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ONLY one third of residents on the Mornington Peninsula are registered as organ donors. Australian Organ Donor Register data shows that 33 per cent of residents in the Mornington Peninsula Shire local government area are registered organ donors. There were 1254 registrations in 2023, down from 1393 in 2022.In the neighbouring Frankston municipality only 28 per cent of residents are registered organ donors. The Kingston municipality fared even worse, with only 24 per cent of residents signed up.This week is DonateLife Week – to mark the occasion, DonateLife is encouraging people to sign up as organ donors and potentially save…