Author Archives: Keith Platt

No lack of conversation on Western Port cruise

March 16, 2016
DEMAND for berths has been so great that organisers have arranged another cruise. There’s no captain’s table or, indeed, individual berths, let alone showers, bars and swimming pools. But at $10 a he...

Wife’s art behind doctor’s ongoing legacy

March 15, 2016
IT’S been nearly a year since Richard John died. His death was no surprise to those close to him, his family and many friends. Having been diagnosed with a virulent form of brain cancer the previous ...

Survey seeks answers to ‘life’ on peninsula

March 7, 2016
A COMMUNITY group has launched an ambitious plan to find out what residents and ratepayers want for the future of the Mornington Peninsula. The results of an online survey to be conducted by Peninsul...

Moves to bring sand to Portsea

March 7, 2016
CONTRACTORS are about to be appointed to investigate restoring Portsea’s famed front beach to its former, sand-filled glory. Following years of arguing over the causes of the sand loss, the Departmen...

Life skills to be taught in twos

February 29, 2016
Up to 20 pupils and 25 teachers at Mornington Park Primary School will soon be sitting alongside each other in class being taught the same course. The school is the only primary in Victoria chosen fo...

Take note, a bottle makes debut at Oscars

February 23, 2016
IT seems a long way from Red Hill to Hollywood; even further when it comes to having a water bottle handed out to Tinseltown’s A-listers by a couple of men who gained inspiration from plastic polluti...

Cyclist shines a light for safety

February 22, 2016
IT would be a rare day when George Paterson could walk along the streets of Rye or pull up at the back beach for a surf check without being recognised. A long time businessman in Frankston and on the...

Shire’s five-year plan for ‘carbon neutrality’

February 16, 2016
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has adopted a five-year plan to become “carbon neutral”. Adoption of the plan last week follows the decision to close the Rye tip by the middle of next year. Waste will be ...

Hearts flutter as ‘Fowlers chick’ takes flight

February 15, 2016
THE flight of a small bird on a quiet southern Mornington Peninsula surf beach saw people jumping for joy. A young hooded plover that stretched its wings before gaining altitude from Fowlers beach is...

Hunt stands firm on official asylum seeker line

February 9, 2016
FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt last Friday defended the federal government’s policy of returning 267 asylum seekers, including 39 children and 33 babies, to the Nauru detention centre after they have received...