NEWS DESK
Sam’s sons honour dad
Bird ‘ranching’ for parrots THE federal government is partnering with Moonlit Sanctuary, Pearcedale to build an aviary for young orangebellied parrots to survive their first winter. Research has shown that a high proportion of the endangered parrots born in the wild fail to survive their first migration across Bass Strait to Tasmania. “With only 50 adults left in the wild, and around 350 adult birds in captivity, we need to increase the breeding population – every bird matters here,” Flinders Liberal MP Greg Hunt said. “Using this technique, known as ranching, the birds will be released back into the wild population in Tasmania next summer, increasing the breeding population in 2018-19.” Environment and Energy Minister Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg said the government had “mobilised more than $6 million for projects to support the parrot since 2014”. “This includes multi-year emergency biosecurity measures, vaccination protocols for controlling pisttacine beak and feather disease - a key threat to the birds - and supporting recovery actions guided by the Orange-bellied Parrot Strategic Action Planning Group.” For details about the orange-bellied parrot and another 19 threatened birds go to environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/commissioner or call 1800 803 772.
Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au HONOURING a father’s memory is on the mind of the family of a former manager at Frankston’s Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre. Ex-PARC building and asset leader Sam Newman, a Skye father of five, passed away last April after a long and difficult fight against leukaemia. Two of his sons Deagan, 6, and Kaden, 8, joined pa Michael Tinetti at the swim and sports centre on Friday 16 March to participate in the World’s Greatest Shave to raise money for The Leukaemia Foundation. Mr Tinetti plans to take part in the charity event each year and about $3500 was raised from hair shaving efforts this year. “For myself and my grandsons to do that in Sam’s honour is very much what we want to continue to do,” he said. “Our aim now is to try to assist The Leukaemia Foundation because they have been so good to my daughter and her family.” He said the boys’ father was “a man of integrity” and more than 600 people attended his funeral last year. PARC has named a Samuel Newman award for the organisation’s employee of the year in the former manager’s honour. Mr Tinetti said people can sponsor and still contribute to The Leukaemia Foundation after this year’s World’s Greatest Shave. “People can still sponsor people even if it’s not our family,” he said. An Aquatics and Recreation Victoria
statement in April last year said: “Sam worked his way up through the industry starting as a lifeguard and swim instructor in the early 2000s at Jubilee Park in Frankston. He held numerous positions at Frankston including duty manager and then swim school coordinator. “His affable nature and a permanent grin made him easy to love. “Everywhere Sam worked, he made many friends with his positive outlook
Bald brothers: Deagan, left, and Kaden, right, with pa Michael Tinetti raise money in the name of father Sam Newman as part of the World’s Greatest Shave. Picture: Gary Sissons
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and easy going nature. He was a very generous soul with irrepressible loyalty. Sam will be sadly missed by everyone whose life he touched.” He is survived by wife Kerry-Louise and children Jarryn, 14, Braelan, 12, Kaden, 8, Deagan, 6, and Kaiya, 4. See worldsgreatestshave.com or call 1800 500 088 to donate to The Leukaemia Foundation.
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Frankston Times
26 March 2018
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