APPLICATIONS are now open for Kingston Council’s charitable fund and bi-annual grants programs. Council handed out more than $70,000 to 11 charities through its charitable fund last year, and also…
JUDI McKee’s dedication to community service has deep roots that stretch back to her childhood in country Victoria. “Most people would say we were a middle-class family with supportive parents…
A FRANKSTON paramedic is ready to call time on his career after 50 years of saving lives. Kevin Cooper marked 50 years of service earlier this month. He began working…
FRANKSTON Council has implemented new measures to avoid perceptions of political bias ahead of the upcoming federal election, the mayor says. Councillors who are nominated to run for higher office…
MORE than $2.1 million will be spent by Frankston ratepayers to redevelop the Frankston Arts Centre forecourt. Last week, Frankston Council awarded a $2.106 million contract to Maw Civil Pty…
ENVIRONMENTALISTS will meet this week to discuss their options after they were blindsided by Frankston Council’s decision to discontinue a group tasked with improving Kananook Creek.Frankston Council is responsible for…
A MAN has died after a car crash in Pearcedale earlier this month. An 87-year-old man and a 85-year-old Pearcedale woman were taken to hospital after a Toyota Camry collided…
PROVINCIALLANGWARRIN is sitting in top spot with just three weeks left before finals. On day two of their match with fellow title contenders Pines at Lloyd Park last weekend, Langwarrin…
SOCCER PENINSULA Strikers added a State 1 scalp to their pre-season haul with an impressive 2-1 win over Old Scotch at Centenary Park on Saturday. Scott Morrison’s men are flying…
PROVINCIALLANGWARRIN put 185 runs on the board on day one of their clash with ladder leaders Pines on Saturday. After winning the toss, Langwarrin chose to bat first at Lloyd…
SOCCER LANGWARRIN gets its 2025 VPL1 season underway in Saturday’s Lawton Park clash with Caroline Springs George Cross at 7pm. Last season Langwarrin finished ninth and a season review identified…
A GROUP of students from Frankston are hard at work on their second short film, and showing no signs of slowing down. 16-year-old Makayla Doyle directed her first short film…
THE sand sculpture exhibition is set to return to the Frankston waterfront this April. In 2018, the sand sculpture event moved from Frankston to the Mornington Peninsula. Sandstorm Events has…
THE headline acts for this year’s Mordi Fest event have been locked in. The 2025 Mordi Fest event takes place across Saturday, 1 March, and Sunday, 2 March, at Peter…
THE annual Waterfront Festival returns to Frankston next month. The free weekend festival takes place across Friday, 7 February, and Saturday, 8 February. Sneaky Sound System will headline the main…
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…