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Pupils’ peer to peer approach to playground peace HELPING pupils become “resourceful, empathetic and community-minded� is one of the aims of staff at Mt Eliza Primary School. To this end they have developed First Tear Mediation – a peer mediation program involving selected Grade 6 pupils as the first step in resolving playground friendship issues and disputes between small groups. Over the past couple of months pupils have given up their lunchtimes to tlearn mediation strategies from teacher Claire Thorn. They aim to be the first response in playground disputes. The pupils are trained in active listening and guiding those involved through what’s called a “restorative practice script�. This process has proven effective in changing the way pupils understand and resolve conflict. This has included improved pupils’ self-esteem, listening and critical-thinking skills, better climate for learning, as well as reduced disciplinary actions and fewer fights, Ms Thorn said. Other advantages of the program are that pupils do not always look to adults to “solve� problems and that the mediators develop a set of problem-solving and negotiation skills that benefit them for life. The program is sponsored by Mt Eliza Lions Club, which provides mediators with high-visibility vests and identification badges. The pupils are said to be “excited and nervous but are ready to be introduced as First Tear Mediators�. Stephen Taylor
Problem solvers: Mt Eliza Primary School’s First Tear Mediators are, from left, Brianna Unthank, Ned and Ruby Morcombe and Madison Lockyer . Picture: Gary Sissons
Aldi to open second front Mike Hast mike@mpnews.com.au THE shopping complex Peninsula Home on Bungower Rd, Mornington, next to Bunnings will get a new restaurant and an Aldi supermarket, the second in the town. Formerly known as Peninsula Homemaker Centre (and several other names since it opened in 2005), the so-called large format retail centre (or bulky goods centre) will have a 551-square metre building erected in the middle of the car park for a 165-seat restaurant, two shops and an outside playground.
About 100 of 840 car parking spaces will go. Sydney-based centre owner BB Retail Capital will also build a 410-square metre addition to an existing shop in the northeastern corner of the complex for an Aldi supermarket of 1593 square metres. Aldi first store is at Mornington Village shopping centre in Main St. Mornington Peninsula Shire planners approved the planning permit and an amendment to the centre’s development plan in May. In 2013, former state government planning minister Matthew Guy re-
laxed rules restricting supermarkets in large format retail centres, and Aldi has been aggressively expanding its empire. A shire spokesman said “all adjoining neighbours were notified as part of the planning application and no submissions [objections] were received�. Mirvac bought the site in July 2003 for $10 million and construction started in 2004. It opened in July 2005 as Peninsula Lifestyle. Original tenants in the 32,000 square metre centre included Betta Electrical, Officeworks, Retravision, Repco, Bedshed, Sydney’s, and Ultimate Outdoor Barbeques.
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