DOZENS of at-risk young people are attending a drop-in centre in Frankston for support and connection each week.Street Peace is a Frankston-based not-for-profit which runs outreach programs for young people in the Frankston, Mornington Peninsula, and Gippsland regions. It runs a drop-in centre called The Nest where visitors share meals and play games.Street Peace has conducted a survey of 42 visitors to The Nest – it found that 70 per cent of respondents remain hopeful for the future, 40 per cent had enjoyed improvements in their relationships with friends and family, and 16 per cent had become more engaged with…
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A SUPERHERO dress up day took on special meaning for a Frankston family last week. The Hero for HeartKids day was held on 14 June, with students encouraged to dress up as their favourite superheroes to raise money for families impacted by childhood onset heart disease. One of those families is the Curtis family from Frankston. Parents Bibe and Ben Curtis were preparing to welcome their son Xander into the world when they were told of an abnormality during their 20-week scan. They were referred to a paediatric cardiologist two days later, where they were told their child had Tetralogy…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT a late hour on Friday night last during the sitting of the council, Cr. Oates moved his famous resolution, that the services of the Shire Engineer be dispensed with, giving him one month’s notice, and, if carried, applications for a consulting engineer be invited.In speaking to his motion, Cr. Oates said he regretted the leading article which had appeared in the local paper (“The Standard”).He did not think it should have been printed, especially as that paper was the official organ of the council.His reason for moving in such a direction was that, today, the…
THE Australia Post branch on Wells Street is set to permanently close. Australia Post announced that the 54-58 Wells Street post office would close permanently last week. Its final trading day will be 9 August.In a statement Australia Post said it had decided to close the branch “following a fall in customer visits of almost 40 per cent over the past four years resulting in substantial financial losses.” “The area is well serviced with four post offices within a three-kilometre radius, including the Frankston South Post Office 1.9 kilometres away,” the statement read. “All team members will be offered roles…
THE pioneer of a program helping children build their social skills has been elected Kingston’s junior mayor. The new Kingston junior council was appointed late last month. Isabella Koukoumanos, a grade six student from Our Lady of the Assumption, was elected the junior mayor for 2024/2025.Koukoumanos and her team members presented a speech about the Kingston Pen Pals Program to win the position. She said she helped create the program to “help children who have a difficult time making friends and support and assist them to improve their socialising skills with others.”The new junior mayor will accompany Kingston mayor Jenna…