BACKYARD blitzes are all the rage but a garden makeover with a difference is underway in Seaford. Volunteers are hard at work creating a “chemical free food forest” at Newton St. The Seaford Community Food Forest Garden will aim to give visitors hands on experience of permaculture principles used to grow food. Permaculture designer Mithrael Dumais has teamed up with Swinburne University lecturer Matthew Mitchell, Riviera Preschool Centre manager Rebecca Hammond and John Mackenzie to spend time establishing the food forest garden. Permaculture is the development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient. “Once established, the local kinder…
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CAIRNS has snared the Ironman Asia Pacific Championship after the Queensland government agreed to host the triathlon event for the next three years. The move came after next March’s race in Victoria was cancelled amid claims by organisers that a same weekend clash with the Melbourne Grand Prix made the event “unmanageable” (‘Ironman canned’, The Times 2/11/15). The state government claimed there was no reason for organisers to cancel next year’s race. The triathlon was hosted in the south east of Melbourne, beginning in Frankston and ending at St Kilda with the bike stage taking place along Eastlink after the…
AFTER hours GP care will still be available at Frankston Hospital after the Labor state government stepped in to provide funding to Peninsula Health to provide the service after the Medicentre at the hospital closed on Sunday. The board of the privately-operated Medicentre decided to close the centre after losing federal funding. The after-hours clinic will remain open and be staffed by locum doctors while Peninsula Health asks for expressions of interest to provide a longer-term service (‘Medicentre’s end a sore point’, The Times 23/11/15). Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke welcomed the funding. “The Frankston Medicentre provided vital care to…
A $250,000 black Audi R8 sports sedan was stolen from the garage of a house in Coleman Rd, Aspendale, 10pm, Friday 20 November. A neighbour was alerted by a “loud bang” and then heard the distinctive engine sound of the high-priced import. He ran outside to see the garage door extensively damaged and the car being driven off towards Nepean Hwy. The car was damaged by the thieves who rammed it into the roller door to force their way out of the garage. Tyre marks were found in Coleman Lane. The remote-control device was later found unused on the garage…
THIS season’s official fire danger period for Kingston, Frankston, Mornington Peninsula and French and Phillip islands starts next Monday, 30 November. CFA South East Region assistant chief officer Trevor Owen said fire restrictions were starting earlier than last year because of recent warm and dry conditions. “So far, all indicators are pointing to a challenging fire season ahead,” Mr Owen said. “While CFA does everything it can, we look to the community to use common sense and take responsibility for preventing fires.” Mr Owen said “a short window of opportunity” remained for property owners to clean up but warned against…