RECYCLING Company Replas has been recognised with a business of the year award at the Melbourne Business Awards Gala in Mordialloc. Kelvin Agg territory manager accepted the award on behalf of the company. “Replas has been around for 28 years. We manufacture recycled plastic products. We work with Red Cycle, which is a program that collects all the soft plastics through Woolworths and Coles’ collection bins. We use that soft plastic that would be destined for landfill or the ocean, we use it as a percentage of our cake mix for the products that we make,” Mr Agg said. “We…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
KINGSTON Council have approved a $182,000 grant for a project that would see young children who have lived through family violence work with robots during therapy sessions. The “Little Sparks to Bright Minds” therapy program aims to help kindergarten and early primary aged children through the recovery process after family violence experiences. The program, supported by the Emerge Women and Children’s Support Network, will see robots called “Matilda” working with therapists and teachers to keep children engaged during one on one therapy sessions. The robots were developed by Professor Rhavij Khosla from La Trobe University. Emerge executive officer Paula Westhead…
PENINSULA PINES have bounced back from a patchy opening innings to bowl well and put themselves in the box seat for a win in the first day of their clash against Crib Point. Pines only batted for a little more than 48 overs before being bowled out away from home at Crib Point Recreation Reserve. Waide Symes did most of the damage with the ball, taking 4/44 as his side restricted the Pines to just 152. Chasing down a very attainable target, Crib Point got things started on the wrong foot. Adam Keulen was the only batsman who made a…
THE second welcome home to returned soldiers inaugurated by the Welcome Home committee took place, on Friday evening last in the Mechanics’ Hall, when the seating accommodation of the building was taxed to its utmost to hold those who were anxious to extend the hand of welcome to those, who for the last four years had been facing death and mutilation in defence of their country. The names of the returned men are: Ferrier Sergeant Smith, Private H. Covington, Private Granger, Private Robt. Walker, Corporal Carter, Private D. Downs and Wireless Operator Tait. Cr, Oates occupied the chair. After the…
FRANKSTON Council will be hosting four “drop-in” consultation sessions about the proposed breakwater at Oliver’s Hill. The four events will allow people to “view the proposed plans for the Olivers Hill precinct, learn more about the project, have your questions answered and provide feedback to help inform future plans.” The proposed plans have been met with backlash from organisations such as the Frankston Beach Association. A report released last month detailed the impact a breakwater may have on the sand at Olivers Hill (“Breakwater for boats passes another hurdle”, The Times, 26/11/18). The location of the breakwater would also serve…