NEWS DESK
Road safety message designed to save lives
Scenic living: Sales have breathed new life into Martha Cove water front project.
Latest sale a plus for marina development stagnating for a time, and the original developer collapsing. Three major receivers helped rejuvenate the project and, since 2013, more than 500 properties have yielded $200 million in sales. Two of the last stages to be released - Waterside and The Waterfront - are at the southern end of the marina. Surrounded by parkland, and only minutes from the Safety Beach Country Club, they offer premium houseand-waterfront lots and are tipped to sell quickly. The Martha Cove sales office is open 11am-4pm Wednesday to Saturday.
Mt Eliza house fire A WOMAN in her 80s was taken to Frankston Hospital early on Wednesday morning suffering burns to her face, back and neck, and smoke inhalation, after fire gutted her Mt Eliza house. Acting Sergeant Annette Reynolds, of Mornington police, said an electrical fault was being blamed for the Meribil Cl, fire, which was extinguished by Frankston fire brigade.
ANYONE needing to make or update their will can get help on Wednesday 29 July when the Red Cross brings its Wills for Life program to the Mornington Peninsula. Sessions will be held 10am-4pm at Bentons Square Community Centre, 145 Bentons Rd, Mornington. Visits are by appointment only. Red Cross says wills are one of the most important documents we sign in our lifetime. They are the only way to be certain our possessions and assets go to the people and charities we care about. Under the Wills for Life program, local solicitors are donating their time to prepare a simple will from $75 – making it a great opportunity to make or update your will. “Writing a will is one of the most important things you will ever do in your lifetime, and yet just under half of adults do not have one,” Red Cross national bequest manager Ian Williamson said. “Most of us work hard to maximise our financial position for retirement, yet it is surprising how many fail to make a will. By not doing so, someone you don’t even know may end up controlling your estate and prized investments.” For more information, or to make an appointment, call 1800 811 700 or email bequests@redcross.org.au
Birth ‘same for all’ RADIO 3AW caller comments suggesting Peninsula Health had different birthing suites for Aboriginal and Middle Eastern women have been denied by chief operating officer Jan Child. “No. All of Frankston Hospital’s birthing units are available to all women,” she said.
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THE recent $40 million sale of 94-hectares of land earmarked for a commercial and retail precinct at Martha Cove, Safety Beach, has breathed new life into the waterfront development 15 years after it was proposed. The Martha Cove sales office staffers say the dream of a thriving waterfront estate with direct bay access is now a reality. The $650 million development was envisaged to encompass multiple housing developments, marina berths and a commercial project to draw residents and tourists to the peninsula. However, the global financial crisis (GFC) took its toll in 2008 with sales
attending accidents involving young people, the trauma of telling families and friends that their loved one has been killed or injured, and the responsibility that drivers have in ensuring the safety of their passengers, other road users and themselves. Later, surviving victims and relatives of road accidents tell of the lifelong effect of road trauma. “We believe that if this program saves one life then we have achieved our goal,” Ms Last said. “We want young people to drive safely and responsibly but, more importantly, to Drive 4 Life. “The program is very thought provoking and designed to open up many avenues of follow-up work within the curriculum. It is especially relevant to two areas of the Victorian Essential Learning Standard in Health and Physical Education at Level 6 and driver education programs.”
AROUND 2000 students from 22 schools will attend three Teenagers Road Accident Group presentations at the Peninsula Community Theatre this month. Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill will be guest speaker on Tuesday 28 July. The first, on Monday 15 June, will host eight schools and 616 students; the next day (Tuesday) eight schools and 795 students and the third, on Tuesday 28 July, six schools and 589 students. The message could save their lives. Project manager Cindy Last said TRAG’s innovative program gives the students an insight into the dangers of modern driving. Speakers consist of CFA, ambulance and police members, and those who have first-hand experience with road trauma. “Our goal is to raise the awareness of young adults as to their responsibilities when they get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle,” she said. TRAG’s 45-minute presentation targets students in Years 10, 11 and 12. A three-minute video places them at the scene of several serious accidents on the Mornington Peninsula. An ambulance officer - usually the first to arrive at an accident scene - details the type of devastation he encounters. A CFA firefighter then describes spending sometimes hours cutting open twisted wrecks to release seriously injured victims. A police officer speaks about the ordeal of
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