A CHARITY is helping local children stay involved in sport if their parents cannot afford to pay fees.Team Sports 4 All has partnered with Kingston Council to launch the “Fair Play Project”. Council is helping the organisation identify children who need assistance to keep playing sport. The charity funds children signing up to sports teams for the first time, and helps them cover fees beyond the first season.Team Sports 4 All director Cameron Dare said that the organisation had helped keep more than 100 kids involved with sport in the Kingston municipality so far. “Over 100 financially disadvantaged children will…
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THE Beaumaris Life Saving Club and the Beaumaris Sea Scouts are two of 22 successful applicants for the latest round of South East Water’s community grants.South East Water announced the 22 grant recipients last week. The successful nominees will share $140,000.The Sea Scouts will use its grant money to buy kayaks and snorkelling equipment to expand its water programs. The Life Saving Club will use its money to support the hosting of monthly pop-up food markets.South East Water managing director Lara Olsen said the grant recipients make “valuable contributions towards supporting a thriving, more liveable community.” “We’re excited to support…
DOZENS of at-risk young people are attending a drop-in centre in Frankston for support and connection each week.Street Peace is a Frankston-based not-for-profit which runs outreach programs for young people in the Frankston, Mornington Peninsula, and Gippsland regions. It runs a drop-in centre called The Nest where visitors share meals and play games.Street Peace has conducted a survey of 42 visitors to The Nest – it found that 70 per cent of respondents remain hopeful for the future, 40 per cent had enjoyed improvements in their relationships with friends and family, and 16 per cent had become more engaged with…
A SUPERHERO dress up day took on special meaning for a Frankston family last week. The Hero for HeartKids day was held on 14 June, with students encouraged to dress up as their favourite superheroes to raise money for families impacted by childhood onset heart disease. One of those families is the Curtis family from Frankston. Parents Bibe and Ben Curtis were preparing to welcome their son Xander into the world when they were told of an abnormality during their 20-week scan. They were referred to a paediatric cardiologist two days later, where they were told their child had Tetralogy…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT a late hour on Friday night last during the sitting of the council, Cr. Oates moved his famous resolution, that the services of the Shire Engineer be dispensed with, giving him one month’s notice, and, if carried, applications for a consulting engineer be invited.In speaking to his motion, Cr. Oates said he regretted the leading article which had appeared in the local paper (“The Standard”).He did not think it should have been printed, especially as that paper was the official organ of the council.His reason for moving in such a direction was that, today, the…