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Courting the summer slam BASKETBALL “like you’ve never seen before” will take over the Frankston Basketball Stadium this month for the annual Summer Slam tournament held by South Sudanese Australian National Basketball Association (SSANBA). The tournament not only features amazing sporting ability, raw athleticism and an impressive slam dunk contest, it is also an important cultural event for the Sudanese-Australian community; uniting them through basketball. The programs run by SSANBA, as well as its partner Helping Hoops, have empowered many Sudanese-Australian youth in Frankston, giving them a sense of purpose and motivation. The tournament will be held from December 18-20, finishing on a high with finals on the Sunday, at the stadium on Bardia Ave in Seaford. See ssanba.com.au for details. Fatal smash: A woman died after a two-car collision on Frankston-Dandenong Rd in Carrum Downs. Picture: Gary Sissons
Woman dies in head-on crash A SEAFORD woman died last week when the Ford Roadster she was driving was involved in a two-car collision at Carrum Downs last Sunday (6 December). Victoria Police media spokesman Senior Constable Adam West said the 70-year-old driver of a Holden Commodore travelling south along Frankston-Dandenong Rd, 1.45pm, lost control and crossed onto the wrong side of the road before the crash. It collided with the north-bound hot rod, killing the driver, 58, and injuring a male passenger, of Carrum Downs.
The passenger and the driver of the Holden were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Senior Constable Darren Morgan, of Frankston Highway Patrol, said Friday he was awaiting blood tests as part of his investigation into the crash. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers, 1800 333 000, or make a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au The number of lives lost on Victoria’s roads so far this year is 240; the figure last year was 239.
All action: Sudanese basketball returns to Frankston after July’s National Classic tournament, above. Picture: Gary Sissons
Kinder grant LITTLE Tommies Early Learning Centre will be built in Mt Eliza as part of a state government $50 million investment in the early childhood sector. Eastern Victoria MP Daniel Mulino said $650,000 would be spent on the standalone facility at St Thomas More School, Canadian Bay Rd. The centre will provide 44 funded kindergarten places as well as 44 threeyear-old places. “This grant will help give Mt Eliza families flexible, accessible and affordable early learning and care services,” Mr Mulino said. “The facility will foster supportive relationships for the wider community. It will offer opportunities for community learning and allow for relationships between the community and the school to be forged at an earlier time.” He said improved ratios would allow more one-on-one time for each child and add value to the time they spend at kindergarten before school.
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