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● Glenn Patterson, Casey CEO
■ The 15 finalists of the Casey Business Awards program have been announced. City of Casey CEO Glenn Patterson said he was thrilled that so many local businesses took the time to invest into their future by applying. ““Local businesses are critically important to our city; they provide the drum beat to which our residents live, work and play.,” Mr Pattersoin said. Each applicant receives tailored business advice from the panel of expert judges. COMMUNITYCONTRIBUTION Eleos CareAustralia, Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne, Nobody puts Furbaby in the Corner Grooming, The Avenue Veterinary Clinic CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE A&K Veterinary Services, Gold Tree Wealth Advisory, iRock Music School, Lioness Performance EMPLOYMENT DIVERSITY KDN Removalist, Outlook Australia HOME-BASED BUSINESS Mother’z Yoga and Wellness, Roselea Quilting, SANA Skin Clinic INNOVATION GPK Group, KDS Gourmet Winners of the Casey Business Awards program will be announced at a gala dinner on November 15.
BALLAM PARK IS ‘NO LONGER SECRET’
■ Ballam Park continues to cement its position as one of Frankston City’s most popular attractions for locals and visitors, with exciting new opportunities for active and passive recreation rolling out in the coming months. The bioretention system and lake will open next month at the northern end of the park (Naranga Crescent entrance). The system will significantly reduce stormwater contamination flowing into Port Phillip Bay by creating a natural filtration system using plants, water circulation and aeration. Frankston Council is enhancing the system with an ornamental lake and community amenities such as lighting, public art, seating, barbecue and shelter, landscaping, drinking fountain and connecting pathways to create a new experience for visitors to Ballam Park. North-West Ward Cr Kris Bolam said the community was treated to a sneak peek behind the project’s construction fence ahead of the project’s finishing touches, including landscaping. The new lake and facilities will be open to the public in mid-October. Official naming of the inlet pond and lake is underway following community consultation on the proposed name ‘Liardet Pond and Ballam Lake’, which celebrates the Liardet family, who built the Ballam
● Cr Kris Bolam (second from right) cuts the ribbon to celebrate the project with Mayor Crs Nathan Conroy holding son, Callan, wife Steffie, Melbourne Water representative Micah Pendergast, Council CEO Phil Cantillon and Frankston MLA Paul Edbrooke. Park Homestead in 1855. Council has also just completed stage two of the play space upgrade at the southern end of the reserve, featuring climbing and imaginative play opportunities for children, to complement the recent other play space upgrades, including water play, which has proven a hit year-round.
Dromana Preschool expansion coming ■ Mornington Peninsula Shire has been successful in obtaining a State Government Building Blocks Capacity Grant to expand Dromana Preschool. The modular expansion will ensure that more children have access to a highquality kindergarten ● Cr Antonella program before they Celi, Seawinds Ward start school. The build is on track to be completed by Term 1, 2025. Once the State Government has completed the works, the building will be handed back to the Shire. A number of ocal kindergartens have secured Building Blocks grants to upgrade their playgrounds: ■ Beleura Hill Preschool (completed) ■ Flinders Preschool (completed) ■ Leslie Moorhead Preschool ■ Mount Martha Preschool ■ Tillerkite Preschool ■ Rye Preschool (completed). Seawinds Ward Cr Antonella Celi, Council’s Health and Wellbeing Committee Chair, said: “Kindergartens are a vital early learning service that create meaningful connection for our local children and families.With many families in the area, this expansion is welcome news. As the reform rolls out Council will continue its advocacy to the State Government .”
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