PENINSULA-FRANKSTON-GREATER DANDENONG CASEY-CARDINIA EDITION
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13-BED SHORT STAY UNITS FOR FRANKSTON
■ The new 13-bed short stay unit at the $1.1 billion Frankston Hospital redevelopment is now complete. Located in the emergency department, the new short stay unit will cater for patients requiring treatment and monitoring for less than 24 hours – easing pressure on staff by assisting with patient flow and reducing patient wait times. Completion of the short stay unit now paves the way for the emergency department expansion to progress which includes a new dedicated paediatric zone and a mental health and alcohol and other drugs hub. The new mental health and AOD hub will mean people presenting with mental health issues can be fast-tracked to specialist and dedicated care, providing access to the right support sooner and easing pressure on the main emergency department. The redevelopment will deliver 12 levels of clinical services, 130 more beds, a rooftop helipad, new spaces for mental health and oncology services and 15 new operating theatres. It will also deliver expanded women's and children's services including a new maternity, obstetrics and paediatric wards, a women's clinic and a special care nursery. Once complete, the Frankston Hospital will have capacity to treat approximately 35,000 more patients each year – cutting wait times and reducing pressure on surrounding hospitals. Overseen by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with Peninsula Health and the Exemplar Health consortium, main works on Frankston Hospital are expected to be complete in late 2025. Mary-Anne Thomas, Minister for Health Infrastructure, said: “The new short stay unit
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● Mary-Anne Thomas paves the way for a bigger and better emergency department at Frankston Hospital to support 35,000 more people every year. “The redevelopment project will be a gamechanger for locals with expanded women’s and children’s services and will help to cut wait times for care – getting people home sooner.” Paul Edbrooke, Frankston MLA, said: “The new short stay unit is supporting our massive redevelopment of Frankston Hospital and it’s fantastic to see it complete and ready to welcome patients.” This project will be a gamechanger for the south east community with 130 more beds and 15 new operating theatres that will cut wait times and ease pressure on other hospitals.”
● All Council votes are to be by post.
■ All voters in the local Council elections are expected to lodge their votes by post by 6pm this Friday (Oct. 25). There will not be any in-person voting. Polling booths do not exist for these local government elections. In this Edition area for The Local Paper, elections are being conducted for each of Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Greater Dandenong and Mornington Peninsula. A large number of voters appear to be confused about the procedures for this year’s local government areas, being conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission. The Councils and the VEC have not published any advisory advertisements in The Local Paper. Local government candidate Daniel De Lorenzis said: “I continue to be asked ..where do I go to vote. Residents don't know about postal voting also ethnic community are more confused. Very poor education. If this is a forerunner for State Election we're in big trouble.”
MP at local clubs
■ Nepean MLA Sam Groth has told State Parliament about his time at local organisations including Rye Yacht Club, Safety Beach Sailing Club and Shoreham Tennis Club. “Rye Yacht Club is a fantastic community sailing club down on the Mornington Peninsula that last year was awarded as the Discover Sailing Centre of the Year by Yachting Victoria for 2023,” Mr Groth said. They do an incredible job teaching water safety and sailing to young members of the community who possibly cannot afford to join some of the more exclusive clubs that we see on the peninsula. “I also had the pleasure to go to Safety Beach Sailing Club. Their commodore Tony Christmas had a fantastic day for the opening of their sailing season. It was an incredible afternoon, one of the best spots you will ever find on the Mornington Peninsula, and the sounding of the cannon was something that kept everybody awake and they celebrated well into the afternoon,” Mr Groth told the Legislative Assembly.
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