A Frankston dad is ready to put his motto of “if you help others, good karma will help you” into action following his life-changing $1.2 million win in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw.The Melburnian held one of the four division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4561, drawn Saturday 5 April 2025. He looks forward to a total prize of $1,260,543.17.“Thank you very much! I can’t believe it,” he exclaimed.“I couldn’t believe my eyes when I checked the Saturday Lotto results on the weekend. “It’s come at the most perfect time as retirement is just around the corner. I’ve worked hard…
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FRANKSTON Council is considering entering a partnership with a capital city in the United States. Frankston mayor Kris Bolam travelled to Maryland in February to meet with the Annapolis City Council and its mayor Gavin Buckley. The two discussed potential partnerships and exchanged ideas. Annapolis City Council has voted to enter a “friendship city” agreement with Frankston Council, which differs from the “sister city” arrangement Frankston Council maintains with Susono in Japan. Frankston Council is set to consider the agreement at a meeting in May. Bolam, who paid for the trip at his own expense, said “it was a privilege…
AN ELECTRICIAN has been fined after the Frankston Magistrates Court found that he had harassed and bullied a young woman working as an apprentice. The court heard that the company director, a 33-year-old Frankston South man, had repeatedly engaged in inappropriate behaviour towards the apprentice. That included making suggestive comments and gestures of a sexual nature, grabbing her clothes and speaking to her in an aggressive manner, sending her abusive intimidating text messages, touching her leg while seated in a work vehicle, rubbing her hair after being told not to, licking her eating utensils and eating her food, spitting into…
THE Level Crossing Removal project has begun consultation on its precinct plans at Suburban Rail Loop train stations. The rail loop is planned to begin on the Frankston line at a new train station built next to Southland Shopping Centre on Sir William Fry Reserve. The state government is working on plans for the precincts surrounding the station, which will include allowances for increased housing development. The Cheltenham and Clayton precincts include proposed building heights ranging from four storeys to 18 storeys. It also includes proposals for open space, cycling connections, and community facilities. To provide feedback visit engage.vic.gov.au/srl-east-structure-planning by…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough FOR a long time past the maintenance of the Hastings road – the principal route to Flinders – and the expense incurred thereby, has been agitating the minds of the local Council.Upon several occasions, it was alleged at the monthly sitting that the heavy wagon loads of the Defence Department, en route to the Naval Base, did not tend to improve matters, and it was deemed the powers behind the scenes might feel disposed to make a grant towards the upkeep of the road in question.When the Prime Minister (the Hon. S. M. Bruce) came to…