THE Peninsula Aquatic and Recreation Centre (PARC) has won a state government gong for inclusivity. PARC snared the ‘Inclusive Sport, Recreation or Open Space Infrastructure’ award at the Victorian Government Awards for Disability, Sport and Recreation this month. The DSR Awards acknowledge those who provide support in the area of sport and recreation to people with disability. PARC CEO Tim Gledhill said the team at the aquatic centre is proud to have snared the award on Frankston’s behalf. “We are honoured to be recognised at this year’s Victorian DSR Awards. Receiving an acknowledgement in our first year of operation is…
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ANALYSIS By David Harrison THE state government’s recent move to tighten rules to control councillors and council staff raises some interesting issues, the basic one being: how much control should one level of government have over another? And secondly, how much control should council bureaucrats have over councillors? If, for example, federal politicians enacted a law giving them the power to stand down or suspend state MPs, how would the “inferior” state legislature react? Yet the Andrews government, through Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins, intends to do precisely this with new laws to “strengthen local governance and reduce councillor misconduct”.…
YOUNG adults with a range of disabilities have been visiting Wallace Reserve each month to help the Friends of Wallace Reserve in their maintenance activities. The Connecting Skills Australia (CSA) Friends recently spent the morning helping to plant indigenous seedlings propagated by the 3rd Frankston Girl Guides. “This is a rewarding program for our clients, where they undertake worthwhile tasks and mix with the other Friends Group members. They always come back tired but happy after their morning out at Wallace Reserve,” CSA’s client services coordinator Jacqui Elms said. Friends Group President Tony Gustus said everyone should have the opportunity…
DRAGON’S Abreast Peninsula Dragonflys celebrated the blessing of their newest dragon boat, named Bella, on last Saturday (5 December) at their home base on the banks of the Patterson River in Carrum. The Dragonflys, part of the Dragons Abreast organisation, offer breast cancer survivors a chance to meet others with similar experiences and have fun while exercising by rowing boats along Patterson River. A traditional Buddhist blessing was performed by Buddhist Monk, the Venerable Thong Dang, and included the symbolic tying of string from the gold Buddha to Bella, followed by the blessing of the boat and all of the…
BASKETBALL “like you’ve never seen before” will take over the Frankston Basketball Stadium this month for the annual Summer Slam tournament held by South Sudanese Australian National Basketball Association (SSANBA). The tournament not only features amazing sporting ability, raw athleticism and an impressive slam dunk contest, it is also an important cultural event for the Sudanese-Australian community; uniting them through basketball. The programs run by SSANBA, as well as its partner Helping Hoops, have empowered many Sudanese-Australian youth in Frankston, giving them a sense of purpose and motivation. The tournament will be held from December 18-20, finishing on a high…