WALLARA Australia launched a campaign last week to raise money towards expanding their Sages Cottage, Baxter site. Not-for-profit Wallara Australia hosts programs for people with disabilities at the Baxter site. The #GrowSages campaign got underway with an event on 27 October at the Sages Cottage Farm. Over 100 people were in attendance, including Wallara clients, families, staff, and representatives from Wallara partner St Kilda Football Club. Wallara acting CEO Taimi Clinch said “we have a big vision for the farm to be Australia’s most inclusive farm. We want to offer this opportunity to more people with different abilities, and to…
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DETECTIVES have rounded up a group which allegedly stole five cars and items from other cars in a series of raids in Mt Eliza and Mt Martha, 11-16 November. Detective Senior Constable Andrew Hodgson, of Somerville CIU, said the males aged 16-21 came from Frankston, Langwarrin and Cranbourne. They were charged with theft of and theft from cars. Two faced Frankston Magistrates’ Court last week and were remanded to reappear at a later date. Two will appear at a children’s court and two at Frankston Magistrates’ at a later date. First published in the Frankston Times – 2 December 2019
THE state government has given an $18,000 handout to council to go towards improving their enrolment system for kindergartens. The grant will be used for the implementation of a central enrolment system. Carrum MP and parliamentary secretary for education Sonya Kilkenny said “central enrolment systems allow parents to register their interest in enrolling their child in more than one kindergarten service in one place, without having to work through the different processes used by individual service providers.” “Enrolling a child in kindergarten is an exciting step towards them getting a great early childhood education, that’s why we’re helping to simplify…
AN artist who ran a street art campaign called “Real Australians Say Welcome” will be the guest speaker at Frankston Library on 7 December. Peter Drew, an Adelaide-born artist, caught the attention of many when he put up posters across the country as part of his campaign to help change attitudes and support refugees and asylum seekers. His memoir Poster Boy is a reflection of his work, and contains images of the art works that formed the campaign. “Poster Boy is about politics and art, and why we need them both. And it’s about making a mark,” Mr Drew said.…
THE Frankston District Netball Association was a big winner at the 2019 Netball Victoria Community Awards. The netball association was given the award for 2019 Association of the Year. Netball Victoria says they have “improved and expanded the range of ways in which people can get involved in netball both on and off the court and continue to focus on providing a safe and healthy environment for all community members.” “They welcome input from members of all ages, which has culminated in the establishment of a junior committee, aimed to empower junior leaders to have direct access and to board…