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TWO chihuahuas were married at Ballam Park last month. Hulk and Willow, two small chihuahuas, met at Frankston’s Pets Day Out in 2022. Their owners have decided to breed them, and brought them together for an unofficial wedding before getting started. The two dogs dressed in their best attire for the wedding. They exchanged dog tags and signed their register with paw prints. Among the witnesses were Mornington Peninsula Dog Rescue volunteers, who brought along dogs looking for permanent homes. To adopt a dog visit mpdogrescue.com.au
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DOGS Willow and Hulk with Hulk’s owner Dejai. Picture: Supplied
FRANKSTON mayor Nathan Conroy, Community Support Frankston’s Steve Phillips, and Pastor Mark Whitby from Frankston Life Community. Picture: Supplied
Donations for Christmas welcomed A DONATION drive will help to make Christmas a day to remember for people in Frankston doing it tough. Christmas Giving Trees have been set up across Frankston for people to leave unwrapped toys and non-perishable foods under. The annual initiative is run by Frankston Life Community and Community Support Frankston in partnership with Frankston Council. Donated items will be handed out in hampers at this year’s Frankston Life Community Christmas Lunch. Community Support Frankston manager Steve Phillips said the donations will help more than “3000 Frankston residents, the majority being kids and families, needing hamper, vouchers and sup-
port with toys this festive season.” “The team are already receiving calls from anxious mums and dads, worried they won’t be able to afford Christmas this year, including extra costs associated with looking after kids during the school term break,” he said. “We’re grateful to Frankston Council for the partnership – 100 per cent of all monetary donations go back into the community and not a dollar is spent on administrative costs.” The Giving Trees can be found at the Frankston Arts Centre, Seaford Library, Carrum Downs Library, and the Langwarrin Service Centre. Donations close on 22 December. For more information, visit library.frankston.vic.gov.au/Community-Connection/News-and-Updates/News/ The-Frankston-giving-Tree
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