Brodie Cowburn

FRANKSTON Council will cease offering multiple in-home support programs from next year. Council has confirmed that it will transition clients currently accessing the cut services to external providers by 30 June, 2026. Services set to be phased out by Frankston Council are personal care, domestic assistance including house cleaning and unescorted shopping, respite care, Home and

THE Local Government Inspectorate has decided that the Local Government Act was not breached when the previous Kingston Council awarded a grant to a community group linked to a sitting councillor. A grant awarded to the Druze Community Charity of Victoria by Kingston Council prior to the 2024 local government elections has been put under

THE Mordi Aquatic Centre project is ahead of schedule, with $6.3 million worth of works brought forward from the 2025/2026 budget in the last financial year. A report on Kingston Council’s infrastructure project spending in 2024/2025 was handed to councillors at their most recent public meeting. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said that highlights from Kingston

MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE MT Eliza survived a huge scare on Sunday to claim their spot in the MPFNL Division One Grand Final.Mt Eliza played Frankston YCW in the preliminary final, with the winner advancing to a Grand Final showdown against Rosebud. Mt Eliza dominated for most of the day, and at three-quarter-time they were

KINGSTON Council is the latest Victorian council to consider implementing a 24/7 cat curfew.Council’s 2026-2029 Domestic Animal Management Plan has been released for community consultation. The draft plan includes investigation of low-cost desexing programs, initiatives to encourage increased registration of dogs and cats, increased enforcement of dog regulations at council reserves and the foreshore with

THE federal government’s $50m commitment to upgrade Nepean Highway was front of mind when Frankston Council and Mornington Peninsula Shire sent their mayors to Canberra last week. It was a rocky road to Canberra for the delegation, which was organised by the Committee For Frankston and Mornington Peninsula. After making public comments about the Committee,

Calls growing for action on Murphy Report

A COMPANY has been fined $80,000 after an employee died in an after-work incident at its Bangholme depot. HSG Asphalt Pty Ltd was sentenced in the County Court last week. The incident occurred on 7 September 2022 – 34-year-old George Tereva was killed when he was run over by a bobcat driven by colleague Christopher

A 24-HOUR cat curfew in Frankston will be rolled out by 2027 if council’s proposed animal management plan proceeds. Frankston Council’s Domestic Animal Management Plan has been released for community consultation. Among the measures proposed are a 24/7 cat confinement order, which will be rolled out between 2026 and 2027 after an amnesty period and

KINGSTON councillor Jane Agirtan has returned to her duties after being stood down for nearly three months. Agirtan was stood down from council on 9 April after it was revealed she had been charged with breaching a personal safety intervention order. At the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on 20 June Agirtan avoided conviction – the Magistrate