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Online festival A bond bombers could not break for fixing things FREE online workshops and events are providing lessons on how to become conscious consumers. Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Fix It Festival focuses on implementing sustainable habits, including repairing broken items, earning money from unused items, growing veggies, composting and recycling. Consumers will be asked to consider the resources used to make the things they own and the environmental impact of throwing them away. Before buying something new, check to see if you have something similar you can reuse or repair. If the answer is no, ask can you borrow, swap, rent or purchase the item second-hand? Buying an items second-hand eliminates excess plastic packaging and minimises air pollution from delivery trucks and vehicles. If there is no choice but to buy new, consumers are being urged to buy local to support businesses. Fix It Festival events:
Everyday actions to live more sustainably with Tamara DiMattina from The New Joneses, 5-6pm, Wednesday 4 November. Blairgowrie Community Garden staff will show how to grow your own fruit and vegetables from food scraps and seedlings, and produce compost, 9.30-10.30am, Sunday 8 November. Point Nepean Men’s Shed will show how to repair household items, 12.301.30pm, Tuesday 10 November. What to put in your recycling bin, 5-5.45pm, Wednesday 11 November and 10.30-11.15am, Saturday 28 November. Using food scraps to start a compost or worm farming system, 10-11am, Saturday 14 November. Maximise second-hand online sales, 8-8.45pm, Thursday 19 November. Seawinds Boomerang Bags will show how to sew, repair and upcycle textiles, 6-7pm, Wednesday 25 November. Details: mornpen.vic.gov.au/fixitfestival
Marking NAIDOC Week BECAUSE of COVID-19 restrictions Mornington Peninsula Shire is promoting NAIDOC Week (8-15 November) events online. The Shire will promote local and interstate events on our website for everyone to enjoy. The shire says that one of the ways it supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people is through its Warringinee group which works to deliver social, cultural and economic outcomes actions contained in its Reconciliation Policy and Action Plan. Details: mornpen.vic.gov.au/naidoc The shire’s action plan is at mornpen.vic.gov.au/strategiesandplans
FRANK and Rena O’Neil celebrate their 78 years of married life and, inset, the day they tied the knot to the sounds of sirens.
NOT too many weddings get interrupted by an air raid, but that’s happened when British couple Frank and Rena O’Neil, pictured, tied the knot during the darkest days of World War II. “We had just finished our wedding vows when there was an air raid and we all ran for cover,” Mr O’Neil said. “There were huge rations at the time so we didn’t have any champagne, wine or cake to celebrate with.” The October 1942 wedding – when Rena was 19 and Frank 21 – came after they met while playing in the street as teenagers. They celebrated their 78th anniversary on Friday 23 October at Benetas’ Mornington Peninsula aged care home. Despite the COVID-19 restrictions the couple enjoyed afternoon tea served by the Corowa Court team with roses, old photos, and a violin serenade from one of the staff. Lifestyle coordinator Rebekah Wissman said they were “quite the star couple”. “Frank and Rena have lived with us for three years and so often when we see them, they’re walking together hand in hand,” she said. “It’s heart-warming to see two people in love and caring for one another after so many years. It gives us hope!” Mr O’Neil who turned 99 this month, said anyone looking to maintain a strong husband-wife relationship should “be kind, no matter what”. The couple live between two rooms at the home with one set up as a lounge and the other a bedroom. Ms Wissman said Mr O’Neil was often heard saying, “I’ll do anything for Rena”. Stephen Taylor
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