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Crafters’ world of creativity, skills THREE hour-long talks on teddy bear making, salvaged – second chance (recycling fabrics) and applique were highlights of the eighth Western Port Craft Expo, held last week. The expo is now at Hastings Community Hub as it has outgrown the space available at Hastings Uniting Church hall. Several rooms were used for the workshops, with one special all-day class by Ilka White, of Castlemaine, with 11 attending – including two schoolboys eager to learn how to make a spiral braided rag rug. Other workshops were by Cassie Leatham, of Gippsland, on indigenous crafts and bush foods, and Sofi Galanis, of Melbourne, on felt-toy making. Crafters set up tables to show their handiwork and demonstrate their skills. New crafts this year were teddy bears, handbag making, fabric design and printing, paper crafting, and a variety of felt animals. Visitors were invited to have a free go at card-making, spinning and macramé. Charity tables covered quilting (Very Snuggly Quilts) and dresses sewn for girls in Third World countries (Dress-a-girl-around the world charity). Children were not forgotten with a special area for crafts. In the afternoon a popular Tam, of Pimp my Balloons, turned handcrafted balloons into amazing creations which captivated his audience. Hastings Uniting Church ladies provided low cost eats, including sandwiches, Devonshire teas, slices and tea and coffee throughout the day. A coffee wagon was popular. Money raised goes to the restoration work on the historic Hastings Wesleyan Chapel, which is one of the oldest brick buildings in Hastings. - Our thanks to Sandra Beckett
Councils link up on transport Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula and Frankston councils want to meet with the Minister for Public Transport Melissa Horne and Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan to discuss extending the electric train service to Hastings. The two councils have written to the state government “clarifying their combined support for the electrification of the existing rail line from the Frankston city centre to Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula”, according to a news release from the municipalities.
Frankston mayor Cr Michael O’Reilly said the councils would support “Frankston-Langwarrin as stage one and Langwarrin-Hastings as stage two”. While acknowledging “the complex consideration for the future metropolitan train network”, both councils opposed locating any stabling or maintenance centres “in valuable green wedge land or altering the urban growth boundary”. The councils say they are committed to working with Public Transport Victoria and bus companies to ensure that the electrification of rail includes improved bus services and connectivity to support the peninsula and
Frankston. Initial moves by Frankston Council were aimed at extending the electrified line south of Frankston to Baxter. This changed once the shire’s current mayor, Cr David Gill, pointed out that Baxter was within the shire and that extra parking and parking trains could only happen on land zoned green wedge. “Stage one of this vital public transport project would ease car parking congestion at Frankston station and will directly benefit Frankston’s health and education precinct, which includes Frankston Hospital, Frankston Private Hospital and Monash University Peninsula Campus,” Cr O’Reilly said.
“Given recent major investments within the precinct, including the Victorian government’s $562 million upgrade to Frankston Hospital, it is important to provide the transport infrastructure needed to cater for the expected visitor growth.” The two municipalities have a combined population of 305,000, with Frankston classed as a metropolitan activity centre and Hastings a major activity centre. Cr Gill said that with an estimated 82 per cent of the peninsula having no access to bus services and limited access to such services as health and higher education “the region is in desperate need of greater investment
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