Frankston City Council's General Manager Development, Mark Brady, has accepted the position of General Manager Corporate Services at the City of Port Phillip, and will be finishing at Frankston City on Friday, 21 August.

Frankston City Council's customer relations staff have been lined up against the best from local government, the banks, airlines, utilities and more, and come out smelling like roses!

The Frankston Community Fund received a most welcome 'kick start' with Melbourne City Lord Mayor Robert Doyle pledging up to $100,000 from the Lord Mayor's Charitable Trust.

Open Field has been installed in the White Street Mall and will be there until 19 September. And while Frankston City Council has completed a major refurbishment of the mall to make it more 'user-friendly', Open Field is not another stage of Frankston city centre beautification, but an exhibition from Melbourne artist Yasmin Heisler.

Local school students  can learn  more about  a very rewarding career in Health and Community Services at a special careers forum this Tuesday (28 July) at the Frankston Arts Centre.

Frankston City Council's Community Grants recipients for 2009-2010 have been announced, with 81 groups to receive more than $172,000 so far to assist their work in the community.

Frankston City residents will get a first hand insight into Frankston City Council's Municipal Emergency Management Plan at a special community meeting to be held on 6 August.

Frankston City Council is encouraging residents to do the right thing and check with Council before they do any building works to avoid the risk of being fined.

Book now for Frankston City Council's fun filled Youth Services Camp for young teenagers and their  'significant other' in Cowes during the September school holidays.

Sunday, 2 August is National Tree Day, and Council Natural Reserves Rangers are joining forces with local residents to bring new life to the Seaford Wetlands.

Amongst the cynicism about the global financial crisis, Frankston City appears to be coming out of the slump in better shape than expected, with the Central Activities District (CAD) seeing an influx of new business arrivals in recent months.

I know what you did, a major new video work by Melbourne artist Roger Alsop, is the latest exhibit for the White Street Project.   His work allows passers-by to travel back in time.

Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula's most stylish event - the Mayoral Fundraising Ball - has raised in excess of $55,000 for the CFA throughout the two municipalities.