FREE plants will be given away to Kingston residents as part of a bid to increase local vegetation. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “we are committed to expanding our biodiversity and increasing our canopy cover and vegetation across the city.” “Unfortunately, we have seen a decline in our tree canopy cover over the past decade and we are very keen to turn that around,” she said. “The giveaways are one measure we are taking to achieve this, along with undertaking a major planting program, supporting community-led initiatives and school-based programs, and developing a community education program. “Our community understands the…
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Compiled by Cameron McCullough “I was pooled into it,” said Percy Jackson to Senior-Constable W. R. Elliott, when stopped in Bay street, Frankston, at 5.30 of the afternoon of Good Friday last, when travelling in his car at a rate estimated by the Constable at 40 miles an hour, and by Jackson at 37 miles.The Senior-Constable told the Bench, over which Mr. W. G. Smith, P.M., presided, that Jackson was driving furiously along the Point Nepean road, between Mornington and Frankston.He pulled up at the Prince of Wales Hotel, where the Constable accosted him, and accused him of driving in…
Incumbent MP Jodie Belyea will contest Dunkley for Labor. Former mayor Nathan Conroy is the Liberal candidate. Robert Thurley and Andrew Gatley have declared their intention to run as independents. Matt Maber has been named as The Greens’ candidate, Jessica Davis will be One Nation’s candidate for Dunkley, and Family First will run pastor Peter Nicholes as its candidate. The election will be held on 3 May. Nathan Conroy – Liberal I’m a proud Frankston local—elected to council in 2020, then honoured to serve as Deputy Mayor and Mayor between 2021 and 2024. During that time, I worked every day…
EARLY voting is well underway ahead of the 3 May federal election. Four early voting centres have opened for voters in Dunkley: First published in the Frankston Times – 29 April 2025
A LEGENDARY local fisherman is the subject of a new mural at Mordialloc Railway Station. The mural, painted by renowned street artist Smug, depicts Terry Titchener. Titchener wears many hats, but he is most at home on the water. His fishing has taken him across the globe. “I fish all around the world, originally I was running a charter boat out of Hastings,” he said. “I have sailed to New Zealand since then. I go over there to the international fishing competition. This will be my 49th year without missing that competition. “I’ve fished for New Zealand in Hawaii, and…