A FRANKSTON forum will give residents an insight into the Victorian political landscape ahead of the state election in November. The Committee for Frankston & Mornington Peninsula will host the Victoria Votes 2026 Insights Forum at Monash University Peninsula Campus in Frankston on 29 May, featuring directors of political research firm Redbridge, Kos Samaras and Tony Barry. Samaras specialises in compiling and interpreting research, statistical data and polling to provide insight into the cause and effects of social and political issues, drawing on more than 25 years of political experience with Victorian Labor. Barry, a former Liberal strategist, has 30…
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RETIRED police officers are being recruited to return to police station counters to free up officers for frontline duties. Victoria Police is recruiting 200 reservists to fulfill the role of frontline support officer. In a statement it said that retired police officer Pauline Kostiuk, whose son Felix is a sergeant based at Mordialloc Police Station, is among those putting their hand up to return to work. “Retired Supt Pauline Kostiuk, who served for 35 years, is among former officers to express interest in becoming a reservist,” a Victoria Police statement read. “It has particular significance because the 70-year-old’s late husband…
RUGBY LEAGUE By David Bourke THE Peninsula Dolphins third grade men’s team have made a big splash going to the top of the ladder after winning 12 points to 10 in a feisty round four clash against the now second place Waverley Panthers at Fregon Reserve Clayton last Saturday afternoon (23 May). With many of the Dolphins junior squad watching and cheering their senior side on, the seniors showed how grit and determination move a team forward and turning up for your teammates gets the job done. The women’s Dolphins tag team didn’t find it as smooth sailing going down…
JUSTICE system leaders gathered at Evelyn Park in Frankston on Tuesday for a National Reconciliation Week lunch, held under the 2026 theme of ‘All In’ – a call for collective commitment to transformational change. The event brought together community members and organisations working within the justice system to demonstrate their commitment to reconciliation. It was jointly hosted by three organisations at the heart of that work: Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC), which provides free legal services to people in Melbourne’s south-east; the Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee (RAJAC), which advocates for improved justice outcomes for Aboriginal communities across Victoria; and…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough INTEREST in the likelihood of electrification being extended to Mornington was aroused by a letter which appeared in Wednesday’s “Argus” from a local resident, who put the subject as follows: “Mr. Clapp says that he is looking to the outer circle for more residents for whom he will cater by fast electric trains. There is a splendid opportunity at Mornington not only for electric trains (which could take 30 minutes off the present journey) but also for the new railway motor buses. By electrifying the line from Frankston and placing a station at Mornington South, which…