AFTER a five-day delay, Frankston councillors have chosen their deputy mayor for the 2023/2024 term. Liam Hughes was re-elected to the role at Frankston Council’s Monday meeting. He also served as deputy mayor between 2022 and 2023. The deputy mayor position was set to be decided the Wednesday prior after the re-election of mayor Nathan Conroy, but councillors failed to reach a majority. A new vote was delayed to Monday. At Wednesday’s meeting, Hughes contended with councillors Brad Hill and Kris Bolam for the role. Hughes was eliminated in the first round, and Bolam and Hill were split four votes…
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MORE than $700,000 of taxpayer money will be spent on upgrades at Frankston RSL. The federal government has committed a little more than $721,000 to RSL Victoria to spend on the uplift of existing hub infrastructure at Frankston RSL. The money was awarded through the veteran wellbeing grants one-off program. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said the money would support more than 3000 veterans living in her electorate. “Dunkley is home to a significant veteran community, and this grant will improve access to local services and supports,” Murphy said. “Frankston RSL has been delivering for veterans’ in our local community, and…
A CHARITY supporting families in crisis won the outstanding volunteer organisation award at last week’s Impact Volunteering awards in Frankston. Mums Supporting Families in Need won the top $1000 prize. In 2021/2022, the organisation helped 4500 people keep their families fed and safe. It provides families with nursery essentials, clothing, linen, toiletries, and food. The “leadership award” handed out on the evening went to Alastair Leaver from Mums Supporting Families in Need. He has helped improve volunteering numbers at the organisation by about 60 percent. The service to community award went to Nancy Martin from Ebdale Community Hub. The youth…
THE Frankston Arts Centre’s program for 2024 has been unveiled. A lineup of signature events and shows for 2024 was unveiled at a season launch event last week. Among the events set to come to Frankston next year include the Australian musical The Sunshine Club, an evening with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martin, Emma Donovan, circus show Humans 2.0, and the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. A packed lineup of kid’s entertainment has also been scheduled. Frankston Arts Centre head of programming Heidi Irvine said theatre brings people together. “If we have learnt anything from the…
PENINSULA Leisure turned a profit in the last financial year. Peninsula Leisure operates the PARC and Pines Pool facilities. It is owned by Frankston Council, but operates independently of it. After navigating the tricky financial landscape of COVID-19, the pool operator posted a $355,695 surplus for the 2022/2023 financial year. In 2021/2022 it recorded a deficit of a little more than $770,000. Frankston Council made a cash contribution of $500,000 to Peninsula Leisure to support its pandemic recovery last financial year. First published in the Frankston Times – 28 November 2023