THE Mornington Peninsula has long been marketed to those seeking a pampering, resort-style holiday experience, and now it seems many want the same for their pets. It’s no secret that the pet industry is a lucrative industry estimated to be worth about $8 billion worldwide annually, with many owners today taking a “no expenses spared” approach when it comes to the social and emotional wellbeing of their animals. Cory Andrews, who runs kennels in Baxter and whose family has been involved in the pet industry on the peninsula for 43 years, said the trend for luxury cat and dog boarding,…
Author: Liz Bell
KINGSTON is the place to live if you are seeking life satisfaction, good health and neighbours you can trust, according to data just released by the state’s health watchdog, VicHealth. Kingston scored slightly above average in many of the areas in the 2015 VicHealth survey, including general well-being, personal safety and “resilience”. Data for the indicators survey was collected through telephone interviews of people 18 and over, to help councils and organisations provide evidence-based health planning and programs. In Kingston, 79.3 per cent of residents felt their neighbours would help each other out, an increase on the state average of 74.1…
THIRTY years ago, when Graeme Innes finished university with a law degree and aspirations of a career where he could make a difference, he found a very different reality. Doors closed, employers baulked at employing someone who couldn’t see, and the future seemed bleak for a young man with a growing passion for human rights advocacy and workplace equality. Mr Innes eventually found work as a clerical assistant answering phones in a law firm, but the lessons learned from those early experiences fuelled his passion for advocating for the invisible and voiceless. He went on to become a successful lawyer,…
FRANKSTON residents might feel downtrodden, unsafe and less satisfied with their lot than many Victorians, but they are a tough lot reporting slightly higher levels of resilience, according to data just released by the state’s health watchdog VicHealth. Frankston scored poorly in many of the areas in the 2015 VicHealth survey, including general well-being, life satisfaction, personal safety and “at risk” alcohol consumption. However, just down the road in the Mornington Peninsula Shire local government area people are more “life satisfied” and have a stronger sense of general wellbeing and safety. Data for the indicators survey was collected through telephone…
IT took Frankston retailer and alopecia sufferer Tammy Lobato many years to overcome the sense of isolation that goes with being “different”, so she understands only too well the embarrassment, anxiety and fear surrounding the topic of hair loss. Speaking out last week during Alopecia Awareness Week, Ms Lobato said she lost her hair when she was three due to the auto-immune disease and spent many of her younger years suffering from bullying and feeling alienated. But the former Victorian Labor MP, who runs a wig store in Frankston, said alopecia had made her a stronger person, more compassionate and…