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Centrelink moved
CENTRELINK and Medicare offices have temporarily relocated to Bayside Shopping Centre, opposite The Reject Shop and the Pets Domain stores, after a fire at Davey St last month. “This is a short term move while the service centre on the corner of Davey Street and Young Street undergoes repairs,” Victorian Department of Human Services general manager Hank Jongen said. “We expect the building to remain closed over the next four to six weeks.” There is also be a drop box for Medicare claims, document lodgement facilities, and DVA Veterans Information Services. The temporary Frankston Service Centre will be open 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday, at Bayside Shopping Centre, Beach St, Frankston.
Rotary raffle deal COMMUNITY groups wanting to earn funds without risk and hassle are invited to join an annual community raffle organised by Frankston North Rotary.
Rotary organises the prizes, permits, prints the tickets and oversees the running of the raffle, while the community groups sell them. The raffle being sold now closes on 24 May. Tickets are $2 each, and, last year, a dividend of $1.50 was paid back to the ticket selling group for every ticket sold, organiser Mike Goonan. “Community groups, schools or clubs can take as many tickets as they can sell and reap the benefits. “Over the past 27 years, the raffle has returned around $1.7 million to community groups, schools and clubs.” Mr Goonan said many community groups had been supported: from small groups such as the Seagulls Club, which last year raised around $150 for senior citizens’ outings and activities, to large groups such as Knights of the Southern Cross, which last year raised about $13,000 to help support the wider community and to foster the Christian way of life. “Last year’s first prize winner is looking forward to a cruise with her husband from Rome to the Amalfi Coast, Sicily and Croatia on a small yacht,” Mr Goonan said. “After that they pick up their granddaughter and travel to a holiday house in Spain and, from there, they travel to Hamburg. “First prize is a holiday to anywhere you want, courtesy National Network Travel and Cruise, valued at $15,000. Second prize is a weekend away by the same agency valued at $3000, and third prize is $1000 worth of electrical goods from The Good Guys.” Tickets are on sale now for the raffle which is closing on Wednesday 24 May. The winners will be drawn on Wednesday 7 June. Details: communityraffle@yahoo. com.au
Historic gems: Gallery curator Danny Lacy sorts through archival material with marketing coordinator Rowena Wiseman. Picture: Yanni
Exhibitions aim to enthral A VARIED range of exhibitions are planned over the next few months at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington. Max & Olive: The photographic life of Olive Cotton and Max Dupain, a travelling exhibition by the National Gallery of Australia, looks at the work of the photographers who shared lives, a studio and professional practice. It focuses on a key period in their careers – 1934-45 – when they made
many of their most memorable images. Their work often involved shooting the same subjects and pictorial effects in similar ways. Iconic Australian Houses: An exhibition by Karen McCartney is a Sydney Living Museums travelling exhibition exploring 31 of the most important Australian homes of the past 60 years. It begins in the 1950s and culminates in key works by some of Australia’s contemporary masters.
Zoë Croggon: Deep Cuts is a Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery exhibition in which the Melbournebased artist presents a series of collages splicing together the human body with the natural landscape and built environment. The gallery is at Civic Reserve, Dunns Rd, Mornington. Opening 10am-5pm Tuesday to Sunday. It is closed Mondays except public holidays. Call: 5950 1580.
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Family Fun Day at Frankston Power Centre FRANKSTON Power Centre will be hosting a family fun day on Saturday 13th May from 11am until 2pm. There will be a variety of free activities on offer for children to enjoy including children’s entertainers, a farm animal petting zoo and face painters. This will be the first of many upcoming events at Frankston Power Centre as it puts itself on the map as a great local community hub. Lunch will be available from local café retailers who will be providing family friendly specials throughout the event. Mayur Patel from Tasty Bites said “We look forward to hosting the event to provide a fun
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day for families to enjoy. It’s always great to be a part of community events and meet the locals.” “Demand for Large Format Retail centres is increasing. Consumers are particularly attracted to the high level of competition on price, range and service available from the large format retailers compared to that of traditional retailers,” said Philippa Kelly from the LFRA. “Not only do they want low prices and easy access to retailers at the one location, they also demand parking facilities so they can travel by car and transport goods home themselves,” she added.