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Community centre secures kinder Continued from page 1 A report prepared by council officers read that the Langwarrin Community Centre had approached council seeking to “explore the opportunity to provide early years services.” “Considering the current proposal for the Langwarrin Child and Family Centre at Long Street Reserve and the strong community interest, this presented an opportunity to investigate the Langwarrin Community Centre as an alternative location for early years service provision,” council officers wrote. “All feasibility assessments have confirmed that the Langwarrin Community Centre is feasible to accommodate the early years services. Officers have worked collaboratively with the Langwarrin Community Centre Committee to reach an in-principle agreement on proposed changes to the space within the centre.” The deal still relies on ministerial approval and a state government contribution of $6.75 million. The coun-
cil report read that there is “indicative state government funding” for the project which is “subject to establishing a ‘building blocks partnership agreement’ with state government and maintaining the existing Long Street kindergarten for the provision of kindergarten to not reduce the number of kindergarten places overall.” Council has agreed to spend $75,000 this financial year to help the Langwarrin Community Centre with the transition, and pay a recurrent site management fee. Seven out of nine Frankston councillors voted to approve the Langwarrin Community Centre option last week - councillors Liam Hughes and Steven Hughes abstained. The abstaining councillors flagged support for an alternate motion which would have also approved the community centre solution without the condition of ministerial approval, but ultimately the alternate was not raised.
A REJECTED proposed design for a kindergarten on Long Street Reserve in Langwarrin. Picture: Supplied A BIG crowd watches fireworks over Frankston Pier. Picture: Supplied
Frankston retains tourist hotspot title FRANKSTON is the third-best tourist destination in the state, according to a public vote. At the 2023 Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards, Frankston won the bronze award for best town with a population of more than 5000 people. It is the second year running Frankston has taken out the bronze in that category. Ballarat and Bendi-
go won gold and silver respectively. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said the result reflected a “new energy” in Frankston. “We’re seeing this in the crafters and innovators that are setting up shop and bringing life to the street. It’s not just businesses, but also families who are flocking to this bayside destination to enjoy the best
of all worlds,” he said. “Frankston holds a special place in the hearts of both residents and visitors. We are so humbled that so many people chose to vote for Frankston to support the work we are doing to keep the city progressing into the future.” The awards are determined by public voting.
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