WITH the memory of his late cousin driving him, 11-year-old Hudson Gates will shave his head next month to raise money for pancreatic cancer care.Hudson Gates’ cousin Jaz died from pancreatic cancer aged just 39. The 11-year-old said “Jaz was so special to us. I’m doing this so that fewer families have to go through what ours did.”Hudson will be supported by Jaz’s three young children. He will shave his head in front of classmates at Derinya Primary School on 4 July.Within four hours of fundraising, Hudson raised $1000. That figure now stands at more than $4000.The Pancare Foundation, which…
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THE 50 metre pool at Frankston’s flagship aquatic facility is set to close for a month. Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre’s 50 metre pool will close on Monday, 30 June. It is not expected to reopen until Sunday, 27 July.In a statement, PARC said “the primary focus of this work will be replacing the tiles on the bulk heads at each end of the 50 metre pool. This will include the re-earthing of the 50 metre pool fixtures. We are also using this closure to upgrade our balance tank support structure. These essential upgrades will help ensure a better experience for…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough At the last meeting of the Mornington Progress Association a reply was received from the Railway Commissioners regarding the electrification of the railway from Frankston to Mornington.The Commissioners stated they were not in a position to indicate when the electrification of the line to Mornington was likely to take place, and they would prefer to defer any additional recommendations until after the electrification of the lines from Ringwood to Upper Ferntree Gully and from Ringwood to Lilydale had been commenced.This work was now in hand, and an investigation will shortly be made with a view to…
Police arrested 25 people during highly visible operation targeting drugs and anti-social behaviour at Frankston Railway Station on Wednesday. More than 50 police and PSOs – supported by the Mounted Branch, Public Order Response Team and local police – saturated the railway station, bus interchanges and shopping centre precinct to deter crime and boost safety. A passive alert detection dog was also deployed to sniff out those illegally carrying or dealing illicit drugs. Police spoke with more than 270 people during the operation and executed 15 outstanding warrants. A total of 25 people were arrested including: • A 29-year-old Carrum…
A GROUP of life savers from Mordialloc and Portsea will travel to California next month to take part in an international competition.Ciara Walsh from Mordialloc LSC will join nine other Victorian volunteer lifesavers to compete in the Wieland Shield surf sports competition in July. The competition has been held in partnership between Life Saving Victoria and Los Angeles County Lifeguards since 1967 – the US and Australia host the event biannually on alternate years. The competition includes swim, board and surf ski race, surf rescue relay, beach relay, and ironman and ironwoman events.The full Australian team is Campbell Bohan, Jesse…