AN initiative to combat the skyrocketing rates of local homelessness has been officially launched. The Frankston Zero project was launched at an event online last week. The initiative was established by the Frankston City Strategic Housing and Homelessness Alliance, a group of 14 local organisations that have come together to tackle homelessness. Frankston mayor Kris Bolam said that local rough sleeping homelessness has grown by 388 per cent since 2016, and that the initiative would help to fix this. “Frankston Zero – based on international best practice models to end homelessness – has reoriented the local service system to deliver…
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KINGSTON Council has allocated $1.6 million in grant funding to local community groups. 177 community grants have been handed out by council this year. It will spend just over $500,000 on support for neighbourhood houses and community centres, just under $400,000 on community social welfare organisations, $86,095 on multicultural and seniors’ groups, and $76,567 on local VICSES Units. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “there are so many fantastic community groups doing really important work across Kingston and we are proud to be able to support their efforts. Our community continues to face many challenges due to the impact of the…
A MAN is wanted over a tool theft from a store in Heatherton. On 22 July, a man went into the Sydney Tools store in Heatherton. He took an item without paying before he left. Police have released photos of a man they believe can help with their investigation. Anyone who recognises them can contact Chelsea Police Station on 8773 3200 or Crime Stoppers Victoria on 1800 333 000. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 18 August 2021
A STUDENT was killed after being hit by a car in Mentone last week, 15 August. Police allege that a car struck two teenagers on Nepean Highway at around 5pm. A 16-year-old boy tragically died at the scene. A 16-year-old girl was treated for minor injuries. A 31-year-old Dandenong man has been charged with culpable driving over the alleged incident. He was remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 17 December. The victim has since been identified as Year 10 Mentone Grammar student Lachlan M. A statement on the school’s Facebook page read “the Mentone Grammar Community mourns…
AFTER living through the terrifying blazes of late 2019, Edithvale firefighter Alison van den Dungen decided to make a difference. Ms van den Dungen was in East Gippsland during the 2019 fire season. She was urged to evacuate, and watched as the situation worsened. “Over the next few weeks, I was watching what was happening on fire grounds across Australia and I just knew I had to do something,” she said. “I didn’t want to go through another fire season thinking here I am, perfectly capable with the right skills to be able to put my hand up and am not doing…