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A FEDERAL government department could be on its way to Frankston if talks about relocation public service jobs to the area come to fruition. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Mornington and Frankston last Monday (19 February) and met Frankston Council representatives including council CEO Dennis Hovenden and the mayor Cr Colin Hampton at a Quest Apartment Hotels
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long almost being equidistant from Melbourne CBD and we’re essentially a hub as well. They’ve got the NDIS [National Disability Insurance Scheme] headquartered in Geelong so it’d be good for a health agency or a department from somewhere else to be headquartered here as well.” The Dunkley MP said a safe boat refuge at Olivers Hill was also discussed. Frankston Council took credit for its “advocacy” for federal and state funding for the area luring politicians to the region.