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Funky town A mural, titled Funky Town, has been painted on Davey Street in Frankston. The cartoon tribute to Frankston was overseen by artist Sheldon Headspeath (pictured). See story page 8. Picture: Supplied
Frankston ready to host AFLW opener Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au THE 2022 AFLW season will kick off in Frankston next year. The season opener between St Kilda and Richmond will be played under the new lights at SkyBus Stadi-
um. The action begins on 7 January. St Kilda FC CEO Matt Finnis said that the redevelopment of the side’s regular homeground in Moorabbin would allow the club to “embrace the opportunity to connect with fans across its southern heartland” by playing in Frankston. “It’s exciting to add another chapter to our AFLW journey by return-
ing Saints’ footy to the Frankston region,” he said. “SkyBus Stadium played a key role in the establishment of our women’s football program, so to be able to take a home and away AFLW match back to that venue and play under its spectacular new lights will be a very special occasion.” The St Kilda Football Club has a complicated relationship with the
Frankston area. The club moved its training facilities to Seaford in 2009 in a move which cost millions to Frankston ratepayers. Despite signing a 50 year lease, the Saints ended up relocating to Moorabbin by 2018. Earlier this year St Kilda negotiated its lease with council, with a view of using the Seaford site as a community hub. Mr Finnis said that the
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game next month would be “a wonderful platform for us to showcase our new partnership with Frankston City Council to redevelop the Linen House Centre in Seaford into a stateof-the-art Healthy Futures Hub.”
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