THE Nepean Special School has received nearly $500,000 for upgrade works.Existing brick paving at the school will be replaced with concrete to improve accessibility. The $499,446 for the project was…
VOLUNTEERS got together to remove thousands of notorious sea-stars from Seaford last weekend in an effort to protect Port Phillip Bay.Northern Pacific sea-stars are considered pests by Agriculture Victoria. The…
NOMINATIONS for Kingston Council’s 2024 sustainable business awards close at the end of the month. There are six award categories – waste reduction and recycling solutions, diversity and inclusion, small…
MOORABBIN Airport is the busiest airport for flight training in Australia, a new study has revealed. Airservices Australia research has found that Moorabbin Airport was Australia’s busiest flight training airport…
A FIRE damaged a building on Station Street in Aspendale on Monday, 22 April.The fire broke out just before 8.45pm. Nobody was hurt but a shop sustained extensive damage.Firefighters, police,…
POLICE have been called in to investigate after a man presented to Frankston Hospital with serious head injuries last weekend.The man presented to Frankston Hospital with head injuries at around…
VICTORIA Police says it is focused on arresting family violence offenders as statewide incidents rise. The number of family incidents in the Frankston municipality rose by a shocking 17.1 percent…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONERED Hill came from behind to beat Sorrento in a thriller on Saturday. Sorrento grabbed control of the game early with five goals in the opening quarter…
SOCCER SEAFORD United and Rosebud are the only two unbeaten sides in State 5 South and have laid bare their credentials in what looms as an enthralling promotion race. Seaford…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONESORRENTO came from behind to pip Frankston YCW in a thriller last weekend. Sorrento hosted the Stonecats at David Macfarlane Reserve. Frankston YCW were the better side…
Soccer ROSEBUD remains on top of the State 5 South ladder after a stirring 3-1 away win over Aspendale on Saturday. It didn’t take long for Nathan Yole’s threat to…
INDIGENOUS musicians and storytellers will be celebrated at a McClelland Gallery event next month. Celebrating First Nations will take place at McClelland Gallery on 18 May. Didgeridoo artists the Ganga…
NEWLY donated works are now on display as part of a new McClelland Gallery exhibition.Visionary: Recent donations to the McClelland Collection opened on 30 March, and will run until 21…
THE Kubik lights and music show has arrived in Frankston.Kubik got underway at the Frankston Waterfront on 5 April, and will run until 20 April. The event features a lineup…
A SERIES of huge murals will transform Mordialloc’s industrial laneways this month. Street art festival Wall to Wall has teamed with Kingston Council for the project. Seven Australian street artists…
GEORGE MORBY INGRAM was born in Bendigo in 1889, but lived much of his life in Hastings. He died in 1961 and is buried in Frankston cemetery.On 4 October 1918,…
FORTY years ago on the 26 September the nation was transfixed by the race between the two 12 metres, Liberty and Australia II, that was unfolding at Newport, Rhode Island.…
ENVIRONMENTAL warrior Warwick Exton passed away last week, aged 100. Exton was a passionate advocate for preserving Frankston’s waterways and green spaces. His efforts saw him named the Frankston citizen…
OBITUARYDorothy Meadows, 27/6/28 – 29/4/23Friends of Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands founding member, author, teacher By Linda Meadows DOROTHY Elizabeth Meadows OAM who recently passed away is being hailed as a community legend,…
