A MT ELIZA teenager who gave up his time during year 12 to create positive outcomes in the Mornington community has been nominated for a young achiever award.Finn Mackay, 18, volunteered at Mornington MP Chris Crewther’s office last year, helping with administrative tasks and various community projects including beach hand cleaning. For his efforts, he’s now in the running for the 2024 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards under the community award category for Victoria. The awards aim to recognise leadership, dedication and pursuit of excellence among young people up to 29 years of age.Mackay, who was 17 at the time of…
Author: Brendan Rees
JUDI McKee’s dedication to community service has deep roots that stretch back to her childhood in country Victoria. “Most people would say we were a middle-class family with supportive parents who were community minded and involved in the majority of activities of a local community – church, sporting activities, social occasions, disasters such as fire and floods, and local education,” the Safety Beach resident said.To this day she says dedicating time to helping and supporting communities, especially the most fragile ones, gives her a sense of belonging and identity, “and also a natural sense of accomplishment for doing what I…
MT ELIZA resident Doug Phayer has bravely recounted his harrowing skin cancer journey through a new documentary which explores Australia’s confronting relationship with the sun.Over the course of two decades, Phayer, 70, faced a series of terrifying diagnoses and treatments that ultimately brought him to the brink of death. In the documentary titled Conquering Skin Cancer, Phayer opens up about the toll the disease has taken on his body, describing a journey fraught with pain, uncertainty, and fear.Phayer spent most of his life fishing and was employed as a marine contractor which exposed him to dangerous UV levels. Eighteen years…
A PROPOSAL for a new childcare and kindergarten centre in Frankston South has sparked concerns from residents that it would create a “major problem” of traffic congestion and safety.Frankston Council is considering the $4.5 million plan at 253 Humphries Rd which would see a single storey building built at the corner of Sibyl Ave, catering for 138 children, if approved. Under the plans, the building would be internally partitioned to provide multiple child play areas together with food preparation, laundry, staffing areas, reception, and amenity facilities. The centre would operate from 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday with a basement…
A SOMERVILLE woman has been granted a two-year personal safety intervention order protecting her from a Somerville businessman who she says stalked and harassed her. The order was issued at the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 7 November, which heard the victim endured months of persistent harassment including derogatory behaviour, sexually demeaning behaviour, repeated visits to her workplace, and physical intimidation.The man whom the order was made against, Jamie (Jay) Scicluna, is the founder and editor of the Somerville Times and Peninsula Local community newspapers. The Magistrate found that Scicluna had referred to the victim as a “c**t”, that he stated…