Basketball players taking it slow PEOPLE suffering from cancer and heart conditions have been signing up for walking basketball games at Frankston Basketball Stadium. The walking basketball program is growing, with 14 participants now registered. Brian started playing the game this year. He is suffering from stage 4 cancer and is undertaking chemotherapy, but says the weekly games are helping his health battle. “It’s a selfish thing really. For my own sake, I need to raise my fitness as much as I can. And stuff like this really helps,” Brian said. “If I can get to a stage where I get exhausted, then a fraction more, have a rest, and then get back into it again, I can feel my fitness raising slowly. It’s funny the more I do that, the more the legions on my liver are fading. If I keep this up I might survive.” Participant Trudy, who has a heart condition, said playing the sport “felt really great”. “It makes me feel better. Also meeting people rather than just sitting around at home,” she said. “It’s hard normally, they say go outside for some exercise with a walk, but it’s hard to go out by yourself all the time.” The program’s lead coach is exSEABL player Wally Grivens. Walking Basketball is run on Thursday mornings at 11:00 am at Frankston Basketball Stadium. For more information call FDBA on 9776 8999.
WALKING basketball players at Frankston Basketball Stadium. Picture: Supplied
Join the campaign for:
A basketball and gymnastics stadium
A bigger and better Pines Pool
A revitalised Sandfield Reserve
Expanded access to recycled water
An arts and sculpture shared user path from Frankston to Langwarrin
Scan the QR code or visit frankston. vic.gov.au/Advocacy-2021-2025 for more information
2022 Advocacy Priorities Throughout August 2020 and February 2021, Council asked the Frankston City community for feedback and ideas on the issues that matter to them, how we can improve the challenges they face in their daily lives and their vision for the future of Frankston City. The results have been used to determine the key priorities requiring Council-led advocacy in the lead up to the upcoming state and federal elections. Our five key priorities above were adopted at the 15 November 2021 Council Meeting.
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Standing strong, fighting for our community Authorised by Sam McQuestin, Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division), L12, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000 Frankston Times
15 March 2022
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