To be 3D at libraries
Surf skier may have had heart attack CAPE Schanck man Jeffery Coote drowned after capsizing his surf ski at Rye front beach, 1 March 2017. In a report released last month, coroner Audrey Jamieson found that Mr Coote, 83, a retired policeman, possibly had a heart attack before tipping over near the Rye Yacht Club and died after being unable to right himself. Mr Coote and wife Jeanette met as teenagers at Mordialloc Life Saving Club where they were later made life members. They married in 1955 and had three children. A diabetic with an extensive medical history, Mr Coote was described as an experienced board rider involved in water activities all his life. He was “generally of good health and very active for his age”. However, the coroner also found that “on occasions he would make unusual decisions when his insulin levels were low”. On the morning of his death he was not wearing a life jacket and, reportedly, “never wore one”. Jet skiers Benjamin Peter and Clayton Greenbury said they saw a board upside down about 150 metres offshore with a man underneath attached by a waist strap. Speeding to shore, Mr Peter raised the alarm and asked people on the beach to call 000. He ran to the yacht club for help and then and Mr Greenbury took their jetski back out to bring Mr Coote to shore. Members of the public began cardiopulmonary resuscitation and used a defibrillator from the club to try to revive Mr Coote before ambulance paramedics arrived and took over. He could not be revived and was pronounced dead at 11.10am. Stephen Taylor
THE future is here now at two Kingston libraries. 3D printing is accessible to library members at Parkdale Library and Westall Library. New more affordable technology means plastic can be shaped based on a digital design to create three-dimensional everyday objects. The 3D printing technology has been available in commercial circles for nearly 30 years but has now made the breakthrough to more widespread use. “The printers have proved popular with the community and has been used for creative projects, by students preparing school assignments and even homeowners replacing broken items,” Kingston Council community sustainability general manager Mauro Bolin said. An introductory guide to 3D printing is available at kingston.vic.gov. au/library online. The service costs $5 for the first hour and $2.50 per hour after the first hour. Assembled items must not be copyright free.
Hot off the press: Westall Library’s children and youth services specialist librarian with a piggy bank made with a 3D printer at the library. Picture: Gary Sissons
Recycling rates rise warning ALL ratepayers across Victoria could face higher rates bills, according to a peak councils body. The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has warned China’s ban on its import of certain recycling materials could see ratepayers across the state slugged with higher rates. Kingston Council has not as yet been impacted by the China ban but the MAV says major recycling firms with contracts with councils to accept recycling materials are “positioning for a statewide price adjustment”. “While rural councils have been the most directly affected to date, it has become clear that the impacts will be statewide, with significant cost impli-
cations likely for all councils and ratepayers,” MAV CEO Rob Spence said in a statement. “A number of rural councils are already having to consider costly shortterm arrangements in order for their recycling services to continue beyond this week. “With Victoria’s three recycling companies positioning for a statewide price adjustment, we are seeking an outcome that would enable recycling services to continue without a significant cost of living impact on Victorian residents.” Council waste charges are excluded from the state government mandated rate cap.
The MAV advised price increases by recyclers is unbudgeted and need to be passed to households through waste charges that appear on rates notices. Councils without a waste charge will have to seek an exemption from the Essential Services Commission. Mr Spence said affected rural councils are discussing a 1.1 per cent to 2.5 per cent rates rise on top of the state government’s 2.25 per cent cap and metropolitan councils could be next in line to face the problem. “The current situation is a perfect storm resulting from a crash in commodity prices, an increase in recyclable materials collected, and more than a decade of underinvesting Sus-
tainability Fund money by successive state governments into our waste and resource recovery industry, amongst other factors,” Mr Spence said. “We are calling on the Victorian government to provide assistance to councils until 30 June so that councils are not forced to pull funding from other essential services or send recyclable material to landfill. “Significant investment in the recycling industry is also essential to help strengthen our system and protect jobs and the environment. The state’s landfill levy income held in the Sustainability Fund should be urgently allocated for these purposes. “This is a complex issue that requires
cooperation and collaboration between all three levels of government, industry and the community.” Mr Spence said households should continue putting out recycling bins for collection unless otherwise advised by their council. “Follow your Council’s instructions about what goes into your recycling bin. Also be mindful of your consumption choices, and buy products with recycled content to help close the recycling loop,” he said. Kingston Council city assets and environment general manager Daniel Freer previously advised The News that council’s recycling contract is with CleanAway which uses Polytrade.
OPen Day
6 March
Discover Cornish College See our school in action at our Open Day, Tuesday 6 March, 10.00am to 1.00pm. Register online at cornishcollege.vic.edu.au Other tour dates include: Thursday 22 February, 6.00pm Saturday 24 March, 9.30am Prep Discovery Day: Friday 23 March, 9.30am
Co-educational, independent school, ELC to Year 12 Located in Bangholme, near Chelsea Ph: 9781 9000 | www.cornishcollege.vic.edu.au Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News 21 February 2018
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