THE recipients of the 2023 Invest Frankston business grants have been announced. A total of $180,000 in grant funding has been awarded to sixteen local businesses – Peninsula Speech Plus, Coffee for the People Roasting Co, Health and Wellbeing Education, Day One Advisory, Cosy and Tasty Dumplings, Messin with Jim, That Spirited Lot Distillers, Stephanie and Co, Mr Banks Brewing, The Hop Shop, On a Mission Services, Red Gum BBQ at Home, Excape, Mentor System, Frankie’s Coffee and Eats, and Arch Creative. The funding is for businesses to expand, buy new equipment, or move into a new premises. On a…
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VICTORIAN councillors have met to brainstorm ways to combat a surge in disruptive behaviour at public council meetings. Frankston Council is just one of many councils across Victoria who have had to deal with an increase in disruptive behaviour from the public gallery in the last year. In October, members of the public attending a Frankston Council meeting were thrown out after repeated interruptions (“Public booted after council meeting mayhem” The Times 31/10/22). This year, Yarra Ranges Council went to the length of banning the public from attending meetings in person. The move came after it called the police to…
THE design of the new planned aquatic centre in Mordialloc will be shaped by a series of polls. The polls are now open, and will close on 31 May. The topics of the polls are travel, changerooms, water play, fitness facilities, the café, and barriers to visiting. The pool is expected to be built near Jack Grut Reserve at a cost of $79.2 million. The federal government has committed $20 million to it, and Kingston Council will borrow more than $55 million to complete it. Kingston mayor Hadi Saab said the polls will “allow people to focus on a particular…
E-SCOOTERS are rolling out around Frankston as part of a four-month trial. The scooter program is run by Neuron Mobility. It has deployed 75 e-scooters across the Frankston local government area. Neuron Mobility also oversees the e-bike program running in the Frankston municipality. Its regional manager Yusuf Abdulahi said “we are delighted to have been chosen by the City of Frankston to provide our e-scooters as part of this trial and thank them for their trust and support. It is a wonderful location for e-scooters and they will provide a great way for locals as well as tourists to travel…
VOLUNTEERING roles at Frankston’s libraries, Arts Centre, community centres, and nature reserves can be found at Frankston Council’s new online volunteer portal. The website was launched this year, and features roles across many different areas. Retired nurse Jan Dennett has been volunteering with the L2P learner driver program since 2021. She said “after retiring and moving into a retirement village, I wanted to do something to help in the community.” “Joining the L2P Program is a wonderful way to help learners obtain the hours they need to get their licence. The training and support from L2P staff is incredible and…