During the cooler months, Frankston City Council planted new baby street trees throughout the municipality, and is asking residents to adopt the trees on their nature strip.

Frankston City Council is announcing its 2008 Australia Day Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year at a special Australia Day citizenship ceremony, this Saturday (26 January), at the Frankston Civic Centre.

The Stiletto Sisters are returning to Frankston Waterfront after their successful debut last year at Frankston's annual Life in the City outdoor arts and entertainment program.

Frankston's summer of sport continues with the running of the I Love Frankston Cup race day at the picturesque Cranbourne Turf Club on Sunday, 10 February.

With the support of Frankston City Council, the Fox presents Rockstar Energy Southside Mini SX Open is returning to Frankston BMX Club on Saturday 2 February. The crowd will be given a special treat when two members of the world renowned Crusty Demons of Dirt - Cam Sinclair from Skye and Blake Williams from Baxter - put on a daring aerial display    

Sand Sculpting Australia stormed into town over the Sea Festival weekend, with record crowds flocking to the Frankston Waterfront for the opening of the Fairytales and Fables exhibition. The exhibit is in Frankston until 6 April.

More than 15,000 came to the Frankston Waterfront for the Frankston Sea Festival (19-20 January)  to enjoy the action and excitement of the I Love Frankston Beach Volleyball Series, Frankston Flatland Skimboard competition and rock away to sounds of Josh Owen and Michael Paynter

A recent visit from the Bin Cops has proven to be good news for the Fallows family. While audits of Frankston City recycling bins have shown 97 per cent of their contents are actually rubbish, the Fallows' bin only contained recyclable items, and as a result they won a family pass to AMC Cinemas.

The Frankston BMX Club's new pavilion will be officially opened by Frankston City Mayor Councillor Alistair Wardle on Sunday 20 January. The opening coincides with the Frankston heat of Track Attack, a weeklong BMX event that draws competitors from Victoria, interstate and overseas.

Yamala Park Tennis Club in Frankston South is one of nine tennis clubs in Frankston City which have had their courts treated with magnesium chloride to reduce their dependence on water. If you  are interested in playing  tennis  phone 9784 1888  to find  your nearest club

Signposted as Route 12, Frankston's Cultural Drive is an easy way to discover some of the City's best kept secrets The drive can be comfortably finished in one day, taking in a tour of art, history, nature, food and architecture.

The Life in the City program, now in its fifth year, gets underway for 2008 with a free Children's Day at the George Pentland Botanic Gardens on Wednesday 23 January.

Sports fans will be right at home in Frankston City this summer, with regional, national and international sporting events from the start of January through to 10 February, when the I Love Frankston Cup will be run and won.