Carmen Griffiths for Frankston City Council 2020 | Political candidate

Carmen Griffiths for Frankston City Council 2020

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25.01.2022 Thank you, Knit 4 Charities and Frankston Community for the beautiful matinee jackets, cardigans, jumpers, beanies, gloves & booties we received this week they ...will be / or have been distributed to the following: - Frankston Hospital's Special Care Nursery - A Better Life for Foster Kids - Gladstones Angel Babies Rotary Peninsula 2.0

17.01.2022 As councillor, I want to fight for the community and to champion your voice. That’s why it’s so important that I hear from people in the community and listen to what they have to say. I am emboldened by the amount of questions people have sent my way and ideas they have for Frankston and I encourage you to continue doing so. However, at times, I think it’s worth drawing attention to the fact that I am just one person. On top of running for council I have a day job and a fami...ly and various other things that take up time. I’m only human. That’s why I just ask that you be patient in awaiting a response from me. I try to read everything I get sent but naturally things slip through the cracks. If you think I may have not seen your message or saw it but forgot to respond, please feel free to send a polite follow up just to remind me about your question. I’ll try to respond as soon as I can. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

12.01.2022 Informative information from Frankston City Council

10.01.2022 At the moment, there is seemingly nowhere in Frankston that allows for independent living for people with disabilities. I talked to a local woman who voiced her concern that her daughter who has special needs was unable to have independence from her due to the fact that there was nowhere for her to live locally. This has meant that should something happen to her and her husband, her daughter may be forced into shared accomodation. Many disabilities leave people able to care f...or themselves day to day but still require occasional attention. A facility such as this could be greatly beneficial to the community. This facility would be similar in concept to a retirement village, except for younger people who need care. Often times, younger people are placed into a retirement home because they have nowhere else to go. This can be quite humiliating for young people and can challenge them socially so a dedicated facility for people with similar needs may help to curb this somewhat. So I wanted to pass the question off to said community. Would you support the idea of an independent living facility in Frankston? See more

05.01.2022 A recent Frankston City Council report estimated that Frankston is losing 1% of its tree cover every year. In view of the looming danger of climate change this is intolerable. The effect of local warming will be substantial not to mention the loss of habitat for our local flora and fauna. If I'm elected to council I will work to reverse this trend so that our tree cover increases not decreases. One thing I consider that can be achieved at little cost is to improve the surviva...l rate of street plantings undertaken by council. At present the survival rate is appalling. Sometimes over 50% of trees planted by council die or are destroyed. The cost of that loss is substantial in labour and materials all too often we are left with two expensive tree stakes, a root guard and no tree. Eventually they are broken or become overgrown with grass. I would advocate for a policy of tree adoption. At the time of planting one of the council workman would knock on the door of the resident outside of which the tree is planted. The resident could be told "THEIR" tree has been planted and given advice on its care until it is established. A follow up letter within weeks with similar information could be sent to the resident asking them how "THEIR" tree is going. If we could get the resident to take ownership of the tree hopefully the survival rate would greatly improve. Another idea we could take up is making sure that trees are maintained after they’ve been planted in areas where they are not near any residential area such as a park or reserve by either volunteer groups or by the council workers who planted them. Having someone look after the tree until it is firmly established will see a greater survival rate also. Some may ask about how we will pay for this initiative, but the way I see it, it’ll be cheaper than having to repeatedly plant trees just for them to die. It is an investment in Frankston’s future. I also think its important to mention that we plant native trees where practical. Native trees will help local fauna as they often feed off the trees or live in them. Introduced trees can sometimes have the opposite effect. So it’s important that we help to revitalise our native flora population.

03.01.2022 Voting information & dates.

01.01.2022 Due to the nature of this year, local footy teams have had a rough go of it recently. It’s been difficult for kids being unable to socialise and play their favourite sport. This is why I have been talking to local football club presidents and secretaries to see about organising a Gala Day to begin next year’s season. Assuming we’ve opened back up, this could be a fun way to kick off next year’s season. We could have food and music and it would be a great way for community members to get to know their local football clubs, hopefully getting more kids eager to play and participate.