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BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN’S BOOK ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE A BEAUTIFUl new production will ignite young imaginations in a relaxed performance setting designed to welcome audiences who would benefit from a low-sensory environment. CDP Theatre Producers is delighted to bring to life a brand-new stage adaptation by Richard Tulloch of Sam McBratney’s beloved book Guess How Much I Love You, which will tour to Frankston Arts Centre on Monday 9 May, 12pm. Many parents will be familiar with the story of a couple of brown hares, parent and child, whose affectionate banter about just how much it’s possible to love making the books compulsory bedtime reading for a generation now, and more. In this dazzling new stage adaptation, children and their families will join the enchanting adventure of Little and Big Nutbrown Hare. This playful story of love and nature unfolds, with beautiful puppetry, music, and laughter as they discover the magic and colour of the seasons. Handpicked for the Frankston Arts Centre’s Season 2022, this production from the team behind The Gruffalo and The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, this family favourite will excite, educate and entertain new readers and firsttime theatregoers. For younger children, this production offers a first experience of going to the theatre with the relaxed performance setting providing an ideal environment for people with autism, sensory
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FRANKSTON Hospital nurses Deepa and Ashleigh with Labor MPs Peta Murphy and Mark Butler. Picture: Supplied
Opposition promise bulk billed clinic sensitivities, learning disabilities or dementia, as well as those living with anxiety or who have experienced trauma. Book tickets to see Guess How Much I Love You on stage in Frankston on Monday 9 May at 12pm. Tickets at thefac.com.au or call 03 9784 1060. Image caption: Chris Vernon, Catherine McNamara and Drew Wilson in Guess How Much I Love You. Photo James D Morgan.
4 May 2022
LABOR has promised to fund a new “Medicare Urgent Care Clinic” in Frankston if it wins the federal election. The federal opposition has announced it will spend $135 million over four years to fund trials of 50 urgent care centres statewide. It hopes that the centres will make it easier for people to access urgent bulk billed medical care. One of the centres will be near Frankston Hospital. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy welcomed the plans. She said “the pressure on Frankston Hospital’s emergency department has been increasing under the Morrison government, this local Medicare Ur-
gent Care Clinic will take pressure off our hospital and reduce patient wait times. Our local community deserves access to urgent and affordable health care when we need it most.” Shadow health minister Mark Butler said that the clinics will “strengthen Medicare and make it easier for families to access care.” “Medicare is the bedrock of our health system and by using it to help take the pressure off hospital emergency departments we can make the whole system stronger,” he said. The clinics are expected to be open seven days a week from 8am to 10pm.