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Service to honour slain officer Call for 5G information A SERVICE to honour the memory of Constable Angela Taylor will be held at Mornington police station this week. A plaque dedicated to Constable Taylor will be mounted beside an Angela Taylor rosebush during the service, Wednesday 13 November. Constable Taylor’s family and friends, the Blue Ribbon Foundation, and local police and senior police officers will gather to celebrate Constable Taylor’s life and recognise her service to the community. Constable Taylor was the first policewoman in Australia to be murdered on duty when a car bomb was detonated in front of the Russell Street police headquarters on Easter Thursday, 27 March 1986. She suffered what would become fatal injuries and died 24 days later on 20 April 1986. She was only 21. Senior Sergeant Natalie Dollard said officers from Southern Metro Division 4 raised the funds for the plaque over the past year. “We wanted to formally recognise the Angela Taylor rosebush at the Mornington police station and ensure that its significance was understood,” Senior Sergeant Dollard said. “Constable Taylor’s memory lives on and has done at Mornington police station since 2002 when retired police veteran Sergeant Neil Fortune planted one of the original roses at the front of the station. “This Angela Taylor Rose continues to flourish all these years later at the base of the flagpole. “The rose is currently in full bloom and is ready for the ceremony next week.”
Care and Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care will be tuition free for eligible students. Carrum MP and parliamentary secretary for early childhood education Sonya Kilkenny said that since January, 36,000 students statewide had started free TAFE courses. “As we start the roll out of funded three year old kindergartens across Victoria, our biggest reform in early childhood education ever, now is the perfect time for anyone considering working in kinders or childcare to enrol in our TAFEs and take up the opportunity of becoming qualified in early childhood education without the worry of tuition fees,” she said. More information at skills.vic.gov. au/victorianskillsgateway
KINGSTON Council has called out telecommunication companies to consult more with the community when it comes to the rollout of 5G technology. A news release sent out by council last week read “Kingston Council has called on telecommunications companies to properly consult and advise the community before rolling out the 5G network in the area. Council believes telecommunications companies should advertise any proposed changes to ensure the surrounding community were kept well informed.” The mayor Georgina Oxley said “very little notification is given and the community was often left in the dark.” “We want to see the same type of advertising as you would for a planning application, with neighbours alerted and signage displayed on site,” she said. “Our community has clearly said that a tiny ad in the back of the newspaper simply isn’t good enough. Many people have real concerns about the impact of 5G and deserve to be aware of changes in their area. “While council does not have the power to enforce a change, it will be advocating strongly on behalf of the local community.”
Clubs get grant dollars TWO local sporting clubs have been awarded grants through VicHealth’s This Girl Can campaign. The campaign aims to get more women involved in sports. Bonbeach YCW junior sports club was awarded just under $3000 to introduce under 13s and under 16s girls cricket teams, and a program for girls of all abilities to play netball. Carrum Downs Tennis Club received $2700 to introduce a Mum’s tennis program. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “The This Girl Can campaign has been hugely successful at showing that women and girls, as well as a wide variety of people from different backgrounds, want to be active and live healthy lives.” Over $700,000 in grant money was handed out to sporting cubs statewide through the VicHealth program. Information on VicHealth grants at vichealth.vic.gov.au/activeclub
Education courses free FRANKSTON TAFE will soon offer free early childhood education courses. Starting from 2020, the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and
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