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Getting into the swing of things A MURAL of a tree branches across a wall on Clyde Street Mall in Frankston. The new mural, titled Tree of Dreams, was painted by artist Sara Catena (pictured). She said that she hopes visitors to the mall will “dream away” when they see the mural. “It is a mindful moment to dip into that place of joy within, a place of love and hope – a reminder to dream of a positive future,” she said. “The visuals in Tree of Dreams are the setting of childhood – a timeless moment of bare feet, blue skies and limitless dreaming. A time when anything was possible. What if you could return to that place time and place again just for a moment.” Funding for the artwork came from the state government’s Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions. Picture: Supplied
Final budget spending approved Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON Council has given the final tick of approval to its 2021/2022 budget. The final budget includes multimillion dollar works at Jubilee Park, Monterey Reserve, and Pat Rollo Reserve. Other projects included as part of $65 million in capital works spend-
ing are the playground implementation program, the sporting grounds playing surface renewal program, a public park on Evelyn Street, the Ballam Park Athletic Precinct track redevelopment, local area traffic management in the Seaford precinct, and the sculpture and public artwork development program. The mayor, Cr Kris Bolam, said that council had made some adjustments to its budget after the conclusion of a consultation period.
“After careful consideration of all submissions, the adopted budget includes amendments with funding for the Frankston Music Community Network ($28,000), a contribution to the Peninsula Link access footpath ($25,000) and funding to PGA Australia towards the Golf Learning Hub, subject to agreed deliverables and milestones demonstrating tangible progress of the project to council’s satisfaction ($60,000),” he said.
“Frankston City is one of the highest infrastructure spending councils in the region. We have an ambitious program including the almost $35 million Jubilee Park Stadium upgrade.” Council will also commit another $200,000 in additional ratepayer funding to plant more trees, aiming for a target of 20,000 a year. Ratepayers will spend $200,000 to establish the Frankston Business and Industry Chamber, formerly known at
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the Frankston Business Chamber. Frankston ratepayers will be hit with a 1.5 per cent rate rise. Council projects a healthy surplus of just over $19 million. Cr Bolam said that the budget would help Frankston recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Council will spend another $3.86 million on COVID-19 support measures in the coming financial year. Continued page 6
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