Bravissimo! Waterfront restaurant opening soon

Italian dining venue Roccella Lido is set to open at the Frankston Yacht Club in August 2026, bringing the flavours of southern Italy to Port Phillip Bay. 

Inspired by the sun-soaked coastlines of Sicily, the new venue will offer pizzas, fresh pasta, seafood and more, all served with sweeping waterfront views.  

Operated by the acclaimed Roccella Group, the restaurant is expected to create up to 90 local jobs and provide flexible spaces for everyday dining, celebrations and events. 

Roccella Lido will join a growing collection of dining and activation across the foreshore, shaping an exciting new chapter for Frankston’s waterfront. 

Jubilee Park’s newest upgrade is greener, smarter… and almost ready to roll! 

If you’ve visited Jubilee Park lately, you might’ve spotted something fresh taking shape beside John Coburn Oval — a brand‑new 3,800sqm grass‑cell car park that blends into the landscape. 

This isn’t your everyday car park.  

Under the new turf is a hidden grid of super‑strong cells that reinforces the ground, creating a stable surface that still looks just like natural lawn.  

So, what does that mean for the community? 

• More parking on busy game days 

• A green, open space for picnics, wandering, cheering on during training and games or just relaxing 

• A durable surface that stays usable in all weather — without sacrificing the park’s natural feel.

Right now the turf is settling in, and we’re expecting to open the space mid‑March — perfectly timed for the start of the footy season. 

This upgrade is part of the Jubilee Park Master Plan, which is steadily enhancing the entire precinct. Recently we added new pathway lighting from Nursery Avenue, making evening sessions and strolls brighter and safer. 

Have you booked your accessible beach experience? 

Bookings for equipment to assist people with disabilities to access Frankston Foreshore are available Thursdays to Saturdays, 10.30am–2.30pm, for use between the Frankston Pier and Kananook Creek.

Equipment includes:

• 70 meters of beach matting
• bookable shaded daybeds
• free beach wheelchairs and beach walkers
• wheelchair transfer hoist

Frankston City Council worked with Accessible Beaches Australia to bring the pilot to Frankston, with the support of the Frankston Social Inclusion Action Group, local businesses, community organisations and volunteers. The pilot program will conclude on Saturday 28 February.

International Women's Day lunch

Tuesday 3 March, Frankston Library, FREE

We invite women and and female-identifying people to enjoy lunch together and hear from local women and organisations working to advance gender equality.

Sandstorm Events presents

Australian Sand Sculpting Championships 2026

Saturday 28 March–Sunday 26 April
McCombs Reserve

We're excited to welcome Sandstorm Events Australia's Australian Sand Sculpting Championships back to Frankston Waterfront in 2026 (28 March – 26 April).

This year's theme is The Enchanted Realm

Get ready to be amazed as 15 of the world’s best sand sculptors transform more than 400 tonnes of sand into stunning fairytale castles, mighty dragons and enchanting mythical creatures straight out of your favourite stories It’s a world of wonder and imagination that will delight little adventurers and grown-ups alike.

There's also daily sand sculpting workshops, interactive photo moments, sand bottles and sand art, sculptor talks, mini golf, a giant sand pit and food trucks.

And this year, there's an ALL-NEW immersive Govee light show experience that will bring the sculptures to life with dazzling lights and enchanting music. Follow @sandstormeventsaustralia for more info.

Carlsberg Beach Club

Until Sunday 29 March, Friday–Sunday, 12pm until sunset, FREE entry
Frankston Waterfront

Join in the fun again this year as the Carlsberg Beach Club returns to our foreshore. The club is all about setting the scene for summer and autumn afternoons filled with great food, live music and ice-cold drinks by the bay. The beach club is one of four major events funded by Frankston City Council until the Destination Event Activation Program (DEAP) — alongside the Frankston Swim Classic, Australian Sand Sculpting Championships and Frankston Winter Fire Festival. Summer starts here, see you beachside!

Stellar Short Film Festival

Saturday 28 February
McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery

Stellar Short Film Festival the premium open-air celebration of Australia’s best short films is back. The festival was a sell out in 2025 and likely will be again this year! The best award-winning short films screened amongst the trees and sculptures of McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery for one night only, with beautiful food and drinks from your favourite local producers. Great food, live entertainment, cinema, sculptures and summer vibes all come together for an unforgettable night under the stars.

Little Beauty Market

Saturday 28 February, Saturday 28 March, Sunday 26 April 9am–2pm,
Beauty Park, corner High Street and Young Street, FREE entry

Gather your favourite people, bring your curiosity and step into a place where every corner reveals something stunning. Whether you’re on the hunt for unique treasures or simply want to immerse yourself in a world of creative wonder, Little Beauty Market is the place to be.  Come and enjoy:

• the very best curated selection of over 100 stallholders
• amazing hot food from all over the world
• a bar fully stocked with local beer and cider
• live, local music all day
• gourmet food aplenty ready to devour immediately or take home for later.

Follow @littlebeautymarket

$250,000 allocated to attract a new wave of events to Frankston City. 

Do you have an idea for a major event that would elevate Frankston City as a creative events destination? Well, you’re in luck!

Share your concept with us, and you could be eligible for a slice of $250,000 in funding courtesy of Council’s Destination Event Attraction Program (DEAP).

The best applications will bring our event spaces to life wow locals attract visitors engage local businesses and build upon our reputation as a creative events, arts, and culture destination

The 2025-2026 Program has a proven track record of bringing high-calibre events to the city, having delivered the return of Carlsberg Beach Club, the Australian Sand Sculpting Championships and the Frankston Swim Classic, which are all significant pillars of the city’s event calendar in 2026. In addition, the program will support the inaugural Frankston Winter Fire Festival this coming June

Applications for the DEAP are open now and close Sunday 8 March.

Frankston Street Art Festival prepares to once again transform our CBD

Frankston Street Art Festival is transforming our city centre into vibrant outdoor gallery from 16–22 March, with large-scale murals and creative works produced live across the city centre during a week-long celebration of public art. Artists from Australia and overseas work on site, turning buildings and laneways into striking artworks that reflect a broad range of styles, stories and cultural influences, while inviting the community to witness the creative process as it unfolds.

Throughout the festival, audiences can engage with the city’s growing street art collection through free guided walking tours, led by knowledgeable local guides. These tours offer insight into both new and existing artworks, the techniques behind them, and the ideas that shape contemporary street art practice. Visitors may also encounter artists working live, providing a rare opportunity to see large-scale artworks develop in real time.

Introducing Street Art Studio for the very first time, a live creative hub where artists produce new work across multiple mediums in an indoor setting. The Studio allows visitors to move through the space, observe artists at work, and engage with the process behind the finished pieces. Selected artworks created in the Studio will be offered via silent auction as part of the broader festival program, creating a direct link between artists, audiences and collectors.

Where does your FOGO waste go? The journey from bin to soil

Ever wondered what happens after you roll out your food organics and garden organics (FOGO) bin? Behind every lime green lid is a process that turns food scraps and garden waste into compost for Victorian farms. Once collected, this material goes to a composting facility, where it’s sorted to remove contamination and composted for six to 12 weeks.

The result? High-quality compost ready for use. It’s a team effort: residents who sort correctly, drivers who collect bins and Council’s Waste Circularity team — all working together to give FOGO material a second life. Sorting correctly at home is essential.

Even small items like plastic bread tags can contaminate compost, so take a moment to remove all packaging.

Thanks to the 80 per cent of the community already using FOGO, 16,000 tonnes of food and garden waste avoided landfill in 2025. Households with a Frankston City Council waste service who do not currently have a FOGO bin, will automatically receive a FOGO bin in the citywide rollout in May/June. But why wait? This is your last chance to opt in early. Become a FOGO early adopter and help lead Frankston City towards a cleaner, greener future. 

Sculpted Sounds Music Festival

Saturday 7 March
McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery

Sculpted Sounds is transforming McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery, Langwarrin into a bold new outdoor music experience. Set among native bushland and world-class sculpture, Sculpted Sounds marks a new chapter for McClelland in its 54-year legacy as a leading arts charity.

The 2026 lineup features some of Australia’s most celebrated and compelling artists and take your taste buds on tour with a curated lineup of gourmet food trucks serving up local legends and festival favourites.

Licensed bars across the site will keep the good times flowing with a mix of cold brews, local wines and alcohol-free options: the perfect pairing for an epic day of live music and good vibes.

More flavours are rolling into Frankston City!

From 1 June, our mobile food van scene is getting bigger, better and even tastier!

After a huge response to Council’s recent Expression of Interest process, we’re welcoming more vendors, new flavours and even a brand‑new site at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve (thanks to community feedback!).

One of the friendly faces returning is Jimmy Abou‑Karroum (pictured) from Rolling Mugshot at Riviera Car Park, Seaford. For almost two years, Jimmy’s been serving early risers with great coffee, good humour and genuine warmth — becoming part of many locals' morning routine.

Jimmy says the community has supported him from day one, and he’s thrilled to continue brewing connections with a new three‑year license agreement.

Last year, Rolling Mugshot raised $850 for Theodora’s Cheerful Givers through a community event, and Jimmy’s already planning more ways to give back.

He embodies the essence of what our mobile food van program is all about — people building small businesses, creating jobs, supporting local suppliers and adding life to the places residents and visitors love!

So, who’s rolling out from 1 June?

Ballam Park

• The Laughing Lark Mobile Café
• Crepe Delices
• IceCream Man

Olivers Hill Boat Ramp

• Little Olly’s
• Captn Brew
• Fresh & Fuel

Overport Park

• Harmony Place

Riviera Car Park

• Rolling Mugshot

Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve (NEW!)

• The Laughing Lark Mobile Cafe – Van 2

Lloyd Park

• Coffee on Q

Robinsons Park, Seaford North Reserve Play Space & Sandfield Reserve

• Bean Brewed has their choice of these three locations.

L2P Mentor Drivers wanted

The L2P program empowers young learner drivers who can’t access a supervising driver or vehicle, by providing them with a volunteer driving mentor who can support them to gain their driving hours and license. To be a driving mentor you must: 

• be over 21 years old
• hold a full Victorian Driver’s License
• undertake a screening process
• be committed to uphold Child Safety policies.

Our driving mentors are given training and ongoing support, a vehicle for each driving lesson and the opportunity to make a positive difference in the community. Driving mentors give young people at least one to two hours a week of their time and experience, mentorship to learn how to drive safely and the confidence and skills to get their probationary license, which will enable them to pursue education and employment.

For more information contact the L2P Project Team on 0408 165 110 or email L2P@frankston.vic.gov.au

Be a part of our vibrant multicultural community

There are lots of ways you can be involved in Council's CALD Network and Multicultural Communities, including the CALD Network Steering Group, regular Multicultural Meet and Greets and lots of ongoing events. This includes the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations on Saturday 21 February!

Kitten adoption day

Sunday 22 March, 10am–3pm, Frankston Mechanics Institute, 1N Plowman Place

Join us at the Frankston Mechanics Institute Hall, where our Friends at The Lost Dogs’ Home will have kittens on site looking for their forever homes. As part of the 2026 Kitten Adoption Day, the Lost Dogs’ Home will be reducing the adoption fee from $270 to $100. On the day you’ll have the chance to meet lots of adorable kittens aged mostly under three months (all under six months).

Each kitten will:

• have a $100 adoption fee
• be desexed, microchipped and vaccinated
• come with two years free pet registration with Frankston City Council (you won’t need to pay your annual registration fee until 10 April 2028).

As part of Council’s annual First 30 Forever Furry Friends pet adoption program, the first 30 households who adopt a kitten on the day and register their new pet to a property within the Frankston municipality, will have their $100 adoption fee covered by Council.

Frankston Indigenous Nursery Open Day

Saturday 28 March, 9am–12pm, 32R McMannis Way, Seaford

The autumn growing season is almost here! The Frankston Indigenous Nursery has been busy propagating local indigenous plants and they're finally ready to share them with you! Come along to the Open Day this March, including:

• special Guest Speaker: author Jaclyn Crupi will share insights from her inspiring book ‘Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies: How to create a garden that attracts Australian wildlife’
• learn about Frankston’s Gardens for Wildlife program and how to get a free backyard consult, or register to be a garden guide
• meet passionate environmental volunteers and learn how you can get involved
• take home some native plant tubestock for your garden, just in time for the autumn planting season
• FREE coffee served by local coffee legends Messin’ With Jim
• FREE sausage sizzle run by the 1st Langwarrin Scouts Group (vego option available!)
• Enjoy an event special 20% off discount at Roving Refills.

Community engagement is back for 2026 — and your voice matters

Want to lend your voice the future of Frankston City? You’re in luck! The time has come to help shape the year ahead thanks to Council’s engagement period.

We have four topics that we would love your thoughts on, with the results helping Council to best allocate resources and support, and make decisions on matters that benefit the community.

• What programs on services would you like to see at Karingal PLACE?
• How can we improve our current Tree Protection Local Law?
• Would you support a differential rate on long term vacant commercial real estate within the Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre?

We also have a group of financial policies under review where your input is going to be valuable.

These topics are open for engagement until Wednesday 4 March — don’t miss your chance to lend your voice to the conversation.

Engage Frankston is your place to share opinions and ideas, provide feedback and help influence the Council decisions that affect your everyday life. Head to the Engage Frankston website to share your feedback — and sign up to be the first to hear about new engagement projects year-round.

Frankston City: a place where people belong

Frankston City has been officially recognised as an Established Welcoming City via Welcoming Australia

This national accreditation recognises our commitment to creating a community where everyone feels welcome, respected and able to participate — no matter their background, culture or faith

Welcoming Cities’ independent assessment found Frankston City Council demonstrates strong leadership in inclusion and social cohesion, with welcoming practices embedded across policies, services and community programs.

Council achieved an overall score of 4.4 out of 5, placing Frankston City firmly at the Established level of accreditation.

Want to get to know your neighbours better? Here’s your chance! 

Neighbours Every Day is coming up on Sunday 29 March, and to celebrate, the Social Inclusion Action Group Frankston is giving away 25 x $100 Woolworths vouchers to help you host your very own neighbourhood get‑together! Neighbours Every Day is all about creating friendly connections that make our community stronger and more resilient. 

Be one of the first 25 people to register your event and snag a voucher!

Let’s make Frankston City a place where everyone feels welcome and connected.
The Neighbours Every Day initiative is run each by Relationships Australia and proudly championed locally by the Social Inclusion Action Group and Frankston City Council. 

Dog beach restrictions 

For everyone’s safety and comfort, dogs are not allowed on our beaches in peak usage times in the summer months, with restrictions applying until 31 March 2026:  

Reminder: no dogs between 9.30am–7.30pm 

Dogs allowed before/after these times on a lead. Don’t forget your clean-up bags! There are also still plenty of places, including the Keast Park beach, to let your furry friend enjoy some off-lead time, see more detail below. 

February rates instalment 

A reminder that the February instalment of your annual rates payment will be mailed out to all residents by the end of January, with payment due by Sunday 28 February. For more information, including concessions, payment plans and hardship assistance, click the link below.

Stay in control of your jet ski this summer

Safe Transport Victoria's Cool Your Jets initiative is here to help you ride smart, stay safe, and make waves the right way on your jet ski all summer long! Visit the website for tips on staying safe before you hit the water this summer.

Meet your Ward Councillor

Would you like to meet with your local Ward Councillor to discuss a specific issue relating to your ward or the wider Frankston area? Meet your Ward Councillor meetings provide an opportunity for you to meet directly with your local Ward Councillor on specific ward or municipal issues relating to council, within the functions and duties of their role as a Councillor.

You might use the time to questions like:

• When is the next Hard Waste Collection?
• Can we have a public litter bin / dog waste bin installed?
• I have a pothole in my street, how do I report it?

Next available meeting opportunity:

Councillor: Cr Kris Bolam 
Time: 9am–12pm(15-minute time slots available)
Date: 15 April 2026
Location: Karingal Place Neighbourhood Centre, 103 Ashleigh Avenue, Frankston

These meetings will be held at scheduled times throughout the year and at designated locations. In the meantime, you can request a meeting with your Ward Councillor by filling in the form below. 

Not sure who your Ward Councillor is? Find them here.

Pathway upgrade Overport Park 

We’re upgrading the pathway leading to the pedestrian bridge connecting Overport Park to Sweetwater Creek as part of the park’s master plan. Works are expected to kick off on Monday 23 February and will take about two weeks (weather permitting). During this time, access to the pathway and bridge will be disrupted, so please seek alternative routes and follow all signage. 

New play spaces are on the way! 

We’re excited to kick off this year’s play space upgrades, starting with Ferndale Reserve in Frankston and Heritage Reserve in Skye! Here’s a little of what you can look forward to at both locations: 

• shade sails for sunny days 
• a range of play options for children of all ages 
• more spots to sit, relax and catch up  
• accessible paths 
• tree planting 
• brand‑new multi‑sports courts.

A quick heads‑up: the new courts take a little extra time to build because the acrylic surfacing needs consistent warm, dry weather. 

These upgrades were shaped by our community, and they form part of Council’s Play Strategy. Because these are local major play spaces, they won’t include facilities like toilets or BBQs. 

Ferndale Reserve is fully funded by Council ($400,000) and Heritage Reserve is co‑funded by the Victorian Government ($240,000) and Council ($184,000) 

Up next: Upgrades at Gamble, Lipton and Banyan reserves. Stay tuned! 

Libraries After Dark

Thursdays, 6pm–10pm, Carrum Downs Library, FREE

Along with all the normal borrowing, computers and printing services, we have a range of activities, workshops, author talks and games. Or just come in for a cuppa and a chat! Libraries After Dark is free and everyone is welcome to join us. 

We have a Justice of the Peace service available at Carrum Downs Library on Thursday evening. Find out more here

The Libraries After Dark Program is supported by the Victorian Government. For more information about Libraries After Dark, please visit the Libraries After Dark website.

Lano & Woodley: Work In Progress

Thursday 5–Saturday 7 March, cost: $40

Something very exciting is coming…

In 2026 Lano & Woodley will be touring a brand new show all around Australia.

Before they head out on the road join them at the Frankston Arts Centre as they present these very special Work in Progress showings of their latest Opus.