Decision dogs council
THE fate of two dogs who escaped from a Frankston backyard late last year remains unclear despite council initially declaring a final decision on whether to “humanely euthanise” the animals would be ...
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Exhibition to shed light on a soldier’s life
FROM little things big things grow – and that’s what history buffs at the Kingston Historical Network hope will happen to their fledgling World War I memorabilia display. The group is putting togethe...
‘Don’t panic’ on planning
ALARM at planning uncertainty in Kingston has been dismissed by Kingston Council who insist residential areas are safe from overdevelopment while the state government considers council’s Plan Melbour...
Costco splits councillors
COSTCO could be coming to Kingston with council’s backing despite a split in opinion between councillors. There was debate at last month’s council meeting about how the US bulk buy supermarket goliat...
State pressured for ‘urgent talks’ over public housing
A DEPUTATION from Frankston Council is for the second time thisa year seeking an urgent meeting with the Minister for Housing to thrash out concerns over public housing. Councillors are frustrated at...
City looks to health sector for jobs boost
FRANKSTON City’s health sector is booming and the mayor, Cr Darrel Taylor, thinks the time is right for major health organisations to set up shop in the city centre. “The shift in the industry has be...
Watchman keeps eye on councillors
FRANKSTON councillors have been under investigation for the past few months. An independent observer has been shadowing their every move at council meetings to put together a report on their behaviou...
Power to the people’s music
THE People Place Music Club’s ‘Big as Texas Concert’ is getting bigger each year. Organiser Jamez Harrison said preparations for the fourth annual concert to be held next month are well underway. Mr ...
Mayors sign up for city fix
THE mayor of Frankston and five former mayors are blaming the city’s woes on 40 years of broken promises by state politicians. In a letter to the Premier Denis Napthine and Labor leader Daniel Andrew...
Witness appeal after sexual assault in Mordialloc
Sexual Crime Squad detectives are appealing for witnesses following a sexual assault on a woman in Mordialloc on 22 February. A 19-year-old woman got off a Frankston-bound train at Mordialloc Railway...