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Outside Hotel Paradiso in Frankston.

Hotel Paradiso

A 330-person bar with an ’80s-Miami-inspired fitout.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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The Mornington Peninsula has recorded strong price growth over the longer term.

Where you should have bought a house in Melbourne 10 years ago

If you could go back a decade, would you buy in a blue-chip suburb – or would you take a chance on the fringe?

  • Kate Halfpenny
Street art in Frankston.

‘Highest density of quality artworks I’ve ever seen’: Welcome to Frankston

From hidden laneways to towering walls, the suburb has become a living canvas. It will host a free street party this weekend.

  • Hannah Hammoud
Cabanas line Safety Beach from end-to-end on Saturday, January 11.

Why the beach wars are hotter than ever this summer

From cabanas to jet-skis, off-leash dogs and loud music, it seems everybody has an opinion on beach behaviour. With soaring beach visitor numbers, experts say we are facing a known phenomenon: the “tragedy of the commons”.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Tins of sardines, oyster shooters with Clamato dashi and “cold cuts” are among the snacks.
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Humdinger

It’s a burger boogaloo at this music lover’s paradise.

1 Rodney Court, Frankston.

Melbourne dad pays $680,000 to buy house for school-aged daughter

In a bold bid to secure his daughter’s future, worried she wouldn’t be able to afford a property later on, the dad outbid two other buyers.

  • Sarah Webb
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Victorian local elections 2024: Greater Melbourne candidates speak out

Local election candidates across Greater Melbourne have responded to The Age’s survey. Read what the candidates in your area plan to do if they are elected.

Frankston City Council.

Frankston City Council: What your candidates said

Voters in Frankston will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.

  • Rachael Dexter and Cara Waters
Suburbs series

Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods

In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.

Rhiannon Abeling is grieving the loss of her husband, Michael, who died by suicide after he was discharged by Frankston Hospital.

‘He shouldn’t be dead’: Families sue Frankston Hospital over suicides

Michael Abeling was desperate for help when he presented to the emergency department. But he was refused admission and died a few days later.

  • Henrietta Cook

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