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Awards for hard work
THE minds behind a road safety campaign have been recognised at this year’s 26 January awards. Kai Malcolm (pictured right) was named the young citizen of the year for his work on the Chill Out and Look About campaign - an initiative started after the death of his school mate, Dylan Briggs. The campaign was also given the community event of the year award, which was accepted by Dylan’s mother Sarah-Jane Balharry (pictured middle) and Frankston High School’s director of student leadership and community engagement, Sarah Bahramis (left). See story page 3. Picture: Supplied
Evelyn Street park plans progress Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au FUNDING has been secured to turn open space in Evelyn Street into a public park. In 2019, Frankston Council backed away from a decision to sell the land to the Department of Justice (“Sale of Evelyn Street open space stopped”,
The Times, 11/6/19). Last week the state government committed $1.3 million towards the development of the space into a park. The park is planned to include an amphitheatre and elevated performance space, a rainforest garden, planted arbours, footpath connections to Nepean Highway and Fletcher Road, seating and solar lighting, a
play area, and grassed recreation areas. Plans are also in place to install barbecues, a drinking fountain, bike hoops, and a sculpture. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said “the pandemic has brought into sharp focus the value of open green space in our community and this new park will deliver just that – building on Frankston’s reputation as the lifestyle
capital of Victoria”. Former Frankston councillor Glenn Aitken pushed to stop the sale of the land in 2019. Last week he said “I’m really grateful to Frankston Council for preserving the space and I think the community should acknowledge and applaud the decision.” “The pandemic proved the value of open and public spaces by ensuring the
community, which was in lockdown, was provided opportunities for properly distanced socialising, recreation and contemplative space,” he said. “Green open spaces, particularly in city urban centres, are absolutely precious. They should never be lost and instead preserved for people of all ages to enjoy today and into the future.” Continued page 5
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