THE future of Frankston Council’s family violence prevention initiatives is under consideration. A proposal was raised for this week’s council meeting asking for a review into whether the current funding levels for family violence initiatives are adequate. The motion, raised by Cr Kris Bolam, read there has been “no funding uplift” for family violence measures “since 2022”. “Council requests a report to the September 2026 Council Meeting assessing the current approach to family violence amelioration and identifying opportunities to enhance service effectiveness,” the motion read. “The report is to outline evidence-based options and recommended next steps to strengthen outcomes, including…
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Police intercepted a vehicle in Frankston on Saturday evening with the 51-year-old Frankston man behind the wheel allegedly returning a breath test reading of .145 – nearly three times the legal limit. Police also discovered he was driving while disqualified with his 13-year-old child also in the vehicle. The man can expect a summons to court, where it is likely that his licence disqualification will be extended. His vehicle has been impounded for 30 days.
THOSE affected by Frankston Council’s cuts to community and aged care services have completed their transitions to a new provider, Kingston Council’s AccessCare. In late 2025, Frankston Council announced it would phase out multiple services, including personal care, domestic assistance including house cleaning and unescorted shopping, respite care, Home and Community Care Program for Younger People assessment services, meals on wheels and delivered meals for HACC-PYP clients, home maintenance and modifications including gutter cleaning, flexible service response, and social support individual escorted shopping. Kingston Council service provider AccessCare was later confirmed to be taking over selected Commonwealth Home Support Programme…
RUGBY By David Burke LAST Friday night (10 July) the Peninsula Dolphins senior women’s tag team headed out to Casey Fields in Cranbourne to face the top of the ladder side, Casey Warriors. After coming off a bye due to state representative City verses Country rugby league round (July 4) the team went in feeling very confident. Over the last fortnight the team had trained in all conditions from pouring rain to a night so foggy they almost couldn’t see each other from 15 metres apart. The weather didn’t stop the enthusiasm and commitment to prepare for matches in any…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an armed robbery in Mordialloc last week. It is alleged the man approached the counter of a bakery on Main Street about 7.55am on Friday, 3 July. Police will allege the man attempted to take baked goods off the counter without paying. When a staff member asked the man to pay for the items, it is alleged he produced a suspected imitation firearm. The 23-year-old man then fled on foot. No one was physically injured. Today, investigators arrested the man of no fixed address. When he was searched, detectives located…