FRANKSTON: Mental health project at Station


A new initiative putting mental health and social support practitioners in the heart of Frankston’s city centre has launched this month, making community wellbeing and safety a priority for 2025.
Frankston City Council, Metro Trains and South East Community Links have partnered on a new outreach initiative, called Community Connectors.
The need for support services at Frankston Station and Young St Precinct was identified in Council’s Young Street Action Plan.
The program follows a successful pilot at Dandenong Station.
Frankston City Council Mayor Cr Kris Bolam said: “While traditional law enforcement approaches have strong visibility and often act as a deterrent to some of the concerns experienced within the precinct, there are many comprehensive underlying factors such as mental health and social disadvantage that require a specialist and empathetic approach.”

Pictured: Cr Kris Bolam, Frankston Mayor