Stadium process audit voted down
Family fundraiser: Kirah Miranda-Bridgeman, left, Vanessa Miranda, Sean Miranda-Bridgeman and Taylah Miranda look forward to a playdate aiming to make a difference. Picture: Gary Sissons
Playdate for a kidâs cause A FAMILY grateful for the care given by Monash Medical Centre staff when daughter Taylah was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 14 in 2014 are hoping to raise more money to make other childrenâs stay in hospital as comfortable as possible. Paterson Lakes mother Vanessa Miranda says money raised by The Biggest Playdate fun day will be donated to Monash Childrenâs Hospital. A new childrenâs hospital officially opened at the main hospital in Clayton last month but an emergency department dedicated to looking after children will not open until 2021.
Mrs Miranda said last yearâs The Biggest Playdate raised $40,000 âand it was wonderful to make a difference with this moneyâ. âThe Miranda Foundation funds went towards All Aboard, a research program into the treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia to make it easier on the children,â she said. âWe had about 200 families attend and it would be great to double the amount of families in attendance, to not only make this a fabulous community event, but again, make a difference with our donation which exceeds last yearâs amount.â
A wonderland of childrenâs activities including superheroes, princesses, rides, mini golf, balloons, face painting, farm animals along with great coffee, ice creams, fairy floss, popcorn, and a BBQ are just some of the attractions for families at The Biggest Playdate this year. n The Biggest Playdate will be hosted at St Josephs School, 362 Station St, Chelsea on Sunday 28 May, 1-6pm Donations can be made at gofundme. com by searching for âthe biggest playdate monashâ or by calling Vanessa Miranda on 0402 407 990.
AN independent review of Frankston Councilâs handling of negotiations over a new lease for the Frankston Basketball Stadium has been ruled out of bounds while negotiations remain deadlocked. Frankston mayor Cr Brian Cunial used his mayoral casting vote at last Mondayâs public council meeting to stop the commencement of an audit of âthe processes and negotiations of the Frankston Basketball Association building extension projectâ after councillors voted 4-4 on Cr Glenn Aitkenâs notice of motion calling for an immediate review. The mayor said the Frankston & District Basketball Association have been âvery difficult to deal withâ during lease negotiations. âThey donât want any rent reviews,â Cr Cunial said. Lawyers for council and the association are involved in lease negotiations and Sport and Recreation Victoria, a state Department of Human Services department body, is a party to talks between council and the FDBA. It is understood that council and the association are now looking at annual lease payments of about $60,000 each year plus an additional $20,000 after stage one works to install four new courts taking the total number of basketball courts at the stadium to ten. The association had previously accused council of âdouble dippingâ by effectively wanting to raise rent to about $130,000 annually alongside
$1 million of association membersâ money being pitched in to the stadium upgrade. Council initially committed $4 million of ratepayersâ money, increased to $5 million last month when council waived the associationâs $1 million contribution offer, to the expansion. The project also has $2.5 million of state government money and $5.2 million of federal government money from taxpayers. Cr Cunial said he would support a review of the lease negotiations after a deal is agreed if that is supported by councillors in future. He said it is customary for any mayoral vote to âmaintain the status quoâ and that would not include ordering an audit of the lease negotiations at this stage. âI would prefer the council gets an independent party in to investigate this [process],â Cr Aitken said at the meeting. âFailing that, I would suggest the [state] government may investigate the matter of its own accord.â FBDA president Greg Emery slammed the mayorâs latest public comments about lease negotiations. âThe FDBA is concerned that mayor Cunialâs comments may mislead the Frankston municipality into believing that the FDBA is responsible for the lack of progress with the current lease negotiations,â he said. âNothing could be further from the truth.â Neil Walker
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