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New gym a slam dunk MORDIALLOC’S new shared community and school gymnasium is one step closer to reality after receiving $750,000 for the upgrade of sporting facilities. Mordialloc Labor MP Tim Richardson visited the school on Friday (7 October) to announce the upgrade, as a part of the state government’s School Pride and Sports Fund $10.2 million grants program Design work on the competition standard gym is expected to begin soon. Mr Richardson said investing in school infrastructure and upgrades across the state would ensure that stu-
dents are educated in the best possible school environments. “Mordialloc College is at the heart of our local community, which is this why upgrade of the gymnasium is so important. This upgrade will mean that the facility will not just benefit the school but also many community organisations locally.”
Courting cash: Sam Trewavas, left. Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson, Mordialloc College principal Michelle Roberts and Kayla Strode celebrate funding for new sporting facilities. Picture: Gary Sissons
Fireys offer heart help
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Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News
12 October 2016
FIREFIGHTERS will be assisting paramedics at Frankston, Rosebud and Patterson River after the launch of an initiative to boost emergency responses to heart attack calls. The three stations are among five to receive the new Emergency Medical Response (EMR) program, which will also operate at Pakenham and Traralgon. Data from Ambulance Victoria shows the number of Victorians suffering heart attacks increased to a ten-year high last year. Firefighters at the five fire stations will now be dispatched to respond to triple zero calls for heart attack and non-breathing patients at the same time as paramedics. CFA and Ambulance Victoria trialled the program in 2011 and found it significantly improved response times and helped increase survival rates of heart attack patients. The five stations have been upgraded with emergency medical response equipment and defibrillators have been installed in the fire trucks. The firefighters have received specialist training to provide basic life support and give CPR. The EMR program at all 35 integrated CFA stations around the state, with 15 integrated stations now providing emergency medical responses. It is also in operation in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, which has successfully provided the critical first responder services since 2000. Emergency Services Minister James Merlino and Ambulance Services Minister Jill Hennessey visited the Frankston Fire Station on Monday (3 October) to launch the service. Mr Merlino said training firefighters to respond to heart attacks will help support paramedics and deliver faster emergency medical response times for growing communities.
Buzz in the air on line
THE driver of a train approaching Parkdale station kept going rather than stop when he spied a swarm of wasps buzzing around the platform, Thursday morning (6 October). Metro spokesperson Sammie Back said the driver noticed a “considerable number” of the stinging insects at the station at 10.50am and, after consulting the company, was told to run express. She said there were no passengers waiting on the platform and those on the train who missed their stop were offered buses back. The wasps hung around for about an hour before dispersing. Normal services resumed later.