NEWS & MEDIA
![Committee calls for Murphy Report reforms](/media/website_posts/252/Photo-9-11-2023-11-34-10-am.jpg)
Committee calls for Murphy Report reforms
The Committee for Frankston & Mornington Peninsula is calling for the Federal Government to implement the Murphy Report Gambling
reforms in full.
![Smacktalk - September Members Breakfast Briefing](/media/website_posts/251/Wayne-Holdsworth.jpg)
Smacktalk - September Members Breakfast Briefing
Wayne Holdsworth - CEO at Frankston District Basketball Association - provided our members with his 'Smacktalk' briefing at Frankston RSL on Thursday,
![Members Briefing - Social Enterprise on the Peninsula](/media/website_posts/250/Copy-of-Event-Template_CFMP-(2).png)
Members Briefing - Social Enterprise on the Peninsula
Join CFMP Members for a breakfast briefing and learn how social enterprise can be an innovative approach to tackling social and environmental challenges in our region.
![Notice of 2024 AGM](/media/website_posts/249/Event-Template_CFMP.png)
Notice of 2024 AGM
Join Committee members for the Committee's 2024 Annual General Meeting at CFMP Member McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery on 13 November. RSVP is essential.
![Better targeted and funded skills and training for the Peninsula](/media/website_posts/248/Photo-6-8-2024-8-54-55-AM.jpg)
Better targeted and funded skills and training for the Peninsula
August's CFMP Members Breakfast Briefing was held at Chisholm Institute in Rosebud where members were briefed on the skills opportunities, shortages, and demand for our region.
![Business Cyber Security Forum with Minister Clare O'Neil](/media/website_posts/247/CFMP_ONeil.jpg)
Business Cyber Security Forum with Minister Clare O'Neil
Committee members joined Jodie Belyea MP and Frankston Business Collective for a Business Cyber Security Forum with Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister, the Hon. Clare O'Neil MP.
![Bold, Ambitious Blueprint required for Peninsula’s Future](/media/website_posts/245/Cover-(Web).png)
Bold, Ambitious Blueprint required for Peninsula’s Future
The Committee for Frankston & Mornington Peninsula has proudly launched its’ Strategic Plan.
![Plan for Victoria must be a Plan for Peninsula](/media/website_posts/246/PFV.png)
Plan for Victoria must be a Plan for Peninsula
The Committee has made a submission to the Victorian Government's new Plan for Victoria.
![RPPFM Peninsula Talks - July 2024](/media/website_posts/244/RPPFM-Radio-Graphic.png)
RPPFM Peninsula Talks - July 2024
This month our CEO joined RPPFM Peninsula Talks to discuss the joint Commitee and Shire-led trip to Canberra.
![Dunkley Business Cyber Security Forum with Minister Clare O'Neil](/media/website_posts/243/cyber.jpg)
Dunkley Business Cyber Security Forum with Minister Clare O'Neil
Join CFMP Members and local businesses for a Cyber Security Business Forum with Minister Clare O'Neil and Jodie Belyea MP on 25 July in Frankston.
![South East Water join Committee](/media/website_posts/242/SEW.png)
South East Water join Committee
South East Water have joined the Committee for Frankston & Mornington Peninsula as a Community Partner.
![Committee and Shire joint visit to Federal Parliament](/media/website_posts/241/0.-APH.jpg)
Committee and Shire joint visit to Federal Parliament
This week Commitee CEO Josh Sinclair and Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Simon Brooks visited Federal Parliament for a number of meetings with Ministers and Shadow Ministers about issues impacting our region.
![Members Briefing - Smacktalk with Wayne Holdsworth](/media/website_posts/240/050924_Smacktalk1.png)
Members Briefing - Smacktalk with Wayne Holdsworth
Join Committee Members for a Members Briefing that can help make a difference and save lives. Join us for a 'Smacktalk' with Mac's father and FDBA CEO, Wayne Holdsworth.
![Renewable Energy Terminal EES Recommences](/media/website_posts/239/POH.jpg)
Renewable Energy Terminal EES Recommences
The Committee for Frankston & Mornington Peninsula welcomes the news that the Port of Hastings is recommencing the Environmental Effects Statement (EES) process for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal (VRET).
![Members Breakfast - August](/media/website_posts/238/060824_Chisholm.png)
Members Breakfast - August
Committee members are invited to our August Members Breakfast Briefing with Chisholm Institute in Rosebud on 6 August.
![Federal and State Budgets 2024 - CFMP Statement](/media/website_posts/237/budget.jpg)
Federal and State Budgets 2024 - CFMP Statement
This month, the Victorian and Federal Government's delivered their respective budgets for 2024-2025.
![Frankston Hospital Redevelopment - Committee Briefing](/media/website_posts/236/Photo-9-5-2024-8-29-06 AM.jpg)
Frankston Hospital Redevelopment - Committee Briefing
Peninsula Health CEO Felicity Topp briefed the Committee for Frankston & Mornington Peninsula on the progress of the $1.1 billion redevelopment of Frankston Hospital.
![Members Breakfast - July](/media/website_posts/235/132.png)
Members Breakfast - July
Committee members are invited to our July Members Breakfast where we'll be launching our Strategic Plan 2025-2030.
![Terminal outcome crucial for Offshore Wind industry](/media/website_posts/234/Port-of-Hastings-from-Yaringa-0006.jpg)
Terminal outcome crucial for Offshore Wind industry
With the awarding of feasibility licences for offshore wind projects off Gippsland coast now awarded, the future of the Port of Hastings and Victoria's Renewable Energy Terminal is now more important than ever.
![RPPFM Peninsula Talks - Live from CFMP's Future Forum](/media/website_posts/233/RPPFM-Radio-Graphic.png)
RPPFM Peninsula Talks - Live from CFMP's Future Forum
Listen to RPPFM - Your Peninsula Radio recap the Committee's Future Forum held last week in Frankston. Hear interviews from our keynote speaker and demographer Simon Kuestenmacher, Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea, and Committee CEO Josh Sinclair.
![Members Breakfast - Briefing on Frankston Hospital Redevelopment](/media/website_posts/232/090524_ToppBriefing.png)
Members Breakfast - Briefing on Frankston Hospital Redevelopment
CFMP Members are invited to a breakfast briefing from Peninsula Health CEO Felicity Topp on the $1.1 billion redevelopment of the Frankston Hospital.
![Future Proofing Frankston & the Peninsula](/media/website_posts/231/CFMP-48.jpg)
Future Proofing Frankston & the Peninsula
More than 170 people packed the Frankston Football Club to take part in the Committee's Inaugural Future Forum on 16 April, 2024.
![RPPFM Peninsula Talks - April 2024](/media/website_posts/230/RPPFM-Radio-Graphic.png)
RPPFM Peninsula Talks - April 2024
CEO Josh Sinclair talks with Brendon Telfer about the Committee's Future Forum in Frankston this month.
![Frankston City and Chisholm Institute join Committee](/media/website_posts/229/CPARTNERS.png)
Frankston City and Chisholm Institute join Committee
Frankston City Council and Chisholm Institute have joined the Committee for Frankston & Mornington Peninsula as Community Partner Members, bolstering regional advocacy efforts.
![Small Business Roundtable with Shadow Minister Ley](/media/website_posts/228/Photo-15-3-2024-9-58-04 pm.jpg)
Small Business Roundtable with Shadow Minister Ley
It was a full house for the Committee's Small Business Roundtable with Shadow Minister Sussan Ley and Member for Flinders, Zoe McKenzie MP.
![RPPFM Peninsula Talks - March 2024](/media/website_posts/227/RPPFM-Radio-Graphic.png)
RPPFM Peninsula Talks - March 2024
Committee CEO Josh Sinclair joined Brendon Telfer on RPPFM this month to discuss the Dunkley By-election, the Committee's Future Forum, and the proposed Renewable Energy Terminal in Hastings.
![Statement on Dunkley By-election](/media/website_posts/226/Jodie-Dunkley.jpg)
Statement on Dunkley By-election
The Committee congratulates Jodie Belyea on her victory in the Dunkley By-election held on Saturday, 2 March 2024.
![Better health outcomes needed for Southern Peninsula residents](/media/website_posts/225/rosebudhos.jpg)
Better health outcomes needed for Southern Peninsula residents
Whichever party sits on the government benches in Spring St or in Canberra come 2026, the Committee looks forward to advocating with purpose for a redevelopment of Rosebud Hospital and better health outcomes for southern peninsula residents.
![ABC Melbourne live from Frankston](/media/website_posts/224/2102Frankston.jpg)
ABC Melbourne live from Frankston
Our CEO joined Ali Moore on ABC Radio Melbourne yesterday afternoon in sunny Frankston to discuss some of the major issues for locals ahead of the Dunkley by-election on Saturday, 2 March.