WITH two elections looming this year, a major push is underway to get the planned redevelopment of the Frankston Basketball Stadium built. Frankston District Basketball Association competitions have more than 8000 participants, and the organisation’s CEO Wayne Holdsworth says that it is growing. “We’ve always been a bit of nursery of basketball talent down here in Frankston and our Mini Hoops and Aussie Hoops programs, the basketball equivalent of Auskick, have created a huge pipeline of basketball players and demand for competition courts. Our Aussie Hoops program is the second largest in the country,” he said. “Basketball is an attractive…
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GRANTS to help improve shop fronts in Frankston are open now. The Invest Frankston facade improvement and vacant shop front grants are accepting applications. Grants of up to $20,000 matched dollar for dollar are available through the façade improvement grant. The money can be used for greenery, repainting, signage works, street frontage changes, weather protection, or for items to accommodate night trading. Up to $20,000 is available from the vacant shopfront grants to help prospective business owners looking to sign a lease in the Frankston municipality set up their business space. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said “the Victorian state government…
AUSTRALIAN Ballet star Corey Herbert has added singing and acting to her repertoire to help her land a role in a new production. Ms Herbert, a Seaford resident who grew up in Dingley Village and Parkdale, is a coryphée with The Australian Ballet. The revered ballet company has teamed up with GWB Productions to stage An American in Paris, a musical based on a Gene Kelly film from 1951. Ms Herbert has a dancing role and understudies for the female lead. With ballet typically being a silent medium, she says she has had to find her voice to tackle her…
A NEW major event will take place in Frankston this May. The dates for the inaugural South Side Festival have been confirmed. The festival will run from 6 May to 15 May. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy says that the council has “partnered with many wonderful local venues, community groups, venues and artists from across the state and nationally to bring you an artistic program of sensory experiences unlike any you have found in Frankston before.” “Frankston has long been loved for its beautiful beaches, but it is also home to a thriving arts and culture scene. South Side Festival will…
MAJOR works are underway on the upgrade of the Western Port Highway. The $115 million project will see the roundabouts at the intersections of Ballarto Road and Cranbourne-Frankston Road replaced with traffic lights. Both intersections are closed until 4 April while works are undertaken. Motorists on Western Port Highway will be made to detour via South Gippsland Highway or via Peninsula Link. After this batch of works is done, temporary roundabouts with a 40kmph speed limit will be installed. The full upgrade is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said that the…