A YOUNG Mentone scout has travelled to the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. Ruby Larkins is a VCE student at Kilbreda College in Mentone. The 16-year-old began in the Cubs program at age 7, and has since participated in Scouts and is a Venturer. Larkins will join 48,000 other scouts worldwide at this year’s World Scout Jamboree in Saeangeum, South Korea. She said “I’m very excited to be meeting other scouts from around the world.” “I am very proud to be representing Australia,” Larkins said. Larkins has been fundraising for the trip for more than a year. She has…
Author: Bayside News
A BOOK featuring endangered Australian animals has earned a Frankston South author an award nomination. Myke Mollard’s Australia’s Endangered Bush Creatures has been shortlisted for the non-fiction category in the Wilderness Society’s 2023 Karajia and Environment Awards for Children’s Literature. In addition to the help he gets from biologists and scientists, Mollard travels across the country to ensure the accuracy of his drawings. He said he is “passionate about educating younger generations about not only the beauty and importance of our bush creatures, but also the challenges they face and protecting them.” “Many of our most precious creatures are facing…
APPLICATIONS for Frankston Council’s community grants program close next month. Grants of up to $7500 are on offer for local community groups and organisations. Bayside Community Emergency Relief received $4000 through a previous round of the grant program. Its president Deborah Brook said the funding was used to help two organisations “we felt were most in need of support with essential foods to help them help hundreds in the community.” “An account was set up with a wholesale food distributor and we also negotiated a further charity discount. The community was also asked to donate non-perishable foods to further increase…
WITH national stroke week around the corner, Australians are being reminded to be aware of stroke symptoms. The theme of this year’s national stroke week, which begins on 7 August, is “fighting stroke together”. To check for signs of a stroke, the FAST system is used – F is for face, A is for arms, S is for speech. And T is for time. Stroke victims will often experience a droopy mouth, heavy arms, slurred speech, and can die if action is not taken quickly. Stroke Foundation Chief Executive Officer Dr Lisa Murphy said learning FAST can save lives. “Stroke…
YOUNG students from across Frankston did their bit for the environment by planting trees and plants last week. Schools and local community groups teamed up for National Tree Planting Day last Friday. At Wallace Reserve, Frankston Heights Primary School students helped plant around 600 seeds. Friends of Wallace Reserve secretary David Cross said the students “enjoyed their excursion through the reserve to the planting site. After a look at the progress of their previous years’ planting, they got stuck into planting and mulching the specially prepared area.” Frankston Heights Primary School students have planted over 7000 plants and trees at…