ICONIC Frankston bookshop Robinsons will celebrate its 60th birthday later this month. Philip and Moira Robinson opened Robinsons Bookshop in Frankston in 1963. In 1992 it moved from Frankston’s Central Carpark to Station Street Mall, where it remains today. The bookshop will host a party for its 60th anniversary on 26 October, 6pm to 9pm. It will feature giveaways, prizes, trivia, refreshments, authors, memorabilia, and an “exclusive members” sale. Robinsons now has locations across Victoria. It was acquired by Susanne Horman in 2007. Philip Robinson died in 2019 aged 89. Robinsons Bookshop can be found at 3/11 Station Street Mall,…
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GRANTS of up to $150,000 are available to coastal crown land managers, such as volunteer committees of management and local governments, to develop projects to improve coastal land. The VicCoasts “coastal public access and risk grant” program is now open. Previous grants have helped fund boardwalks, access ramps, and foreshore paths around Victoria. VicCoasts statewide coastal programs manager Angeline Charles said, “Victoria is home to some of our country’s most spectacular coastlines, and it’s important we preserve and protect them for future generations to enjoy.” “The coastal public access and risk grants will support coastal crown land managers to identify,…
Police are investigating a fatal collision in Bangholme Friday morning (13 October). It is understood a male rider was travelling along Frankston-Dandenong Road when he collided with a car at the intersection of Jayco Drive, about 6.25am. Witnesses performed CPR on the man until emergency services arrived, but sadly the rider died at the scene. The 36-year-old female driver of the car stopped at the scene and is assisting police with their enquiries. Police were told a truck crashed into the motorbike shortly afterwards. The male driver was not injured. Investigations are ongoing into the exact cause of the collision.…
AWARD winning author Tricia Stringer will bring her book tour to Frankston later this month. Stringer’s latest book Back on Track touches on relationships and ageism in a story about unlikely travel companions on a train trip across Australia. Stringer’s other books include Keeping Up Appearances, Birds of a Feather, The Family Inheritance, The Model Wife, and Table for Eight. The Australian author will speak at Frankston Library on Monday, 23 October at 2pm. First published in the Frankston Times – 10 October 2023
GUNSHOTS were fired at a home and cars in Edithvale last week. The drive-by shooting took place on Berry Avenue at around 4am on 5 October. Police say multiple shots were fired at a home and multiple cars. Two people were home at the time of the shooting. They were not injured. Police are now investigating the shooting, and whether it is connected to the discovery of a burnt-out vehicle located shortly afterwards on Thames Promenade in Chelsea Heights. Anyone with information, can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or log onto www.crimestoppersvic.com.au First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc…