ALLEN Parker celebrated his 100th birthday among family and friends in Mentone late last month. Parker has been a gunner on supply ships to the north of Australia, a linesman for the State Electricity Commission, a builders labourer, and a fencing contractor. He and his six siblings moved from Birchip to Cranbourne, Dingley, Mentone, and Beaumaris before he turned 10. Allen Parker met his wife Leila at a Hampton dance in 1948. The couple shared 64 years of memories together. Parkers’ passions have include horse racing, gardening, and tennis. “I loved gardening, and I loved going floundering at night and…
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FREE two-hour parking at four Frankston locations will continue. Free parking has been in place at the Frankston East car park between Young Street and the train line, the Cranbourne Road car park opposite Frankston Fire Station, the Playne Street car park, and the Mechanics Hall car park. The initiative began in response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The free parking agreement expired on 25 July. At its 2 October meeting Frankston councillors agreed to make the free parking ongoing. The next 12 months of free parking at those locations is estimated to cost $140,000. Councillor David Asker…
REGISTERS of gifts, developer contributions, interstate travel, and legal expenses will be publicly posted on Frankston Council’s “transparency hub” web page from December. Frankston Council’s transparency hub was launched in September last year. It currently tracks things including councillor expenses and attendances, infrastructure project schedules, financial records, and more. Last week, Frankston councillors approved the publication of a range of new data. This includes registers of developers and lobbyists involved with council, developer contributions, external submissions, petitions, gifts, consultancy fees, conflicts of interest, legal expenses, and interstate travel. Summaries of conduct matters and key management and senior officer remuneration will…
FRANKSTON MP Paul Edbrooke will remain the parliamentary secretary to the treasurer under new Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan. Edbrooke (pictured) has held the position since June last year. He has previously served as parliamentary secretary for bushfire recovery, police, and emergency services. Newly appointed Premier Allan unveiled her cabinet earlier this month. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny remains as planning minister – she was appointed to the role last July by Daniel Andrews. She has also been named the “minister for the suburbs”. “Sonya Kilkenny will retain her responsibilities as minister for planning and also become minister for the suburbs as…
ACTIVITIES for seniors will be on offer across Frankston throughout October. The 2023 Frankston Seniors Festival is now underway. Events and activities are scheduled until 31 October. Among the events on the schedule are Tai Chi classes (instructor Christine Cookes at PARC pictured) at Frankston Library, walking soccer, movies, dancing, and street art tours. To view the full schedule visit frankston.vic.gov.au/Things-To-Do/Whats-On/Frankston-Seniors-Festival-2023. First published in the Frankston Times – 10 October 2023