A SWATHE of accessibility measures were installed at Frankston Beach last week. Last Friday, 5 December, 70 metres of beach matting extending to the water’s edge was put into place.…
Victoria Police will conduct an extra 25,000 roadside drug tests every year, expand the use of technology to catch unauthorised drivers and reduce paperwork so police spend more time on…
A GROUP of businesses and community groups has banded together to contribute nearly $200,000 to an accessibility pilot program at Frankston Beach. Last month, Accessible Beaches Australia unveiled its plans…
SOLAR power pools and battery storage projects in the Dunkley electorate are set to receive $1.425 million in funding from the federal government. The money – which comes from the…
MORDIALLOC resident Brendan Spencer is chasing a paralympic dream in blind football, backed by a lifetime of support from Guide Dogs Victoria.Born with vision impairment, Spencer has worked closely with…
WITH the memory of his late cousin driving him, 11-year-old Hudson Gates will shave his head next month to raise money for pancreatic cancer care.Hudson Gates’ cousin Jaz died from…
THREE young students at Langwarrin Park Primary School have emerged among the country’s top “mathletes”. Year Six students Oliver Hateley, Ethan Moore, and Lennox Taranto each competed in the Australian…
Soccer CAN Mount Eliza become the first club to win State 6 South-East? Luke Armao thinks so as eyes turn to the major restructure of the State Leagues next year…
ROBERT Dance has taken his stunning show-skiing act all around the world, efforts that are set to earn him a place in the Australian Sports Museum. Dance, a Frankston resident,…
VFL FRANKSTON’S remarkable season continued on Saturday night, as they earned a preliminary final spot.The Dolphins have been the talk of the town in Frankston this year. Since being readmitted…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE Rosebud are the first team through to the MPFNL Division One Grand Final after a good win over Frankston YCW on Saturday. Rosebud has been the…
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…
HISTORY buffs know about the Rose Series of postcards produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. Many scenes of the Mornington Peninsula were captured by Rose…
CHILDREN attending Sunday school at Aspendale Presbyterian church in 1927 received their religious teaching while sitting under a tree. It was adults only inside the church. In the past 90…
MEMORIES good and bad came flooding back when a former child patient of a now-dilapidated and disused Mt Eliza children’s hospital visited the Jacksons Rd site last week. Don Lawson,…
WITH a cake, candles and a happy birthday buzz, Frankston Hospital last week celebrated 75 years as an integral part of the Mornington Peninsula community. Since opening on 30 November…
