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Uplifting voices THE Voices of Frankston Choir will join forces with the Frankston High School choir to give a concert at Frankston’s High Street Uniting Church, 2 December, 7pm. The choir, which is associated with the well-known Choir of Hard Knocks, is raising money to keep the choir afloat, supporting members to come together for weekly practise sessions and entertain with their uplifting music. Bookings online at trybooking. com/243134 or by calling 9783 3400 at the door. Tickets may be available to buy at the door on the evening.
Super stars: Singer songwriter Levi McGrath leads the latest incarnation of the School of Hard Knocks. Pic: Yanni
‘Battlers’ battle hardened Liz Bell liz@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON residents might feel downtrodden, unsafe and less satisfied with their lot than many Victorians, but they are a tough lot reporting slightly higher levels of resilience, according to data just released by the state’s health watchdog VicHealth.
Frankston scored poorly in many of the areas in the 2015 VicHealth survey, including general well-being, life satisfaction, personal safety and “at risk” alcohol consumption. However, just down the road in the Mornington Peninsula Shire local government area people are more “life satisfied” and have a stronger sense of general wellbeing and safety. Data for the indicators survey was
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collected through telephone interviews of people 18 and over, to help councils and organisations provide evidencebased health planning and programs. Despite Frankston residents reporting low levels of neighbourhood connection and trust, and indulging in more unsafe drinking than the average Victorian, the majority of survey participants reported slightly higher than average levels of resilience, which was
rated at 6.5 compared to the state average of 6.4 out of 8. Resilience is rated by looking at how participants rate themselves at dealing with and recovering from adversity. Community Support Frankston manager Steve Phillips said the results backed up the organisation’s statistical and anecdotal evidence, which revealed huge numbers of people seeking weekly support, but also a strong com-
munity network where people shared information and helped each other. He said Frankston people were often seen as “battlers” who faced hardship such as low incomes, high unemployment and health-related problems, but were adept at trying to “navigate a pathway” through life and supported each other by sharing information on support services. Continued Page 4
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