Bailey’s brave shave at school Brodie Cowburn Chopped for fundraising: Olivia and Bailey Thompson have raised money for cancer by turning to hair dye and clippers. Picture: Gary Sissons
brodie@baysidenews.com.au A YOUNG Seaford North Primary School student has made the brave decision to cut off his long locks to raise money for the Cancer Council. Bailey Thompson, 10 years old, had seen family members fall ill and decided he would do something to help out. His mother said that once Bailey had decided to chop off his hair, there was no changing his mind. “Bailey said he wanted to help, and we explained to him there’s not a lot you can do. So he grew his hair for 12 months and we decided to raise money for the Cancer Council through a head shave at school,” Bailey’s mother Leonie Lidgerwood said. “He also has a little sister with extremely long hair, and she’ll have her hair cut off to make a wig just after Christmas too. “It’s been two weeks and he’s got a little cult following at school now. He’s so proud of himself. We told him it would mean he’d have very little hair but he didn’t care. We asked him how he’d feel if the kids teased him and he said he didn’t care because he was raising money for cancer.” Bailey’s brave effort saw him raise $1,800 for the Cancer Council. Bailey’s sister Olivia also dyed her hair, and the school had a crazy hair day. All the money raised from them went to the Leukaemia Foundation. Ms Lidgerwood said she was “very proud” of her son. “I don’t think I could do it. The school was so supportive and the support everywhere has been great,” she said. “Not many 10 year olds would do something like this, we know we’ve got a good kid here.”
Sports facilities set for major overhaul DESIGNS for a new pavilion at the Dales Park netball centre are set to be prepared as part of a $4.5 million revitalisation. Kingston councillors resolved on 26 November to bring forward $200,000 from their budget allocation into this year to get started on preparing detailed design work on the project. The project recently received a $500,000 state government grant. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “upgrades to the pavilion will have long lasting benefits for the 1,500 players who use Dales Park. The new pavilion will replace the aging infrastructure, reinvigorate the site and encourage better participation in local sport for women and girls. This will boost local netball and help the 13 netball clubs who use Dales Park to retain and attract new members.” Upgrade works are set to replace change rooms, meeting rooms, and construct a new social area. Chadwick Reserve in Dingley Village is also one of the next in line to receive some attention, with Kingston Council set to hold a community consultation session on the “multi-million dollar upgrade”. Residents can make their voice heard at Chadwick Reserve on Thursday, 6 December, 5pm-7pm. The upgrade is proposed to provide “female friendly change rooms, disability access, umpire’s facilities, a community room, an improved playing surface on the junior oval and training area, lighting for the playing areas, and a new playground and shared paths.” Further details can be found at yourkingstonyoursay.com.au
Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News 12 December 2018
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