CURLY-haired Somerville resident Emily Cullen has always been complimented on her luscious, strawberry-gold locks. But the peninsula shearer didn’t bat an eye when deciding to cut a good portion of it off to help people who have lost their hair to cancer. After hatching the plan to sell her hair to a wig-making company, Emily put the call out on social media to see if anyone wanted to join her, and before she knew it old school friend Natalie Trotter answered the call. It had been a decade since the former Frankston High School chums had last met, but the…
Author: Liz Bell
UPDATE: Monday 20 June 2022 Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged eight people after a mosque was allegedly damaged in Langwarrin early Sunday morning. The men – one aged 62, two aged 18 and five aged 19 – were each charged with burglary and trespass. All were bailed overnight to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 28 October. The charges relate to minor damage caused to a mosque on Leisureland Drive about 1.50am. There is nothing to suggest the incident was religiously motivated. AN overnight invasion of the Baitul Salam (House of Peace) Mosque in Langwarrin has shocked and…
A REVIEW is being held into the trial of allowing homeless people to stay long-term at Mornington Peninsula foreshore reserves. The shire’s community partnerships manager Chris Munro said soaring rents and property values had led to an increase in the number of peninsula residents at serious risk of becoming homeless. “This includes many elderly residents, as well as women and children fleeing family violence. Most will end up couch surfing or sleeping in their car, but there are some who run out of options and may end up rough sleeping,” he said. “For the past year we have been working…
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are being asked to open their hearts and provide a forever home to the unwanted calves of the dairy industry. The ’Til The Cows Come Home charity is looking for adopters who can take on two calves to raise as pets, never to end up on the dinner table. Operations manager Rachele Clarke says every year millions of unwanted farmed animals suffer an unimaginable fate. “These animals are the forgotten ones, they often endure terrible lives before they come to us, but we feed them up, get them healthy and try to find caring homes for them,”…
COMMUNITY sport is about to make waves on the Mornington Peninsula again, with the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League in the process of building its numbers and reconnecting with schools for a great season ahead. The league’s administrator, Ben Lawrence, said sport had taken a huge hit over the last few seasons, and the league was in a fight to keep participation rates at a steady number. It is about to roll out a project called the MPJFL School Network, which involves interacting with schools to promote the benefits of playing organised community sport. Mr Lawrence said the MPJFL was…