PRESENTS for the annual Frankston Life Community Christmas Lunch are now being accepted at drop-off points as part of a gift drive.Frankston Life caters to more than 500 guests each year at the Frankston Life Community Christmas Lunch. It is hoping to receive enough gifts this year to hand one to each young attendee at the lunch.The event organisers are asking donors to purchase a box, choose an age group, and fill it with three items: something to play with, something to be creative with, and something to read.Gifts can be dropped off at Bloom Cafe, 7A Station Street, on…
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SUBMISSIONS are open for next year’s Kingston Council budget.Kingston Council says that ideas submitted to its online Talking Kingston platform before the end of this year will be considered for the 2026/2027 budget. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “we always value our community’s ideas and aspirations for our city – they will always make us more adaptive, innovative, connected, and resilient.”“This is your chance to tell us what matters most – whether it’s improving local parks, supporting businesses, building better paths and playgrounds, or enhancing community services,” Oxley said. “We’re proud to offer this year-round opportunity for you to share…
AN ongoing review of Kingston Council’s waste collection service does not include changes to weekly pickups.Kingston Council is drafting a new “waste strategy”, aiming to divert 80 percent of waste from landfill by 2030 in line with Victoria’s statewide target. In a statement, Kingston Council said “at this stage, there are no proposed changes to standard kerbside bin sizes or collection frequencies for garbage, recycling, and food and garden bins. However, the Victorian Government has set a goal for mandatory separation of glass by 2027, and food and garden waste by 2030.”Currently Kingston Council collects landfill rubbish weekly. Some Victorian…
Police will prepare reports for the Coroner following the death of two men in Frankston this afternoon. Emergency services were called to Frankston Beach on Wednesday 22 October to reports of two men in trouble in the water. A search of the water was conducted, with the Air Wing locating the pair unresponsive in the water just after 5pm. Both men were winched back to shore but could not be revived. At this stage, the pair are yet-to-be formally identified. https://www.police.vic.gov.au/two-deceased-frankston
A FUNDRAISER for children living with heart disease will take place in Frankston this weekend. The annual Two Feet & A Heartbeat walk takes place at Ballam Park Primary School on Saturday, 25 October. Participants will be walking four kilometres in honour of the four deaths from childhood-onset heart disease each week, or eight kilometres to mark the eight babies born each day in Australia with a heart condition.HeartKids CEO Marcus Sandmann says that money raised through the walks, which take place across the country throughout October, will be used “to increase accessibility to HeartKids support services and programs in…