Special guest speaker Dr Karen Malone, a Professor of Social Sciences and Asia-Pacific Director of UNESCO's worldwide Growing Up In Cities project, will discuss this important topic at a free forum on 10 November.

Separating your recycling from your rubbish is more important than ever to ensure mixed recyclables don't end up in landfill. New recycling trucks with on-board cameras allow drivers to see instantly if recycling bin-loads are contaminated with rubbish.

Getting on the internet is now an easy thing for Frankston North residents, with free public broadband internet access available at the Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre and the King Close Community Centre.

This year's    Langwarrin Festival was a huge success, with more than 3000 people flocking to Cruden Farm, while more than 500 people took part in the I Love Frankston Fun Run in September. What do they have in common? They were both supported by Council's Community Grants Program.

Victoria's biggest summer orchid show is coming to Frankston, with Orchids on High Street set to bring garden enthusiasts from across Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula to the City on the weekend of 31 October  and 1 November.

Passionate about the place you live, or about the future direction it is being taken in? Now there is a place to make your voice heard, and local governments will be taking notice.

Frankston City's RECHARGE Scheme was launched in Carrum Downs in June, and is now expanding around the municipality, with 18 businesses on board. The program received a huge boost this month with Centro Karingal and Langwarrin Gateway Shopping Centre becoming new partners.

Just when it looked like students at St Francis Xavier Primary School would be without library during term four, the Frankston Library has come to the rescue, signing up all 160 students at the school as members.

The warm weather has returned and now it's time to get outside and active, especially now that the circus is in town for International Children's Week! Events are being held on 27 and 29 October.

The TravelSmart project is about to be launched in Langwarrin, and students are already following the green line for safety. Wednesday, 21 October will see the launch of the first 'Park and Stride' location next to the Langwarrin Public Hall on Cranbourne-Frankston Road.

Diane Doesn't Sleep is the culmination of 18 months hard work, and a surreal look at the realities of living with an intellectual disability 'down the Peninsula'. The show, presented by Arts Access Victoria, will make its first appearances on Friday, 16 and Saturday, 17 October at the Frankston Arts Centre.

Frankston City Council is continuing its annual preparations for the fire season with a community meeting for residents adjoining the Sweetwater Creek Nature Reserve during Fire Action Week, on Saturday, 17 October.

Frankston City has been named a State Finalist in two categories at the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) Awards for Marketing Excellence, held at the Arts Centre in Melbourne.

Frankston City seniors have the chance to go "back in time" with a genuine Old Time Movie Evening at the Samuel Sherlock Hall on Friday, 9 October, featuring the 1944 classic Bathing Beauty played on a genuine 16 millimetre projector, thanks to the Macartan Club and Mornington Film Society.

They have performed for and entertained in crowded public places, at schools, businesses and many well known organisations including the Austin Hospital and The Jewish Museum. Now they are performing at the Frankston Library on Friday, 16 October, and admission is FREE!

Frankston City Council is again preparing for fire season with inspections of properties and fuel reductions works in Council reserves,  and a Fire Awareness Information Session on Tuesday, 13 October.

Langwarrin's best day of family fun and activities is back, with the Langwarrin Festival on again at Cruden Farm on Sunday, 18 October, and emerging local band Caution will be rocking their suburb.

Centenary Park Golf Course, Melbourne's longest public course, is calling on the young 'superstars' of the sport to take part in The Pump Golf 9-Hole Shootout on Sunday, 11 October and see if they can match the feats of 10 year old Jordan Ward.