 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) A couple must decide whether to stay or leave after finding they work and play a distance from their home. 9.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.40 10 News+. (R)

(R) 6am Morning Programs. 2.20pm Mastermind Aust. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 France 24. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Mysteries From Above. 6.15 Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 9.25 Stacey Dooley: Rape On Trial. 10.25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.15 Homeland. 1.15am Sex Before The Internet. 2.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 8.40 The Magic Canoe. 9.10 Spartakus. 10.00 Arctic Secrets. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Boyz N The Hood. (1991) 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 MOVIE: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. (2005, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: The Witches Of Eastwick. (1987, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 8.50 Discovering Film. 9.30 The Silver Brumby. (1993, PG) 11.15 Once Upon A Time In China III. (1993, Cantonese) 1.15pm Tai Chi Master. (1993, MA15+, Cantonese, Mandarin) 2.55 The Movie Show. 3.30 The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 5.30 The Third Man. (1949) 7.30 Proof Of Life. (2000, M) 10.00 Boogie Nights. (1997, MA15+) 12.50am Late Programs.

Saturday, February 21

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage Charts. (PGadhlnsv) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PGadhlnsv) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. (Md, R) 1.30 Professor T. (Mv, R) 2.15 The Piano. (PG, R) 3.45 Mission To Space With Francis Bourgeois. (Final, R) 4.30 Dr Karl’s How Things Work. (Final, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Call The Midwife. (Final, PGa) Nancy’s wedding plans take a surprising turn. Sister Catherine takes her First Vows.

8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Final, Mv) When an online PTA meeting at Causton Grammar ends in murder, Barnaby and Winter head back to school to learn the deadly antics in the lives of pupils, teachers and parents alike. 10.05 This England. (M, R) Looks at Britain during COVID-19. 10.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Continuous music programming.

ABC FAMILY (22)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGaw, R) 10.05 Vintage Voltage. (PGl, R) 11.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Cycling. ProVelo Super League. Round 2. Tour Of Tasmania. 4.00 Stories From The Cities. (Premiere) 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.35 Bismarck: 24 Hours To Doom. (PGalv, R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Neil And Martin’s Bon Voyage. (Premiere) 8.25 Travels With Agatha Christie And Sir David Suchet: Southern Africa. (PGa, R) Looks at Agatha Christie’s 1922 journey to southern Africa. 9.20 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey: Michael “Wippa” Wipfli. (PG, R) Shaun Micallef heads to Switzerland. 10.20 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey. (R) 11.15 Outlander. (Msv, R) 1.40 Beyond Signs. (MA15+a, R) 3.35 Barkley Manor. (PGa, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.30pm Thomas. 4.15 Dino Dex. 4.40 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.05 The Highway Rat. 5.40 Super Monsters. 6.05 Knee High Spies. 6.25 Paddington. 7.05 Let’s Go Bananas! (Premiere) 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.00 Chopped Jnr. 8.40 Shaun Tan’s Tales From Outer Suburbia. 9.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.10 Abbott Elementary. 10.30 Merlin. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.30 MOVIE: The Wedding Veil Legacy. (2022, PG) 11.30 Under The Hammer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Home In WA. 2.30 Weekender.

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7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.30 Nanny. 9.30 Addams Family. 10.00 Bewitched. 11.00 Rugby Heaven. Noon Parental Guidance. 2.00 Golden Girls.

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6.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Silver Slipper Stakes Day and Caulfield Blue Diamond. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 1. Pre-race and race. From Sydney Motorsport Park. 9.30 MOVIE: F9: The Fast Saga. (2021, Mv, R) The true meaning of family gets tested like never before when Dom and the crew search for an old enemy, the cyberterrorist Cipher, who appears to have had a surprising ally in her escape from custody. Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, John Cena. 12.20 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 1. Highlights. 1.20 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

6.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 14 – Early Morning. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 My Way. (PGl) 12.30 Budget Battlers. (PGl, R) 1.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 14 – Highlights. From Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 15 – Night. Coverage includes men’s four-man bobsleigh, ski cross qualifiers and finals and mixed team aerials and ski mountaineering relay.

12.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 15 – Post Midnight. Coverage includes mixed ski mountaineering relay, men’s and women’s mass start speed skating and women’s biathlon. 3.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 15 – Overnight. Coverage includes men’s and women’s mass start speed skating, men’s curling and two-woman bobsleigh heats.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. An inner city beach bungalow is in need of more space.

8.40 The Graham Norton Show. (Ms, R) Graham Norton is joined by Chris Pratt, Cynthia Erivo, Dawn French, Rob Beckett and Jack Savoretti.

9.50 MOVIE: Scream VI. (2023, MA15+l, R) Ghostface resurfaces in New York City. Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega. 12.10 Gogglebox Australia. (R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. 6am Morning Programs. 2.05pm Mastermind Aust. 3.05 Heroines. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 Mastermind Aust. 6.45 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Engineering From Above. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: Marvel. (Premiere) 10.20 Marcella. 12.10am WWE Legends. 1.45 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6am The Third Man. (1949) 8.00 The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 10.00 Once Upon A Time In China. (1991, Cantonese) 12.30pm Once Upon A Time In China II. (1992, Cantonese) 2.35 The Silver Brumby.

Sunday, February 22

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.50 Gardening Australia: My Garden Path. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.40 The Piano UK. (R) 4.30 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Muster Dogs. (PG) The novice handlers face two stock-handling tasks.

8.30 Dog Park. (Ml) Spike goes missing. Roland witnesses the kindness of the dog park community.

9.00 This England. (Mal) Looks at Britain during COVID-19.

9.50 Call The Midwife. (Final, PGa, R) Nancy’s wedding plans take a surprising turn.

10.50 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R)

12.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Dream Gardens. (R) 4.30

A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (R) 10.05 Vintage Voltage. (PGl, R) 11.00 World Wide Nate: African Adventures. (PG) 12.00 PBS News Compass Points. 12.30 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix Auckland. Round 2. Highlights. 4.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 5.25 Peleliu: WWII’s Most Well-Preserved Battlefield.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Colosseum With Dan Snow. (Premiere) Dan Snow discovers the real story of The Colosseum. 9.20 Ancient Empires. (MA15+v, R) Looks at the empire built by Alexander the Great, who took just 13 years to conquer the known world.

11.15 Reframed: Marilyn Monroe: Contender. (Mans, R) Takes a look at the life of Marilyn Monroe.

2.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R)

3.30 24 Hours In A&E. (Ma, R)

4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 PBS News Horizons.

6.00 Better Homes. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race. From Sydney Motorsport Park.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie.

8.40 Murder On A Cruise. (Mav) Looks at Micki Kanesaki, who vanished during a Mediterranean cruise with her ex-husband in 2006.

10.40 The Hunters: Bondi Hate Murders. (Mav, R)

12.10 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 2. Highlights.

1.10 Temple. (MA15+al)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Our Town. (Return) 10.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 11.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. Noon Escape

6.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 15 – Early Morning. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Surfing Aust. 10.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 11.00 Fishing Aust. 11.30 Ready Vet Go: The Vet Paramedics. (PGm, R) 12.00 Take Me Home. (PG, R) 1.00 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. (PGa, R) 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 15 –Highlights. 5.00 News. 5.30

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls) Love is in the air at the commitment ceremony.

8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.45 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 16 – Night.

12.00 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 16 – Post Midnight.

3.30 Ready Vet Go: The Vet Paramedics. (PGm, R)

4.00 Fishing Australia. (R)

4.30 The Garden Gurus. (R)

5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 10 News+. 7.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (Final) Hosted by Julia Morris and Robert Irwin. 8.10 NCIS: Sydney. (Mv) The team heads to a wellness retreat to investigate a group of former US Navy SEALs after the suspected suicide of one of their own. 9.10 Law & Order: SVU. (Mas) Rollins and Curry investigate when a woman in active labour is abducted. Carisi tries to get a confession in front of the jury. 10.05 NCIS: Origins. (Mav, R) Gibbs goes undercover. 11.00 10 News+. (R) 11.30 NCIS. (Mv, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 3pm Jeopardy! 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS Washington Week. 5.15 PBS News Compass Points. 5.45 Smoke And Steel: Secrets Of The Modern World. 6.40 The Architecture The Railways Built. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Mysteries Unearthed With Danny Trejo. 10.10 Body Parts. 11.45 Secrets Of Miss America. 12.35am Sex With Sue. 2.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.30 Super Monsters. 3.55 Odd Squad. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 PJ Masks. 6.05 Knee High Spies. 6.25 Paddington. 7.05 Let’s Go Bananas! 7.30 Shaun Tan’s Tales From Outer Suburbia. 8.15 MOVIE: A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. (2019) 9.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Black And Dusty. 1.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Prologue. Highlights. 2.05 Dreaming Big. 2.35 MOVIE: BMX Bandits. (1983, PG) 4.10 Stompem Ground 2022: Blekbala Mujik. 5.00 MOVIE: Graffiti Bridge. (1990, PG) 6.45 Arctic Secrets. 7.35 Most Endangered Species New Zealand. 8.25 Aquariums: The Dark Hobby. 9.25 MOVIE: The Color Purple. (1985, PG) 12.05am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am

The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 6.35 The Red Turtle. (2016, PG, No dialogue) 8.05 Storm Boy. (2019, PG) 10.00 Proof Of Life. (2000, M) 12.30pm Wonderfully Beautiful. (2022, M, German) 3.00 The Third Man. (1949, PG) 5.00 Princess Caraboo. (1994, PG) 6.50 And God Created Woman. (1956, French) 8.30 Pulp Fiction. (1994, MA15+) 11.20 Triangle Of Sadness. (2022, M) 2am Late Programs.

Monday, February 23

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Midsomer Murders. (Final, Mv, R) 11.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 3.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 3.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.55 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

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 Planet America.

10.05 Dr Karl’s How Things Work. (Final, R)

10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG, R) 11.40 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 12.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.25 My Unique B&B. (R) 10.20 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.10 Secrets Of The Sabre-Toothed Tiger. (PG, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Legends Of The Pharaohs. (Mav, R) 3.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Building The Impossible. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Inside The Tower Of London. (PG) The Tower stages a gun salute for King Charles III.

8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) Hosted by Greg Davies. 10.05 SBS World News Late. 10.35 Other People’s Money. (Mals) 11.30 Vigil. (MA15+v, R) 2.45 My Name Is Reeva: I Was Murdered By Oscar Pistorius. (Malv, R) 3.40 Bamay. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Programs. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.45 The Makery. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Thomas And Friends. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.35 Vida The Vet. 5.40 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Deadly 60. 8.35 Gladiators UK. (Return) 9.35 Kids BBQ Championship. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 7.55 Discovering Film. 8.55 And God Created Woman. (1956, French) 10.35 Too Cool To Kill. (2022, M, Mandarin) 12.40pm Motherhood. (2022, M, Japanese) 2.50 The Movie Show. (Final) 3.25 The Red Turtle. (2016, PG, No dialogue) 4.55 A King In New York. (1957,

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGas, R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Mackenzie remains loyal to Tane.

7.30 Australian Idol. (PGal) A nationwide search for Australia’s next singing superstar continues with big voices, surprises and star talent. 9.00 9-1-1. (Madv) Athena revisits a painful part of her past while responding to a call. 10.00 Ivan Milat: Buried Secrets. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look at the crimes of Ivan Milat.

12.00 Conviction. (MA15+a, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R)

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls, R) 1.40 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Day 16 – Highlights.

Tipping Point. (PG)

9News Afternoon.

Tipping Point Australia. (PG)

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) Three new couples enter the experiment. 9.15 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony. The Closing Ceremony of Milano Cortina 2026, from Verona Arena, Verona, Italy. Replay.

12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.05 Hello SA. (PG)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

4.30 A Current Affair. (R)

5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 10 News+. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Australian Survivor: Redemption. (Return, PGal) Presented by David Genat. 9.00 Matlock. (PGa) The team takes on a harassment case involving the city’s fire department. Matty and Edwin contemplate meeting Joey’s sister. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.00 10 News+. (R) 11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30

Tuesday, February 24

ABC (2)

SBS (3) SEVEN (7) TEN (10) NINE (9) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 Mission To Space With Francis Bourgeois. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (Final, PGa, R) 2.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 3.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 3.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (R) 4.00 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. (Return) 8.30 Todd Sampson’s Why? Donor Dads. (Premiere, Ma) Hosted by Todd Sampson. 9.05 If You’re Listening: Black Swans. (R)

9.35 Grand Designs Transformations: Arncliffe Italianate And Toukley Granny Pad. (R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.10 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 1.00 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.20 Smother. (Mals, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 9.20 My Unique B&B. (R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGl, R)

11.00 Secrets Of The Terror Whale. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Legends Of The Pharaohs. (Mas, R) 3.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Robson Green’s British Adventure. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (Ml, R)

8.35 Australia’s Greatest Conman? The Friedrich Factor. (Premiere, Ml)

9.35 Air India Crash: What Went Wrong? (Ma, R)

10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Exit. (MA15+ads, R) 12.00 Syndrome E. (Malv, R)

2.05 Safe Home. (Mal, R) 3.00 My Name Is Reeva. (Mav, R) 3.55 Barkley Manor. (PG, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

5.25 Mysteries From Above. 6.20 Curse Of Oak Island. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Search For El Dorado. 9.20 Shark. 10.15 Casketeers Life & Death Across The Globe. 11.10 Out Of Bounds. 12.55am Then You Run. 2.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.45 The Makery. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Thomas And Friends. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.35 Vida The Vet. 5.40 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Deadly 60. 8.35 Whale With Steve Backshall. 9.25 Meet The Hedgehogs. 10.10 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)

3.55

4.25

3.25 BBC

10.00 Arctic Secrets. 11.00 Karla Grant Presents. Noon Namatjira Project: The Quest For Justice. 1.30 Big Sky Girls. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Faboriginal. 8.00 House Of Blak: Miss First Nation. (Premiere) 8.30 MOVIE: The Commitments. (1991, M) 10.40 Late Programs. NITV (34)

6am The Movie Show. 6.35 A King In New York. (1957, PG) 8.35 The 39 Steps. (1935) 10.15 The Te$t. (2022, M, Spanish) 12.15pm Triangle Of Sadness. (2022, M) 3.00 Discovering Film. 3.55 Casablanca. (1942, PG) 5.50 Thirteen Days. (2000, PG) 8.30 The Big Short. (2015, M) 10.55 The Peacock. (2023, M) 12.55am Traffic. (2000, MA15+) 3.35 Motherhood. (2022, M, Japanese) 5.45 The Movie Show. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) John’s attempt at DIY goes awry. 7.30 Australian Idol. Hosted by Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie. 9.10 Doc. (Mav) Amy and Gina, with an assist from Jake, team up to help a victim of domestic abuse.

10.10 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma) A man is seriously injured after his car left the road.

11.10 St. Denis Medical. (PGals) Alex helps Joyce with wedding planning. 12.10 Childhood’s End. (Mav) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs.

9.30 MOVIE: My Best Friend’s Bouquet. (2020, PG) 11.30 Home In WA. Noon Australian Idol. 1.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The original couples celebrate their first milestone. 9.10 The Hunting Wives. (Premiere, MA15+lsv) A woman moves to a new town.

10.15 9News Late.

10.45 Wild Cards. (Mv) 11.35 Next Stop.

12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Destination WA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 10 News+. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Australian Survivor: Redemption. (PGl) Presented by David Genat. 9.00 NCIS. (Mav) The team investigates a US Marine who is believed to have kidnapped the wife of one of the most powerful men at the DOJ. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.00 10 News+. (R) 11.30

Wednesday, February 25

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News.

10.00 Four Corners. (R) 10.45 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 11.15 The Assembly. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 3.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 3.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.55 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa) Hosted by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) A satirical news program.

9.00 Dog Park. (Ml, R) Spike goes missing.

9.25 QI. (M) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

10.00 Planet America. (R)

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R)

11.05 Live At The Wireless. (PG, R)

11.40 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 12.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

2.20 Smother. (Mal, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat. (R)

5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 My Unique B&B. (R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.00 Secrets Of The Killer Mega Shark. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Legends Of The Pharaohs. (PGsv, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Robson Green’s British Adventure. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Saving Yellowstone: The Bellweathers.

8.30 Australia’s Greatest Conman? The No-Person. (PGal) Marc Fennell concludes his investigation of John Friedrich. 9.30 Trespasses. (MA15+l)

10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Face To Face. (Ma, R) 11.50 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (MA15+a, R) 1.40 Divided We Stand. (Mal, R) 3.25 My Name Is Reeva. (Ma, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore 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 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGas, R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG) Hosted by Lee Mack.

8.30 Highway Patrol. (PGl) While on his way to Bonnie Doon, a driver is caught racing through a stop sign.

9.00 Operation Dark Phone: Murder By Text. (MA15+a) The investigation reveals a first drug exportation.

10.00 Air Crash Investigations: A Perfect Storm. (PGa)

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.40 The Act. (MA15+ans, R) 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 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.45 Talking Honey. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG)

9News Afternoon.

Tipping Point Australia. (PG)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) A bride sends the dinner party into chaos.

9.00 MOVIE: I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not. (2025, MA15+aadl) A look at the life and career of Chevy Chase. Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd.

11.00 9News Late.

11.30 A Remarkable Place To Die. (Mlv, R)

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 10 News+. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PGls) 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Australian Survivor: Redemption. (PGl) Presented by David Genat. 9.00 Elsbeth. (Mv) Elsbeth investigates when a crisis manager vanishes inside a billionaire’s panic room. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.00

(R) 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Coronado: The New Evidence. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 France 24. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Mysteries From Above. 6.15 Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.20 MOVIE: Goodfellas. (1990, MA15+) Midnight MOVIE: Kimi. (2022, MA15+) 1.40 Tales From The Territories. 2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.45 The Makery. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Wiggle. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.35 Vida The Vet. 5.40 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Deadly 60. 8.55 Adv Time. 9.55 Shaun Tan’s Tales From Outer Suburbia. 10.20 My Adventures With Superman. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Movie Show. 6.20 Thirteen Days. (2000, PG) 9.00 Discovering Film. 10.00 Two Many Chefs. (2022, M, Spanish) 11.45 Amadeus. (1984, M) 2.40pm A King In New York. (1957, PG) 4.35 The 39 Steps. (1935) 6.15 Philadelphia. (1993, PG) 8.30 Adaptation. (2002, MA15+) 10.40 One Cut Of The Dead. (2017, MA15+, Japanese) 12.25am The Big Short. (2015, M) 2.50 Late Programs. 5.50 Boychoir. (2014, PG) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Arctic Secrets. 11.00

Marsh stands for Liberal preselection in Nepean

Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor, and Briars Ward councillor Anthony Marsh has joined the Liberal Party and has confirmed with The Times he has nominated for preselection as the Liberal Party’s candidate at the upcoming Nepean by-election.

Marsh submitted his application last week and was approved by a Liberal Party administrative committee meeting last Thursday (12 February). The Liberals waived the usual two-year wait before a member can nominate for preselection.

A Liberal Party source told The Times there are at least six other contenders for preselection for the upcoming Nepean by-election, and that applications closed Monday (16 February).

Among the others believed to have nominated for preselection are ex-Frankston City mayor and two-time Dunkley candidate Nathan Conroy, who contested the 2024 by-election after the death of Peta Murphy, and again in the 2025 federal election, both times losing to Labor’s Jodie Belyea.

Also believed to be putting her hand up for another attempt is Briony Camp (nee Hutton), who ran for the seat of Hastings in the 2022 state election, losing to Labor’s Paul Mercurio. Her loss saw the seat of Hastings move away from the Liberals for the first time since 2006.

Other contenders are believed to be David Burgess, who also unsuccessfully contested the 2022 state election for the upper house, former Napthine government advisor Marty Barr, Jacquie Blackwell and Alex Screen.

The Times believes only two of the potential seven are permanent residents of the Nepean electorate.

The Liberal source, speaking to The Times on the condition of anonymity, provided the list of candidates and insights into the challenges the Liberal Party faces in the by-election.

“This by-election will cost the Liberals at least $200,000, and the taxpayer around $2m. The money spent on the by-election will need to be replenished before the seat goes to an election again in November,” said the Liberal Party source.

“The other issue is that there are rumblings that the preselection decision may be stripped from the local members, and go to the state executive instead, as it is considered such high stakes and given the tight timeframe.

“If that happens, it may be that the local members may not be as keen to get behind a candidate that is imposed on them against their will.”

It is understood that preselection for a Liberal candidate for Nepean will be done with a hybrid state executive/local executive preselection model that will expedite the process but not exclude local branch input.

Marsh told The Times on Monday 16 February “Following the announcement of the upcoming by-election in Nepean, I confirm that I have formally applied for Liberal Party preselection today”.

“I have been encouraged by the support of local members, friends, family and community leaders, and I am grateful for that confidence.

“In accordance with Liberal Party rules, I will not be making further public comment during the preselection process.”

Precedent exists for what would be in store for Marsh if he is successful in his tilt for preselection with another of those putting their hand up for the role having navigated a similar scenario.

Nathan Conroy’s by-election run for Dunkley came when he was mayor of the City of Frankston. He took an unpaid leave of absence during the campaign, handing over the reigns to the deputy mayor, and resuming his position when he was defeated.

Should Marsh win preselection, it is likely he will follow a similar path, but if successful in the election, he would be required to resign from his councillor role.

Such a resignation would not result in a “countback” to anoint a new representative for the Briars Ward (Despi O’Connor was the only other Briars Ward candidate in the 2024 Mornington Peninsula Shire council elections), as has occurred previously in Mornington Peninsula Shire, but rather a by-election for the ward. The Victorian Electoral Commission rules are that a countback can be held in multi-councillor wards only, and the Mornington Peninsula has moved to single councillor wards.

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Elections are coming

With the local by-election, closely followed by a Victorian state election, who do we vote for?

Federally the situation is reflective of our state. Labor making strange decisions, and Liberal operating a revolving door of leaders, the far right and green left on the rise. Who will reclaim the middle vote?

Locally there is a cry of climate change response, yet the Victorian government builds underground train stations. Who will use them when the suburbs they serve flood by rising seas, turning rails into drains?

Federally they invite the head of the Israeli government to pacify a few thousand people following the horrible Bondi shooting dead of 15 people, knowing that many, many, more will feel divided knowing over 70,000 souls have died as part of the over-reaction by that government to 1200 souls being killed by a just a few of those many thousands murdered. It lacks common political sense.

Paying our money to another country for obsolete subs that everybody knows will never be delivered. The world is turning to drone warfare, and the next war will be in cyberspace, drones run by AI.

We need to stop barracking for political parties like football teams. We need to look at ALL the political teams, gauge the very best players who kick goals, and pick those to govern us. Leave these other duds on the bench. Westminster system be dammed.

The dream team: Not red, blue, green, teal, yellow or orange. Just people. People who are worthy of office, and play for red-white-blue Australia, not for divided parties.

John Dusting, Mornington Marsh for Liberals?

Anthony Marsh’s move to join the Liberal Party of Australia might be politically unsurprising. What is less comfortable is the broader governance pattern that has unfolded during his tenure on the Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Many ratepayers have long remarked on the presence of a consistent voting bloc within council — a small group that frequently determines outcomes. While alliance-building is part of politics, the perception that decisions are pre-set rather than openly debated erodes public confidence.

That context makes the current preselection question more significant. Party rules reportedly require two years of membership before candidacy. If those rules are being reconsidered, transparency is essential.

This by-election is expected to cost the community close to $2m. At that level of public investment, both party processes and candidate records deserve scrutiny.

No individual councillor operates alone. But leadership is measured not only by ambition or influence — it is measured by the trust a community places in the fairness of decisionmaking.

If standards exist, they should be applied consistently. If they do not, they should not exist at all.

Anne Kruger, Rye

Credlin and Bolt

With so much perceived to be wrong with both Victoria state and federal left leaning governments, it time for Peta Credlin and Andrew Bolt to come out from behind their keyboards and TV news desks and insist on being “parachuted” into winner able seats (there is now one available in Nepean) by their Liberal friends, as they clearly have “all the answers” and policies to bring the Liberals back to power.

Of course, Credlin has already had experience, actually on the floor of parliament, as she guided Tony Abbott and his government through day to day debates and decision making, (how did that work out?) and Bolt has had the ear of the most powerful of right leaning politicians for many years.

Coming off sound thrashings from the left at the last elections, there may well be a few issues to overcome in this process for Peta and Andrew.

n Will they get through the pre-selection process at local Liberal branch levels needed to endorse them? Maybe not.

n Will the local voters elect them to state or federal government? Possible, but most likely not. (How embarrassing)

n If they were to get to state or federal parliament, would their proposed ideas and polices get the support of whichever House they were in? Could they cope with the debating process and application of logic from their opponents? There would be no head-nodding, captive audiences there – so, no again.

Never mind, back to the comfort and safety of the keyboard and TV studio to continue to just take ineffective and poorly considered “pot shots” at the left’s policies, and quite a few from the right.

What a pity Credlin and Bolt do not have “the guts” to try to get into parliament themselves and test their ideas and policies in the real world of a democratic state or federal parliament.

Brian Nankervis, Mornington

Petrol prices

I never buy petrol in Mornington.

It seems to me that all the petrol stations here are in active collusion with one another. Prices go up virtually at the same time. They are always higher than Frankston, and at times can be as much 50 cents more.

Do we have to pay for the Mornington postcode?

Peter Lynch, Mornington

Protecting all species

It was pleasing to read about Moonlit Sanctuary’s efforts to save the endangered Eastern Dwarf Galaxias (New aquatic conservation facility opens, The News 10/2/26). It is a beautiful fish with coloured stripes running the full length of its body.

Incredibly, Victoria has 1,649 endangered and critically endangered species, including 173 vertebrates.

As noted, the Galaxias is threatened by wetland drainage, habitat loss, climate change

and introduced species. Although previously found in several creeks across the Mornington Peninsula, its populations have been hit hard by agricultural and residential development in particular, with some disappearing in recent decades.

Against this backdrop, it is alarming that the Victorian Government is proposing to abolish or severely cut the scientific and advisory committees that safeguard our natural spaces and threatened wildlife, along with more than 300 staff — many from the biodiversity section of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.

There is still time for Victorians to urge their MPs to stop these proposals. As the Victorian National Parks Association says, “Nature can’t afford more cuts.”

Will Bass MP Jordan Crugnale, who opened the Moonlit Sanctuary facility, resist her government’s draconian proposal to slash protection of Victoria’s unique but vulnerable biodiversity? I hope she does. Sarah Brennan, Hawthorn

Climate hysteria

The editor’s comments re the last 11 years and the top three being the warmest since 1850 and instrumental records is typical climate hysteria (Cooler earth in 2025, Letters 3/2/26).

Ice cores not only show temperatures over millions of years being many times higher, but that CO₂ the was also up to ten times higher, millions of years before man’s arrival, and surprisingly the planet was mostly a lush rainforest, supporting dinosaurs and giant insects, so is more CO₂ really the issue?

It is required for plant life, and if it gets too low as in below 0.02% plant life begins to die.

Note: the speed of the increase is the only thing that can be proven not the actual cause, is it really caused by human activity or is it volcanoes, solar flares, oceans atmosphere exchange, respiration of animals, the close orbit of earth to the sun etc, etc?

To be honest, overpopulation and pollution are more concerning, and no hysteria about those.

Dale Young, Frankston South Don’t

blame wind

Sue Glenn is right. Development is removing animal habitat (Turbine trouble?, Letters 10/2/26).

But wind turbines are not the main culprit.

Analysis of land clearing, with and without federal environmental approval, from sources such as Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) data, reveals that in NSW and Qld, clearing for agriculture and mining eclipses clearing for renewables.

This is not to say that no koala habitat is lost for renewables nor that it is not on the increase, but it’s silly to only point the finger at wind turbines.

In fact, as renewable energy goes, wind has a smaller footprint than solar. And, as noted by the Australian Conservation Foundation; “The single biggest cause of deforestation in Australia is bulldozing the bush for beef production.”

The federal government’s recent strengthening of national nature laws should mean that fewer habitat-destroying activities can slip through without assessment.

If we really care about koalas, and other threat ened species too, we must look beyond turbines.

John Godfrey, Cape Paterson

Koala habitat lost

Like your correspondent (Turbine trouble?, Letters 10/2/26), I do not support development that destroys the habitat of koalas or any native wildlife.

I did a little research and discovered that 34,000 hectares or 17,000 MCG’s worth of koala habitat has been approved for land clearing by the federal government since 2012. The majority, 8000 MCGs worth, was cleared for mining, mainly coal mines, but 3000 MCGs have been cleared for renewable energy projects and 2400 MCGs have been cleared for transport with some also cleared for residential development.

None of this is acceptable. Koalas shouldn’t be losing their homes so that we can keep our lights on. Our federal environment laws have clearly not been working in favour of our environment.

Amy Hiller, Kew BarleyCharlie@Almost90

Cliffie’s Awards:

1. Christopher Pine & Bill Shorten, Fridays, Sarah Ferguson’s 7.30, ABC - Politics Gold 2. Niki Savva, The Age 5/2. Peter Dutton as “Little Sir Echo.”

Indigenous Australians; mainly conservative politicians and their acolytes – insisted on rubbing their noses in their loss by demanding they show gratitude every year on that day. January 26. And if they protested, they were abused by people in powerful positions occupying the last refuge of scoundrels.

Karoline Levitt’s painful proTrump continues on, and on, unabated, Lies, and damned lies; we pray?

Method acting, Marlon Brando (I’m a big fan) but a particular method? Give me a break; 1000 actors = 1000 methods. If (nonsense?) was gold, actors would all be billionaires....Oh Woe Is Us?

Politics, The Greens and Peerless Pauline, surely not? On and on about Sussan’s leadership, vague true, far from convincing; equally (as I see it) neither has Angus Taylor as a replacement, and David Littleproud (obviously) bad mouthed all of them behind closed doors, occasionally in public? “Waiting for Godot” indeed.

And Albo? Dreaming of our love for him, occasionally over confident and putting his head out from under his doona.

Another bright and breezy Peninsula Post compliments of our Canberra Rep, MP Zoe, with thanks, wondering how Chris Brayne would have seen it all?

The pain of so many jumping to conclusions. A song comes to mind, “When I grow too old to dream”.

One day at a time. Collingwood for premiers? Sorry, joking. Sadly the master, John le Carre, never wrote about politics in Australia. Keep yourselves nice.

Cliff Ellen, Rye

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Peninsula fires - Serious damage at Baxter and Pearcedale

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

On Sunday a fire started on the old Langwarrin camp site, and taking a course from Robinson’s Road, on the Langwarrin side, swept through the property of Mr. Alex. Russell and entered the paddocks of Messrs. Geo. Young and Harry Docwin, where the fire-fighters succeeded in stopping the advance.

A great body of fire rushed down on the property of Mr. Newton Holdsworth, and although valiant efforts were made to combat the flames the homestead and adjoining buildings were soon ablaze, and in an incredibly short time were reduced to ashes.

Mr. Holdsworth made several unsuccessful attempts to release a bull which was chained to a fence, but he was driven back time after time until finally the poor brute had to be abandoned to its fearful fate.

Mr. Holdsworth is a heavy loser.

Practically everything on the farm was destroyed with the exception of a reaper and binder. A motor truck, traction engine and farm implements were all destroyed.

Hay stacks, said to have been recently sold by Mr. Holdsworth to Mr. H. C. Barclay, of Frankston, were destroyed.

It is estimated that Mr. Holdsworth’s losses will amount to well over £2000. From Holdsworth’s the flames passed on to Bolt’s property, known as “The Gums.”

The house, which was unoccupied, soon went up in flames.

Near this point the fire crossed the road and entered McGuire’s and swept through the properties of Messrs. Dick McCarthy and C. J. Young. Here 50

firefighters had hard work to save Mr. Young’s home, but were successful after a strenuous battle.

Mr. Young was compelled to remain on the roof of his home until midnight to extinguish the sparks which fell on the building from the burning timber adjoining.

A welcome change in the wind ultimately made his place safe.

Mr. Young’s orchard and vegetable garden suffered considerably, even the pumpkins and marrows being baked as though in a furnace.

Mr. Arthur Unthank experienced a narrow escape from losing his property.

His hedges, and creepers were burned and the orchard scorched.

When the wind changed, as above related, Mr. Smartt’s homestead was endangered. So serious was the position that Mr. Smartt removed his household furniture and effects to a place of safety.

He had about half a-mile of fencing destroyed, but saved the grass paddocks and buildings.

The neighbours in this locality were all menaced, the flying sparks carried by the high wind being the chief danger.

Another fire started at Baxter near the Mornington railway line, passed through Mr. A. Firth’s property and crossed the Mornington Road. A combined effort of neighbouring property owners saved Mr. W. Firth’s house, but the fire destroyed much fencing.

It crossed Coolart Road into Mr. R. W. Firth’s large property, then to Mr. I. Webb’s, where three rows of his orchard were destroyed.

After passing through Heywood’s paddock the fire was stopped.

About thirty persons assisted in extinguishing the flames, spray pumps, beating with boughs, ploughing breaks and other methods being adopted.

Another outbreak occurred at Red Hill on Sunday, Mr. D. Ryan’s unoccupied house and 600 tons of firewood belonging to him were destroyed, also fencing owned on the properties of Messrs G. Clarke, A. Ratcliffe, and W. Cleave.

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Child lost

Master Brock who, with his parents, is at present staying in Frankston on holiday, and residing on the “Island,” had a very lively experience on Tuesday last.

The lad, who is only three years of age, wandered away about 10am. His parents became very anxious and made every effort to locate the lad but without success.

At about 5pm the fire bell was rung, and, as usual, a ready response was made by members of the local Fire Brigade.

After a long search the lad was found in grocer’s shop at Carrum, having travelled along the beach for about six miles.

The safe return of the lad caused great rejoicing to the anxious parents.

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Bush Fires Relief Fund - local council’s appeal

Yesterday the Shire president (Cr. F. H. Wells) with Cr. Brown (Seaford) and Mr. J. A. P. Ham (Shire secretary) met and decided to immediately issue subscription lists in conjunction with the Bush Fires Relief Fund.

The hearts of all Victorians have been stirred by the tragedy of forest

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fires and loss of lives and homes.

The general desolation caused will be met with a generous response by the more fortunate citizens of Frankston, far removed from the scenes of appalling disaster.

The Shire president (Cr. F. H. Wells) has called a meeting of the ladies of Frankston and district to be held in the Mechanics’ Hall this (Friday) afternoon at 3 o’clock to assist the fund which has been inaugurated, and on Monday night next a public meeting will be held in the Mechanics’ Hall.

The Shire president appeals for donations of money, clothing or useful commodities to be sent without delay to the Shire secretary.

He gives twice who gives quickly when the need is greatest. ***

A NUMBER of councillors from the Frankston and Hastings Shire attended with councillors from Cranbourne Shire as a deputation to the Country Roads Board on Wednesday last.

Cr. F. Wells (Shire president), Crs. W. J. Oates, R. F. Miles, J. Bradbury, W. Hutchinson, of the Frankston and Hastings Council, and Crs. Curtis, and Syme, of the Cranbourne Shire were the representatives, with Mr. Muntz (Frankston), and Mr. J. Dowden, (Cranbourne), Shire engineers.

Cr. F. H Wells stated that the object of the deputation was to seek assistance from the C.R.B. towards the two roads, which were constructed some time ago.

The roads referred to were the Frankston-Cranbourne Road, and the Frankston-Dandenong Road. These two roads were constructed under a heavy cost, and at present, with the

heavy traffic passing over them and the continued dry spell were in a bad state of repair.

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Personal

Master Charlie McClelland who fell from a bicycle and injured his knee prior to the Xmas holidays, is still attending the Alfred Hospital and receiving medical attention.

Master Charlie Cummins, whilst riding a bicycle in Thompson street on Saturday last, fell against the barbedwire fence lacerating his upper lip which necessitated several stitches.

Mrs. T. Marshall, accompanied by Mrs. Benson, will leave by motor for Daylesford on Sunday next, where they intend spending a fortnight’s holiday.

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Jones, with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hanton have returned home after a very pleasant motor tour through the North-East and part of N.S.W.

Mr. Merrie, formerly manager of the State Savings Bank at Frankston, paid a visit to the district this week. He was accompanied by Mrs. Merrie and her mother, Mrs. Duncanson. Mr. Merrie is now in charge of the bank at Murton.

Mr. Clarke, owner of the famous racehorse, “Windbag,” was present at the race meeting held at Mornington on Tuesday last.

Mr. Tom Lambert the well-known horse trainer was present at the Mornington race meeting on Tuesday last. Miss Jean Turnbull, of “Tintagel”, Frankston, will leave for England by the s.s. “Cathay” on March 2.

From the Pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 19 February 1926

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Sharks beat the odds, Seaford secure an unexpected win

By Kennedy McCullough

PROVINCIAL

AFTER struggling in their first innings, Sorrento was able to overcome the odds and win in their game against Pines, bowling them out for just 116 runs.

The best batter for Pines was Lachlan Jackson, who managed 17 runs, followed by Pat Jackson who notched up 16 runs not out.

Sorrento’s bowlers Henry Squire, Oliver Hanrahan and captain Jake Wood all managed to get three wickets in this game, cementing the win for Sorrento.

After Dromana set Baden Powell a score of 149 last week, Baden Powell was able to achieve a win with a score of 151.

The highest score in batting for Badel Powell came from Dale Elmi, who managed to get 52 runs, followed by Tyson Jackson who got 27 runs not out.

Daniel Reed was the best bowler for Dromana, taking four wickets.

In a very close game between Mornington and Langwarrin, who sat third and fourth on the ladder respectively, Mornington were able to secure the win.

Mitchell Goddard was the highest scorer for Mornington with 54 runs, followed closely by Ryan Smith, who got 40 runs not out.

After a rough clash against Red Hill, Heatherhill came out of their batting innings with another loss for the season after being bowled all out just after 50 overs.

Tyler Neal had another exceptional game for Heatherhill, achieving the highest score of 40 runs, with Samuel Mullavey close behind with 30 runs.

PENINSULA

AFTER being bowled out fully in the first day of their two-day clash against Rosebud, Seaford was still able to secure their win, with Rosebud’s final score 10/156.

Rosebud’s highest scorers of the game were captain Patrick Nagel, who achieved 37 runs, and Ashley Nagel with 34 runs.

Long Island’s decision to bowl first in their game against Balnarring turned out to be a poor decision after they only managed 189 before running out of batters, handing Balnarring the win.

Vice captain Sam Holland-Burch put up the most runs for Long Island, with 47, followed by Archer Quelch who managed 30 runs.

Somerville was able to bowl Mt Eliza out after 72 overs for a score of 204, allowing Somerville’s dominance of the season continue.

With Mt Eliza managing three ducks and one golden duck, Nicholas Strickland presented himself as an outlier, achieving 67 runs and the highest score for his team.

Old Peninsula’s decision to bowl first turned out to be a great one after they secured the win against Moorooduc with an outstanding score of 1/214.

Captain Tom La Brooy was a major stand out for Old Peninsula, achieving 117 runs. Elias Karageorgiou also put up a good score, with 58 runs not out.

DISTRICT

WITH a very large score of 9/291 put up by Carrum last week, Flinders were not expected to win, but the underdogs managed to come out on top with 6/292.

Captain Liam Wolters and Daniel Hille both put up excellent scores for Flinders, achieving 89 runs and 83 runs respectively and carrying Flinders to victory.

Carrum Downs were able to come out on top in their clash against Rye, finishing with a score of 9/189.

Opener Michael O’Driscoll managed to get the highest score for Carrum Downs with 49 runs, followed by fellow opener Eli Halliday who managed 37.

Waligama Palleguruge was the standout bowler for Rye, achieving five of the nine wickets that Rye got for the game.

Crib Point’s amazing score from last week was too high for Main Ridge, handing the Magpies the win.

Praveen Fernando was the best batter for Main Ridge with 26 runs, followed by opener Thomas Finn with 20.

Bradley Davidson managed to get four wickets for Crib Point, with Jai Gleeson getting three.

Seaford were unable to catch up to Boneo in their two-day game and ended up scoring 225, losing to Boneo by only two runs.

Anurudda Fonseka was the best batter for Seaford, with 66 runs off 159 balls.

SUB DISTRICT

SKYE elected to bat first last week, which turned out to be a great decision as Frankston YCW were only able to manage 44, securing the win for Skye. Frankston YCW had three ducks, two of which were golden, and no player achieving runs in the double digits.

Trav Campbell played an outstanding game for Skye, achieving an im-

pressive 5/16.

Ballam Park lost in their clash against Delacombe Park even after a second innings of batting, with Delacombe Parks finishing with 4-d/249 in only one innings.

Jonny Guthrie played an outstanding game for Delacombe Parks, achieving a standout score of 115 not out.

Ballam then took to the pitch for their second innings of batting, with four of their batters getting ducks and their highest score coming from Will Borthwick (23 runs).

Flynn Walker managed to get 5/40 for Delacombe Parks, carrying his team with half of the overall wickets.

In the second day of the clash between Baxter and Pearcedale, Baxter were able to guarantee their win after Pearcedale only scored 188 before running out of batters, meaning Baxter only needed six runs to win.

In Pearcedale’s second batting innings, captain Stefan Bock achieved the highest score, with 41 runs, followed closely by Jack Hussey who managed 40.

Baxter then went on to send in openers Mitchell Harvey and Cody Irving, and after two wides and five runs scored by Cody, Baxter had their win.

Mt Martha was able to win in their clash against Tootgarook after finishing their first innings well and having an excellent performance in their second innings, with a score of 0/81, giving them a total of 222 runs.

Travis French remained the highest scorer for Mt Martha in their first innings with 40 runs.

Tootgarook struggled in their second innings, with only four players getting scores in the double digits and four players in a row getting ducks.

Jaryd Millington was the standout

bowler for Mt Martha, with four wickets in total.

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SOMERVILLE and Tooradin ended their game in a tie, with both teams scoring 7/139.

Somerville sent Tooradin to the crease first after winning the toss, where Aimee Mellford got the highest score for Tooradin, with 53 runs.

Somerville then took their turn at the crease, with Julie Fearns and Brittain scoring 36 runs and 34 runs respectively, ending the game in a tie.

Mt Eliza won the toss and elected to bowl in their one-day game against Crib Point, leading to a very close affair.

Crib Point’s Sarah Norris was the only batter to get into the double digits, with 22 runs.

Hewasingha Pathiranage Dhanushi Kavindya Wijewardana was the best bowler for Mt Eliza, managing 4/10.

In Mt Eliza’s batting innings, Phoebe McWilliams scored 23 runs not out, getting the highest score for Mt Eliza followed closely by Phoebe Miller (16 runs).

At Balnarring’s home ground, Mt Martha was still able to come out on top against Balnarring, with a score of 8/174.

Mt Martha won the toss and elected to bat first, with opener Angela Dunn getting the highest score of 51 runs.

Balnarring’s bowler Jessica Marsh performed very well, getting four wickets for her team.

Balnarring then went to the crease and had two stand out batters, with every other batter only getting scores in the single digits. Jessica Marsh got 68 runs however, and Catherin Donlon got 65 runs not out.

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Craig, Yole, May, Pay all move

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By Craig MacKenzie

ELLIOTT Craig has joined Rosebud, Nathan Yole has switched to Frankston Pines while Jordy May and Jacob Pay debuted for Baxter last weekend.

It’s the time of year when State League clubs ramp up their wheeling and dealing on the player market as they zero in on the kick-off to their league campaign next month.

Elliott, 21, had a breakout senior season last year with Skye United finishing with six goals, one behind the club’s top scorer Varmah Mgoneh.

But a heart-to-heart discussion with Skye gaffer Phil McGuinness at season’s end prompted him to look elsewhere.

“He was very open and honest with me and I really appreciated that,” Craig said.

“He said that he might be unable to give me as much game time as I’d like and that at this stage of my career he believed I’d benefit more from playing regularly.”

Craig phoned Rosebud head coach Jason Symonds straight away and was welcomed to Olympic Park with open arms.

“Jason gave me my chance in the Mornington reserves when I was a teenager and had hoped to get me down to Rosebud last year but I had committed to Skye.

“I knew a lot of people at Rosebud already which made it very easy to settle in.”

Rosebud will be his third club since migrating from the UK to Australia with his family in 2015. He joined Mornington juniors and made his way into the reserves before joining Skye last year.

At Rosebud he’ll be used up top in his preferred role and he’s looking forward to continuing the learning curve he is on.

“I can be quite direct and quick and I’ll get the chance to work on my craft.

“In the brief time I’ve been here it’s looking really promising and I think there’s an opportunity to kick-on at Rosebud as the club has been on an upwards progression for a few years now.”

Yole arrives at Monterey Reserve with great expectations and a bold prediction.

“I’ve always been a fan of Pines and I used to watch them back in the day when they were in Premier League,” he said.

“I love everything about Pines and the new facilities are phenomenal.

“I’m enjoying being with the group of lads we’ve got.

“I’ve won five State League championships so I know what it takes and I think we’ve got the foundations of that down here.

“I wouldn’t have come down if I didn’t think we could be successful in fact I came here to win the league.”

Yole, 34, has played with Mornington, Peninsula Strikers, Baxter and Rosebud.

He’ll be Pines’ main man up front as the club aims to put an end to a dreadful three-season freefall.

Both Pay and May – signed from Peninsula Strikers – enjoyed stress-free debuts as Baxter cruised past Bacchus Marsh 5-1 in their Dockerty Cup/Australia Cup tie at Baxter Park on Saturday.

Pay played in a defensive midfield role and rarely had to get out of second gear.

May had a hat-trick of assists from left back and was one of Baxter’s best.

Baxter’s goals came from Jai Power, Austin Sporys, Kyle Eichenberger, Nicholas Whelan and Matheus Pinzan.

Chelsea won its Cup tie with Monbulk Rangers 2-0 at Edithvale Recreation Reserve last weekend.

Monbulk succumbed to early pressure in the 24th minute when Victor Cruz De Faria whipped in a corner that the keeper couldn’t handle and it flew

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straight into the net.

Despite Chelsea having the bulk of possession it had to wait until the 95th minute for its second goal which came from a superb interpassing move.

Adam Dunsford won the ball to start the Chelsea attack which involved neat build-up play from Dylan Scott and Liam Burford before finally being finished by debutante Marcus Anastasiou.

Seaford United strolled to an 8-1 victory over Croydon Ranges in their Cup tie at North Seaford Reserve on Saturday.

It was no-contest by half-time with Seaford leading 5-0.

The local side’s scorers were Zain Ahmad (4), Mitch Lander (2), Blake Hicks and Luke Murray.

In other Cup results Mentone lost 10-0 to Sebastopol Vikings, Mount Martha lost 6-0 to King’s Domain (with a group of under-18s in the side) and Mount Eliza went down 1-0 away to Westside Strikers with the winner coming in the 88th minute.

In VPL1 news Langwarrin lost its season opener 2-1 to North Sunshine Eagles at Lawton Park on Saturday evening.

Langy opened in style and was unlucky to go in at the break only 1-0 up after dominating the first half with Alun Webb hitting the post twice and

Luke Adams forcing the North Sunshine keeper into a top reflex save from a close-range header right on half time.

Sayed Fatemi scored the opener in the 22nd minute.

An early ball into the box from Webb found Fatemi with only one defender to beat and after getting past him he hit an early shot across the keeper and into the far corner of goal.

The second half was a different story as Langy couldn’t maintain its intensity and North Sunshine came more into the game.

However a poor penalty decision by referee Noah Langerak in the 69th minute was a pivotal moment in the contest.

Webb was ruled to have handled inside the area despite video replays clearly showing that the ball didn’t strike his arm (which was tucked in by his side anyway).

Ndue Mujeci converted from the spot and North Sunshine chased the winner.

It came in the 87th minute after Langy failed to deal with a cross that was tapped home at the far post by Minchan Kim.

In local friendlies Frankston Pines drew 2-2 with Old Trinity Grammarians on Saturday, Peninsula Strikers defeated Skye United 3-2 and Somerville Eagles lost 1-0 to Berwick Churches.

Charley Hunt scored for Pines in the 26th minute with an acrobatic strike following a header back across goal from a corner.

Pines’ other scorer was Sam Allen with a deft near-post click from a freekick in the 70th minute.

Skye finished Saturday’s Centenary Park clash with nine men having two players sent off in the final 10 minutes.

In the 19th minute after a defensive smother bounced off a defender’s knee Matt Harrington swooped and slotted the ball past the keeper’s outstretched left leg to make it 1-0.

Skye then had a number of chances from distance and set pieces that they couldn’t get on target before making a set piece count when a delightful freekick from Nasha Hussainy to the back post saw Dei Gatkek’s initial header saved by Ben Caballero but Gatkek was able to slot the rebound home making it 1-1.

Three minutes later Danny Brooks earned a foul well outside the area and hit a stinging free-kick that curled inside the right-hand upright.

In the 51st minute Skye’s Jason Nowakowski sent a fizzing cross towards the box which caught the top of Tuach Ter’s head and looped over the outstretched keeper to make it 2-2.

In the 63rd minute after a long diagonal ball Wayne “Buzzer” Gordon on the left placed a perfect left-foot cross to Riley Anderton, who controlled and finished from six yards to make it 3-2. Ten minutes later Hussainy missed a penalty after a controversial decision when Marcus Spivey handled but was deemed to have been fouled.

With eight minutes to go Nowakowski received a second yellow for dissent and youngster Jack Geddes followed him a few minutes later after a straight red for a late challenge.

Here are some upcoming friendlies: Thursday 19 February

Skye Utd v Rosebud, Skye Recreation Reserve, 7.30pm Saturday 21 February

Ballarat v Mornington, Trekardo Park, 3pm

Peninsula Strikers v Heatherton Utd, Centenary Park, 1pm & 3pm Baxter v Seaford Utd, Baxter Park, 1pm and 3pm Frankston Pines v Somerville Eagles, Monterey Reserve, 4pm & 6pm