WINTER is the time when we need a hot, nourishing meal to help us through the day. For most of us it’s taken for granted, but the sad fact is that many residents simply cannot afford one. Not without help, that is… So, the support of organisations like SecondBite is crucial for local food parcel providers Pantry 5000 in Carrum, which helps 400 vulnerable residents and their families each week. SecondBite last week launched their winter appeal at St Aiden’s Carrum where Pantry 5000 is based. Coordinator Ken Gooding said SecondBite was “critical” to our operations. “Without SecondBite we couldn’t…
Author: Stephen Taylor
THE state government’s budget commitment to improving Melbourne’s major roads network came into local focus last week when Premier Denis Napthine visited the site of the proposed Mordialloc Bypass. He announced a $10.6 million grant to prepare a detailed business case and to seek statutory approvals for the bypass linking the northern end of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway with the new Dingley Bypass. He was accompanied by Mordialloc MP Lorraine Wreford who said the Bypass would provide additional north–south road capacity, reduce delays on existing roads and cater to efficient movement of commuter and freight vehicles. “Further planning and development…
THE most disadvantaged people in our society will be the hardest hit by the federal budget – the young unemployed, disabled, and single parents, says Victorian Council of Social Services CEO Emma King. “I think young people are being demonised,’’ she told The News. “The government is hitting our poorest and most vulnerable people – the long-term unemployed and the disabled. ’’They are being hit on so many fronts, such as with university sector fees to be deregulated giving them the green light to charge more, which will further disadvantage young people.’’ Ms King said moving more young people off…