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Cody wings way to be Magpies mascot
Smokes ban: Mt Eliza junior footballers will benefit from strict no-smoking rules.
Butts out as club goes smoke free MT ELIZA Junior Football Club has developed a smoke-free policy and signed the Frankston-Mornington Peninsula Smoke Free Charter. It is the first of 14 clubs in the Frankston and District Junior Football league to draw the line against smoking by signing up. It follows the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League, which signed up in February, and the Mt Martha Junior Football Club, which signed up last year. Mt Eliza has 28 teams and is reportedly the largest junior sporting club across the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula. Its decision to extend the policy past the 10-metre legislation demonstrates a strong message to its players, families,
volunteers and visitors, according to Peninsula Health’s health promotion practitioner Andie Murphy. “Prohibiting smoking around young people helps to discourage them from taking up smoking,� she said. “Secondhand smoke causes a number of diseases in children and adults who do not smoke. The more second-hand smoke you are exposed to, the higher your risk of disease.� The charter is regarded as a statement of commitment to raise awareness of the harmful effects caused by tobacco smoke and to address the significantly higher smoking rates within the club’s catchment. “Victorian rates of smoking are 13 per cent. Frankston and Mornington Peninsula region rates are between 21-
30 per cent,� Ms Murphy said. Mt Eliza Junior Football Club president Fraser Bayne endorsed the decision. “As part of the club’s ongoing commitment to providing a healthy and fun environment for our kids to play footy, [we] are pleased to announce the implementation of the smoke free charter.� Peninsula Health encourages sporting clubs, leagues and associations to become smoke free. Those interested in taking a stand should contact Ms Murphy at amurphy@phcn.vic.gov.au. Peninsula Health has quit smoking support services at Frankston, Rosebud, Mornington and Hastings. For a face-to-face appointment call 1300 665 781, or call Quitline 13 78 48 or visit quitnow.gov.au
NEPEAN School pupil Cody Wallace will take centre stage at the MCG this week to promote disability inclusion. Cody, 10, has been chosen as junior mascot for Collingwood when they play the Western Bulldogs in the 2016 Robert Rose Cup on Sunday (29 May). He will lead the team through the banner before the match on Sunday 29 May. Naming rights sponsor, law firm Slater and Gordon, selected Cody who has developmental delays caused by a brain tumour detected when he was 22 months old. Parents Tracy and Scott Wallace are thrilled he has been given the opportunity. “Cody and his siblings are all Pies supporters, as are the extended family,� they said. “To be able to see the joy on Cody’s face will be priceless – a little boy who has endured more than any child his age should have to. He has had countless brain surgeries. “This will be a moment we cherish and the memory will last a lifetime.� Medical lawyer Nick Mann said Cody was a deserving mascot. “The Robert Rose Cup promotes the inclusion of people of all abilities, to ensure that each and every one of us has the opportunity to participate in sporting activities
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and other opportunities,� Mr Mann said. “Where we can, we try to support our clients beyond their legal claims. “I am thrilled that we can arrange something special for Cody and I think everyone at the MCG will see what a delightful and inspirational little boy he is.� The Robert Rose Cup is named after former Collingwood champion Robert Rose, who became a quadriplegic following a car accident in 1974. Nepean School is in Seaford.
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