Frankston City Council announced its 2009 Australia Day Citizen of Year and Young Citizen of the Year at a special Australia Day citizenship ceremony at the Frankston Arts Centre.

Frankston City Council is urging residents to have a fire management plan in place following a number of bushfires in the municipality this week.

In 2009, February in Frankston means five weekends of free music and other cultural activities and entertainment on the foreshore. First up, on Sunday, 1 February, is a celebration of freedom and connection featuring Jamaican reggae, East Timorese folk songs, African dance and hip hop.

The Focus on Frankston photography competition enabled residents to show what they love about their home town, and now the City's finest photos are on display for all to see.

The recent level of population expansion in Australia, and its subsequent effect on our natural environment, has received relatively little comment, but Melbourne-based artists Jackie McNamee and Danica Chappell are having their say in Frankston's city centre.

The Frankston Visitor Information Centre (VIC) is celebrating! And for good reason, yesterday (Monday, 19 January) marked the two year anniversary since the centre first opened its doors to the public on Saturday, 19 January 2007. As an early birthday present, the VIC received its 100,000 visitor shortly into the new year on Friday, 9 January.

Kingsley Park Primary School is the new host school for one of Frankston City Council's After School Care Programs. There currently are a number of vacancies, and local families can book their children in by phoning 1300 322 322.

Karingal and Langwarrin residents can enjoy all the celebrations in Frankston on Australia Day and have a wise nite out by catching the nitewise bus service safely home in the evening.

Under State Government regulations premises considered Class 3 Shared Accommodation Buildings will be required to have a sprinkler system installed that meets Australian Standards, from 14 June 2009.

The Life in the City cultural program is back again for its sixth year, featuring free outdoor entertainment from January to April in some of Frankston's most beautiful outdoor settings. As is tradition, the first event is a free Children's Day at the George Pentland Botanic Gardens on Wednesday, 21 January, from 10:00am to 12:30pm.

Enforcement of the Kerbside Trading Guidelines, designed to provide a fair balance between pedestrian and trader use of the footpath, and ensure that shopping areas are safe and accessible for residents and visitors, is now underway.

The Pines Seaford Fishing Club has launched its new junior fishing club, and is looking to attract new members. Junior membership is free, and the club has all the necessary equipment available for junior members to borrow, thanks to a VicHealth grant and the support of Gone Fishing in Carrum Downs.

Works have commenced to install lighting on two soccer pitches at Lawton Park in Langwarrin. The park comprises seven soccer pitches, and is used by the Langwarrin Soccer Club.

Some of Australia's best beach volleyballers will be taking to Frankston Beach, alongside the Frankston Waterfront Festival, for Round 2 of the Victorian Beach Volleyball Championships next weekend (17 and 18 January).

The Eisar drumming group from Susono, Frankston's Sister City in Japan, will be performing traditional Japanese festival music on both days of the Frankston Waterfront Festival next weekend (17 and 18 January). The group is in Frankston as part of a 27-strong official Sister City delegation that includes the Deputy Mayor of Susono, Councillors, business representatives and Susono residents.

The voluntary lock-out for licensed venues in the Frankston CAD will commence on Thursday, 15 January, after approval was given by the Director for Liquor Licensing, Sue Maclellan.

Frankston City Council's Business Coaching series gets underway for 2009 with Retaining and Recruiting Staff seminar at the Frankston Civic Centre on Thursday, 5 February. You can now reserve your place.

From Saturday, 17 January, until Sunday, 18 January, the foreshore will come to life for the 2009 Frankston Waterfront Festival (formerly known as the Sea Festival), proudly presented by ECS Group and hosted by Frankston City Council.

The Nemo Skimboarding Competition returns as part of the Frankston Waterfront Festival on Saturday, 17 January and the Frankston Youth Resource Centre (YRC) is putting out a call to all budding skimboarders.

Frankston has non stop activities and entertainment this summer, and with the opening of Eastlink, is now easier to get to than ever.

Centenary Park Golf Club has become Victoria's "home of junior golf", according to club professional Erik Hendrix.