FRANKSTON’S most dedicated volunteers have been recognised for their hard work at an awards ceremony. AWARE Wildlife Rescue, which provides 24-hour care for injured wildlife in Frankston, won the Outstanding Volunteer Organisation Award at the 2025 Volunteering Frankston Awards. AWARE Wildlife Rescue’s 31 volunteers band together to rescue wildlife and return them back into our habitats. It won a $1000 prize for its work. The 2025 Volunteering Frankston Awards also recognised community leaders across six categories: Service, Leadership, Environmental and Animal Welfare, Youth Community, Senior Community and Teamwork. The winners were Len May from Mornington Railway Preservation Society Inc, Aaron…
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A MAN was arrested last week as part of a police operation targeting Bayside Shopping Centre. From 12 January to 28 February, Victoria Police have the power to conduct weapons searches on people without warrants within the shopping centre precinct. The designated area (pictured right) declaration is part of Victoria Police operation “Pulse”. As part of the operation, police arrested a man in Frankston on 13 January. Police allege he punched a hole in a wall and attempted to assault police before receiving a notice to leave the area. Later that day he allegedly returned to the shopping precinct, stole…
THE Chamber Philharmonia Cologne is set to travel from Germany to Frankston for a performance next week. The concert will feature works from Antonio Vivaldi, Mozart, Handel and Boccherini. The Chamber Philharmonia Cologne (pictured left) performs 200 concerts each year, regularly touring Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, and Germany. “Classical Music Around the World is the guiding idea of the ensemble. Whether performing in a small village church, an open-air venue, a cathedral, or a large concert hall, the musicians bring the same passion and dedication to every performance—be it in their hometown of Cologne or in cities…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough PUBLIC dressing sheds and conveniences are urgently required on the Seaford beaches. These works are estimated to cost £3000, and the sole income which the foreshore yields is £8 a year from bathing-box sites, of which £4/10/- is used to subsidise the water service. As the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Goudie) has refused to make a grant available for the improvement of the outer bayside beaches, ways and means of raising funds were discussed by the Foreshore Trust of the Frankston and Hastings Shire. “The control of the foreshore has been placed in the hands…
A BUILDER has been suspended after inspectors allegedly uncovered 70 building defects at a Carrum Downs townhouse. Inspectors from the Building and Plumbing Commission looked into the site late last year. They allege that 70 defects were found at one townhouse, and that there may have been as many as 500 across the seven townhouses on the site. Following the inspection, the BPC suspended Unik Constructions Pty Ltd. In a statement, the BPC said “the public interest suspension on 206 grounds applies to both the company’s domestic and commercial building registrations and the personal domestic and commercial registrations of its…