Eco Centre welcomed

Sth Yarra accident

■ Prahran Police are investigating after a local 86-year-old male pedestrian was hit by a car on Wednesday morning (May 17) in South Yarra

Police were told the South Yarra man was struck by a blue Volkswagen Golf at a pedestrian crossing on Toorak Rd, just after 8am.

The man was taken to hospital in a serious condition. Police have spoken with the 62-year-old driver who is assisting with enquiries. Investigations remain ongoing.

Caulfield deaths

■ Two people died in a fatal collision in Caulfield South on Tuesday evening last week (May 16).

Investigators have been told the male driver of a black BMW sedan was travelling along North Rd about 10.45pm, when he collided with another vehicle.

The impact forced the other vehicle to roll. bOh occupants of the second vehicle died at the scene.

The driver and passenger of the BMW sedan sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. tdEectives are investigating the circumstances.

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✖School facilities at Sandringham College are in a dilapidated state, Brad Rowswell has told State Parliament. The local MP said one student shared their story about a ceiling falling in their classroom just before they were to take an exam. “A petition by the Community Action for Sandringham College group with close to 2000 signatures is calling for proper funding. The students, staff and parent community deserve much better than what they are getting at the moment. I call on the Andrews Government to urgently address the needs of this school community by delivering the second stage of funding, $10 million, to improve Sandringham secondary college.”

✔Ashwood MLA Matt Fregon has paid tribute in State Parliament to community advocate Marie Hodgens. “Marie was a dedicated and passionate member of our patch, with a tireless ability to organise the grassroots causes she believed in.”

Ingrid Stitt, the Minister for Environment, to Albert Park to officially turn the sod on the new Port Phillip Eco Centre in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens.

“The Eco Centre has been transforming the way Melbourne and in particular Albert Park understand wildlife, waterways and climate change since 1999,” Ms Taylor told the Legislative Assembly.

“To continue its critical work, such as educating youth about best caring for our planet and undertaking citizen science, the centre needs improved facilities.

“That is why this $6.7 million project, towards which the Victorian Government has invested $3.35 million, is so important.

“With a new sustainable centre designed to operate – get this – with net zero energy and water usage, the Eco Centre will be one of only 500 buildings worldwide that produces more clean energy than it consumes, offsetting all carbon used during construction.

“To Pam O’Neil, Neil Blake and April Seymore, I want to thank you for your unwaveringadvocacyonanissuesoimportant.”