Thursday, 16 October 2025

 Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (09:55): Last weekend was absolutely packed with wonderful local events. I had the chance to go along to the 50th anniversary of Mount Eliza Secondary College and to the Pink Train, raising funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer Network Australia, run by the Mornington Tourist Railway. I attended the 60th anniversary of the Kunyung Pre-school; the Mount Martha Fire Brigade’s annual awards dinner; and the new bookshop Stories by the Sea, meeting local Mount Eliza author Myke Mollard on Love Your Bookshop Day. I also went to the 160th ‍anniversary of the Mount Eliza Anglican Church, the Mount Martha Bowls, Petanque and Social Club community open day, the opening day for the Safety Beach Sailing Club as well as the Get Busy Living fishing day at Mornington Park, which was run by Projex J. I appreciate locals like Aldo, who invited me along there. They do a terrific job in raising awareness but also supporting people who have gone through and are going through grief. I had the chance there to bump into Melissa from MISS, which is the Miscarriage Information Support Service, and I note that 15 October was Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Many of us have experienced or have loved ones who have experienced a miscarriage or pregnancy loss, and my heart goes out to them. I also met a lady whose son was lost to her. It was an overcast day, but the sun came over as her son’s – (Time expired)