Don t miss out on your chance to meet Dr Harry Cooper who is back this year for Frankston Citys annual Pets Day Out on Sunday, 9 October, from 10:00am  to 4:00pm at Ballam Park, Frankston

Frankstons Ambassadors have had a makeover and are now a part of the Street Watch Team.

Frankston City Mayor, Cr Kris Bolam JP, has thrown his support behind a rally organised by the Association of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres ANHLC at Orwil Street Community House last Thursday, calling for both the State and Federal Governments to restore their funding of the Take A Break Occasional Childcare program.

As part of this years Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), acclaimed authors Kirsty Murray, Sue Lawson, Chris Morphew and Heath McKenzie will be travelling to Frankston as part of the MWF regional tour will visit Frankston on Friday, 2 September.

Mayor Kris Bolam JP and the people of Karingal will be hot on the trail of literacy this Friday 26 August when the first ever Karingal Literacy Trails held.

Frankston is having its own Literacy Festival this September at the Frankston Library, featuring renowned adventure author Michael Panckridge, drawing workshops with Terry Denton, poetry competitions and much more.

The sparkling new soccer pavilion at Baxter Park is ready for action, and club members will join Mayor Kris Bolam JP and the State Member for Frankston, Geoff Shaw MP, to unveil their new home next Monday (29 August).

How is the nature of evil best understood If that is a topic that interests you then Frankston �™s Philosophy Café is the place to be on 31 August.

Sausage sizzles, dim sims, African drumming, and Nissan 300zx and vintage Mustang car displays. Sounds like the perfect way to treat dad for Fathers Day, and it �™s all at the Karingal PLACE Market.

The Frankston Arts Centre and Frankston Visitor Information Centre (VIC) are a good first step if looking for a treat for dad for Fathers Day, offering Hale and Pace or a change in pace - the chance to visit some of the best kept secrets in the region.

Frankston City Councils My Address initiative has taken out a Telstra Local Government Excellence in ICT Award.

Thanks to Kids Can Ride and the Frankston Youth Resource Centre (YRC), three Carrum Downs youngsters have lived out a dream on the slopes of Mount Buller.

The Frankston Community Fund is on the hunt for $100,000, and you can help them get there by frocking up and having a ball, literally, at the Funds Spring Fundraising Ball at the Frankston Arts Centre.

Kananook Creek Boulevard has picked up its first national award, becoming just one of three Victorian projects honoured at the CCAA National Public Domain Awards for the public artwork in the boulevards concrete walls.

The revitalisation of the Frankston Central Activities Area (CAA) continues to gain momentum with $300,000 from the State Government to upgrade Young Street.

Council continues its crackdown on tobacco retailers who sell cigarettes to children, and Mayor Kris Bolam JP has warned those who don't get the message will end up in court.

See Krakouer, the award winning play about footys famous indigenous Krakouer brothers at Frankston Arts Centre tomorrow night or Wednesday afternoon.

Frankston City Council recently resolved to retain the Frankston Safe Boat Harbour Project on hold for the balance of 2011, pending a reassessment of market conditions in early 2012.

The winner of the FrankstonTV YouTube competition is 10 year old Frankston resident Leon Mavracic and his father Michael with their video entitled What Leon Likes about Frankston

No one likes the hassle or intrusion of having their car broken into or even stolen, and now 'Operation Bounce Back' is helping people reduce the chances of becoming a victim.

The Frankston City Recycling and Safe Disposal Directory  has cheap, safe and environmentally friendly ways to recycle or safely dispose of computers, televisions, mattresses, mobile phones, chemicals, white goods, printer cartridges, paint, x-rays and more.

Locals will be able to experience first hand the world renowned Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship on 25 March next year when the 3.8km swim takes place in Frankstons foreshore, the 180km bike leg winds its way through Frankston Citys streets heading to EastLink, and the 42.2km run begins here before the triathletes reach the finish line in St Kilda.

Frankstons foreshore won the 2011 Clean Beach of the Year Award at the Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 2011 on Friday 29 July.