The beach mat that changes everything
TWO Saturdays ago Jim Kolokithas turned his wheelchair along a strip of plastic matting down to the water’s edge at Mt Martha beach. “It was amazing; a good feeling,” he said. “I got a bit emotional...
Author Archives: Keith Platt
New policy a surprise for councillors
ALL 11 of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s newly-elected councillors have been handed copies of a “Councillor and staff interactions policy”, which reminds them that the CEO is in charge of shire staff, ...
Making the beach ‘friendly’ for all
PULLING up at a foreshore car park and walking across the beach to the water’s edge is as natural as putting up a beach umbrella and spreading out a towel. But try enjoying those simple pleasures if ...
Healthy dolphins settle in bayside home
AFTER eight years of studying their behaviours, diets, relationships as well as photographing their every visible move, Sue Mason gives the impression there are still more unknowns than knowns when i...
Defeated councillor wants to finish community projects
FORMER Cerberus ward councillor David Garnock blames not residing in the ward and “anti-shire rhetoric” for his defeat in the October municipal elections. Mr Garnock, elected in 2012, was one of five...
Workshop - but no guarantees for port
INFRASTRUCTURE Victoria is holding a “community workshop” at Hastings as part of its investigations into the need for a second container port for Melbourne. Previous state governments – Liberal and L...
Author gets it off his chest for posterity
IT’S not that unusual to develop a cough after spending weeks either in air conditioned rooms and cars or outside on 40 degree days. On his first back in England after three weeks in the Middle East ...
Costly path to protest
The high legal cost of protest is the latest stumbling block to face residents angry at plans for concrete paths at Somers. Faced with unforeseen fee increases at VCAT (Victorian Civil Administrative...
Smear attempt over candidate’s drug conviction
A DRUG conviction for a crime committed nearly 40 years ago has become an election issue for one of the three vacant Briars ward seats on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. However, judging by comme...
Candidate goes clear on convictions
A former Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor and candidate for the Briars ward in this month’s municipal elections, has come out and publicly admitted to having being jailed for drug trafficking. L...
