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College’s comfort kits help ease the pain
Have a say on Golf Links Rd project
A DONATION of 200 “comfort kits” from a class of year 12 VCAL students at Padua College, Mornington will help patients at Frankston Hospital’s emergency department. The kits contain combs, toothbrushes, toothpaste, ear plugs, socks, eye masks, anti-bacterial wipes, pencils and Padua Puzzles, which members of the class created themselves. Student and project manager Gus Gordon said the kits included common sense items: “When people come into the emergency department it often isn’t planned – so they might not have the basic things they need like a toothbrush and toothpaste. “We wanted to do something to help the local community, so we decided to make the comfort kits for the hospital. We chose things for the packs that we thought we’d need, if we were in that situation.” Over the course of the year, the students set about collecting donations for the packs and fundraising so they could buy other items needed. “We had barbecues at school and hosted a Mother’s Day stall to raise money,” Gus said. “Everyone in the class has played a big part in the project; it’s been great.” Frankston emergency department nurse unit manager Elissa Rolland says the packs will make be big difference. “We see around 220 presentations a day – this is a range of adults and kids who may have life- threatening, critical illnesses as well as less serious injuries, like a broken finger,” Ms Rolland said. “We also see a lot of people experiencing homelessness who will benefit from receiving the packs.” Ms Rolland thanked the students and teacher Deb Arrowsmith for their contribution. “This donation is absolutely amazing,” she said. “The students have done a great job pulling this all together and we’re really pleased to have this great resource available to give to patients in the ED.”
THE state government’s Major Road Projects Authority is calling for public feedback on preliminary designs to upgrade Golf Links Road. The work to improve Golf Links Road and Grant Road at Langwarrin South/Baxter between Peninsula Link freeway and Frankston–Flinders Road was announced in the state Budget in May as part of seven projects in the southeast. Golf Links Road is a key route for heavy vehicles accessing Peninsula Link freeway, Somerville, Hastings and Western Port Highway. The authority has set up a website for people to look at and comment on the works that will include resurfacing Golf Links Road and installing safety barriers; remaking the six-way roundabout at Golf Links, Grant, Warrandyte and Baxter–Tooradin roads; and improving existing intersections at McClelland Drive and Peninsula Link off-ramp. The authority said the works would “make it easier and safer to get to Peninsula Link, Somerville, Hastings and Western Port Highway, and make it easier and safer for trucks to get to Grant Road and Somerville’s commercial precinct”. It said more than 8000 people use Golf Links Road every day. “In the past five years there have been six serious injury crashes along this section of Golf Links Road.” Vehicles using the road include those servicing Somerville-based Inghams, one of Australia’s largest poultry producers. Online consultation closes on 28 October. Visit: your.roadprojects.vic. gov.au
Time of need: Students Gus Gordon and Chloe Kelly at Frankston Hospital with patient Robert.
Surf teams coming back for fun THE Maladiction Longboarders Club has again teamed up with the Disabled Surfers Association, Mornington Peninsula (DSAMP) for a fun surf competition to help finance surfing days at Point Leo for people with disabilities. Last year’s inaugural contest saw 13 teams compete in costumes riding waves at The Pines, Shoreham. This year’s competition will be held at the same beach from 10am on Saturday 10 November. Teams can be made up of either two or four surfers. Contestants are being encouraged to again wear costumes but
this year they can ride their own boards. “Crazy” surf moves will attract extra points. Prizes include dinner for four at Stillwater, Crittenden Estate (donated by Peninsula Speech Pathology Services), wine from Crittenden Estate and Dromana Estate, beer from Jetty Road, surf packs from Trigger Brothers and Bass, and a Mick Pierce semi-gun surfboard with cover for the highest scoring ride. Barbecue and refreshments will be available. To register a team email Rod Jones on firstreef60@gmail.com or call 0458 438 064.
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