A new initiative putting mental health and social support practitioners in the heart of Frankston’s city centre has launched, making community wellbeing and safety a priority for 2025.

Frankston City Council, Metro Trains and South East Community Links (SECL) have partnered on a new outreach initiative, called Community Connectors.

The need for support services at Frankston Station and Young Street Precinct was identified in Council’s Young Street Action Plan.

Metro CEO Raymond O’Flaherty says the program follows a successful pilot at Dandenong Station and is aimed at assisting community members and passengers who frequent the station precinct and face complex challenges.

“Our experience with the Community Connectors Program in Dandenong showed that it works and expanding the trial out to Frankston will mean this service can benefit more Melburnians along with our staff who work at the station,” he said.

SECL CEO Peter McNamara said that in addition to providing support to those in need, the program will help passengers feel safer at Frankston railway station.