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Theatre for all THEATREGOERS who are visually impaired will now be able to individually hear audio descriptions while watching selected shows at the Frankston Arts Centre. The first audio described performance will take place this month when Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s Which Way Home hits the stage. Audience assistance receivers are available for loan at no extra charge for those with diminished hearing attending a performance at the FAC. Some shows also have captions on a screen near the stage or Auslan signed translation. “We are delighted to work with Description Victoria who will open up the full experience of attending the theatre to the visually impaired and people with other learning and physical disabilities,” the mayor Cr Colin Hampton said. The mayor said the audio description service is discreet so other theatregoers will not even be aware of its use. “The talented audio describers providing the service sit in the venue’s lighting booth, and provide live commentary during gaps in the dialogue, delivered live via a wireless transmission system that the patron using the service listens to.” The audio description service will be made available again in August, for Red Stitch Theatre’s performance of Jurrasica. See artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au online or call the FAC Programming Team on 9784 1896 for more information. Sounds abound: Ross de Vent with Black Labrador Varek tests out an audio descripton headphones and device at Frankston Arts Centre. Picture: Gary Sissons
‘Trick’ tickets not fine Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au A SPATE of fake parking tickets emailed to residents has Frankston Council warning people not to pay scammers. Fraudulent parking infringement notices have been sent by email to several people over the past few weeks.
The mayor Cr Colin Hampton said council only issues parking tickets in the mail, as a printed ticket on a vehicle’s windscreen or in person by a parking officer on patrol. “Council doesn’t issue infringements via email. Anyone who receives an email which claims to be an infringement from Frankston City Council should treat this very seri-
ously,” Cr Hampton said. The mayor said recipients should not even open any emails purporting to come from council about parking fines. “We also urge anyone who receives a scam email to not click on any link within the email, as it may contain a virus or allow personal devices to be hacked.” Council has alerted Victoria Po-
lice, Consumer Affairs Victoria and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) about the parking tickets scam. There is no suggestion Frankston residents’ personal details have been obtained by scammers. Fraudsters can use programs to find email addresses published online on websites.
The mayor said legitimate parking fines will be processed as usual and should be paid by the contested or due date to avoid additional fines. Anyone who has been a victim of the parking fines email scam should report it to Consumer Affairs Victoria at scam watch.gov.au/report-ascam online or by calling 1300 55 81 81.
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