A PROPOSAL for a new childcare and kindergarten centre in Frankston South has sparked concerns from residents that it would create a “major problem” of traffic congestion and safety.Frankston Council…
A WOMAN found dead at a Mordialloc home last month has been remembered as a “beautiful, kind soul”. Police found the bodies of a 41-year-old Mordialloc woman and 38-year-old St…
HUNDREDS of mourners gathered at Mentone Girls Grammar School last week to farewell Bianca Jones.Bianca Jones and her friend Holly Bowles died last month after falling victim to suspected methanol…
MORE police could soon patrol Frankston on bicycles as part of a plan revealed by Frankston councillors last week.Newly-elected Frankston councillor Nathan Butler raised the idea at last week’s council…
A STATE memorial service for legendary boxer Johnny Famechon will be held this month. Famechon died on 4 August aged 77. The former world champion featherweight called Frankston home for…
THE winners of Frankston Arts Centre’s KidsFest art competition have been announced. Three young people took home $150 each for winning top prize in their age category. Annabelle won in…
A YOUNG football superstar from Carrum had a special moment on the biggest stage of all last weekend. 10-year-old Mabel Pearce is learning her footy craft at Auskick Carrum. Her…
TWO karate practitioners have returned to their Carrum Downs dojo with silverware from a competition in Poland. Bruce Hyland, owner of the Bruce Hyland Ishinryu Karate dojo, and his student…
A CHELSEA Heights tennis player has been named a finalist for the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards. Mischa Ginns is in the running for the sportsperson of the year…
SOCCER A MULTI-MILLION dollar makeover, new coaches and new players on the way – there’s a quiet revolution underway at Mornington. The Seagulls are major beneficiaries of an $8.5 million…
SOCCER PENINSULA Strikers announced on Friday that they had signed Steve Elliott and Campbell Steedman from Mornington. There’s a sense of unfinished business at Centenary Park after just missing out…
WHAT starts as just another boring day for George quickly turns into a marvellous experiment of epic proportions! Cleverly adapted from the much-loved book by Roald Dahl, George’s Marvellous Medicine…
WRITER and actor Kate Mulvany has written a play based on a book that takes its readers out of this world. Mulvany attributes the award-winning Masquerade by Kit Williams with…
ANIMAL enthusiasts, pet owners and their four-legged friends are invited to Kingston Council’s annual Pet Expo. Kingston mayor Cr Steve Staikos said the Pet Expo is a fun day out…
Chocolate Starfish – regarded as one of Australia’s best live bands of the 90s boasting two Top 10 albums and six Top 50 singles – has released their first full-length…




