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A FAMILIAR face on Mornington’s beaches is stepping it up for a fundraising campaign close to her heart. Mornington beach patrol leader Susan Young – part of a volunteer group that regularly cleans and monitors beaches across Mornington – is fundraising for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) after her best friend of 50 years, Michelle, was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer late last year. Young said Michelle began treatment almost immediately after her diagnosis. To raise funds for the OCRF, which is Australia’s leading independent funder of ovarian cancer research, Young has pledged to shave her head once…