THE new Frankston war memorial will be officially opened next month and the engraving of the names of 228 men and women who served in World War I, currently on the Frankston Avenue of Honour, is underway.
The first stage of the project will be unveiled in a ceremony involving funding partners Frankston Council, the federal government, Frankston RSL and community members.
“In addition to organisations and government departments partnering to make this happen, significant contributions towards the project have come from community fundraising efforts, driven largely by the Women for Frankston War Memorial,” Mayor Cr James Dooley said.
“With record numbers attending last year’s Anzac Day services, the open space around the new Beauty Park memorial will be able to cater for enormous crowds of community members who wish to pay tribute to those who have served us.”