Lyrebird Community Centre are hosting a screening of 'Hope' on Friday, 24 June at 6:30pm, a stirring tale of refugee survival.

Frankston City Council may already be setting the standard on water savings, but they are now helping Lyrebird Community Centre staff and visitors save more than 250,000 litres of water each year!

Mayor Kris Bolam and St Kilda superstar Lenny Hayes  have teamed up to launch the Frankston Mayor's Reading Challenge, aimed at getting children aged 0-5 and their parents reading every day.

At McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park next week the $100,000 McClelland Sculpture Survey 2010 comes towards its closing date on Sunday, 17 July, and Premier Ted Baillieu opens the new Elisabeth Murdoch Walk on Saturday, 18 June.

Mayor Kris Bolam JP has paid tribute to the City's "environmental champions", giving thanks for the work of Environmental Friends Groups and schools in our natural reserves, and highlighting the growing partnerships between the two.

All budding young theatre performers will get a chance to impress the Bell Shakespeare company at a special workshop and audition at the Frankston Arts Centre (FAC) on Friday, 24 June.

The Frankston Poetry Slam is a chance for anyone to claim the microphone for two minutes and perform a piece that is creative and original! The only rules are only two minutes with the microphone and content must be family friendly.

The 2011/2012 Frankston City Council draft budget was released for public comment on Monday evening with a rate increase of 6.6% announced to fund necessary Council works and services. The average increase in residential rates is $79 or $1.50 per week.

The 2011-2015 Council Plan sets Council's priorities for the next four years with the resources and themes of the Frankston 2025 Community Vision and is now available for public comment.

Council's weekend Rapid Response Park Cleaning Service trial has been continued on a permanent basis, Mayor Kris Bolam JP announced last week.