‘Nothing lasts forever,but I will miss it’:After 50 years,Myer Frankston to close its doors for good

‘Nothing lasts forever,but I will miss it’:After 50 years,Myer Frankston to close its doors for good

Myer opened its Frankston store to great fanfare in 1972,but now aims to clear three levels of stock with a large post-Christmas sale.

  • byRachael Dexter

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Hospital damaged,patients evacuated after construction equipment crashes through roof

Hospital damaged,patients evacuated after construction equipment crashes through roof

A piling rig,similar in size to a crane,crashed through the roof of Frankston Hospital in Melbourne’s south-east on Wednesday morning. No injuries have been reported.

  • byLachlan Abbott andCaroline Schelle
Two children charged after girl,11,stabbed in armed robbery

Two children charged after girl,11,stabbed in armed robbery

An 11-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in a lane at a Frankston shopping centre. Police have charged two children,aged 12 and 14,over the incident.

  • byJackson Graham
How these homes became surprise record-breakers

How these homes became surprise record-breakers

We’ve all heard of new house price records being set in the most expensive suburbs,but some buyers are willing to pay millions to live in once-overlooked neighbourhoods. What’s the drawcard?

  • byElizabeth Redman
Newport house sale leaves vendors ecstatic on record auction weekend

Newport house sale leaves vendors ecstatic on record auction weekend

Five bidders fought for a renovated three-bedroom house and even a passing driver lobbed an offer. But with the most homes for sale for the second week of February ever,other vendors weren’t so lucky.

  • byMelissa Heagney
Is a sculpture really a sculpture if you can’t see it?

Is a sculpture really a sculpture if you can’t see it?

As Australia’s first sculpture park celebrates its half century,the park director says we are seeing a dramatic evolution of the art form.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
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Prime suspect in 40-year Melbourne murder mystery dies

Prime suspect in 40-year Melbourne murder mystery dies

Harold Janman,88,who was interviewed by police about the murders of six women in Tynong North and Frankston,has died.

  • byJohn Silvester andAshleigh McMillan
More than 600 Frankston Hospital staff in isolation after outbreak

More than 600 Frankston Hospital staff in isolation after outbreak

Medical groups are demanding audits of ventilation systems as an outbreak at Frankston Hospital infects more than 50 staff and sidelines hundreds of healthcare workers.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
One in five Victorian health workers with COVID-19'caught it at work'

One in five Victorian health workers with COVID-19'caught it at work'

The warning comes as a major outbreak at Frankston Hospital reignites fears about the dangers of the virus spreading among medical staff working between hospitals.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Council fraudster used majority of proceeds to start Nepalese non-profit

Council fraudster used majority of proceeds to start Nepalese non-profit

A former council manager who defrauded ratepayers of more than $460,000 ploughed most of the funds into a project that connected Nepalese communities to hydroelectric stations.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Police believe missing Safety Beach man met with'foul play'

Police believe missing Safety Beach man met with'foul play'

A 28-year-old man who went missing from Frankston in June last year may have been murdered,detectives say.

  • byAshleigh McMillan