A CARRUM Downs woman is appealing for the federal government to improve access to Flash Glucose Monitoring. Lucy Simons said her plans to have children with her partner were thrown up in the air because she could not get affordable access to it. “I want to have kids, so I need to get my glucose levels under control before I even start trying. And if I do have kids, and it’s $200 a month, where does that money come from,” Ms Simons said. “It’s not great because you have all the added extra costs of being pregnant. As a diabetic,…
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THE Cafe Creations program has served up its second batch of graduates. The program, run out of Frankie’s Cafe in Frankston South, aims to give young people who are not employed or in the education system a chance to learn new skills. Graduate Hayley, who has recently moved to the Frankston area, said the experience was a positive one. “I’ve worked in hospitality before so I do have some experience, but working with the team at Café Creations really helped me to take my skills to the next level,” she said. “Being new to the area, I didn’t really know…
A SAFETY warning has been issued for property owners to check and maintain their fireplaces, chimneys, fireboxes and flues. The CFA says there has been a rise in the number of chimney fires from both fireplaces and wood heaters. CFA’s manager community safety Jude Kennedy said over time there could be a build-up of creosote, a black tar-like residue, which is highly flammable and could clog up chimneys. “Creosote is not only caused by general use, but it can also build up quicker if you are using incorrect fuels, such as green wood or treated timbers,” he said. To…
FRANKSTON councillors have voted unanimously to signal their disapproval of a proposed ten storey development next to the South East Water building in Frankston. The proposal was to “construct a 10 storey building with an overall height of 38.6 metres on the subject site which is located on the south-west corner of Nepean Highway and Playne Street” that would “be used for a restaurant, a café, retail and office activities, accommodation in the form of apartments with communal facilities and a communal roof terrace.” Councillors unanimously voted to agree that a planning application “for the use and development of the…
ISAACS MP Mark Dreyfus was returned as the member for Isaacs on Saturday night. Mr Dreyfus has held the seat for the Labor Party since 2007. He celebrated the victory with supporters in Mordialloc. The Liberal Party’s candidate for the seat Jeremy Hearn was disendorsed before polling day after a series of anti-Islam comments made by him online were unearthed. The result was a 5.3 per cent swing towards the Labor Party in Isaacs, a larger swing than in most other seats around the state. In the seat of Flinders, Health Minister Greg Hunt weathered the storm of a tough…