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Wednesday 1 December 2021
5974 9000 or email: team@mpnews.com.au www.mpnews.com.au Warm welcome: Jimmy’s Youth Wellbeing Sanctuary manager Jeanette Horsley with the mural. Picture: Yanni
Mural marks bank opening ARTIST Kitt Bennett has painted a mural to celebrate the opening of Jimmy’s Youth Wellbeing Sanctuary at Rosebud. During lockdown the courtyard and front garden at 827-829 Point Nepean Road was completed and a start made on the mural on the entrance wall. The design reflects items and objects of meaning to the young people who use Jimmy’s services. They include a combination of fruit/vegetables/card games/ coffee keep cups and plants to create a welcome and hint at what to expect when joining the Jimmy’s community. Yoga, reiki, acupuncture, naturopathy, and mental health first-aid courses are just some of what members can engage in. To help support free access for people aged under 21, adults pay a reduced fee for these services. “Improving mental, emotional and physical wellbeing is our primary intention and we welcome all people to pop in and check out what’s on offer,” the YMCA’s wellbeing sanctuary manager Jeanette Horsley said. “A great way to start is by joining our community breakfast each Friday morning at 9.30.”
Storm clean-up to last months Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au ARBORISTS estimate it will take another two months to finish inspecting and assessing the health of trees damaged on the Mornington Peninsula in last month’s storms. Mornington Peninsula Shire says it is still responding to “immediate and high-risk works” a month after that windy Friday 29 October.
It received more than 2500 requests for assistance involving fallen or damaged trees and tree debris. To cope with the demand, up to 12 teams, including sub-contractors, have been working seven days a week inspecting and removing trees and debris from roads, driveways, parks and reserves, sporting fields, community houses, pre-schools and camping grounds. Excavators and tip trucks, and elevated work platforms up to 28 metres high, are being used.
Teams of specialist climbers use rope to tie and cut branches where mechanical equipment can’t be used. An average of 200 cubic metres of mulch each day is being collected, which would fill a 25-metre swimming pool every second day. General works at council-owned properties are reportedly being scheduled on a risk priority basis so the most-essential work is done soonest. Crews are driving rural roads to report debris on the side of the road that
needs clearing. This debris and works in parks and reserves will be attended to as soon as the high-risk works are finished. “The scale of the clean up after the storm is massive, and we are asking our residents to be patient as we work through the hundreds of requests for tree and property inspections,” the mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said. “Our number one priority will always be the safety of the community and our staff.
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“I know many people have pitched in to help neighbours and local businesses with the recovery effort. I’m so proud of our community for their generosity, spirit and resilience.” Foreshore campgrounds at Sorrento and Rye were due to open last weekend after tree inspections and works An update on relief and recovery efforts will provided during an online session 5.30-7pm Thursday 2 December. Details: mornpen.vic.gov.au/ stormrelief