FRANKSTON Dolphins CEO Adrian Lloyd was joined by new Frankston mayor Sandra Mayer at Frankston Park last week to launch the In Her Shoes: Call it Out For Her campaign. There will be 48 shoes placed on the football oval at an event on 24 November, one for each woman believed to be killed in Australia as a result of domestic violence each year. In 2017/2018, there were 2,344 family violence incidents reported in the Frankston municipality, with three times the amount of female victims compared to male victims. Cr Mayer said the gesture at the football oval kicks off…
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KINGSTON Council has called out telecommunication companies to consult more with the community when it comes to the rollout of 5G technology. A news release sent out by council last week read “Kingston Council has called on telecommunications companies to properly consult and advise the community before rolling out the 5G network in the area. Council believes telecommunications companies should advertise any proposed changes to ensure the surrounding community were kept well informed.” The mayor Georgina Oxley said “very little notification is given and the community was often left in the dark.” “We want to see the same type of…
TWO local sporting clubs have been awarded grants through VicHealth’s This Girl Can campaign. The campaign aims to get more women involved in sports. Bonbeach YCW junior sports club was awarded just under $3000 to introduce under 13s and under 16s girls cricket teams, and a program for girls of all abilities to play netball. Carrum Downs Tennis Club received $2700 to introduce a Mum’s tennis program. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “The This Girl Can campaign has been hugely successful at showing that women and girls, as well as a wide variety of people from different backgrounds, want to…
REDEVELOPMENTS of four local sports precincts are set to get underway after council ticked off the contracts last week. Roy Dore Reserve in Carrum, Jack Grut Reserve in Mordialloc, Aspendale Gardens Sports Grounds, and Chadwick Reserve in Dingley Village will each get facelifts. A new pavilion will be the centrepiece of works at Roy Dore Reserve, with the project expected to cost a little under $6 million. Works at the Carrum ground are expected to be finished by late next year. Just over $4 million will be poured into works at Aspendale Gardens Sports Grounds, with four football pitches or…
SIXTEEN local centenarians shared over 1600 years worth of stories at a special luncheon last week. The 100 Years of Memories luncheon was held on 8 November, bringing together the Kingston municipality’s most senior citizens. Kingston’s oldest resident, 110-year-old Hiek Neang, was among the attendees on the day. She moved to Australia from Cambodia in her earlier years, and has been in Mordialloc for over a decade. She said moving to Australia had let her live a “paradise life”. Ms Neang has six children, 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Her daughter and granddaughter joined her for the afternoon. “Live in…