A NEW mental health support facility has opened in the centre of Frankston. Frankston Mental Health and Wellbeing Local opened its doors on 9 November. Services at the centre are free and do not require a referral from a doctor. The mental health support centres are targeted towards people aged 26 and above. The facility will offer services by Wellways in partnership with Mentis Assist and Peninsula Health. It is part of the state government’s plans to tackle mental health. The new centre is now open on the ground floor of 454 Nepean Highway in Frankston. Walk-ins are welcome or…
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A WISHLIST for the level crossing removal works in Mordialloc and Aspendale is being drafted by Kingston Council. The state government is building rail over road to replace the level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale. It also plans to close the crossing at Bear Street in Mordialloc by 2026. Earlier this year, Kingston Council began community consultation to shape its advocacy for the level crossing projects. It has now drafted an “urban design framework” of ideas for the state government to consider. Council’s draft plan includes a shared user path link from Parkdale to…
Moorabbin, Chelsea and Mordialloc Police with the assistance of Air Wing located a missing child from a beach in Chelsea on Tuesday, 7 November. The 7-year-old Glen Waverley boy disappeared from his family’s tent and police were alerted about 12.30pm. A joint search involving Air Wing, Water Police along with Lifesaving Victoria were called in, as there were concerns the boy may have gone into the water. It is believed the child walked about one kilometre along the beach before he was spotted by the Air Wing about 1.10pm. Air Wing then directed officers on the ground to the missing…
THE future of playgrounds, basketball courts, and other recreational outdoor spaces in the Kingston municipality is under review. Consultation is underway on Kingston Council’s draft “play your way strategy”. Kingston mayor Hadi Saab said the draft plan was guided by nearly 2300 responses to a previous round of consultation. “These assets are so important to the physical and mental wellbeing of our residents, importantly providing free destinations for people to be active and connect socially and contributing significantly to our neighbourhood character and the overall liveability of our city,” Saab said. “We manage 116 public playgrounds, plus all our active…
A SEAFORD man says that regular bowel cancer tests saved him from a cancer scare. Danny Neale has performed bowel cancer tests since turning 50. He received a positive result, which was revealed to be a polyp in his colon after further testing. If untreated, the polyp could have developed into deadly bowel cancer. Neale said he was grateful to have taken the test. “On my first test, I received a positive result which revealed the presence of a final-stage polyp in my colon that could have potentially developed into bowel cancer if left untreated. I feel lucky that the…