🗳 State Election

Here's Exactly What Frankston City Is Asking Candidates For

We've been tracking Council's "Frankston City First" state election ask since Issue #1, usually rounded to "$19 million." This week we tracked down the actual advocacy document — and the real figure Mayor Sue Baker is putting to candidates is just over $17.05 million, itemised project by project.

The list: Bruce Park Pavilion redevelopment ($1.75M), Len Phelps Pavilion refurbishment ($2M), Langwarrin Men's Shed upgrade ($200K), a $5.85M package of five shared walking/cycling paths across Frankston, Langwarrin, Carrum Downs and Seaford, gateway entrance upgrades at the Frankston Freeway and Beach Street underpass, Community Connectors funding ($750K), Assertive Outreach homelessness support ($500K), Monterey Reserve revitalisation ($2M — see Suburb Spotlight), Baxter Park Master Plan kick-start funding ($1.8M) and a new district play space at Langwarrin's Lloyd Park ($2.2M).

Council says the campaign builds on a 2025 federal advocacy push that landed around $60 million for local projects, and that it will now formally brief local MPs and candidates across the Frankston, Carrum and Hastings electorates.

What this means for you: as of this issue, no candidate across any of the three electorates has publicly committed to any part of the list. With the November election approaching, that's the number to hold them to. Full list at frankston.vic.gov.au

🧒 Also This Week

Municipal Early Years Plan Up for Adoption

Council's final Municipal Early Years Plan 2026–2030 went before the 3 August Council meeting for adoption, following community consultation via Engage Frankston. ⚠️ We haven't yet confirmed the meeting outcome — we'll report back once minutes are published.

This Week: Frankston North

Two Cheques, One Suburb

Frankston North — once known as the Pines Forest Estate — is getting a fresh injection of investment this year, and this time it's not just talk. Council's 2026/27 Budget has locked in $1.77 million for improvements at Monterey Reserve, the suburb's main open space, with youth and multi-generational facilities planned under the Monterey Reserve Master Plan.

It doesn't stop there. Monterey Reserve also made Council's Frankston City First wish list for the November state election (see Big Story), with a further $2 million being sought from whoever wins government to finish the job properly.

It's a rare instance of a suburb that's spent years near the bottom of the infrastructure queue getting looked at twice in the same year — first with confirmed local funding, then with a state-level ask stacked on top. Worth watching whether the second cheque follows the first.

Frankston North still doesn't have a direct public transport link to the town centre — a gap we've flagged since Issue #1 — but for once, the suburb's got some genuinely fresh news to sit alongside the old open thread. Seen changes at Monterey Reserve already? [email protected]

Frankston Safety — Week of 27 July – 4 August

"The parks are looking great lately, apart from the odd bit of graffiti."

— Chris, Frankston

TRUE STORY

Only in Frankston does someone wander the supermarket aisles in board shorts, mid-winter, like it's nothing. No jacket, no explanation, just boardies and business as usual. Spotted anonymously by a local who, wisely, kept their distance and their coat on.

— Anon, Frankston  ·  Seen something that could only happen in Frankston? Send it to [email protected]

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