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Dog helps with dialysis Childcare centre Helping paw: Cavalier king charles spaniel Lady with Elle at Frankston Hospital. Picture: Supplied
HAVING dialysis treatments three times a week isn’t easy, but an assistance dog can help make it a little less rough. Elle Heuch, a 28-year-old Frankston South resident, started dialysis treatment at the Frankston Haemodialysis Unit last year when her kidneys started to fail. The treatment proved to be a difficult time for Ms Heuch. “I have type 1 diabetes so that caused my kidney failure,” Ms Heuch said. “I’d had kidney disease for about four years when my kidneys started to fail in May last year. It was terrifying, the scariest thing that has happened to me and a lot of things have happened in my life. “I haven’t had the easiest time on dialysis, I used to get side effects like migraines, though the symptoms have cleared up a lot after adjustments to my treatment. Having dialysis also caused my anxiety to go pretty high.” To help Ms Heuch with her treatment, her family and friends raised money to bring assistance dog Lady into her life. Ms Heuch said the cavalier king charles spaniel, who has just recently celebrated her first birthday, was a huge help. “Dogs can smell the stress pheromones that humans release. When I’m having an anxiety attack Lady jumps on my lap and sits there and won’t get off until I physically stand up. She’s very calming,” Ms Heuch is on the waiting list for a kidney and pancreas transplant. She thanked the Peninsula Health staff for the work during her treatment. “The care is amazing, everyone is really lovely. They know that you aren’t always going to be having a good day. When you are having your bad days they are really great.”
plans rejected Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au A PLAN to construct a childcare centre on Barmah Court, Frankston South, has been knocked back by Frankston Council. A number of Barmah Court residents made submissions to council opposing the proposed development at the 12 August public council meeting. The proposal put to council was to use and develop land at 21 Barmah Court for a child care centre, to “remove fifteen substantial trees and construct and carry out works in the tree protection zone of substantial trees,” and to “construct and put up for display two business identification signs.” The recommendation provided by council officers to councillors was to approve the application. Councillors eventually voted for an amended motion to refuse a planning permit for the applicant. The permit was denied on the grounds that “the proposed development is contrary to the neighbourhood character policy (...) due to the removal of large established trees, the minimal setback from the rear site boundary and the solid brick fencing which fails to maintain and enhance the continuous flow of vegetation across the landscape.” A “lack of opportunity for tree plant-
ing”, a “material increase in traffic movement,” the “loss of existing vegetation with a landscaping response which does not adequately replace the contribution of that vegetation to the character of the area,” and insufficient parking were also cited as reasons for the refusal. Councillors Glenn Aitken, Brian Cunial, Quinn McCormack, Colin Hampton, Sandra Mayer, and Steve Toms voted to reject a permit to the applicant. The mayor Michael O’Reilly voted against a refusal, and Cr Kris Bolam abstained. The council officer’s report stated that the childcare centre was proposed to accomodate for 84 children and 14 staff. The officer’s report said that “the proposal is consistent with the planning policy frameworks, neighbourhood character policy and the planning requirements of the Frankston planning scheme”. 19 car parking spaces were nominated as part of the application. A total of 18 objections to the development were received by council. The proposed building had a maximum height of just under 7 metres, and took up a little less than 583 square metres. It was proposed to be used Monday to Friday, 6am to 6.30pm.
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Frankston Times
20 August 2019
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