AN exhibition featuring black and white photos taken by two local photographers is running until the end of the week. Frankston Arts Centre is hosting the “Themes in Photo-documentary and Nature Photography” exhibition at Cube 37. Photos by Peter Dwyer and Max Lane are being displayed. Mr Dwyer, who is exploring photo documentary style photography, said that the black and white exhibition serves as a tribute to one of his mentors. “The black and white theme is a tribute to my most influential mentor, the late Richard White, a master of black and white photography, who taught me how to…
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THE Langwarrin Community Centre will receive $13,000 for new play equipment if Labor wins next month’s federal election. The equipment will be used by the children enrolled in childcare and three-year-old kinder at the centre. The centre is expected to use the funding to buy a technicolour walkboard set, soft fall mats, a caravan play set, and a sandpit. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said “the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us just how important community is. I’m pleased to support this project which will benefit children and local families in the Langwarrin area.” “Labor’s family infrastructure investments are about delivering a…
FUNDING towards a fit-for-purpose building for Nairm Marr Djambana has been promised by federal Labor if it wins the upcoming election. Labor has committed $850,000 to the project, which will see the portable buildings at the site replaced. Nairm Marr Djambana is a gathering place in Frankston for First Nations people. A master plan has been drafted for the site, with a vision towards achieving better health and wellbeing outcomes for First Nations people. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said the funding would help the group achieve their vision. “I’m pleased to be able to commit to this project if Labor…
THE roll call of candidates at the Saturday 21 May federal election has been finalised. There are 10 candidates seeking election in Flinders, which covers most of the peninsula and has been held by retiring Liberal MP Greg Hunt for the past two decades. In neighbouring Dunkley, held by Labor’s Peta Murphy since 2019, there are nine candidates. Murphy defeated Liberal Chris Crewther, who held the seat for one term following a record term by former Liberal minister, Bruce Billson. In November, Crewther will stand for the state seat of Mornington. He won a preselection battle against long term sitting…
FRANKSTON Council is calling on the state and federal governments to fund major changes to the Nepean Highway. Council is advocating for a $37 million upgrade to the Nepean Highway thoroughfare. It hopes to see the construction of wider footpaths, the addition of more trees and street furniture, accommodations for outdoor dining, and the creation of better connections from the city centre across Nepean Boulevard to Frankston’s foreshore and Kananook Creek. The plan also includes lower speed limits and the addition of more cycling lanes. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy says that making Nepean Highway a “pedestrian friendly beachside boulevard be-fitting…