A NEW major event will take place in Frankston this May. The dates for the inaugural South Side Festival have been confirmed. The festival will run from 6 May to 15 May. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy says that the council has “partnered with many wonderful local venues, community groups, venues and artists from across the state and nationally to bring you an artistic program of sensory experiences unlike any you have found in Frankston before.” “Frankston has long been loved for its beautiful beaches, but it is also home to a thriving arts and culture scene. South Side Festival will…
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MAJOR works are underway on the upgrade of the Western Port Highway. The $115 million project will see the roundabouts at the intersections of Ballarto Road and Cranbourne-Frankston Road replaced with traffic lights. Both intersections are closed until 4 April while works are undertaken. Motorists on Western Port Highway will be made to detour via South Gippsland Highway or via Peninsula Link. After this batch of works is done, temporary roundabouts with a 40kmph speed limit will be installed. The full upgrade is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said that the…
A TENANT for the first floor of the infamous Frankston Yacht Club building is being sought. The Yacht Club building’s history is filled with turmoil. Frankston ratepayers have coughed up more than $11 million on the project. It has sat empty for large periods of time since construction was completed in 2016. Fit-out works will be undertaken on the first floor of the building to help find a tenant. A tenant has been found for the ground floor with Olivers Corner cafe set to open soon. Frankston Council is hoping to find a hospitality business to occupy the space. Frankston…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man attempted to rob a bottle shop in Chelsea yesterday. Police have been told a man believed to be aged in his late 30s-40s, armed with a syringe entered a bottle shop on Station Street about 2.20pm. It is believed the man approached the shop attendant and told him “I’m here to rob you.” The attendant then pulled a baseball bat out and swung it towards the offender who then ran from the store empty-handed. Investigators have released an image of a man that be able to assist…
A DRIVER is expected to be charged after allegedly driving erratically through Braeside Park. In a statement, police said that the Holden Commodore driver was “narrowly missing families enjoying the long weekend weather”. “Upon arrival highway patrol located part of the vehicle’s front bumper next to a broken bollard and damaged tree with the vehicle nearby and the driver nowhere to be seen. Police located the registered owner, who is a probationary licence holder, and it’s alleged they had been fishtailing in an attempt to show off for his passenger and lost control,” police said. “The owner of the vehicle…