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Connection key for youth council A GROUP of 11 young Frankston residents have been appointed to the 2022 youth council. The group is tasked with advocating for causes that are important to young people. Its members, who can be aged from 12 to 24, meet fortnightly. Youth councillor Isabella Gervasoni said that one of the youth council’s goals was to help the community come together again after years of COVID-19 lockdowns. “In 2022 I would love for the community to feel more like a family again, since we’ve been in and out of lockdown. For all of us to come back together and celebrate each other,” she said. Previous youth councils have run anti-bullying workshops at local schools and prepared kits for people in vulnerable situations. The 2022 youth council (pictured with Crs Nathan Conroy and Brad Hill) is: Samantha Beaumont, Oliver Robinson, David McFarlane, Mac Zamani, Peter Martin, Laura, Jessica Healy, Olivia Sutherland, Yasmine McCoy, Jorden Lancaster, and Isabella Gervasoni. Picture: Supplied
Private hospital to undergo major change Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON Private Hospital is being converted into a public surgery centre. The state government announced the change last week. The hospital is expected to be operating as a public sur-
gery centre sometime next year. The state government hopes that by the time it is fully operational, the hospital will have the capacity to support up to 9,000 public patients per year. Deputy Premier James Merlino said that the change will help clear up the backlog of surgeries building up in Victoria because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The pandemic has been really tough on everyone, but nothing matters more than the health of our loved ones. We’ve got a plan to make sure every Victorian family gets the care they deserve,” Mr Merlino said “This plan will see record numbers of Victorians get the surgeries they need, while making sure our frontline workforce is supported.”
Once converted, the Frankston Private Hospital facility will make COVID catch-up care its focus. Two new theatres are expected to be constructed by early next year to help the hospital keep up with demand. In a statement, Peninsula Health confirmed it is working on the project. “We will be working towards transforming Frankston Private Hospital for public
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surgery, with the capacity to support up to 9,000 patients per year once fully operational in 2023. As such, the facility will be focused on COVID-19 catch up care, meaning that tens of thousands of patients throughout the next four years will get the treatment they need faster and closer to home,” Peninsula Health said. Continued page 6