CARING for others is not just Emily Vagg’s job, it’s a passion. The 31-year-old Peninsula Health nurse is heading off to Papua New Guinea next month to spread the word about health education to isolated villagers along the Kokoda Track. The trip, part of a No Roads Kokoda expedition, will see a team of health professionals visit remote villages along the Kokoda Track to dispense health advice and treatment if needed. It will certainly be a change of scene from Ms Vagg’s day job as a nurse at the Intensive Care Unit at Frankston Hospital. “I’ve always wanted to branch…
Author: Neil Walker
THE secretary of the Friends of Wallace Reserve, David Cross, has been named 2016 Frankston City Citizen of the Year. Mr Cross joined Senior Citizen of the Year Alan Quaife at a special Australia Day citizenship ceremony last Tuesday (26 January) at Frankston Arts Centre to receive a commemorative certificate from Frankston mayor Cr James Dooley. “David Cross and Alan Quaife have given so much to our community and I’m proud to recognise their selfless achievements as we honour them as our 2016 Citizens of the Year,” Cr Dooley said. “They are inspiring and courageous and lead by example, displaying our…
WILD weather and level crossings removals work combined to make it another frustrating week of travel on the Frankston line for train commuters last week. Buses replaced trains between Caulfield and Moorabbin stations due to road and rail separations work at McKinnon, Ormond and Bentleigh. Metro Train’s plans to shuttle passengers between Caulfield and Moorabbin for the week seemed to be going smoothly, with commuters finding little fault with the bus services, until nature intervened. Lightning strikes during a storm on Thursday afternoon (28 January) at about 4.15pm, just before the afternoon peak, caused signal outages meaning Metro had to…
LONG-RUNNING negotiations to provide residential certainty for disadvantaged families and individuals at Seaford Beach Cabin Park could be nearing an end but cabin park owner Michael Hibbert says he is still awaiting final confirmation from Frankston Council that a lease he signed late last year is acceptable to council. Mr Hibbert and council have been in protracted talks over the past two years to extend a lease on land at Kananook Creek amid disagreement over a land swap deal that council ultimately rejected. The land swap deal – with a Crown land portion of the site, 860 square metres of…
PLANNING a day at the beach when disabled access is a priority can be stressful but a travel blog by a Carrum family has made it easier for local families to plan ahead for trips to bayside beaches. The Smith family – mother Bron, father Andrew and children Cooper, 10, Pepper, 7, and Elwood, 3 – are keen travellers and don’t let Cooper’s cerebral palsy get in the way of holidays and trips off the beaten track. “It’s my respite from life. We love to travel and that’s one of our top priorities,” Mrs Smith said. “It can’t always be…