Environment call to marginals
ENVIRONMENTAL activists are targeting Frankston voters to make action on climate change a high-profile political point in the lead up to the state election. Environment Victoria and online activist g...
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Free travel plan for seniors
POLITICIANS are sometimes accused of taking a free ride at taxpayers’ expense but a new initiative could see Victorian seniors enjoy free public transport. Frankston MP Geoff Shaw, no stranger to the...
Passengers ‘injured, stranded’ by wheelchair accessible taxis
A SERIES of disturbing reports concerning elderly and disabled wheelchair accessible taxi passengers who were allegedly seriously injured, stranded outdoors overnight and subjected to degrading treat...
Parties polls apart on crime
DRUG offences have soared in Kingston over the past four years, fuelled by surging levels of ice abuse, while sex crimes and assault have also increased significantly, the state opposition claims. An...
Appeal delays Bay Trail
THE completion of the Kingston portion of the Bay Trail has been delayed again due to an appeal to VCAT. The Kingston Residents Association lodged a “last minute” appeal to the administrative tribuna...
Planned parking permit scheme stalled
A PLANNED parking permit scheme for Chelsea traders has been put on hold pending further consultation with business owners. Kingston Council was gearing up to introduce a 12-month trial of the parkin...
Aged care home an open space ‘invader’
PLANS to build an aged care home on land at Collins St in Mentone have come under fire from some residents and Kingston councillors keen to see the area used as open public space instead. Councillors...
Green wedges divide parties
LABOR has pledged to stop the “plundering” of Melbourne’s green wedges if it wins government at next month’s state election. Opposition planning spokesman Brian Tee addressed the Green Wedges Coaliti...
Choir tunes into a musical future
THE School of Hard Knocks Frankston Chapter choir had its first “come and try” day last Wednesday, with around 55 prospective choir members, volunteers and agency workers attending the launch at the ...
Solariums top list in cancer fight: doctor
DETECTING on average one melanoma each business day on patients from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula has made Peninsula Skin Cancer Centre one of the busiest clinics in Australia. But it’s an ...