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Mentors here for youth By Ethan Benedicto Vaughn Williams, a Youth You Program mentor, spoke to a crowd of over 150 people on his journey with addiction, mental health struggles and his triumph, emphasising the importance of surrounding oneself with a community that will continue to support and push you in the right direction. For more on the story turn to page 8 Vaughn Williams on the night of Friday 31 May, speaking to a large crowd on addiction and mental health. Picture: ETHAN BENEDICTO
Disney World bid By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Disney World for the open spaces of Casey or Greater Dandenong has been proposed by South Eastern Metropolitan MP David Limbrick. In response to reports that Disney had $60 billion to spend on new theme parks and resorts, the Libertarian MP told State Parliament on 30 May that he’d narrowed down three “po-
every assistance would be given to them if they were to establish a theme park.” Greater Dandenong councillor Jim Memeti agreed that Dandenong was an ideal site. As mayor in 2014, Cr Memeti supported a Chinabased developer’s idea for a giant theme park at a Green Wedge site on Frankston-Dandenong Road, Bangholme. Continued page 8
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Mr Limbrick said the proximity to Moorabbin Airport and abundance of open spaces connected to Mordialloc Freeway made it the “only logical place for the happiest place on Earth”. “A Disney resort would attract millions of visitors to the South-East of Melbourne, and we would welcome every single one of them. “My request for the Minister for Tourism is to contact Disney Company and let them know
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tential outstanding locations” of Dandenong, Cranbourne or Frankston. “They are so good I cannot easily split them. “Unlike in other parts of Melbourne, Disney would be welcomed with open arms in SouthEast Melbourne. “We have tens of thousands of families with kids who are looking for things to do and a great workforce who would love to live and work close to home.”