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In this issue Your Council 2 Ventana Fiesta 3 Enjoy Every Moment 4–5 Our Community 6–7 Frankston’s Revitalisation 8 Liveable City 9 Connected community 10–11 Frankston Arts and Culture 12 Neighbourhood News 13–15 Sustainable City 16–17 Business News 18 Sport and Leisure 19 Clean and Green 20
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Phone: 1300 322 322 Email: info@frankston.vic.gov.au Interpreter: 131 450 MyFrankston reporting app: frankston.vic.gov.au/ myfrankston frankston.vic.gov.au Civic Centre 30 Davey Street, Frankston Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm Seaford Customer Service Centre Seaford Community Centre, corner of Station Street and Broughton Street, Seaford Langwarrin Customer Service Centre Shop 6, The Gateway Cranbourne-Frankston Road, Langwarrin Carrum Downs Library and Customer Service Centre 203 Lyrebird Drive, Carrum Downs Visitor Information Centre 7N Pier Promenade, Frankston Waterfront Open 7 days, 9am–5pm Phone: 1300 322 842 visitfrankston.com Hoon Driving 1800 333 000 (Crime Stoppers) Graffiti Removal 1800 66 8247 (1800 NO TAGS) Printed on stock sourced from sustainably farmed forests.
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Keeping our community informed Local residents love local news and value updates about Council and community activities. Unfortunately, our local media does not always present balanced news. I have often seen important information omitted from local reports, with what seems to be a bias against Council. As much as I wish this were different, sometimes the facts are not accurately presented. This disrespects local residents and is a disservice to the entire community. The former Mayor and I have both raised these issues at different times with the Australian Press Council, with regards to stories in the Frankston Leader, to try to change this situation in our community. I still hope things will improve. Council offers a number of communication channels to help keep the community accurately informed about local decision making, events, project updates and how your rates are spent. Frankston City News is just one of these channels. You can also follow @FrankstonCity on Facebook and Twitter or subscribe free to the fortnightly email newsletter: frankston.vic.gov.au/enews
The January fire in a Carrum Downs reserve showed many of us that urban areas are not immune to bushfires. Thank you to all the emergency services, agencies and community members who worked so well together in responding. We are responsible for our own safety and we can’t count on a text message or someone knocking on our door to evacuate. Stay safe by: 1. Discussing a home emergency plan with your family, which considers pets and important documents 2. Keep aware of what’s happening, during high fire days. Download the VicEmergency app and set up your watch zones or listen to ABC Melbourne for radio updates Cr Colin Hampton Mayor
Message from the CEO In late February Council is hosting a meeting with local community groups and key stakeholders as part of our advocacy strategy planning. Working together we can help achieve the best outcome for Frankston City residents in the lead up to the state election later this year. Around 550 people tuned in to the first live streaming of Council meetings online. You can watch any meeting or catch up on footage from a previous meeting via our website. This is in addition to audio and minutes available after each meeting – which shows how Council is very open to community participation and involvement in local government. Meetings are held around every three weeks on a Monday night starting 7pm, including 13 March and 3 April. It was exciting for Frankston City to be part of the recent Queen’s Baton Relay
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Fires close to home
Frankston City News March – April 2018
in the lead up to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Thank you to residents who lined the streets to cheer on the batonbearers and particularly the rousing cheer they received at the Waterfront Festival. This was an excellent opportunity to celebrate some of our local heroes who have contributed to the community or achieved sporting success. Dennis Hovenden CEO
Improving our services Council is upgrading the customer service and reception areas, in the foyer of the Frankston Civic Centre at 30 Davey Street during March. Improvements will help ensure customers can access the support they’re looking for from Council, in a welcoming and friendly environment. This complements recent improvements at the Langwarrin Customer Service Centre. Payments, requests and enquiries are still welcome at a temporary customer service desk which will be open at the Civic Centre during construction, from Friday 9 March to Monday 22 March but delays may be expected. Customers can continue to make payments and report issues online by visiting frankston.vic.gov.au, using the MyFrankston app, or phone 1300 322 322. Thank you for your patience during these works.
Payment due dates Rates Third instalment due Wednesday 28 February Fourth instalment due Thursday 31 May Interest is charged on overdue payments. Details: frankston.vic.gov.au/rates or 1300 322 322 If you’re experiencing financial difficulty, please contact Council to discuss payment options.
Pet registrations Tuesday 10 April
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