NEWS DESK
Radio station switches on new studio RPP FM has begun broadcasting from its brand new Frankston studio. The popular local radio station usually broadcasts from Mornington. It has set up a Frankston studio to provide more coverage on Frankston topics. RPP FM station manager Brendon Telfer says that the new studio is “momentous for us”. “We can now directly involve Frankston in our programming. Our Frankston presenters and supporters are thrilled to be working from their home town, and Frankston even has its own frequency of 98.3 FM. The city of Frankston is developing rapidly, and we want to be part of the city’s future.” The studio went live for the first time on Monday, 14 November. Guests included Frankston mayor
Nathan Conroy, Frankston Business Collective CEO Jeff Rogut, Dunkley MP Peta Murphy remotely from New York, McClelland Gallery director Lisa Byrne, and Frankston Arts Centre head of programming Heidi Irvine. The new studio is based out of the Ebdale Community Hub, and was established with support from Frankston Council and The Community Broadcast Foundation. The radio station hopes to expand in 2023 to create capacity for TV production. Tune into RPP FM on 98.3 or 98.7.
TRACEE Hutchison hosts her radio show from the new RPP FM Frankston studio. Picture: Supplied
JENNIFER Mihailidis needs surgery to help her fight LAM Disease. Picture: Supplied
Fundraiser helps mother with lung disease A FUNDRAISER for a mother with a dangerous lung disease has raised more than $2000. Jennifer Mihailidis is a mother of four children. She has been diagnosed with LAM Disease, an incurable illness which affects the lungs. LAM Disease causes cells to grow in a person’s lungs, lymph nodes, and kidneys. This affects breathing and lung capacity.
Some of the symptoms experienced by Mihailidis include shortness of breath, lethargy and chronic fatigue, weight gain, painful coughing, a burning feeling in her chest, lung pain, raspy voice, and fluid retention in her legs. Mihailidis has been put on a health plan to try and tackle the effects of her illness. Her family and friends are hoping to raise $25,000 to pay for
surgery which could help her. An online auction will be held on 30 November to raise money for Mihailidis’ treatment. Her friends and family will be at Wildness Cafe at 135 Beach Street in Frankston on the day to raise awareness. For more information on the auction visit facebook.com/groups/ jenauction. To donate to the gofund me visit gofund.me/aec4a738
Public transport and road disruptions near you Train and tram disruptions: Buses replace trains and trams in both directions Frankston and Stony Point lines
MTIA8679
Route 67
Road disruptions: Closed roads and lanes South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong South
From Nov
Southbound lane closed between Carter Way and Pound Road
Abbotts Road, Dandenong South
Until 8 Dec
At Remington Drive
Evans Road, Cranbourne West
Until mid 2023
Frankston to Stony Point
Between Hall Road and Strathlea Drive
Stop 14 Arts Precinct to Stop 68 Carnegie Terminus
Western Port Highway, Cranbourne South
8pm to 6am each night, 1 to 11 Dec
At Ballarto Road and Cranbourne-Frankston Road
8.30pm 6 Dec to 8.30pm 9 Dec
Caulfield to Moorabbin
8.30pm 9 Dec to 1.15am 10 Dec
Caulfield to Mordialloc
From 1.15am 10 Dec to 11 Dec
South Yarra to Mordialloc
From 8.30pm 6 Dec to 11 Dec 8pm to last tram each night, 6 to 8 Dec
2 to 5 Dec
Check before you travel at bigbuild.vic.gov.au Authorised by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
Frankston Times
22 November 2022
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