FRANKSTON Council has agreed to review its family violence prevention measures. At last week’s meeting, councillors approved a proposal to “assess the current approach to family violence prevention and identify opportunities, challenges, and initiatives to deliver the actions within Council’s Family Violence Prevention Action Plan 2024-2028.” The approved motion, put forward by Cr Kris Bolam, read “that funding growth since 2020/21 has been nominal and has plateaued in recent years, despite increasing demand and complexity.” Recently released crime statistics show that there were 2950 family violence incidents in the Frankston local government area in the year ending March 2026. That…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
79 PEOPLE have been arrested as part of a police operation targeting car thefts across Frankston and the surrounding suburbs. The Frankston Crime Investigation Unit’s “Targeted Enforcement Crew” was set up in March to crack down on car thefts and number plate fraud. Since its establishment, the unit has seized almost 32 pairs of cloned registration plates from homes in Baxter, Carrum Downs, Dandenong, Frankston, Frankston North, Langwarrin and Lynbrook. Police have recovered 25 vehicles worth a cumulative total of approximately $1 million. Victoria Police have been targeting number plate cloning operations to prevent further crimes such as aggravated burglaries,…
FRANKSTON Council has unveiled its long-term plan for the next decade, with a focus on “asset renewal, city beautification, and activation”. Frankston Council’s long-term infrastructure plan was presented at council’s 13 July meeting, shortly after publication deadline. It is the seventh revision of the long-term plan. The plan outlines funding priorities for council over the next decade. A message from the mayor Cr Sue Baker in the plan read “as our city continues to grow and evolve, thoughtful long-term planning is essential. Council is committed to transparency, accountability and excellence in its infrastructure decision-making, and the LTIP plays a vital…
THE state government-appointed monitors overseeing Kingston Council have had their stay extended. The extension was announced on 30 June, the day that the two monitors were scheduled to conclude their stay at council. The monitors’ term is now scheduled to end on 14 August, allowing them to remain at council while the Melaleuca Ward by-election takes place. The latest extension is the second for the monitors. They were originally scheduled to leave council on 31 December last year, but had six months tacked onto their stay during the Christmas break. The two monitors are paid for by Kingston ratepayers at…
TWO teenagers have been charged after allegedly using a knife to rob another teenager at a Frankston bus stop. Police allege that a teenager was sitting at a bus stop on Young Street just before 10am on 28 June when he was approached by two boys. The duo allegedly showed the victim a knife and stole his puffer jacket before leaving in a stolen Toyota. Police say that shortly afterwards the same alleged offenders approached two teenagers at a bus stop on High Street in Cranbourne, and stole more clothing. Police also allege that a third person was in the…