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Hospital welcomes $100,000 donation THE Frankston Hospital Pink Ladies Auxillary has raised more than $100,000 for the hospital in less than six months. The group has raised the money since reopening its kiosk in May following two years of COVID-19 interruptions. Pink Ladies president Carole Thwaites said “I can’t believe we’ve been able to raise that much in a short amount of time.” Peninsula Health chief executive Felicity Topp said the donation was welcomed, and that having the Pink Ladies back up and running was a huge positive for the hospital. “The Pinkies were greatly missed, by our patients, visitors, contractors and staff,” Topp said. “We are so happy to have you all back, and the kiosk open once again. “When people come to Frankston Hospital, it may be one of the best or most difficult days of their lives. I’d like to thank the Pinkies for always being compassionate, caring and kind when interacting with our community.” The Pink Ladies were established in 1968. To learn about how to get involved contact Peninsula Health volunteer program manager Helen Wilson on 9784 2674.
PENINSULA Health chief executive Felicity Topp with Frankston Hospital Pink Ladies Auxiliary Executive members Lyn, Janine, Heather and Carole. Picture: Supplied
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Front Beach, Back Beach – a road trip for art lovers THE Mornington Peninsula has a long, colourful and story-filled history. Front Beach, Back Beach (FBBB) aims to celebrate this with its ambitious site-responsive public art works. This November, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery together with Deakin University’s Public Art Commission will present FBBB at fifteen different locations across the Peninsula. Designed as a road-trip for art lovers, FBBB will feature the work of eighteen local and national artists and collectives who have been invited to respond to key sites, stories and communities which have shaped this unique region of Victoria. The artworks will take many forms from sculptural works viewable throughout the program to performance, film and activations viewable at set session times. The stories the artists are responding to begin thousands of years ago with the landscape and with the Bunurong/ Boon Wurrung Traditional Owners at Monmar, a sacred women’s place used for birthing, ceremony and initiation. Thousands of years later the first shots fired in both World Wars occurred in the same place at from Point Nepean (Monmar). National myths, conspiracy and modern political history were further shaped at Monmar, Cheviot Beach, the site of Harold Holt’s disappearance in 1969. Whilst there’s hundreds of stories to be shared, the Front Beach, Back Beach curatorium, spear
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headed by co-Artistic Directors Danny Lacy (Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery), Cameron Bishop and David Cross (both from Deakin University’s Public Art Commission) – Mornington Peninsula current (or returning) locals themselves – have identified fifteen locations across 723sqkm that create a unique set of conditions for artistic response. The artists commissioned for FBBB represent a diverse cross section of leading and emerging artists from across the country. Including local, Flinders based artist Vera Möller and Victorian artists Amanda Shone, Geoff Robinson, Gold Satino, James Geurts, Kait James, Jarra Karalinar Steel, LAST Collective, Lisa Waup, Maree Clarke, Rebecca Jensen & Aviva Endean, Shane McGrath and Taree Mackzenzie. Interstate artists include Anna Breckon & Nat Randall (NSW), Hiromi Tango ( QLD) and Lucy Bleach (TAS). The fifteen projects have been arranged into three geographical hubs – Western Port, Foreshore and Point Nepean – each of which contain five commissions. Each hub will be activated for ten days, with associated programming scheduled within this period. The project is supported by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund–an Australian Government initiative–and is presented by Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and Deakin University’s Public Art Commission. For the full program visit www.fbbb.com.au