EXPANDED Australia Day celebrations are being considered by Kingston Council, with public consultation to get underway soon. At last week’s public meeting, councillors approved a proposal to “undertake community consultation,…
A $30 MILLION TAFE centre focused on AI and other emerging technologies is set to be established in Frankston. The state and federal government has announced the Digital, AI and…
A LARGE pothole threatened cars in Chelsea Heights last week. The hole, roughly half a metre in diameter, opened at the corner of Chelsea Park Drive and Jennison Court at…
VICTORIA Police powers to search people for weapons without warrants within the Bayside Shopping Centre precinct have been extended for four months. At the beginning of the year, Victoria Police…
IN the heart of Frankston, free mental health support is available from people who truly understand what it’s like. Mental Health and Wellbeing Local Frankston supports adults aged 26 and…
A FRANKSTON-based artist is setting up a new exhibition to display her work in Mt Eliza. Brodie Alserda is an accomplished local artist, whose work was exhibited at Frankston Arts…
REYCLED equipment from five Frankston playgrounds will soon get a second lease on life overseas. The equipment will make its way to Cambodia as part of the “Play It Forward”…
PROVINCIAL BADEN Powell easily secured the win on the second day of their clash against Mornington on Saturday (28 February), finishing up with 6/129. The result leaves Baden Powell and…
SOCCER IT’S been an interesting week in the life of Peninsula Strikers president Adrian Scialpi. He was away at work last week only to be thrust into an administrative maelstrom…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire council have given the green light to a ramped-up redevelopment of the Emil Madsen Reserve Western Pavilion, against the recommendation of council officers. The examination of options…
PROVINCIAL ON the first day of their two-day clash against Pines, Langwarrin won the toss and elected to bat first, making 10/212 and having a strong start against the top…
If you’re planning a Peninsula weekend, the Red Hill Show returns on Saturday 7 March with a full day of country spectacle and family entertainment. Held at the Red Hill…
THE annual Mordi Fest will return to Peter Scullin Reserve this weekend. The festival takes place across Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March. Teenage Dads will headline Saturday night’s…
THE Sweethearts band is set to bring their blend of soul, funk, and R&B music to the Kingston Arts Centre on Sunday. Sweethearts is performing as part of the Kingston…
REGULAR McClelland Guild of Artists tutor and demonstrator, Jenny Croom of Patterson Lakes, has won the first Australian Portrait Artist of the Year competition screened by the ABC. An exhibition…
RECORD crowds are turning out for this year’s Australian Open, but things may look different if not for a series of tournaments in Frankston nearly five decades ago. 45 years…
A WORLD War II veteran living in Parkdale will celebrate his 100th birthday this week.John Davis will celebrate the milestone with friends and family at Bentleigh RSL Club.Davis is 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,…
