RESIDENTS of coastal areas are being encouraged to take precautions against mosquito bites and Buruli ulcers over summer. Acting Health Minister Ingrid Stitt said 363 cases had been reported in 2023, the highest number since the infection emerged in Victoria in 2004. Buruli ulcer is a bacterial infection linked to mosquitos that can cause significant skin damage. The condition can be treated with antibiotics, making early diagnosis and treatment vital. Symptoms for the infection include spots that look like insect bites, ulcers, painful lumps, limb swelling, redness of the skin and is sometimes accompanied by severe pain and fever. State…
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A PARKDALE resident celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends last week. Catherine Erickson, known to many as Kath, was born on 20 January 1924 in Shepparton. She reached the 100-year milestone last week, marked with a birthday party attended by dozens of people. Erickson served in the Army during the Second World War; the Department of Veteran Affairs says she enlisted in the Australian Women’s Army Service in 1943 and served until the end of the war. Her husband Stanley, who died in 2012, was also a veteran. Catherine and Stanley Erickson raised two daughters together. After the…
THE Waterfront Festival will return to Frankston next month. The 2024 edition of the festival will take place on 10 and 11 February. The schedule includes live music, food and drink options, rides and amusements, and free activities and entertainment. The festival will be capped off by a fireworks display. For more information visit discoverfrankston.com/waterfront-festival First published in the Frankston Times – 23 January 2024
MORE than a decade after starting out in a Frankston backyard, Corey Topp and Mark Middo will return to where it all started to host the Reminisce Decades music event at Kinetic Stadium. Topp and Middo hosted a backyard garden party on Belar Avenue in Frankston, which evolved into a nationally toured house music event. Reminisce co-founder Topp said “we’ve always dreamed of bringing the event back to where we grew up and it all started.” “Now, as everything is coming together, we’re excited to bring it back to its origins,” he said. “Step into Kinetic Stadium as they count…
THE Langwarrin South home of an iconic author will be opened to the public next month to showcase a personal Valentine’s Day collection. Joan Lindsay, the author of the 1967 novel Picnic at Hanging Rock, shared the Mulberry Hill home with husband Daryl Lindsay. Every Sunday from 11 February to 31 March, the public will be invited in to view a collection of Joan Lindsay’s Valentine’s Day cards. Valentine’s Day was the day that she and her husband married, and was also the day of the titular picnic featured in her novel. Joan Lindsay died in 1984. The conserved personal…