A CAKE was prepared to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of The Petbarn Foundation’s Seeing Eye Dog Appeal. This year, the organisation hopes to raise enough money to train 20 new guide dogs. A fundtraising target of $1 million has been set by The Petbarn Foundation for this year’s Seeing Eye Dogs Appeal. Petbarn Foundation is hoping to raise enough money to fund 20 new seeing-eye-dogs. Frankston Petbarn store manager David Johnston said he is urging locals to get behind the cause. Since 2014, Petbarn Australia has raised more than $6 million for Vision Australia, which has been used to train 125…
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THREE people were seriously injured when a ute crashed into a Carrum Downs bus stop last week. The ute, allegedly travelling at high speed, smashed into the Frankston-Dandenong Road bus stop at around 3pm on 14 July. Two pedestrians were hit, a 71-year-old-man and a 32-year-old-woman. The two injured pedestrians were transported to hospital with serious injuries. Police said they were not considered life-threatening. Police allege that two utes were driving erratically prior to the crash. In a statement, Victoria Police said that the cars were “possibly racing”. The driver who crashed, a 25-year-old Frankston South man, was arrested and…
MPJFL ROUND 10 of the MPJFL season saw an exciting new initiative come to life, with the launch of an International Exchange Program between the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League and AFL New Zealand. New Zealand born Cooper Clark represented the South Mornington Junior Football Club in a historic moment for the relationship between the MPJFL and AFL New Zealand, kicking two goals in a win against Sorrento over the weekend. Earlier this year, Cooper represented the AFL New Zealand Academy against the MPJFL, competing against a side that featured five of his newly formed teammates at South Mornington. The…
FOOD, crafts, clothes, and classes will be on offer at a Mordialloc market next weekend. A Day in Mordi Village will take place in the Mordialloc Industrial Precinct on Saturday, 22 July. Local businesses will showcase their products alongside multiple artisan producers and creatives. Those taking part include Bikecraft, Braeside Brewing, BrightSide Art, The Flying Anvil Blacksmith, Curbside Coaching, Dylan Black Furniture, Guras Cacao, Hansa’s Steak & Grill, Wildsoul Wellness, Mordialloc Vintage Market, Urban Ground, Saint Felix Distillery, Le Studio Art Space & Gallery, and Glittery Tapping Wonderland. Art and skating workshops can be taken throughout the day. Free guided…
A MENTONE teacher has won a $15,000 grant to undertake research on the integration of artificial intelligence into English classes. Bridget Forster is a VCE literature teacher at Mentone Girls Grammar. She has been handed $15,000 through the Reading Australia Fellowship to complete a project in the education sector. The project will see AI generated texts used to interrogate the idea of an “Australian literary voice”. Her research will look into biases and ethical issues associated with the use of AI in schools. Forster says her project will “explore the fate of the Australian written voice in the age of…