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New mural taking residents to Funky Town A NEW mural capturing Frankston scenery has been painted. The artwork, titled Funky Town, has been installed on Davey Street. It was overseen by Sheldon Headspeath, who worked on and workshopped the mural with a group of young artists. Mr Headspeath said that the group decided to pursue a cartoon design for the artwork. “In the initial discussion, the main topic was Frankston and not wanting to do the normal beach scene, so we decided as a group to put a funky cartoon twist
on the design. The mushroom band members added an element to the funky town cartoon theme,” he said. “The mural depicts Frankston – Olivers Hill to the right, the cityscape to the left and the bay through the middle. All the elements of the design aimed to suit the skill level of the participants to get the most fulfilment from their work. The mural depicts the ‘funky town’ with bright and bold colours that complement throughout.” Joel was one of the young people who worked on the mural. “I’ve al-
ways loved street art but as someone with no natural artistic talent, it always seemed unachievable. So being able to learn skills and produce something good was extremely rewarding,” he said. “Working with Sheldon was awesome. He taught us the technique and guided us through the process, but also allowed us to experiment and learn through doing.” The project was completed in partnership with the state government via the Frankston Revitalisation Board, and the group Responding to Alcohol
and other Drugs across the Frankston Mornington Peninsula.
RAD Project Officer Laura Glenn, Danny Alcock of Taskforce Community Agency, Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke, TaskForce Community Agency CEO Ray Blessing, Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy, and artist Sheldon Headspeath with his new mural. Picture: Supplied
Program for future leaders A PROGRAM to help prepare young women for their futures as leaders has been launched at McClelland College in Frankston. In partnership with global information services company Experian, the school has launched the Future Female Leaders program. A fourmodule course will be delivered to 16 young women who have been identified as future leaders by their school. The program begins next year. McClelland College Principal Amadeo Ferra says the school “wants to develop a program that recognised the unique experience of women in education. A program tailored to supporting female leaders will have huge flow-on benefits beyond the staffroom, by setting a strong example for students and the wider school community”.
Hunt retires GREG Hunt will retire from politics at the 2022 election after two decades as the member for Flinders. The veteran politician, who is currently serving as health minister, announced his retirement from parliament last week. He cited family reasons for his departure. “On Sunday [my children] looked at me and said: Dad, this is your last chance to be a proper dad. It’s time to come home, Dad,” Mr Hunt told parliament. “So, earlier today, I spoke with the Prime Minister and my electorate chairman, and I informed them that I would not be contesting the next election.”
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