Reflections on going back home
AN exhibition of photos taken in Argentina is on display at the Frankston Arts Centre. Photographer Osvaldo Civetta was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He emigrated to Melbourne when he was 15. At t...
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Fire season ends
FIRE restrictions end this week, but the CFA is urging landowners to exercise “extreme caution” when burning off. CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said the fire danger period across Victoria ended a...
State on the road to mobile detection
THE state government is spending $33.7 million on technology that can detect drivers using their mobile phones. Legislation will also be introduced to back up the methods being used to detect “distra...
Brown coal to hydrogen: responsible or risky?
By Simon Brooks* With Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s declaration of a climate emergency in mid-2019, and the August 2020 adoption of the climate emergency plan there is an expectation by many t...
Safety beach rocks – for protection
WORK is underway rebuilding the rock barricade to prevent erosion on the Safety Beach foreshore near the sailing club. The Bay Trail has been diverted around the site, with a temporary fence maintain...
Exhibition for those who served on ship that refused to sink
THE Victorian Maritime Centre museum in Crib Point now includes an exhibition dedicated to those who served on HMAS Australia 11. The exhibition was opened on Saturday 27 March by Victoria’s Ch...
Services, marches for Anzac
TWELVE Mornington Peninsula towns will host Anzac Day services on Sunday 25 April 2021. This year marks the 106th anniversary of the 1915 Gallipoli landing in Turkey. Mornington Peninsula Shire has i...
Statue to honour officers
By Barry Irving A BRONZE statue has been unveiled at Point Nepean National Park to commemorate former graduates of the Portsea officer cadet school who died during active service. Due to the ongoing ...
Grant offer to cut single-use plastics
COMMUNITY groups and sporting clubs are being offered grants to buy such things as bottles and crockery to lessen their dependence on single-use plastics. Up to $50,000 will be distributed in $1000 t...
Driver shocked as crane hits power lines
THE driver of a truck delivering timber to a Dromana building site received an electric shock when the boom of the crane he was operating struck power lines about 8.20am yesterday (Monday 12 April). ...
