Author Archives: Keith Platt

Plane plan adds cost to candidate’s campaign

October 4, 2016
MINIMISING controversy while running for the vacant Watson ward seat on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has not come cheap for a least one candidate, and the shire. Just weeks before nominating as...

Light and sound show at flick of an app

October 3, 2016
ACTION, camera, lights and sound. The sequence might sound out of order, but it all adds up to security when applied to a new light developed by a Braeside company. Sengled The light has an inbuilt d...

This beach boy’s still making waves at 80

October 3, 2016
TUTANEKAI “Tui” Wordley should be an inspiration to every surfer. Not because of the size of the waves he rides or the latest overseas trip he’s made, but because, at 80, he’s still out there, ...

Hazards aplenty when parrots fly strait

September 27, 2016
IT might be a relatively narrow stretch of water, but Bass Strait is a major factor in the survival chances for the critically endangered yellow-bellied parrot. With the number of birds in the wild e...

Snakes spring into action

September 27, 2016
THE weather’s warming up and snakes are waking up. Just as warmer, sunny days send a signal that it’s fine for outdoor recreation the same applies for snakes, who see it as time to “get some sun, loo...

Poll issues range from community to frogs

September 26, 2016
FOOTPATHS, foreshores … and frogs. There is seemingly no end – and some cases no relation – to the variety of issues and concerns listed by the 50 candidates for the 11 seats on Mornington Peni...

Two faces behind portrait show

September 19, 2016
WHILE speaking with portrait artists Fiona Bilbrough and Vicki Sullivan it becomes clear that their subjects are much more than mere objects to be represented as one-dimensional art. Sullivan likes t...

Force used to free up skatepark site

September 19, 2016
STATUTORY proceedings are now being used to resolve Mornington Peninsula Shire’s embarrassing position of wanting to build an $800,000 skatepark on land it has leased to Mt Martha Tennis Club. The te...

Candidates take poll positions

September 19, 2016
TWENTY-two candidates had signed up by close of business on Friday to contest next month’s election for the 11 seats on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. The shire has six wards, with three council...

Time for candidates to take poll positions

September 13, 2016
NOMINATIONS for the 11 seats on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council open on Thursday and close midday next Tuesday (20 September). A list of candidates in ballot paper order will be available on the V...