A RECENT survey of Frankston residents has revealed that opinions of Frankston Council are improving. The survey of more than 800 people found that around 71 per cent of residents are satisfied overall with the performance of Frankston Council. That statistic is an increase on last year’s figure of 67 per cent. The survey report read that the average satisfaction rate for metropolitan Victorian councils is 66 per cent. The Metropolis Research report read that satisfaction with Frankston Council’s community decisions, advocacy, consultation, and overall leadership had each risen by at least 10 per cent. Satisfaction with council’s customer service…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MPNFL DIVISION ONE FRANKSTON YCW has earned its way into the 2022 grand final with a thrilling win over Bonbeach. The two sides did battle at Olympic Park. An upset looked like it could be on the cards at half time, as the Sharks went into the main break up by five points. The Stonecats took back control of the game in the third quarter. A four goals to one third term put YCW ahead by 14. Bonbeach didn’t take defeat lying down. They fought hard in the final term, but just couldn’t get over the line. Frankston YCW triumphed…
THE state government will fund new “urgent care” centres across the state in a bid to ease the pressure on emergency departments. Frankston will host one of 25 new urgent care centres set up across Victoria. Premier Daniel Andrews announced the establishment of the new centres in a joint press conference with New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet last week. “Around the country, the pandemic has put enormous pressure on healthcare systems. Part of that is because, through no fault of their own, people have delayed going to their GP and accessing primary care,” Andrews said. “Every day, it gets…
A BONBEACH cancer survivor is planning on walking 72 kilometres next month to raise money for prostate cancer awareness. Mike Watson decided to get tested for prostate cancer after seeing a story about testing on the news. Watsons says that the decision to do so has changed his life. “This is important to me because I had no symptoms and it was only because of a news report I watched on TV, that I decided to have a PSA test. My GP asked me why I was requesting one, which surprised me,” he said. “A few days later I received…
THE Liberals have preselected a candidate to run for Carrum at the November state election. Bec Buchanan has been endorsed as the Liberals’ candidate for Carrum. She will hope to win the seat which was last held by the Liberals in 2014. Carrum has been held by Labor’s Sonya Kilkenny since 2014. Kilkenny won re-election in 2018 with a huge 12 per cent margin, and has since been appointed into the state government’s ministry. Buchanan’s candidacy was confirmed online last weekend. Her website reads that she has lived in either the Frankston or Carrum electorate for the last 48 years.…