PENINSULA Aquatic Recreation Centre was a big winner at the Aquatics and Recreation Victoria awards this year. The Frankston pool and gym was named the health club of the year. PARC employee Pru Drago also won big on the night, taking home the award for personal trainer of the year. Award winner Pru Drago helps run PARC’s eight week challenge and small group personal training membership. She ran online programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Drago said it was an “honour” to win the award. “In what was a really challenging year for us all to be recognised and take…
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GRANTS of up to $10,000 are available through the South East Water 2022 community grants program. Successful grant applicants in 2021 included the Mornington Life Saving Club, Baxter Fire Brigade, Australian Marine Mammals Association, Nepean Conservation Group, Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association, and Food for Change. Food for Change CEO and founder Matt Donavon said that the grants helped fund a drip irrigation system to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs for donation. “We’re very grateful to have received the grant and the irrigation has already helped us to plant fruit trees which will help in our efforts towards providing much needed…
WITH students going back this week, drivers are being urged to take care while driving around schools. Victoria Police have warned that “many children will be out of their usual school routine and may have forgotten basic road rules that normally come as second nature due to the disruptions to on-site learning in the last two years.” “After the summer holiday period, it is not just the students who may be out of practice, with drivers reminded that reduced speed limits of 40km an hour are back in place. Police will be actively patrolling in and around school zones to…
INTERACTIVE postcards have been installed at Mentone Station, with each detailing part of Mentone’s history. Some of the moments showcased on the postcards are the creation of the Mentone Cricket Club in the 1880s and the formation of the Mentone Life Saving Club in the 1920s. Each postcard features a QR code which can be scanned to reveal more details. Mentone Station was redeveloped by the Level Crossing Removal Project, with the new Mentone Station opened on 20 July, 2020. The existing Mentone Station was heritage-listed. The old buildings were refurbished and now form part of the “heritage deck” at…
CHELSEA SES veteran Ron Fitch made the 2022 Australia Day Honours List this year. Mr Fitch was given the emergency services medal for his work with the SES. This year marks 30 years with the SES for Mr Fitch. In a heartfelt post on the Chelsea SES Facebook page, Mr Fitch’s fellow SES members paid tribute to his tireless work. “Over Ron’s years at Chelsea, he has been involved in almost every deployment request throughout Victoria and interstate. Ron was deployed a number of times to assist with logistics following the Black Saturday bushfire tragedy, as well as major storm…