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A SURVEY is underway asking people to have a say on the future of Frankston Hospital. An artists’ impression of the redevelopment plans, which are yet to be finalised, has been released. See story page 2. Picture: Supplied
COVID-19 outbreak at hospital Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au MORE than 50 staff employed by Peninsula Health have tested positive for COVID-19. Frankston Hospital has been the hardest hit by the outbreak. Early last week, Peninsula Health CEO Felicity Topp confirmed that 51 staff members had tested positive for
COVID-19 and 211 staff had been sent into isolation. Those numbers were released on 19 August. “Of the 51 staff cases, 40 are nursing staff, with four doctors having tested positive at this point, along with five support staff members and two Allied Health employees,” Ms Topp said. “Since the beginning of the pandemic we have tested 54,981 people, 336 of those testing positive. We currently have 48 COVID-19 positive patients
in our care, with none of these patients in ICU. We are doing all we can to keep them safe and well. “We were alerted to an increased number of staff cases at Frankston Hospital on Sunday, and immediately responded by calling in external experts to support our response. We immediately closed a number of wards to admissions and all potentially affected staff and patients were tested. We also started contact tracing to identify
anyone else who may have come into contact with an infected person. This process is currently in the final stages. “We are still investigating if these cases are the result of increased community transmission of the virus, or if it has been acquired through the hospital. We are continuing to stress the importance of the correct usage of personal protective equipment which is readily available to our staff in all of our services and are doing our utmost
to help all staff members do all they can to stay safe.” A statement from the Department of Health and Human services read that “an incident management team is working closely with Peninsula Health to manage this outbreak. All appropriate public health actions are being undertaken, including deep cleaning, contact tracing and testing.” Continued Page 5
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FRANKSTON Hospital is due for a $562 million redevelopment. Picture: Gary Sissons
Survey on hospital plans THE Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority wants the community to have a say on the planned Frankston Hospital redevelopment. Work on the $562 million redevelopment, promised by the state government in 2018, was set to start this year and finish around 2024. The VHHSBA is looking for input, collected via a survey, to see what the community would like included or fixed during the redevelopment. VHHSBA CEO Rob Fiske said “we are seeking feedback from the local community on what healthcare services they use, how they could be improved and what new services they’d like to see offered at Frankston Hospital.” The survey covers topics such as travel to and from the hospital, additional services, and ser-
vices/activities in and around the hospital. Already included in the revamp is expanded mental health services, a maternity ward, an obstetrics ward, a women’s clinic, a pediatric ward, an oncology ward, and a special care nursery. The planned 11 storey building would create room for 120 new beds, two operating theatres, and 13 emergency department beds. “The redevelopment will support Frankston Hospital to provide modern services and facilities to care for an ageing and growing local community for generations to come,” Mr Fiske said. The survey is now open, and will be available until 7 September. It can be accessed at engage. vic.gov.au/frankston-hospital-redevelopment Claudia Skubel
“Think about who you love, then think about them in ICU.” For Sarah, who’s been battling coronavirus for nearly 8 weeks, being separated from her two little boys, has been heartwrenching. On top of coronavirus attacking every one of her body systems, intense pain and acute breathing difficulty, she still has no idea when she will be well enough to see her boys. Sarah’s hope is that by us all doing the right thing, no one else will have to experience the heartache her family has. Please, play your part and help stop the spread of the virus. If you have symptoms - please get tested. Payments of $450 are available to help you stay home and wait for your test result.
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Former council employee scammed ratepayers
Election proceeds with new safety measures
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BY LAURA GREEN COUNCIL elections will continue as planned on 24 October, despite a second wave of COVID-19 cases. Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton consulted with Premier Daniel Andrews and the Victorian Electoral Commission to deliver a “COVIDSafe election plan”. There will be marked changes to the way voters deliver ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. Additional safety measures devised in the COVIDSafe Plan included social distancing in election offices, limiting face-to-face contact, enforcing mask wearing, and increased cleaning and sanitation requirements for ballot-counters. The Premier was optimistic for the delivery of safe and fair elections. “I am pleased Victorian communities can have their say on their local government representatives at democratic council general elections as planned,” he said. In June, Kingston councillors approved a motion to ask the Premier to push back the election date and delay the redistribution of Kingston’s ward boundaries (“Council asks to defer election”, The News, 1/7/20). Under laws introduced in the Local Government Act in March, Kingston Council will bump up the number of local councillors from nine across three wards, to 11 across individual wards. The decision conflicted with independent advice given by the VEC last year. The request to delay the election followed the dismissal of Victoria’s local government minister Adem Somyurek that same month. Victorian Greens MP Sam Hibbins said “as minister for local government [Mr Somyurek] proposed new ward boundaries for a number of councils and Victorians need assurance that this was done in good faith and not for political gain.” In October, residents will be supplied with postal ballots with instructions on returning their vote. Anyone who misses the deadline will need to hand deliver their ballot to a voting office.
A FORMER Frankston Council employee has pleaded guilty to scamming ratepayers out of more than $460,000. Andrew Williamson, a former community development manager at council, was alleged to have stolen $460,870 from ratepayers. He was also charged with attempt to commit an indictable offence for the amount of $65,530 and misconduct in public office. On 18 August, Mr Williamson pleaded guilty at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. Mr Williamson’s conduct was the subject of an investigation by the state’s peak anti-corruption body. The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission began Operation Topi after Frankston Council made a report to them. A statement from IBAC read “Operation Topi was initiated by IBAC following a mandatory notification from Frankston City Council. Under mandatory notification requirements that came into effect in 2016, all heads of Victorian public sector departments and agencies, including council CEOs, must notify IBAC of any matter they suspect, on reasonable grounds, involves corrupt conduct.”
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CONCEPT designs for a redevelopment at Lloyd Park in Langwarrin have been unveiled. The $6 million pavilion redevelopment is being funded by Frankston Council and the federal government. The designs plans include a 200 seat function room, four unisex change rooms, canteen and kitchen, meeting room, offices, and public amenities Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said
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WORKS earlier this year to dig a rail trench at Mentone. Picture: Supplied
Rail line will shut again A SECTION of the Frankston line will shut next week to allow for more level crossing removal works. From the night of Tuesday 1 September until the last service on Sunday 6 September, buses will replace trains between Mordialloc and Frankston. Buses will also be running to Stony Point. The closure will allow for works to remove level crossings at Edithvale Road, Swanpool Avenue, Chelsea Road, Argyle Avenue, and Bondi Road. Work is continuing while the COV-
ID-19 pandemic is ongoing, but numbers at the work sites have been reduced. The crossings will be removed by building a rail trench. Three new stations and a direct connection from Thames Promenade to Nepean Highway will also be built as part of the works. The rail trench is not scheduled to be finished until 2022. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “we’re getting rid of these dangerous and congested level crossings as prom-
ised. The removal of these five level crossings and the construction of three brand new stations at Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach will make a huge difference for the local community.” “This is such an exciting time for the local community and want to thank them for all their support so far. I look forward to working with them as we bring about these significant upgrades that will see five level crossings gone for good in 2022,” she said. Buses replaced trains on the line between 23 May and 27 July this year.
Continued from Page 1 Ms Topp has stressed that Peninsula Health’s Golf Links Road facility is still accepting patients despite reports of an outbreak. “There seems to be a misconception that Peninsula Health is currently experiencing an outbreak at our Golf Links Road facility. This is not the case,” she said. “At the end of July, we did see an increase in cases at our Golf Links Road facility due to a patient initially returning two negative results, and then later a positive result. All appropriate infection control measures were immediately implemented including contact tracing and the furloughing of a significant number of staff at the time. “Currently our Golf Links Road facility is open to admissions and we are providing care to a large number of residential aged care patients, in an effort to help in Victoria’s aged care response to the pandemic.” The Golf Links Road site houses a rehabilitation centre and a palliative care unit. Heading into the weekend there were 75 active cases of COVID-19 among Frankston residents, and 4421 statewide.
No funding for road a ‘disappointment’ JUST over $2 million has been allocated by the federal government to fix local roads.
The 2020/2021 “black spot funding program” will provide funds for three major projects. More than $1 million has been set aside for works on Mount Eliza Way. Wombat crossings will be installed at all pedestrian crossings and flashing lights at two-thirds of the crossings on the area. There will be $778,000 spent on works at Frankston-Dandenong Road and O’Grady Road in Carrum Downs. A part time control right turn into O’Gradys road will be constructed, and the right lane will be extended to 120 metres. McClelland Drive and Skye Road in Langwarrin will be modified to a roundabout at a cost of just under $200,000. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy welcomed the announcement but was disappointed that funding was not allocated to works at McCormicks Road. A 92-year-old woman was struck and killed on the road on 29 July last year. She was returning to the Oak Tree Retirement Village after going shopping when she was hit, and died at the scene. “More than a month ago, I wrote to Urban Infrastructure Minister Alan Tudge supporting Frankston City Council’s request for fast tracked black spot funding for a pedestrian intersection at McCormicks Road, where a fatality occurred last year,” Ms Murphy said. “I had previously supported the community to petition the council for a crossing at that location and was very pleased on their behalf when the council put it forward for federal funding. It is a big disappointment that the Morrison government has ignored this request.” Ms Murphy said she put forward the McCormicks Road project, as well as works at Warrandyte Road and Hall Road, to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack so that they would be considered for funding.
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Lockdown saves gamblers from more harm BY LAURA GREEN THE Kingston local government area has once again ranked in the top ten when it comes to losses on electronic gaming machines. Data from the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation showed pokies players in the Kingston municipality lost over $62 million on EGMs from July 2019 to March this year. $4.4 million was lost in the final month alone before the pokies were closed because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Punters in the Frankston Council area lost $3.2 million in March and totalled $46.3 million stretching back to July. The municipalities of Brimbank, Casey, and Whittlesea felt the highest losses over the July to March period. Kingston sat at tenth on the list of pokies losses by LGA. Frankston was located at 17th, up two places from the previous year. Gambling losses across Kingston and Frankston have remained fairly stable over recent years, despite efforts from both councils to clean up
their records. Last year, Kingston Council introduced their “Enough is Enough” campaign with speakers telling their stories on the topic of gambling. Council has since urged the Victorian government to introduce “urgent” gambling reforms after research found at least 70 per cent of gamblers felt harm from betting on poker machines. 902 EGMs can be found across 16 of Kingston’s venues, but council warns this could grow to over 1200 within Victorian law if demand rose. Kingston punters lost just over
$85.7 million on pokies in the 2019/2020 financial year. Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Tim Costello says that gamblers statewide have saved over $1 billion since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. “It has been awful reading about the lives lost to COVID-19 around Australia, and especially the devastating spikes in Victoria, and my heart goes out to the people affected,” he said. “But we have experienced a silver lining in all this. The shutdown of poker machines in
Victoria has undoubtedly improved lives for many people for the better, and perhaps even saved lives. “COVID-19 is presenting us with a unique opportunity to rethink the appalling situation all of Australia has gotten itself into with the prevalence of gambling. Australians lost $25 billion gambling last year, the highest rate of losses per head in the entire world. We can come out of this crisis with a real positive if we can significantly reduce gambling harm.”
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Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au A DRAIN installed on the beach in Mentone is causing safety concerns for residents. The drain, which received a “major upgrade” last month, is located near the life saving club. Kingston councillor Geoff Gledhill raised the issue on his Facebook page. “I’ve been contacted by a number of residents who are concerned about the design of the new drain infrastructure on Mentone Beach. It is a substantial drop into what can be deep water, or at low tide, rocks with obviously insufficient barriers to stop a small child,” he said. “I have asked City of Kingston to apply a temporary fix however they apparently have to wait for Melbourne Water to do something as it’s their property. Please guys stop squabbling and someone take responsibility, it is dangerous, there are people everywhere on the foreshore.” Melbourne Water project manager Josh Kar told The Times that “although the existing rail meets Australian Safety Standards we’ve gone further and erected temporary additional fencing while permanent options are investigated.” A statement issued by Melbourne Water last month read that the recent changes to the drain were “crucial for the safety and function of the drain after a combination of events, including sand blocking the drain opening and flooding from heavy rainfall, caused it to fail.” A NEWLY refurbished drain in Mentone. Picture: Supplied
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Stolen card use investigated POLICE are investigating the theft of a credit card. On 20 June, a woman lost her credit card in the Seaford area. It was later found and used to make purchases at surrounding shops
Images of a man (picture below) that police believe can help with their enquiries have been released. Anyone recognises him can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at www.crimestoppersvic.
com.au and quote the incident number 200226810. A MAN wanted in relation to the use of a lost credit card. Picture: Supplied
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A FRANKSTON man has been arrested and charged after an alleged sexual assault. Police say that a woman was assaulted in the Kurrawa Linear Reserve in Patterson Lakes last month. On Monday, 17 August, the Bayside sexual offences and child abuse investigation team arrested a 20-year-old Frankston man and charged him with multiple offences. The alleged offender has been remanded into custody, and will appear on 13 November at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
RESCUE crews from Coast Guard Western Port and Volunteer Marine Rescue Hastings rushed to answer a mayday call from a sinking yacht off Flinders, 7.15pm, Thursday 6 August. The two boats were on the scene promptly despite the rough conditions. The San Remo yacht with four people aboard – two adults and two children – was escorted back to Flinders pier where Flinders CFA crews pumped the water out. Coast Guard Commander Jeremy West said an investigation revealed a diesel engine malfunction and burst pipe was causing water to be sucked back into the boat. The next day a friend took the four back to San Remo and the yacht was sailed to Yaringa boat harbour for repairs.
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never been rescinded so, even here you can take that breed of dog into parliament so it can mess up the carpet. This is just an example of how stupid and archaic these laws are in our present times. Mr Fox must never be allowed to take something that is ours, not his because of these laws. David Barker, Sorrento
I agree that we need more bike paths on the Mornington Peninsula, for the safety and enjoyment of not only cyclists, but of pedestrians as well (“Pedalling a petition for shared path” The News 3/8/20). But the precious remnant woodland, bordering the Moorooduc-Mornington railway line, with its beautiful, endangered indigenous flora and wetland havens for diverse frog, bird and insect species, is not the place. The wildlife corridor flanking the railway is a rare local gem; one of the last remaining areas of its type on the Mornington Peninsula and already surrounded by cleared land on both sides of the track. The area is home to endangered native orchids and grasses of national significance, to local snow gums and to a large and diverse range of native wildflowers, birds, frogs and insects. Despite Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s awareness of the environmental significance of the railway reserve, plans are underway to construct a wide, paved shared bike path, together with a safety fence, beside the railway line Are residents willing to stand by and see this precious natural haven sacrificed for the sake of the tourist dollar or for a quick spin on their bikes? For the sake of biodiversity which enhances the health of our environment and of ourselves; for the sake of our children and grandchildren and all the health benefits to them of natural spaces, and for the sake of some voiceless, small, but hugely significant, threatened plants, please lodge your objections or suggestions for an alternative bike path route to councillors. Jeanette Miller, Mornington
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Doubts on vaccine [Flinders MP and Health Minister] Greg Hunt and his colleagues are at it again with spin and marketing. He and [Prime Minister Scott] Morrison made a grand announcement saying they had signed a deal with AstraZeneca to secure development, production and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, promising that a vaccine would be available for all Australians and rather weirdly suggesting it might be made compulsory. Unfortunately for them, the company itself corrected the announcement the next day saying they had simply signed a letter of intent with the federal government. At the same time, of course, there is no guarantee that the vaccine they are working on will work or be available freely for us. This announcement was made at a time when aged care homes are still experiencing a high level of deaths which Morrison and Hunt are claiming they have no responsibility for despite what we have learnt about the Commonwealth’s lack of preparedness for dealing with the pandemic in aged care homes. We could do with a little less spin and a bit more leadership and responsibility. Marg D’Arcy, Rye
Cool on warming policy Further to your article parking at the bottom of Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza despite the already more than 1000 patches, a few days ago I saw that in the past week or so they have added a few more tiny patches while large areas are crumbling (“Beachgoers face long wait for better access” The News 4/8/20). Both I and the person with whom I was walking found the reasons for this difficult to understand, when clearly the area requires a totally new surface. I trust that it is not that mayor Cr Sam Hearn, who represents this area, and his councillors concerning themselves more with global warming and the part Mornington Peninsula can play? The shire’s draft policy on this has the following comments: “the planet heat up so quickly that conditions become incompatible with civilisation” and “... it’s scary confronting and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed” (page 7); ”catastrophic effects of humanity’s effect on the planet’s ecosystems” and “council recognises that the earth’s current warming trajectory threatens most life on this planet” (page 10); and “If we don’t drastically take action … the world that our children inherit will be a scary and unstable one” (page 12). One is left with the impression that unless the shire focuses on global warming, there will not be a planet (or peninsula) to worry about. The shire should address local issues and although everyone can do their bit on global warming (I believe we should do more on pollution than global warming), surely focusing on global warming is unlikely to compensate in any measurable way for hundreds of coal-fired (Australian supplied) power stations being built in China, India and Japan (which are built so they can make products that we can buy from them that we used to make here). Grant Snowden, Mount Eliza
‘Stupid, archaic’ laws Thank you for your report on the approach Lindsay Fox has made to take over areas of land that have always been owned by the people of Victoria and not by selected individuals (“Politics and ‘olde’ law a potent mix at Portsea” The News 10/8/20). Fox has made his fortune here in Australia and he claims he is a true Australian, but he now wants to use archaic British laws to increase land holdings that I do not believe he is entitled to. Part of these old laws came about because of tidal changes in Britain that create huge mud flats each day and they were created because of ever changing tidal movements that affected mooring and shipping needs, and even go back to boat building on estuary and river banks requiring areas for launching. King Charles made a law that allowed his dogs (King Charles spaniels) to be able to enter the Houses of Parliament - a law I believe that has
I admire the courage and blind faith of people who attempt to defend the indefensible. Try telling 25 million Australians that [Victorian Premier] Daniel Andrews is doing a good job and you would be laughed at. We are a basket case here in Victoria all due to the mismanagement of the virus. The list of mistakes is endless and throw in the belt and road initiative for good measure. I am looking forward to the apologies for wrongly accusing the Australian Defence Forces for the Ruby Princess disaster. Oops, I forgot that Daniel Andrews and his ilk never apologise for anything. Peter Rogan, Rye
The blame game Various correspondents to your Letters column have complained that the Premier Daniel Andrews has taken less than perfect action to control the present COVID-19 outbreak. Unfortunately, it is symptomatic of human behaviour to try to find a cause and a culprit for all the bad things that happen to us. More often than not though the cause is ill fortune and the culprit (as in this case) is ourselves. The people calling for the Premier’s blood are, I suspect, the same ones who criticised him for overreacting when he cancelled the Grand Prix and curtailed Mother’s Day celebrations in the early stages of this pandemic. It is quite farcical that Andrews is now being held responsible for the failure of the state’s health system to alleviate the so-called second wave despite the fact that no one else in the world has yet been successful in doing so. However it is informative that one of your correspondents has likened Australians to children and, to an extent, they are right - we do not like being told what to do and we try to avoid such instruction even though it is for the betterment of the group rather than the individual. Therein lies the cause of all our troubles. Richard Marshall, Carrum
Call for honesty The letter from John Cain outdid itself in its lack of consistency, leaping from topic to topic, state to state in an extraordinary load of self-indulgent twaddle (“Kicking back” Letters 4/8/20). The truth is finally coming out about the hotels’ quarantine fiasco and it is getting worse by the day and, no Mr Cain, Daniel Andrews did not “arrange trysts between guards and residents”, a comment that is plain silly. He is, indeed, fronting the inquiry on a daily basis, and so he should. Now all he needs to do is refresh his memory a little better and be truthful in his responses and statements. Then we move interstate to denigrate alleged fundraisers to be held by the LNP? So what if they want to hold fundraisers as long as it is safe and responsible to do so? Does the Labor Party ever hold fundraisers, along with their union
mates? Oh yes, the Ruby Princess was a disaster. However, it is now under control (unlike in Victoria) and I absolutely agree that the aged care Industry needs a full and frank inquiry and firm action taken to ensure that our senior citizens receive the best care and resources available. And no cover ups, at any level. This correspondence simply tries to deflect criticism from our state’s premier and ministers for their inept handling of this crisis, and push it onto others, particularly those in federal government. Other states are getting through this crisis way better than we are in Victoria. Mr Cain needs to be honest and admit that our state government has caused this current quarantine fiasco. Kevin Cahalane, Mornington
Labor questioned I have adjusted my thinking about responsibility for the Victorian COVID-19 crisis and can say that the Labor government has a lot to answer for. Having said that, I have no doubts that a Liberal government would do no better. And keep in mind that 66 per cent of the deaths in Victoria are attributed aged care, which is under the rule of the federal government (Liberal for those of you who may have missed it). I do have to commend the Premier Daniel Andrews for having the fortitude to front the press and answer their criticism and questions, unlike our prime minister who seems to learn a lot from Donald Trump in how to thwart the media. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Delivering for Rye It is right to applaud the outstanding design and delivery by Mornington Peninsula Shire’s strategic planners and engineers of capital works and planning for Rye (“Amazing outcome” Letters 4/8/20 and 11/8/20). Working closely with the Rye community and successive Nepean Ward councillors delivered by the shire and underway are $2 million of committed shire money to the completed boardwalk and landscaping east and west of the Rye pier, the Napier Street plaza presently underway, foreshore camping reconfiguration creating a new entrance to Rye, the Elgan Avenue drain conversion to a coastal bio infiltration basin and sealed bay trail west of the pier and there is more to come. The Rye Township Plan - with the $6.5 million of shire and state government grants – council will continue to roll out a fabulous foreshore promenade from Napier Street over Point Nepean Road to the pier and replacing the “horseshoe” car parks – all creating a whole new public plaza and precinct. The plans are currently on public exhibition for all the community to “have your say” on line. Together with council’s recently approved urban design guidelines – with maximum township height controls of three storeys with third storey setback mandated and rezoning – all charts the course of generational change for the Rye foreshore and township for the benefit of all the community. Hugh Fraser, councillor, Nepean Ward
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WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods Steps Up to Support Our Community WAEL Hanna and Niki Singh, two long time Langwarrin pharmacists, opened their new WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods store on Cranbourne-Frankston Road, Langwarrin in February this year. The first store of its type in Victoria, WholeLife provides all the services of a traditional pharmacy combined with over 12,000 health, wellbeing and lifestyle products. Niki and Wael knew their new store was going to be an exciting venture but like everyone, they didn’t quite expect the year that they have had so far. The community response to their new offering has been overwhelming, Wael said, “We believed that Langwarrin was the perfect location for our WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods concept because we know that people are looking for products that not only treat illnesses, but provide them with products that help lead healthy and balanced lifestyles. Our store is like a one-stop shop with everything you need from a traditional pharmacy plus our full range of health foods is incredible – everything from nuts to ingredients to breads, fridge and freezer products, vitamins to eco-friendly cleaning, plantbased, gluten-free, keto – you name it, we have it. Throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen that as people want to limit the number of different stores that they visit, they call at our WholeLife store and can collect not only their pharmacy needs but also their health foods, cooking items, household essentials and even their dinner.” To help support the vulnerable members of their community, Wael and Niki made the decision to ramp up their delivery services to ensure that essential pharmacy supplies and health food products were accessible to their patients. The
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pharmacy or load the script electronically into our Medmate app to send it to our pharmacy digitally. You can also browse front-of-shop pharmacy and healthfood categories and pay for your purchase all through the Medmate app. So basically, with a Telehealth consultation and our free script delivery service, you don’t have to leave home to get your medication.” Over the past six months, Niki has been impressed with how the Langwarrin community has pulled together and supported each other during these challenging times. Niki said, “People are being sensitive to the needs of others. Everyone has everyone’s safety and wellbeing in mind. Even under the current circumstances, there’s a stronger sense of community. We’ve also seen it in our staff too, with members of the team offering to deliver orders on their way home if an order has missed cut off. It’s been heart-warming to see everyone step up to extend their support to the community”. Wael said, “Our team at Langwarrin WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods remains committed to looking after the health and well-being of our community. We do not take your support or loyalty for granted and it is a privilege that we are able to make a positive contribution to your lives”. pharmacy now offers free same day delivery on all scripts and free delivery on orders over $30 on over the counter purchases. The coronavirus crisis has triggered WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods to turn uncertainty into new opportunities and explore new directions. For those who are still able to get out and about, the pharmacy have implemented a contactless pick up service from their
carpark so that shoppers don’t have to get out of their cars if they don’t wish too. In addition, Wael explained, “The pharmacy is now able to dispense e-scripts meaning that when a patient visits or has a telehealth appointment with their GP, they can now request to receive their script electronically. The script will be provided to the patient by SMS or email. The patient can then present this notification to their
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Victoria’s power problems will be solved by great Morwell scheme Compiled by Cameron McCullough VICTORIA is dependent upon New South Wales for her coal supplies. But for the coal brought at great cost by rail or steamer from the sister State Victorian industries would vanish. It is a lamentable state of affairs, and we have paid dearly indeed for our experience. Our only hope of the future lies in the Morwell electric power scheme. That there is reason for hope at all is due to the Lawson Ministry. Successive Ministries for the past thirty years have failed to make anything of an asset given by nature that means so much to Victoria. Inquiry after inquiry has been conducted into the possibilities of brown coal as a source for the provision of power for industries, but it remained for the Lawson Ministry to take the step towards actual achievement. The recent appointment of Sir John Monash as general manager of the Morwell electric power scheme represents another stage in the programme of work undertaken by Mr. Lawson and his colleagues to make Victoria absolutely independent of outside sources for power for industries. Many lessons were taught by the war. One of the most important was that the stability of a nation is measured by its resources. Lack of shipping, curtailment of supplies of imported manufactured goods emphasised the extent to which Australia relied upon other countries for her requirements. That lesson has fallen on fertile soil, and on every side are to be seen industries that would have remained foreign to this country but for the war.
British capitalists are looking round for openings in Australia, and it is becoming increasingly evident that they are finding those openings in States with cheap power to offer as the chief attraction. Tasmania already has its hydroelectric power scheme in operation, and several large industries have been established on the island. Other States, too, are competing, and without a cheap power scheme Victoria would be left in the backwash of industrial expansion. In the brown coal deposits of Gippsland, Victoria has a truly wonderful asset. The existence of thousands of millions of tons of coal in the Morwell area has been proved, while the wealth that lies hidden in other parts of the southern province is untold. The particular advantage of the Morwell coal is its accessibility. It can be won without the sinking of shafts, and some day on the Morwell field will be seen perhaps the biggest open cut coal mine in the world. A project of such magnitude as that of Morwell necessarily entails a vast amount of preliminary preparation. Before involving the State in an expenditure that will run into millions of money the Lawson Ministry fortified itself with the opinions and advice of the world’s most eminent authorities. The soundness of the scheme has been proved beyond all question, and the utmost care is now being exercised to ensure that no mistake will be made in its execution. Within one square mile of the power house site there are between 120,000,000 to 150,000,000 tons of
open-cut coal. With an output of 100,000 kilowatts of power a year this coal would last for 150 years. Outside of the area mentioned there are over 20,000,000,000 tons of coal. *** Frankston Police Court MONDAY, AUGUST 16th. Before Messrs C. G. V. Williams (chairman), C. Grant, W. J. Oates, and W. Armstrong, J’s.P. A CLAIM FOR RENT. Brody & Mason v G. White; claim for rent. Mr. Rostron appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. Chumley for the defendant. The plaintiffs alleged that White entered into a verbal agreement to lease a cottage at Frankston for a period of 12 months. A lease was drawn up, and forwarded to White for signature, but was never returned. The rent was paid at the rate of £2 14s 2d per month. The last two payments were made by a man named Lesker on behalf of White. The last payment was made on 24th July, 1920, and was forwarded by post by Lesker. The key of the house had never been returned to plaintiffs, and in May last, Mrs Huon, the owner of the house, was compelled to take forcible possession. After July 1919, plaintiffs made several visits to the house to try and collect the rent, but were never able to find defendant at home, as he was a week-ender. Neighbors had advised them that the house was occupied at week-ends last
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season. The defence was that there was no tenancy for more than a weekly tenancy, that there was no use or tenancy of the property since May, 1919, that if there was tenancy it was weekly and terminated when last rent was paid, and that plaintiffs had no authority to give tenancy for a year. Gordon White, accountant, in the employ of the Gippsland & Northern Agency Co., now residing at Romsey, said he rented the house in question from plaintiffs at 12s 6d per week. There was no lease. In May, 1919, he was affected with influenza, and on leaving the hospital, was transferred to Romsey. In that month his wife visited Frankston to tidy the house. She then went with witness to Romsey, and had been there ever since. On leaving for Romsey, witness instructed Lesker, his friend, to pay the rent until June, 1919, and to return the key of the house. Witness had not been in the house since April, 1919. Herbert Lesker, indebtor, Melbourne, deposed that early in July 1919, he forwarded the rent to Brody & Mason with a covering letter terminating the tenancy, and returned the key by post. He had not been in the house since April last year. The Bench dismissed the case, and allowed £2 2s counsel fee. Defendant’s claim for costs was dismissed, as it was considered he should have exercised more care terminating the tenancy. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY John Perry pleaded guilty to the charge of being drunk and disorderly
at Seaford on 14th August, and was fined 10s, and on a charge of assault was fined £1. *** Frankston Cool Stores - Forming the company. Provisional directors appointed A further meeting of those interested in the formation of a company for the purpose of erecting Cool Stores at Frankston was held last evening. Cr. W. J. Oates was again voted to the chair, and others present were – Messrs J. Nott Marsh, C. W. Grant, J. Clark, S. Corlett, Aisbett, Patten, Janes, Young, Cr. F. H. Wells, and the acting secretary, Mr H. Vicars. The canvassers having submitted their reports, Mr Werner, of the firm of Werne and Co., gave the meeting a lot of valuable information. Mr Marsh moved, and Cr Oates seconded, that this meeting resolve to form a Company for the purpose of establishing Cool Stores at Frankston. – Carried unanimously. It was further resolved, on the motion of Cr Wells, seconded by Mr Aisbett, that the capital of the Company shall be £25,000, divided into 50,000 shares of 10s each. Mr C. W. Grant moved, and Mr J. Clark seconded, that each member shall pay 1s per share on application and 6d on allotment. – Carried. It was also resolved that the minimum number of shares issued to one member be 50. Cr Oates and Messrs Marsh and Clark were elected provisional directors. *** FROM the pages of the Mornington Standard, 20 August 1920
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Clubs await FV refund decision SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie FOOTBALL Victoria is expected to announce its fees refund policy this week. Late last month the state federation posted a joint statement from president Kimon Taliadoros and CEO Peter Filopoulos. The statement said that a refund policy would be based on a consultative process that engaged clubs in decision making. “We are very close to finalising the FV refund policy for our portion of participants’ fees. Emergency committees of football stakeholders have been created to work through the incredibly complex matrix of issues. We are working with clubs to ensure their input in developing a reasonable, transparent and fair FV refund policy. Each individual club will need then to take into account their own circumstances when developing their own club refund policy.” Since that statement was issued it’s understood that none of the 12 local NPL and State League clubs has had contact with FV on this matter. Rosebud president Melissa Osorio was the only local club boss who refused to comment when asked if FV had been in touch concerning refunds. FV’s inertia has forced many local clubs to take matters into their own hands. “We’ve already started our refunds process for our community teams with no input from them (FV) or guidance,” Langwarrin president Tanya Wallace said. “It’s really hard but we couldn’t wait forever.” Langy sent out an email to parents last week with three options: (1) to donate fees and get a brick with the player’s name on the clubroom wall, (2) to roll over fees to 2021, and (3) accept a refund less expenses already incurred (strip, equipment, etc). Mornington, Skye United and Peninsula Strikers are among other clubs who have been offering refunds. “Fortunately for the senior club we only had a couple paid up and those monies go towards next year’s fees as the lads weren’t interested in a refund,” Strikers president Adrian Scialpi said.
Top trio: Football Victoria president Kimon Taliadoros (left) with former Socceroo player and coach Ange Postecoglou (centre) and former Socceroo Josip Skoko. Picture: Anita Milas
“We had no consultation with FV.” Baxter president Bray Hodgkinson had a similar comment. “Absolutely zero consultation with our club mate,” he said. The FV statement also reinforced the governing body’s commitment to get some form of “competitive football happening before the end of 2020 provided it is safe to do so – it just might be in a different format than to what we have been accustomed to. Even though the situation changes week-to-week, we remain determined to get the ball rolling this year.” It is unclear whether this refers specifically to the JBNPL but FV is yet to inform clubs about the fate of that elite junior boys’ competition in 2020. Strikers vice-president Steve Schreck oversees the club’s junior NPL program and was dismissive of FV’s communication record. “The last official junior boys’ NPL email was on 7 July and the last official FV correspondence was on 15 July. There’s been nothing since,” he said. “Pretty sure that’s more than the three weeks they said they would have refund information in their last email.” Meanwhile there has been action on the off-season front with FV’s foot-
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The proposal received a lukewarm response from Langwarrin, the only local NPL senior club. “The club isn’t comfortable at this time opting in or out as we don’t know how it will impact the season, pre-season and trial period for 2021,” Tanya Wallace said. “It’s (calling for) an expression of interest but again lacks any insight or understanding into the potential implication for next year.” There was no mention of costs in the proposal. An off-season competition proposal is expected to be rolled out to State League clubs in coming weeks. In other news a multimillion dollar facilities investment was announced by the state government last weekend. Just over $4.9 million in grants has been secured for 13 projects through the World Game Facilities Fund allowing upgrades for some of the state’s most critical soccer facilities. The fund is a state government initiative that assists local soccer clubs and organisations to upgrade existing or develop new facilities across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. It has invested $9.9 million in 38 infrastructure projects since 2018 with a total project value of $25.5
ball operations executive manager Will Hastie contacting NPL clubs via email to gauge interest in a proposed new competition. Hastie’s email proposed an under-23 NPL competition held in spring/summer months pending state government approval of full contact sport at that time. “While competition structure, rules of competition, eligibility rules (we would anticipate a limited amount of over-age players can play each week) are still to be determined, we see this as an excellent way to bridge the gap that has been created between the cancellation of the 2020 NPL senior men’s season and the commencement of football in 2021,” Hastie wrote. Hastie’s proposal included “up to three over-age players eligible on the game day team sheet; a voluntary optin process for all clubs; establishment of two, geographically determined leagues being North West and South East (if there is enough interest, this may be four leagues being North, South, East and West to ensure travel is reduced for participants); potential for two games a week which would include a weekend and midweek fixture; and five substitutions to ensure high player rotations.” Hastie was contacted about discussing his proposal but declined to do so.
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Streets of Avalon looks to bounce back HORSE RACING
By Ben Triandafillou SHANE Nichols is confident his Group One winner Streets Of Avalon can get back into form on Saturday when he contests the Group One Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. After making a top return in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes when finishing runners-up to the Godolphinowned Viridine, Streets of Avalon failed to fire second-up when striking a soft track at Caulfield a fortnight ago. Ridden by Ben Melham, the sixyear-old gelding sat in behind the pace before sliding out three-wide at the 1000m mark when the pace slackened up front. The son of Magnus was unable to pick up in the run home and ended up finishing in seventh place in the Group Two P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m). Mornington-based trainer Shane Nichols believes the run will bring Streets of Avalon on nicely, with the likely firmer surface to work in his favour. “The track was probably a fraction too soft for him and the race lacked tempo which didn’t suit him,” Nichols said of Streets of Avalon’s previous start. “He needed a solid run race and when they backed off and ran a 12-second furlong that was going to make it really hard for him from where he was.” Nichols said Streets of Avalon, who won the Group One Futurity Stakes (1400m) at the same track and trip in February, has pulled up excellent
since his last outing. “I couldn’t be happier with how he is in between runs and he’ll be somewhere near his peak third-up,” he said.
Streets of Avalon had a gallop last Saturday morning and will have his final workout on Tuesday heading into his next assignment.
The Avalon: Shane Nichols’ Streets of Avalon winning the G3 Moonga Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last year. Picture: Supplied.
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As President of Greenways Village Resident’s Committee, I am delighted to have this opportunity on their behalf to say thank you from each and every resident for the happy, selfless, dedicated and professional manner in which we have been cared for during these weeks of isolation. From day one of isolation, Lesley and her team immediately swung into action to implement systems for our safety, health and benefit. For example, pick up and delivery service from our local chemist to the village, and then hand delivered to our units. Inward mail hand delivered to our door by the staff and a drop off box at the front door for outgoing mail each day. The same process for parcels.
With the restaurant closed, it was converted to a packing line for food deliveries five days a week. Frozen meals were available from our kiosk for the weekend. The kiosk was expanded and restocked to become an old-fashioned General Store for so many of us. Payment was achieved by a simple process of direct debit with a weekly invoice. All this has been achieved by the staff whilst still performing all their normal tasks, which were not easy under isolation. A mere thank you is totally insufficient to portray our gratitude to all the staff here at Greenways, but I am hopeful that in the very near future we will find a way to totally embarrass Lesley, our very special manager and her staff, with a gesture of our gratitude!
Brian Casey
President Resident’s Committee
There are Seven Reasons why Greenways is the best Village for Us Retirees 1. You make us safe in ways we would not think of, so we have far less stress, and do not have to think about the situation. 2. Your honesty makes you trustworthy, and we know you have our best interests at heart. 3. You looked for ways to relieve days at home without social contact, so you created residents’ stories and jokes for us to have a laugh.
To Lesley, Sandra, Lee, and all our wonderful Staff at Greenways.
4. You made it easy for us to have mail, chemist, food, and essentials available by arranging delivery and payment (delivered to 130 residents despite the weather conditions). 5. We always have after hours help if needed.
Thank you for the way you covered with door to door delivery of all our daily needs during our recent lockdown.
6. You made contact easy with a table at the front of the office door for drop offs such as mail and scripts.
Much also appreciated the constant notices with information and updates.
7. You encouraged us to ring each other; a resident we may not know or have much contact with.
“How Glad am I that I moved into Greenways”
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Safe, secure and full of the most wonderful people. Staff and residents alike, the people of Greenways Village are caring, supportive, and lifelong friendships ready for the making. See it for yourself. Come visit, talk to the people who live here. We’re certain you’ll be making new friends in no time.
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