Machines ease way for blood testing
FUNCTIONS and events, including morning melodies, breakfast, dinner dance and silent auctions, have helped Lifestyle Community’s Homeowners Committee, Hastings, raise $4656 for two blood testing mach...
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Health check and moves afoot for island koalas
FRENCH Island’s koalas are about to get a helping hand from Parks Victoria and government land and environment officers. Over the next six weeks, vets and support staff will be catching koalas, asses...
Plane plan adds cost to candidate’s campaign
MINIMISING controversy while running for the vacant Watson ward seat on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has not come cheap for a least one candidate, and the shire. Just weeks before nominating as...
Accolades for top ‘hobby’
JO Peterson’s “hobby” makes her a popular point of call for followers of fashion at this time of year. The Spring Racing Carnival and Royal Melbourne Show are the peaks of her times to shine. The To...
Light and sound show at flick of an app
ACTION, camera, lights and sound. The sequence might sound out of order, but it all adds up to security when applied to a new light developed by a Braeside company. Sengled The light has an inbuilt d...
Dolphins season over before start
THE door to Frankston Football Club’s long-term future may be ajar – but the club formed in 1887 will not be permitted to field a team next season. ALF Victoria said on Friday it had formally termina...
Organic aims lure couple back to the field
JUST over six years ago Peter Carlyon and his wife Robin had a vision to get back to the basics of farming and grow high-quality, chemical-free produce for the local market on the Mornington Peninsul...
Police urge identity block
POLICE are calling on people to report stolen mobile phones to their telecommunications provider and ensure the phone’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is blocked. Almost 13,700 mobile...
Marathon girl’s moving target
WHEN Mt Eliza student Zoe Craig, right, decided to try to raise $500 for mental health programs by signing up for the Melbourne Half Marathon on October 26, she hadn’t planned on reaching her limit s...
Hazards aplenty when parrots fly strait
IT might be a relatively narrow stretch of water, but Bass Strait is a major factor in the survival chances for the critically endangered yellow-bellied parrot. With the number of birds in the wild e...
