COVID-19 Recovery Grants for community groupsUp to $10,000 available, round one applications close Friday 31 JulyOne-off funding is available to provide assistance to community groups for support or relief in response to a community need related to the impact of COVID-19. If your charity or not-for-profit misses the first round deadline, further funding rounds will open in the coming months. Rates relief for JobSeekersOne-off $200 rates waiver for eligible residentsCouncil is offering eligible JobSeekers who own and occupy their home, a one-off $200 rates relief waiver. Applications close on Wednesday 30 September. Stay safe, mask upAll Frankston City residents must wear a mask when outside their homeThis includes in the workplace. Children under 12 do not have to wear a mask and those with medical exemptions must carry proof with them at all times. Book your next immunisation todayCouncil is continuing to hold immunisation sessions during Stage 3 lockdownIf you or a family member is due for a scheduled immunisation, contact Council to make a booking. Customer service centres closed to publicDue to the risk of COVID-19 community transmission and current restrictions, we have closed our remaining customer service centres at Langwarrin and the Civic Centre until further notice. You can still reach our Customer Service Team Monday to Friday 8.30am–5 pm via: Live Chat: frankston.vic.gov.au Feeling unwell? Get testedVictorians with any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild should get tested and stay at home. Mobile testing is available at various locations across Frankston City, in addition to the screening clinics at Frankston and Rosebud hospitals. A new pop up screening clinic is currently open at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve Pavilion, Wedge Road Carrum Downs until Friday 31 July. Before you attend a screening clinic, please complete the online self-assessment to ensure you meet testing criteria. Visit the Peninsula Health website for more information on local screening options. Remember, it is critical to self isolate while you are waiting for your results. Karingal PLACE community surveyFeedback closes Saturday 15 AugustCouncil is seeking feedback on the Karingal PLACE Neighbourhood Centre. Have your say on climate changeSurvey closes Wednesday 26 August Council wants to hear your ideas for how we can work together to protect our community, economy and environment. If you live, work or visit the City, you can easily share your thoughts on climate change via the online survey or Big Ideas Forum. Your feedback will inform our Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Plan. Council Elections 2020: Candidate Information SessionThursday 30 July, 7pm, Frankston Arts Centre, corner Davey and Young Street, FrankstonFrankston City will be hosting an information session for all potential candidates. To assist Council with managing the logistics of the session (including any COVID-19 related requirements) we request you register your attendance by contacting the Governance Department via email: governance@frankston.vic.gov.au or phone: 9784 1038Mayor's Reading Challenge 2020Introduce your kids to a world of imagination and adventureFrankston City Libraries invites preschool age children (0–5 years) and their families to sign up for the Mayor’s Reading Challenge. It's fun, educational and kids receive a FREE book if you complete they challenge, as well as go in the draw to win one of three Robinson's Bookshop vouchers. Challenge closes Friday 11 September. Snap Send SolveReport local maintenance issues quickly and easilySimply download the Snap Send Solve app, take a photo of the problem and send it through with a brief description and the app will allocate this to the correct authority to action. New employment opportunities for localsLocals are being encouraged to apply for 37 new jobs at Council, under the Victorian Government’s Working for Victoria initiative. Since April, the $500 million initiative has matched more than 8,500 people who lost their jobs with employers needing additional staff. Supporting Frankston City through COVID-19 and beyondThere are plenty of resources, supports and information availableWe have collated the available information, funding and supports into one easy-to-access resource, to help our community to survive and thrive during the pandemic. Information is a mixture of Council supports and the help being offered by the Victorian and Australian governments, charity organisations and more. Staying active, healthy and entertained during lockdownLooking for a new restaurant or café offering delivery? Need your groceries delivered each week? Looking for a gift to celebrate someone special while in isolation? We've done the hard work for you and created a suite of blogs chock-full of local businesses ready and waiting to help you. We'll update you as more businesses confirm their plans, so check back regularly for more ideas. Sports lighting upgrade for Frankston Park OvalThe new lighting, a $2.8 million Council investment, is a boost for local, state and national football, providing broadcast standard conditions for VFL and AFLW matches once restrictions have eased. How would you improve playgrounds in your neighbourhood?Contribute to Council's upcoming Play Strategy until Wednesday 19 AugustSince we developed our last Play Strategy more than 10 years ago, the local population has grown and people want to see new opportunities, such as nature-based play and more adventurous play. Council is reviewing opportunities for play across the City, with existing play spaces being reviewed, taking into consideration the current and future needs of our growing community. FrankTALK with Stephanie WoodThursday 30 July, 12.30pm, via Zoom, FREE, bookings essentialFake is a startling true story of love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phones. It’s a powerful, richly layered investigative story for our time, drawing on Stephanie’s personal stories and the stories of other women who have been drawn into relationships based on duplicity and false hope. Raise the CurtainThursday 30 July, 7.30pm, livestreamed from the Frankston Arts Centre via Facebook and YouTube, cost: whatever you can afford.Hosted by Jimmy Rees from ABC’s Giggle & Hoot, Raise the Curtain will feature a selection of pop, rock and musical theatre classics from a host of national performers, including Bella Paige (The Voice runner-up 2018), Euan Doidge (Priscilla: Queen of the Desert), Simon Gleeson (Les Misérables), Natalie O’Donnell (Mamma Mia!), Angela Scundi (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and more. All funds raised from ticket sales will be distributed among artists on the night and local companies PLOS Musical Productions and Panorama Theatre Company. Please note, any images that do not include a face mask pre-date the Victorian Government mandate effective Thursday 23 July. Certain images were also taken prior to social distancing protocol. Council urges all residents to stay 1.5 metres apart and wear a face mask when not at home. 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