This winning dark horse is well grounded
DARRIN Gaffy would be the first to admit he landed on his feet when he found and bought 10 hectares of land in Red Hill. In fact, he was so sure of his place on the land that he built a house, plante...
Author Archives: Keith Platt
Govt support for gas plan
PORTS Minister Luke Donnellan has given the strongest indication yet that the state government is likely to approve AGL’s plan for a floating gas terminal at Crib Point. “I support the proposal to br...
‘Gifts’ good for networking – mayor
TICKETS and invitations for council officers and councillors to attend sporting events are a “perfect example” of the type of “gift” that can benefit Mornington Peninsula Shire, according to the mayo...
Back to the start for skatepark
EIGHT years after the need for a skatepark was “identified” at Mt Martha, residents are again being asked to suggest a site. Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2012 announced plans to spend $850,000 on a ...
Groups join forces for clean-up
MEMBERS of the community group fighting plans for a floating gas terminal at Crib Point on Sunday joined forces with international environment group 4Ocean to clean up the Hastings foreshore. Rob Kno...
Anger over state planning takeover
A STATE government-appointed advisory committee will decide whether a second German-based supermarket chain can open a store in Mornington. Planning Minister Richard Wynne has told Mornington Peninsu...
Guards lowered, Defence Road open
DEFENCE Road in Point Nepean National Park has been reopened after being closed for nine-weeks. Parks Victoria says the road repairs which caused the closure were part of the state government’s “comm...
Talk about the coast
THE main speaker might be there to talk about waste, but the threats of climate change and erosion of beaches are also certain to feature in next month’s “community coastal forum”. Orgainsed by Morni...
Shire starts search for next CEO
NATIONAL recruitment firm McArthur has been hired to find suitable candidates for the CEO’s job at Mornington Peninsula Shire. The nearly $400,000 a year position has been held by Carl Cowie for the ...
Weather a break for ‘emergency’ works
A BREAK in the weather last week allowed the start of “emergency works” to prevent further erosion of cliffs at Mt Martha Beach North. Heavy earthmoving equipment was driven up the beach from the for...
