KINGSTON Council has drafted a submission to the state’s planning minister outlining serious concerns about development plans at the former Kingswood golf site in Dingley Village. The site’s owner Satterley…
A NEW centre for community correctional services and youth justice case managers has opened in Frankston.The Frankston Justice Service Centre opened its doors this month. The centre is at the…
WORKS on the new Parkdale Station finished last week, with an event held to mark the completion of construction. After a Welcome to Country by Mark Brown, visitors to the…
WORK on the 14-storey apartment building at 446-450 Nepean Highway in Frankston got underway with a sod turning event last week. The $140 million “Harbour” development will house 94 apartments.…
THE Salvation Army has been out in force across Frankston and Mornington to raise money for the 61st annual Red Shield Appeal. Nationwide the Salvation Army hopes to raise $38…
FREE plants will be given away to Kingston residents as part of a bid to increase local vegetation. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “we are committed to expanding our biodiversity…
A LEGENDARY local fisherman is the subject of a new mural at Mordialloc Railway Station. The mural, painted by renowned street artist Smug, depicts Terry Titchener. Titchener wears many hats,…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEPINES piled on 20 goals last weekend to grab an impressive win over Mornington.After a tight opening quarter, Pines opened up a two goal lead in the…
BASKETBALLERS lining up on court five at the Frankston Basketball Stadium last week got more than they bargained for when Chicago Bulls star Josh Giddey was called in as a…
SOCCER THE revolving door through which senior coaches at Frankston Pines have been passing is spinning once more. Jason Grieve is the “new” Pines senior coach, the fifth man to…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEPINES have handed Rosebud their first defeat of the 2025 season. A stirring final quarter comeback saw the Pythons topple Rosebud. Pines overcame a 22 point three-quarter-time…
NATIONAL Works on Paper is one of the finest art awards and exhibitions in the country, attracting Australia’s leading contemporary artists working with paper, and is on at Mornington Peninsula…
HONGLI Li has been named the winner of the Frankston Arts Centre’s 2024 open exhibition prize.Li won the award for his watercolour of a poplar trunk. Competition judge Suzette Wearne…
SIX new sculptures honouring outstanding women will be installed across Victoria as part of an initiative run by McClelland Gallery.The Langwarrin gallery is partnering with the state government to run…
ART and design students at Chisholm Institute TAFE have created more than 100 artworks for an exhibition in Frankston.Small Works – a Show of Big Ideas is now showing at…
THE giant Christmas tree has made its way out of storage once again, as work gets underway to erect it as part of Frankston’s Christmas Festival of Lights . Tony…
OBITUARY John Houston Buzaglo OAM11 July 1924 – 4 August 2018Naval officer, advertising manager, boat-builder, international yachtsman, sailing instructor JOHN “Buz” Buzaglo was perhaps destined to co-create a radical racing…
A MOVE from premises in Mentone to new digs in early 2016 was the impetus for an art group to paint a picture of its own history in book form.…
OBITUARY John Aylmer Leaver AO RFD ED 1930-2018 School chaplain THE Reverend John Aylmer Leaver AO RFD ED died on 15 May at the age of 87. It was estimated…