SINCE starting in August last year, workers involved in the “Frankston Zero” program have helped rehouse ten people experiencing homelessness and provided support to another 104. Frankston Zero is an initiative designed to tackle homelessness started by the Frankston City Strategic Housing and Homelessness Alliance. The organisation is a collaboration between 14 agencies. The alliance’s chair, Angela Hughes, says that the homelessness rates in the Frankston municipality are “growing and impacting different groups of people, resulting from a range of complex and intersecting social, economic and housing market factors”. The Frankston Council area experienced a 388 per cent increase in…
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A $250,000 refurbishment of the Ballam Park Homestead is complete. The ratepayer funded maintenance was undertaken after an electrical fault at the homestead. Work has now been completed on the project, which has included the installation of a CCTV camera system and external LED lighting, painting, rewiring, and replacement of rotting timber. The Ballam Park Homestead is Frankston’s oldest house, having been built in 1855. It now houses a museum, cafe and resource centre. Frankston Historical Society President Glenda Viner said that her organisation’s members are “excitedly looking forward to reopening the homestead and will make an announcement soon.” “As…
THREE people are dead after a car fire on the Western Port Highway last week. Emergency services attended the scene in Cranbourne West just before 8pm on 24 March. They put out the fire and found three bodies inside the car. As of 25 March, the three people have not been formally identified. In a statement police said that they are investigating the incident to determine the circumstances of the fire, but they are “not looking for anyone else at this time”. Anyone with dash cam footage or who witnessed the blaze can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000…
THE Sunset Twilight Market was set up on the Frankston Foreshore on Sunday, 27 March. The market featured stalls by local creators, live music, and food trucks. Sunset Twilight Markets on the Frankston foreshore will be held again next month – 10 and 24 April from 2pm – 7pm. More info whatsonfrankston.com/event/15339424-a/sunset-twilight-markets First published in the Frankston Times – 29 March 2022
AN initiative to push for the opening of an “advanced waste processing site” in Victoria is being supported by Kingston Council. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos says that the shrinking availability of landfill meant something had to be done soon. “There will be no more landfill space in the south-eastern or eastern suburbs of Melbourne by 2025, so something significant needs to be done, and fast,” he said. “We can’t sit back and do nothing when we can clearly see a crisis in the near future. Kingston is taking positive action by committing to the project and calls on other councils…