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More Wood for the trees: Tahnee, left, 3-week-old Lorne, 2-year-old Fraser and Andrew Wood celebrate the birth of Lorne at Montague Park last week. Picture: Gary Sissons
No growing pains for newborn trees A TREE planting project is taking root in Montague Park to celebrate Frankston’s newest and youngest arrivals. The Birth Tree Project, implemented by Rotary Peninsula 2.0 and Frankston Council in 2015, sees a tree planted each year at the Kars St public park to celebrate births at Frankston Hospital. Families can pay $50 to have the latest addition to the family named on a plaque unveiled at the end of each year naming newborn babies. All proceeds are donated to Peninsula Health to help babies and families in the Frankston area. The Wood family added a second name to the Birth Tree Project last week, registering young
son Lorne for this year’s birth roll call alongside elder son Fraser born in 2015. “The community project provides a lifetime connection to the children and community,” Rotary Peninsula 2.0 project member Gill Casey said. “People love coming to the park and showing children then name on the plaque. It’s also a wonderful gift alternative for families, grandparents and friends to celebrate the arrival of a newborn.” Families interested in adding newborn names to this year’s plaque can contact Peninsula Rotary 2.0 at rotatypeninsula.org/birth-tree online or by calling 0414 450 946. Neil Walker
Aiming for the heights: Ready for this year’s Arthurs Seat Challenge are BlueScope team members Matthew Black, Sophia Chen, Mandy Burston, Charlene Gainsford, Shane Anderson, Andrew Schweitzer, Tim Seletto and Michael Bouwmeester. Picture: Gary Sissons
Legs of steel ready for challenge MORE than 20 staff members of the BlueScope steelworks at Hastings are getting ready to make their way up Arthurs Seat. The company and its staff have been supporting the annual Arthurs Seat Challenge since it started in 2002. At that stage the challenge would not have been held without the support of BlueScope and in the ensuing 15 years it has donated more than $100,000 to improve road safety by making
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the best-practice education program, Fit2Drive, available to year 11 students on the Mornington Peninsula. The challenge also raises social awareness about road safety, as well as promoting fitness, health and community spirit. BlueScope’s team will be among many charging up the hill on Sunday 12 November. To register for the challenge go to arthursseatchallenge.com.au online.