“WE are all connected to food that is local, healthy and abundant” is the ethos, or “Community Aspiration” of The Community Plate (TCP). This collective of Frankston and Mornington Peninsula people is working together to bring the best of the peninsula’s produce to the tables of everyone. Over an 18 month period TCP held discussions with a wide range of interested parties to develop an authentic, local vision that will guide all of its future work. Community Plate’s Rodney Mackintosh said: “We spent a lot of time ensuring that we got our Community Aspiration right. “We spoke with many, many…
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POLICE are investigating theft of drinks in Frankston last month. At around 7.30pm, 9 November, three females stole drinks from a Bayside Shopping Centre supermarket. They then stole drinks from a bottle shop by putting them under their jumpers. Police have released images of people they wish to speak to about the thefts. Anyone who recognises them can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, make a report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au and quote the incident number 200412756 or 200412754. First published in the Frankston Times – 15 December 2020
COMMUNITY groups around Frankston have agreed to pool their resources together to help solve the high rate of local homelessness. The Frankston City Strategic Housing and Homelessness Alliance features 14 local organisations. The group’s chair Dr Gillian Kay said “ABS Census data showed that homelessness in Frankston City had increased by 14.7 per cent between 2011 and 2016” and “without the alliance we would expect to see further increases recorded in the 2021 Census.” “Our alliance believes that an adequate supply of affordable and appropriate housing is the first essential step towards solving homelessness, however, we also understand that housing…
COMMUNITY Support Frankston is celebrating 30 years of the Frankston Christmas Hamper Appeal. The charity expects to deliver more than 10 tonnes of food across 1000 hampers at Uniting Church Frankston this year. CSF Manager Steve Phillips said “dozens of volunteers (…) will donate their time to make sure that our most vulnerable families, couples and singles aren’t forgotten this Christmas.” “We’re expecting another record breaking year with demand for assistance continuing to increase, including families that have never reached out for help before. Unfortunately, times are only getting tougher for people surviving on low or no income,” he said.…
POLICE and emergency services were called after a stabbing in Frankston on Saturday, 12 December. Investigators were told that a fight had broken out between a group of people at the intersection of Station Street and Gallery Lane, around 1.20pm. An 18-year-old Frankston man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say all other parties fled the scene, and that the exact circumstances surrounding the incident are still being determined. Police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident or who has footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au First…