The Frankston Visitor Information Centre (VIC) is celebrating its fourth birthday this week, and the party has received a boost with recently released data showing Frankston is being viewed more as a destination than a gateway.

April 1 - 10 is National Youth Week, and to celebrate some of the region's best skateboard, scooter and BMX riders will be taking to the Wells Street Plaza in the Frankston CAD.

Frankston City Council is holding a Hoon Driving Public Meeting on Tuesday, 29 March and wants residents who experience hoon driving in their streets to attend and share their experiences and concerns.

At the Lyrebird Community Centre on Wednesday, 6 April members of the local Sudanese community will be speaking on their personal experiences in Sudan, stories of fleeing their home country and the background of the conflict in Sudan.

Frankston City's Life in the City program heads to the George Pentland Botanic Gardens this April with a performance of Shakespeare's King Lear as well as the ever popular Children's Day event starring The Green Crusaders from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

The Frankston Arts Centre is the place to be this April for comedy of a different kind, with the silent Unspeakable and the touching Tuesdays with Morrie on show in the first week of the month.

Twelve tobacco retailers in the Frankston City municipality have been caught selling cigarettes to children by the Council's Environmental Health Officers, and people concerned about retailers selling to children should ring the Council's Environmental Health team on 9768 1317.

Centenary Park Golf Club continues to do Frankston proud, with its junior pennant team winning the Victorian Golf Association flag for the south eastern region at the end of last year and then backing it up two weeks ago by winning both divisions of the Victorian Golf League.

The Ventana Fiesta street party returns in style this year on Saturday, 19 March, and this colourful event is sure to be a photographer's dream, especially if their photo wins the fantastic prize on offer.

Bored with what is on the television these days? Why not tune into Frankston TV, a new initiative launched by  Frankston City Hall of Fame inductee and Channel Seven newsreader Peter Mitchell.

Timomatic - the star of Fame the Musical and So You Think You Can Dance - will be appearing at this year's Pines Pride Festival on 20 March, which will be filled with 'family fun'.

Frankston Homeless Support Services built a shower and meeting facility for homeless and disadvantaged people with the help of Council's Community Grants program. What could your organisation to do with a financial grant?

A celebrity basketball match in Frankston on Saturday, 19 March not only offers great family entertainment but is helping raise funds for the Frankston District Basketball Association, the Frankston Community Fund and beyondblue: the national depression initiative.

If you would like to have a say in how we can create cleaner and greener future, join in the Creative Conversations about Greening Our Future on Wednesday, 16 March at the Frankston Library.

The world's most famous circus, the Great Moscow Circus, is coming to Frankston and its impact will last long after the giant tents have been packed up, with all ticket sales from the opening night performance on Wednesday, 23 March going to the Frankston Community Fund.

Frankston Arts Centre patrons attending the upcoming performance of Breast Wishes could win a beautiful pink sapphire diamond ring or gorgeous sapphire drop earrings kindly provided by Hoskings Jewellers.