A DECADE of mentorship and memories playing basketball in Frankston have helped prepare a young gun for her debut on the world stage. Former Frankston Blues junior Bonnie Deas has been selected to represent the Australian Opals in an upcoming series against China. The 20-year-old is set to make her senior debut for the national side in front of friends and family in Melbourne. Frankston-born Deas said her coaches and friends at the Blues have helped set her up for success. “I started playing for Frankston Blues at age seven, and played with them through to under-18s bottom age. I…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
A HEAVILY scrutinised grant awarded by Kingston Council to the Druze Community Charity of Victoria will not be paid out in full. The previous Kingston Council awarded $75,000 over three years to the Druze Community Charity of Victoria to stage events. The grant was subsequently criticised, as the Druze Community Charity of Victoria is headquartered outside the Kingston municipality. Cr Hadi Saab, who declared a conflict of interest and left the room when the grant was awarded, was sitting on the committee of the Druze group at the time. At their most recent meeting, Kingston councillors considered their 2026-27 Community…
KINGSTON Council is leading renewed calls to rework a planned level crossing removal on the Frankston line. The state government is planning to remove the Groves Street, Aspendale level crossing by building a rail trench. At their most recent meeting, Kingston councillors voted to call on the state government to reconsider the rail-under-road plan. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said that building rail-over-road to replace the level crossing instead would “deliver better outcomes for the Aspendale community, local businesses and the environment.” “Our role is to speak up for our community and advocate for the best possible outcome for Aspendale,” Cr Oxley…
ANOTHER arbitration matter between Kingston councillors has been thrown out, with the arbiter calling the latest application “vexatious”. Cr Hadi Saab applied for arbitration seeking a finding of misconduct against the mayor, Cr Georgina Oxley. The outcome was published last week, with the arbiter deciding to not uphold the misconduct allegation. The outcome of three arbitration matters between Kingston councillors have been published this year. Cr Jane Agirtan made an application against Cr Saab, Crs Oxley and Sarah O’Donnell made an application against Cr Saab, and most recently Cr Saab made an application against Cr Oxley. Each application was dismissed…
CRIME across the Frankston local government area has dropped by nearly four per cent in the year ended March 2026, according to newly released figures from the Crime Statistics Agency. There were 17,079 criminal offences recorded in the Frankston LGA in the year ending March 2026, down from 17,740 offences in the previous year, a drop of 3.7 per cent. Despite the drop, crime has still risen in the Frankston LGA by 46 per cent since 2022. Frankston was the suburb most affected by crime, with 9182 offences, followed by Seaford with 2475 and Carrum Downs with 2360. Frankston witnessed…