MAKING prosthetic limbs and hands from plastic bottle tops sounds like an amazing project and is one which Eastbourne Primary School is enthusiastically supporting. Students have set themselves a goal of collecting one million tops which Seaford not-for-profit group Envision will use to make artificial limbs for children in developing countries. Principal Stephen Wilkinson is asking the community to get on board. “It’s easy to collect the plastic bottle caps with the numbers two or four inside,” he said. The impetus for the project came from Saun Teer at Envision. He visited the school to explain how the plastic tops…
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VISITORS to Beauty Park in Frankston are soon to get some relief, with the construction of a new toilet block underway. Park-goers will not have to hold on too much longer, with works expected to be completed in July. The new toilet block will be at the end of the Bay Trail near the playground. Frankston mayor Michael O’Reilly said “the new loos are part of council’s Public Toilet Action Plan, which guides the implementation of safe, accessible and environmentally responsible public toilets for the community.” “The new toilet block adds to the impressive amenities already available in Beauty Park,…
AN alleged drunk driver was pulled over on 23 May after being clocked driving nearly double the speed limit in a Cheltenham school zone. A 1990 Toyota Cressida was caught driving at 72kmph in a 40kmph zone around 9am at a Charman Road school. Police officers intercepted the car and breath tested the driver. He returned a positive preliminary breath test. The 62-year-old Beaumont man refused to accompany police back to the station for an evidentiary breath test. He was then arrested. The man is expected to be charged on summons with speeding, fail to accompany police for a breath…
DOZENS of Kingston’s hardest working volunteers came together for a dinner last week, with council thanking them all for their hard work. The evening was run by Kingston Council in partnership with an organising committee, which this year was Chelsea Rotary. Chelsea Rotary spokesman Kevin Harrison said the night was a success, and that it was good to recognise the hard work of volunteers. “This is a night to say thank you to our volunteers, without their hard work there would be a substantial increase of rates so it was good to thank the groups that were there on the…
MELBOURNE folk-pop duo Pierce Brothers have released their latest single Back End Roads, the first taste of new music that will be featured on their full-length debut album, Atlas Shoulders. Featuring drums reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams and a chorus embedded in the Australian folk realm, Back End Roads is destined to be an instant live set fan favourite. Talking about the single the brothers reminisced, “We wrote it about our favorite place on earth, Wilson’s Prom, and how it was when we grew up there. It’s a summer vibe tune plain and simple. About getting away from the grind…