ONE of the driving forces behind Rotary Frankston Peninsula 2.0 Club has been named the Frankston citizen of the year. Trudy Poole won the citizen of the year award at a ceremony on 26 January. She is the treasurer of Rotary Frankston Peninsula 2.0 Club, and was also one of its founders. Ms Poole was selected for the honour in part because of her volunteer work finding accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, and her work on the Birth Tree project at Montague Park. Ms Poole said she was “humbled to receive the award, which I accept on behalf of all…
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POLICE have released photos of two people they want to talk through in relation to numerous thefts. Police say the two people could help them in their investigation into thefts across the Kingston and Mornington Peninsula areas. Anyone who recognises the people in the photos (above) have been asked by police to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online anonymously at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au and quote the incident number 220014447. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 26 January 2022
THE number of free hard rubbish collections offered to Kingston residents could increase to two per year. Kingston Council currently offers one collection a year between September and October. It is currently considering changing that to two collection services which will be available on demand. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said that the proposed changes could help cut down on illegal dumping. “While the hard waste disposal and recycling guidelines wouldn’t change under the proposal, we believe that expanding the service from one city-wide collection to two on-demand collections per year and introducing flexibility will reduce instances of illegal dumping across…
APPLICATIONS for the annual Kingston Council grant program opens next week. In the 2021/2022 year, $1.6 million in grant funding was handed out. Applications open on 31 January, and close on 31 March. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said that the grants would “give local community groups a valuable boost to continue their good work and the program is also an equitable way for our community to seek funding assistance from council.” “Our grants program was established to enable partnerships between Council and our community to address needs, support initiatives that strengthen community participation, development and inclusion and foster support,” he…
LEVEL crossing removal crews are continuing to put the finishing touches on the new Bonbeach, Chelsea, and Edithvale stations. The three stations opened in November last year. While they are operational, work is still being undertaken to build pedestrian crossings, walking and cycling paths, and car parks. New pedestrian crossings will progressively open over the coming months – at Chelsea Road, Berry Avenue in Chelsea, Broadway in Bonbeach, and The Glade in Bonbeach. The finished walking and cycling paths will result in more than 11 kilometres of shared use paths between Edithvale and Frankston. Bus replacements have been scheduled to…