Naranga School has won $2000 in a Safeway Fresh Food Kids competition. Photo: Hilton Stone

FOUR Frankston and Hastings schools will share $4500 to promote healthy eating, thanks to Safeway Fresh Food Kids community grants. » more

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Families and charities lay claim to rich recluse's millions

An advertisement has been placed in the Leader by lawyers seeking to find out more about Elsbeth Jean Dyke's life.

AN ELDERLY recluse who died leaving a $15 million fortune has unwittingly sparked a legal stoush among peninsula families and charities vying for the cash they say is rightfully theirs. » more

McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park director Robert Lindsay with one of Bill Henson's works. Photo: Hilton Stone

Henson's nudes on show in Frankston
CONTROVERSIAL nude-child photographer Bill Henson has works on show in Frankston. » more

Coin dealer John Reeves with the 1930 Australian penny he has sold for $40,000. Photo: Hilton Stone

Coin fetches $40,000 in Frankston
A RARE Australian coin has sold for $40,000 in Frankston. » more

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Help Luke join the grand tour
RISING soccer star Luke Strangis has been invited to tour the UK with an elite training squad but he needs help getting there. » more

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David Taylor, in his Smiths Gully studio, uses the Diamond Valley's natural beauty as the inspiration for his watercolours.
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Smiths Gully artist sees light as magic

WATERCOLOURIST David Taylor says any scene can be rendered remarkable by the right light. » more

Jordie Albiston thinks of poetry as a living and breathing art form.
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Finding challenge in verse

JORDIE Albiston loves the mathematics of poetry. » more

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One of the mystery road signs. For more, click on the gallery link in this article.

Langwarrin sign language

THE mystery road signs around Frankston we revealed sparked a global reaction. Read what people around the world thought about the witty installations. » more

Stolen gnomes and ornaments have taken up residence with Jan Masson at Aspendale Gardens Community Centre.

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