KINGSTON Council is the latest Victorian council to consider implementing a 24/7 cat curfew.Council’s 2026-2029 Domestic Animal Management Plan has been released for community consultation. The draft plan includes investigation…
A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to prevent Kingston residents from building gates to public parks and foreshore areas on their own properties has been scrapped.Kingston Council passed a swathe of new local…
Three people have been arrested – one facing serious drug trafficking charges – after police seized half a kilogram of cocaine and a suitcase full of cash from a home…
KINGSTON’S mayor says that council does not require a state government-appointed municipal monitor to effectively function. The municipal monitor appointed to oversee Kingston Council began his tenure on 25 August.…
AS the temperatures rise, so do tensions between humans and territorial birds protecting their young.Swooping season has officially arrived as native birds enter their breeding season.“Swooping is a normal, temporary…
A BREAST care nurse working across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula is celebrating 25 years in the healthcare industry.Jenny Macindoe has been a breast care nurse for 25 years. For…
MENTONE and Mordialloc lifesavers were recognised for their efforts in the water last week at Life Saving Victoria’s Awards of Excellence.In front of more than 500 people at the Sofitel…
ROBERT Dance has taken his stunning show-skiing act all around the world, efforts that are set to earn him a place in the Australian Sports Museum. Dance, a Frankston resident,…
VFL FRANKSTON’S remarkable season continued on Saturday night, as they earned a preliminary final spot.The Dolphins have been the talk of the town in Frankston this year. Since being readmitted…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE Rosebud are the first team through to the MPFNL Division One Grand Final after a good win over Frankston YCW on Saturday. Rosebud has been the…
Soccer The twists and turns of the final round of the season had to be seen to be believed. This was the stuff of legend and will be spoken about…
Next month, Frankston Arts Centre will welcome Duck Pond, the latest creation from Circa Contemporary Circus, renowned for pushing the boundaries of physical theatre with daring innovation and a playful…
THREE major events will return to Frankston in the next year after receiving grants worth up to $150,000 from Frankston Council.The recipients of council’s Destination Event Attraction Program grants have…
KINGSTON City Hall’s historic organ will be in action this weekend.The Style 270 4/21 Wurlitzer at Kingston City Hall was installed at the State Theatre Melbourne nearly 100 years ago,…
MCCLELLAND Gallery in Langwarrin has unveiled its schedule of school holiday and Winter events.A series of glassblowing projects went on display last week as part of the Blowing in a…
SCIENTIST Hans Brunner, who helped exonerate Lindy Chamberlain, died last week on Thursday, 25 April.A large portrait, that he has referred to as representing “the other me”, has been entered…
GEORGE MORBY INGRAM was born in Bendigo in 1889, but lived much of his life in Hastings. He died in 1961 and is buried in Frankston cemetery.On 4 October 1918,…
FORTY years ago on the 26 September the nation was transfixed by the race between the two 12 metres, Liberty and Australia II, that was unfolding at Newport, Rhode Island.…
ENVIRONMENTAL warrior Warwick Exton passed away last week, aged 100. Exton was a passionate advocate for preserving Frankston’s waterways and green spaces. His efforts saw him named the Frankston citizen…
