FRANKSTON Council has opened a call centre service to assist people who need to access services during the coronavirus pandemic. Frankston mayor Sandra Mayer said “the call centre is designed to facilitate connection with service agencies along with council services, including but not limited to meals assistance, housing and family violence supports, financial hardship services, parenting and aged services information.” “We recognise that our community’s needs are different at the moment, including that of our business community. Many residents and businesses are doing it tough and some are accessing support services for the first time,” she said. “We understand that…
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FEEDBACK has opened for the development of Frankston Council’s next Domestic Animal Management Plan. The surveys prepared by council for residents include questions about cat curfews, fenced free roam areas, free roam areas on the foreshore, dogs being walked on sports ovals, cats roaming outside of their premises, and safety when walking dogs. Questions about potential changes to allow dogs in the Frankston CBD were ripped out of the consultation process by Frankston councillors at a meeting earlier this year (“Community denied say on dog ban, The Times, 17/3/20). Frankston’s Domestic Animal Management Plan must be renewed every four years.…
BATA Shoes in Mornington is offering a free pair of $50 work shoes to aged care and health care workers during May. The company’s graphic design and marketing manager Brad Rayson said the offer was influenced by the valuable role these workers are playing during the current COVID-19 pandemic. “The sign went up [outside the factory] today and we are starting to get lots of calls,” he said, Thursday 7 May. “To take advantage of the offer workers can come in and flash their employer ID.” Bata makes only PVC gumboots at its Oakbank Road site. Other plants overseas have…
FOOD and internet connectivity have emerged as the main areas of need as Mornington Peninsula residents battle their way through COVID-19. The struggle for some has been made easier by donations from philanthropists and prompt assistance from the Mornington Peninsula Foundation, which has provided mobile phones, internet access and devices to students and people experiencing homelessness. Donations made through the foundation exceed $150,000. CEO Stephanie Exton said the foundation and its partners were grateful to trusts and foundations, individuals and families who have “quickly and proactively contributed funds”. “Special thanks go to the Ross Trust which quickly stepped forward with…
THE Peninsula Community Legal Centre will continue to offer legal assistance to people during the coronavirus crisis. The PCLC is a not-for-profit based in Frankston which offers free legal services to those who need it. Although the doors to the centre are shut during the ongoing pandemic, the centre is continuing to offer services over the phone. The centre offers advice and assistance in the areas of family law, family violence, tenancy, fines and general law, debt, crime, and employment. While the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, the centre will provide duty lawyer services remotely at the Federal Circuit Court in…