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Simple question has deeper meaning A CONVERSATION can change a life. That’s the message behind Western Port Secondary College’s R U OK? Day held last week. Year 10 student leaders continued their leadership development through the organisation and the running of the R U OK? Day. This included mental health promotion activities and events to raise awareness of mental health and the wellbeing of colleagues. The national day of action held annually aims to encourage and empower everyone to regularly and meaningfully ask those who could be struggling: “Are you OK?” Principal Michael Devine said the college’s student leaders were promoting the message of positive mental health and informing young people, staff and the broader school community how to seek help and access support services. Activities organised by student leaders included a lunchtime music concert by the college band, sausage sizzle, photo booth, four-square competitions, and peer education sessions on positive mental health. There were also explanations to students and staff regarding the purpose the day, a staff morning tea and displays of mental health service support and R U OK? Day posters. “Western Port Secondary College has been committed to celebrating R U OK? Day over several years,” Mr Devine said. “Mental health awareness is a key aspect of our educational philosophy.”
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AGL’s environment pitch to state Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au STATE planning minister Richard Wynne is expected to decide before the end of the month on the need for power company AGL to undertake full environmental studies into the effects of a floating gas terminal at Crib Point.
AGL and APA Transmission - which, if approved, will build a gas pipeline from Crib Point to Pakenham - submitted details of their proposals to Mr Wynne last Tuesday (11 September). Later that night Mornington Peninsula Shire called for “a state government-run transparent consultation process [into the importation of gas]
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that includes examining environmental effects and problems associated with the proposed 60 kilometre pipeline through agricultural land”. The motion by Cr David Gill adopted unanimously by council, said the shire “shares community concerns” about the AGL’s gas import plan. State Liberal MP for Hastings Neale
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On 8 August Ports Minister Luke Donnellan told state parliament he supports “the proposal to bring gas in through the port of Hastings” and gave assurances “the proposal will go through a full environment effects statement process” (“Government support for gas plan” The News 28/8/18). Continued Page 8
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Burgess and his federal Liberal colleague Flinders MP Greg Hunt have both said they oppose the gas terminal at Crib Point. The project for the 300 metre long floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) - which AGL says is yet to be approved by its board - must also get the go ahead from the federal government.
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