TRAINING weekends, bivouacs, flying training, rifle training and social functions are some of the interesting training activities undertaken by Air Force Cadets in Frankston. Cadets in the 406 Squadron, based at 35 Robinsons Rd, Frankston South, meet for three hours on Wednesday afternoons during school terms. Their motto is unity is strength. The Australian Air Force Cadets celebrated their 75th anniversary last year and have a vision of reaching 10,000 cadets throughout Australia by 2020. They are looking for young, enthusiastic people to join them. The Air Force Cadets emerged from the pilot training school at RAAF Base Point Cook in 1941. The…
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HEADSPACE Frankston, which offers mental health support for young people, has received a $240,000 funding boost to help it deal with increasing demand. Manager Rosemary Dowling said the service was having difficulty meeting the rising need for mental health support, with around 1400 people seeking help annually, compared to around 1000 five years ago. She said the funding was a “top-up” grant to provide added services to help young people with more complex issues. Announcing the funding with Dunkley Liberal MP Chris Crewther last week, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said it would ensure vital mental health services were available…
AN APPRENTICESHIP campaign launched last week at Hart Marine in Mornington aims to put an extra 100 young people in Dunkley on the path to a career in just 60 days. Under the campaign, Australian Apprenticeship Network Providers will work with employers to provide new opportunities for job seekers. Launching the scheme with federal Assistant Vocational Education and Skills Minister Karen Andrews, Dunkley Liberal MP Chris Crewther encouraged employers to get on board. Mr Crewther said Hart Marine was a good example of a local business which trained apprentices in skills necessary for the workforce. The firm, established in…
A RISE in the number of flying fox deaths and injuries has prompted a plea for residents to use smaller aperture wildlife-safe netting to protect fruit trees. Flying foxes play an important ecological role by pollinating native trees. “Delayed eucalypt flowering this season may mean fruit bats and birds are more likely to seek food and nectar from fruit trees, leading them to become entrapped,” Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning manager Suriya Vij said. “Deaths and injuries caused by fruit netting can easily be prevented through the use of the right net type which has five millimetre by…
NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation Wintringham has opened a 44-bed supported accommodation facility in Frankston to tackle elderly homelessness as part of a Frankston service partnership. The registered housing organisation, which purchased Frankston’s Angus Martin house last year, has worked with the state government and other agencies to provide the service for elderly people – a first for Frankston. Under the partnership, more than $15 million is being invested into Frankston to support socially disadvantaged residents. Wintringham partnered with the state government to renovate the kitchen to enable an outreach meal service to be provided to homeless people in Frankston. In addition, disability…