DECEMBER 5, 2017 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
NEWS + SPORT + PROPERTY GUIDE
(Joe Mastroianni)
Fitness crew in mo show The fight against cancer became physical at the weekend. A fitness team at Progressive Health and Performance in Melton held a 24-hour event to raise money and awareness of men’s health issues, including prostate and testicular cancer and suicide. Members pledged to train for one minute for every $1 raised during the event. The $4374 raised at the weekend will be added to the $3399 already raised by PHP members who took part in Movember. PHP co-owner Ben Harvey said staff members had lost family and friends to cancer or witnessed others struggle with mental health. “These conditions not only impact those immediately affected but the support networks surrounding them,” he said. “Any amount of money raised, big or small, can go a long way.” “For us, the Movember Foundation represents a unique opportunity to raise awareness for men’s health issues.” The weekend fundraiser event included 24 hours of combat sports such as kickboxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, muay thai, MMA, karate, judo and wrestling. Dewi Sherry
BEN HARVEY AND MITCHEL JANETSKI WITH GYM MEMBERS
NBN’s speed lottery Caroline Springs and surrounding suburbs will have full access to NBN broadband services early next year, but some residents are expressing concern over the make-up of the system. When the NBN was originally announced, homes in Caroline Springs were slated to be connected to the network through FTTC technology. FTTC (short for fibre-to-the-curb) technology delivers fibre to the footpath
outside a home. The fibre is then connected to a small distribution unit, from which existing copper lines deliver broadband to the premises. However NBN Co now plans to connect some homes to the network with FTTN (fibre-to-the-node) technology. The FTTN method has a fibre running to a mini-exchange, or node, near a home. It is considered inferior to FTTC by many. Caroline Springs resident Jorge Lopes said a move to FTTN technology would be a slap in the face for the community. “Caroline Springs has suffered with one of
the lowest internet speeds in the nation for a very long time,” Mr Lopes said. “I’ve personally experienced speeds as slow as 0.29 to 1.00 mps on a nightly basis.” He said the internet was a pivotal part of life in Caroline Springs, with its wide range of ages and diverse demographic. “Whether it be high school students, university students or people trying to work or run a business from home – to only get FTTN would be a slap in the face for the community,” he said. NBN Co public affairs manager James
Kaufman said that the technology built for each area depended on a number of variables. “In every suburb, including Caroline Springs, NBN assess which technologies are built based on minimum time and cost to the taxpayer, ensuring we use existing infrastructure,” he said. “It can also change as new technologies emerge. In some suburbs – Caroline Springs included – there may be multiple technologies.” Caroline Springs is due to receive network access through both FTTN and FTTC, but allocations have yet to be determined.
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