OUTREACH workers from the “Community Connectors” program, which works with people across the Frankston Station and Young Street precinct, estimate that they have prevented more than 400 dangerous incidents within a year. Frankston Council estimates that in the 2025/2026 financial year, its Community Connectors program supported 3100 people and prevented 406 “incidents of harm”. Community Connectors workers offer immediate support for people in need, referrals to local services, and training for Metro Trains staff. Council estimates that 216 situations were “successfully de-escalated”, and that 217 referrals to specialist services were made. Frankston mayor Cr Sue Baker said the program “works because…
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MONTY Python’s SPAMALOT will open at the historic Athenaeum Theatre this September. The Melbourne season will see this incredibly diverse and talented cast take to the stage, led by Australian screen and television icon Stephen Curry, who will make his musical theatre debut, stepping into the regal shoes of King Arthur. Sharing the spotlight with Stephen will be powerhouse vocalist Jaz Flowers, who makes her highly anticipated return to the stage after a decade, as the enchanting Lady of the Lake for the Melbourne season. Seasoned performer and Perth standout, Jamie Rolton will reprise the hilarious role of Patsy opposite…
By Harrison Borthwick FRANKSTON South resident Gary Bradshaw is preparing to take to the world stage later this year as he heads to England to represent Australia at the WPA blackball pool championships. The tournament, which will be played at Heathrow between the 20-28 October, will be the first time Bradshaw will be representing Australia. Bradshaw was first introduced to the game while in primary school after his dad bought a table. He now plays four to five times a week at JD’s Pool Hall in Frankston, where he has been a member for thirty years. “To make an Australian…
THE former home of the Belvedere Community Centre, a council-owned building in Seaford, is going up for sale. Last week, Frankston councillors voted to sell off the 36 Belvedere Road site. The money from the sale will be set aside to use on future property acquisitions. The building on the site was used by the Belvedere Community Centre Inc, previously known as Women’s Activities Group, since the early 1990s. The organisation relocated to the Healthy Futures Hub at 151 East Road in mid-2023. The proposal to sell the land prepared by Frankston Council officers read that “the land is considered…
A FREE clinic for women experiencing menopause has opened at Bayside Health’s Sandringham Hospital. The new Menopause Connecting Care Clinic offers specialist care for menopause, perimenopause, and other related conditions. The state government says it has opened 20 women’s health clinics statewide as “part of a landmark $153 million women’s health package to respond directly to Victoria’s Inquiry into Women’s Pain.” Health minister Ingrid Stitt said “for too long, women have struggled to access specialist hormonal care – this new clinic will make it easier to get the best care quickly and close to home.” Parliamentary secretary for health, MP…