AN external provider has been appointed to take over the community and aged care services being phased out by Frankston Council. Late last year, Frankston Council announced it would cut its personal care services, domestic assistance including house cleaning and unescorted shopping, respite care, Home and Community Care Program for Younger People assessment services, meals on wheels and delivered meals for HACC-PYP clients only, home maintenance and modifications including gutter cleaning, flexible service response, and escorted shopping (“Council confirms care cuts” The Times, 4/11/2025). Last week it announced that AccessCare, which is managed by Kingston Council, would take over its…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE planned redevelopment of Rossdale Golf Course in Aspendale took another step forward this month with the release of an independent planning panel report. The golf club unveiled plans to build housing of up to three storeys on the 43.5 hectare site in 2024. The planning minister referred the proposed Rossdale Golf Course redevelopment to the state’s Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee for consideration in mid-2025. The committee’s report was released this month; it found that the conversion of the land to housing was “possible while protecting the site’s areas of environmental sensitivity and the Ramsar wetlands.” “Ultimately, the committee…
A SEAFORD woman has avoided conviction after pleading guilty to aggravated cruelty under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. In a statement, RSPCA Victoria said it attended a Seaford home and found an American Staffordshire Bull Terrier–type dog with a sizeable suspected tumour. The dog was assessed at a RSPCA Victoria veterinary clinic, where a bacterial skin infection was found on the tumour site. The mass was removed by surgery, but the dog received a terminal cancer diagnosis. During a follow-up inspection, RSPCA staff say they “detected a strong odour and found the dog was unable to walk and…
A NATIONWIDE police investigation into an online child exploitation group, which featured two raids in Frankston and another in Mordialloc, has now concluded. The police operation, a joint effort by the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police, began in late 2023. Last week the AFP shared that 26 members of a “secret online child exploitation group” had been charged with more than 1000 offences. Charges laid include possession, access, transmission, solicitation, and production of child abuse material.In a statement, the AFP said “group members shared collections of child abuse material and child sexual abuse fantasies in the mistaken belief the…
AFTER a period of upheaval, the Frankston Football Club has confirmed the appointment of a new board. After numerous resignations over the last year, the majority of the Frankston FC board consisted of casual appointments prior to last month’s AGM. The new board is president Pippa Hanson, vice-president Michelle Graham, treasurer Jason Cridland, secretary Tony Finocchiaro, Brad Sykes, Adrian Lloyd, Peter Hudd, and John Barry. David Friend resigned from the Frankston FC board at the end of 2024, followed soon by the departure of Marc Ablett in February of 2025. Serving board member Donna Rooks died in August of that…