Author: Bayside News

THE works and methods of artists will be on display for four days this month when studio doors are thrown open during the annual Peninsula Studio Trail. The artists have produced a map that can be used to plan a scenic tour that takes in 17 creative spaces, from Frankston South to Flinders, along the coast to Rye and then back to the Port Phillip side of the peninsula through Red Hill. Along the way, the artists will show a range of art not always available in the commercial galleries. At McCrae, Katrina Newman, who makes jewellery with gold and…

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FIVE new beds have been added to the paediatric ward at Frankston Hospital thanks to Mt Eliza Rotary Club’s Kids Fun Run against Mornington Railway Preservation Society’s locomotive, K163. The club raised $20,000 from last year’s fun run for the beds and this year hopes to match that with more specialised equipment for children. Frankston Hospital paediatric ward nurse unit manager, Helen Hutchins, says the beds are used for children who need help to sit up and be supported in bed. “We care for a lot of kids who have severe disabilities so these new beds are great for them.…

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POLICE are calling for witnesses to a crash on Cranbourne Rd in which a teenager was injured, Wednesday 2 November. The boy was struck as he ran across the road about 6.20pm. The female driver, who was uninjured, stopped to help. The boy was airlifted to a Melbourne hospital with head injuries. There are calls to make this section of road 60kph rather than 80kph as it has houses on the right and a children’s park on the left, going east. The 80kph speed limit applies near Peninsula Link past Karingal Hub. Call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 with information.…

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THE makeover of Young St is underway, with works to improve pedestrian safety, bus operations and provide connections with the Frankston Station precinct expected to be completed by May next year. The improvements include a landscaped boulevard with wide footpaths and more pedestrian crossings, new bus bays and shelters with real-time information displays, and additional lighting and improved CCTV coverage. From Sunday 6 November changes to car parking within the Frankston’s centre, bus and taxi locations and Bayside Shopping Centre include: Young St bus stops and taxi ranks will be relocated to Beach St and further south along Young St…

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A HUB for entrepreneurs has outgrown its co-working space mere months after officially opening its doors to help new start-ups in a sign Frankston is open for business. The Frankston Foundry opened in September (“New start for business start-ups”, The Times 26/9/16) above the Commonwealth Bank office in Wells St and co-founders Cam Rambert and James Bertschik say it has been a case of “right place, right time” for the business hub to launch in Frankston. Frankston itself was named this year as a major entrepreneurial hotspot by demographer Bernard Salt in an Australia-wide study commissioned by NBN Co. Mr…

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