THE annual Frankston Christmas Festival is set to take place this weekend. The event on 29 November will feature music, food, and entertainment across Frankston’s CBD. The Little Beauty Christmas Twilight Market will take place at Beauty Park, the Smurfs Winter Wonderland Live Show will take the stage at the Art Centre, and a Christmas Parade will run through Davey Street. The day will be concluded by the Norfolk Pine tree lighting ceremony, and finally a fireworks display at 9.15pm. Frankston deputy mayor Steffie Conroy said “for my two children, nothing says ‘Christmas is coming’ quite like the Frankston Christmas…
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PLANS to redevelop and reopen the motorcycle park at Old Wells Road in Seaford are taking shape. The Frankston Motorcycle Park first opened in 1980. The track has been closed since the death of 16-year-old Sebastian D’Imperio in December 2017. In June Frankston Council began seeking expressions of interest for a new operator to take over the site, and has now announced the redevelopment is moving ahead. Motorsport veterans Yarrive Konsky and Cheyne Boyd have been chosen to lead the project. Konsky said “this is the first track I ever rode on, so being part of the team bringing it…
THE waiting area of the new Mordialloc Station is nearing completion. The station’s buildings are being built off site and then delivered. The waiting area will feature porcelain tile with “natural colours”, a statement from Big Build Victoria read. “The new station will be in the heart of Mordialloc and feature modern facilities, all-abilities access, improved lighting, public spaces, and enhanced landscaping,” Big Build Victoria said. “An entrance at each end of the station will provide easier and convenient access for commuters. “With the Bear Street boom gates already gone for good, the two remaining level crossings will be removed…
A FRANKSTON man has been reunited with a stolen medal he received for saving a family from a wrecked car. 72-year-old Michael Brown was one of four people who helped pull a mother and two-year-old girl to safety after a semi-trailer and car collided head-on in Langwarrin in 2005. After jumping in the backseat to help free the woman, the car burst into flames and left Brown with facial burns. For his heroic efforts, Brown was awarded the Star of Courage by the Governor-General and a medal by the Royal Humane Society Australasia for bravery. In May this year, brazen…
CONSULTATION is underway on an upgrade to the Thompson Road and Mornington Peninsula Freeway interchange in Patterson Lakes. The western side of the road is set to be redeveloped as part of the state and federal government’s joint $1.2 billion “Road Blitz”. Consultation on potential changes are now open, and will be accepted until 30 November. A project design will then be developed, followed by detailed traffic analysis and on-site investigations. Planning work is expected to finish next year. Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea said “the community have made it clear they want to be consulted on the project which will…