FRANKSTON NDIS has a new home. The NDIS agency has moved to the Services Australia Centre at Bayside Shopping Centre. The centre now hosts Centrelink and Medicare services as well. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy says she hopes the move will “enhance the face to face experience that NDIS participants have with important government services.” “The new Services Australia Centre is a terrific facility,” she said. The new NDIS home is near the Beach Street entrance of the shopping centre. First published in the Frankston Times – 7 March 2023
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PLANNED improvements to the Seaford Wetlands have been delayed by at least six months. Frankston Council has deferred $1.3 million in funding for the Seaford Wetlands works from its 2022/2023 budget to its 2023/2024 budget. A report prepared by council officers for the mid-year budget review read that the works had been “delayed due to a planning matters is now being required to be addressed before proceeding with the works and resulting in no works proceeding until 2023/2024.” Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy has confirmed that the Seaford Wetlands Bridge project has been affected. “Council has deferred works for the Seaford…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have released vision and images of a man following a burglary at a home in Aspendale in February. Enquiries have revealed a man approached the front door of the Fifth Avenue home, on Wednesday 22 February, and knocked numerous times to see if anyone was home about 10am. When no one answered, he went to the side of the house and used a screwdriver to jemmy open a door. The offender filled a shopping bag with watches, a laptop and a charger and left at 11.20am. Detectives have released CCTV and images of a man…
NINE young people aged between 12 and 18 have been arrested over a series of car thefts across Melbourne’s south-east suburbs. Police allege that the car thefts, as well as other property crime, occurred across Keysborough, Cheltenham, Clayton, Oakleigh, Dandenong, Toorak, Forest Hill, Malvern, and Narre Warren. Four cars were allegedly stolen – two Volkswagens, a Porsche, and a Suzuki. They have been recovered. The alleged crimes occurred between 11 February and 23 February. Nine young people have been arrested. Police say they face 63 charges. A 15-year-old boy from Frankston was among those arrested. Also arrested by police was…
MENTONE Life Saving Club was runner-up at last weekend’s Victorian Senior Championships organised by Life Saving Victoria. The state championships were hosted over three days at Ocean Grove. 800 athletes from 25 clubs competed in swimming, board, ski, beach, rowing, and lifesaving events. Mentone LSC finished second behind host club Ocean Grove SLSC. Life Saving Victoria senior manager sport Chris Schleusener said the day was a great display of the state’s lifesaving abilities. “Victorian lifesavers are among some of the top lifesaving athletes in the nation, and it is incredible that the skills and comradery they put on display this…