ABOUT 30 local artists have been selected to take part in the annual Kingston Interfaith Network Art Exhibition to help celebrate the many faiths and cultures in the community. This year’s exhibition: Reclaiming the Heart of Humanity, will be shown at Mordialloc’s St Nicholas Gallery, 9 Bear Street, 4-26 August. Mayor Cr Geoff Gledhill said the exhibition featured a broad range of work from professional artists through to amateur enthusiasts. “It aims to celebrate harmony in our community and recognise our shared humanity,” Cr Gledhill said. The annual event is a chance for people of all ages and backgrounds to…
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POLICE youth resource officers (YROS) were frustrated by poor attendances at programs to help disadvantaged youth reconnect with the community. Then they discovered that young people faced problems getting to programs because of a lack of transport or Myki card credit. “Our experience, which is backed by Census results, identifies transport as a major limiting factor,” said Frankston YRO Andrea Kardos. So, the officers working in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula region asked Menzies Caring for Kids for help. The Frankston-based organisation that has a history of childcare going back to 1851 has agreed to provide a 12-seater van and…
THE Langwarrin Men’s Shed has unveiled its shiny new $575,000 home last Friday, capping five years of work from community members. “The idea of a men’s shed in Langwarrin was first raised in 2010 when the community met with Council to develop their Local Area Plan,” mayor Cr Sandra Mayer said. “Today’s opening is a credit to the people who have done so much work since that time to secure funding from all levels of government, along with the fundraising they have done within the Langwarrin community itself.” The Federal Government provided $225,000, Langwarrin Community Centre $160,000 for the construction,…
ROTARY clubs on the Mornington Peninsula are among 1100 across Australia urging families to “have the chat” about organ and tissue donation with their loved ones and register their donation decisions during DonateLife Week. Rotary’s participation in the week was prompted by the story of Jack Wilson, grandson of one of the 21 Rotary District Governors in Australia. He was born with nephrotic syndrome, a congenital kidney disease causing lengthy hospital stays. Jack had to return to hospital initially five days each week for four-hour sessions of protein infusion, then 10 hours home dialysis every night. From three days after…
ACTOR Samuel Johnson made a splash at McClelland College’s Love Your Sister event last week. The actor visited the school on Friday to speak about the charity he co-founded with his sister, Connie, who has battled cancer since age 11. The visit was organised by the college’s Working in the Media MAP classes. Year 10 student Karabo Tlokotsi said the Love Your Sister concept arose from three goals Connie set her brother. “These were, to set a world record for the most distance travelled on a unicycle, to raise $1 million and to spread the message of breast cancer awareness,”…