GET your face out of Facebook and into a book. That’s the message of a Frankston Library competition this month. A Bookface contest is encouraging readers to post photos online lining up a face or other body part with a book cover displaying a matching body part. Participants should post their Bookface photo using the hashtag #FrankstonBookFace on Instagram. “Bookface brings book cover art into the real world in a hilarious way,” Frankston mayor Cr Brian Cunial said. “I look forward to seeing the creative ideas that people come up with to celebrate National Library Week.” Library and Information Week…
Author: Neil Walker
COMPLICATIONS arising from the need to move underground electrical cabling in Young St and handle asbestos in Telstra pits with care has seen a previously estimated completion date of March blow out to October at the earliest. The $13 million redevelopment of Young St is part of the state government’s Frankston train station upgrade project due to begin in late 2017. Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke said he expected the Young St works — including new paving, improved street lighting and a “more welcoming civic space” at the entrance to Frankston train station – to now be finished by October.…
A BUS service between Rosebud and Monash University’s Peninsula campus in Frankston will continue to shuttle students to and from classes after several trial periods proved there is demand for buses to and from the university campus. Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke said last week the bus service will now be provided on a permanent basis. He announced extra morning and evening bus runs on route 887 from Rosebud. An extra morning bus will leave Rosebud at 5.57am on weekdays and arrive at Monash University at 6.55am. An additional evening service will leave the university at 7.06pm, arriving at its…
A COMPANY set up by Frankston Council to manage swim centres has been negotiating with Mornington Peninsula Shire council to take over management of peninsula sports centres. Peninsula Leisure Pty Ltd has expressed an interest in operating recreation centres across the peninsula. The shire tested market appetite for taking over management of Pelican Park Recreation Centre in Hastings, the Crib Point Pool, Civic Reserve Recreation Centre in Mornington and the Somerville Recreation and Community Centre. Peninsula Leisure Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Frankston Council established in 2013, operates the Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre (PARC) in Frankston and the Pines Forest…
A COMMUNITY committee of management announced amid much fanfare by the state government early last year has been axed as custodians of the Frankston Nature Conservation Reserve. The state government has decided not to renew an agreement with the committee, headed by Frankston councillor Quinn McCormack, and has appointed Parks Victoria as land manager. The decision comes amid feuding among some residential neighbours of the reserve about fencing and public access points to the reserve. Bitter fighting about access to the reserve has been aired publicly on Facebook. Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke, who in 2016 praised “all parties who…