Investor buys swim centre property
SPECIALISED assets continue to attract high demand from local and offshore interests, according to business brokers Fitzroys. The agency last week sold three sites in the south-east for a combined $1...
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Book holds hope for the ‘disengaged’
By Bob Simpson PENINSULA Voice* this week hosts the launch of The Mouth that Roared, a book by social worker Les Twentyman. Twentyman describes issues concerning disengaged people and families around...
Wire cage a source of aid for asylum seekers
By Barry Morris A WIRE cage outside the Mt Martha supermarket has for the past 15 years been a focal point of community concern for asylum seekers. Every day, shoppers buy and place food staples in t...
Shire, VicRoads agree on car park deal
A SCHOOL car park in Mt Eliza will be redeveloped after Mornington Peninsula Shire and VicRoads reached agreement last week. Under the agreement, VicRoads has agreed to reduce rental for the site pai...
On a fast track to better health care
By Jessica Mills* FROM running ironman triathlons to running the radiology department at Rosebud Hospital – Damien Barbour is a man on a mission to help improve health outcomes for people on the sout...
Cafes robbed
BURGLARS used a brick to smash the front door of the McCrae cafe Merchant and Maker last week. Cash was stolen in the robbery, early morning Monday 31 July. It was the second break-in at the cafe in ...
Aziz Bayeh gives Strikers precious point
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie Despite being undermanned and facing off-field disruption leading into the match Peninsula Strikers battled to a gallant 2-2 draw against title contender Doveton at Waratah ...
Ansett and the birth of Channel Ten
Howard Bull tells us about Mt Eliza’s own Reginald Ansett and how Channel Ten was born… NETWORK Ten is again creating its own news after announcing a big loss and its billionaire sharehol...
Red Hill rider eclipses ‘brutal’ course to take title
By Ben Triandafillou RED Hill Mountain Bike Riders have a world beater in their ranks. Member Kevin Skidmore rode to victory in the World Endurance Mountain Bike Organization (WEMBO) 24-hour solo wor...
Luke Goode wanted on warrants
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Luke Goode. A warrant has been issued for the 38-year-old’s arrest in relation to theft of motor vehicle. Police have released an image...
