Author Archives: Stephen Taylor

Union calls out firefighters on response times

September 5, 2016
FIRE fighting response times by several CFA brigades near Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula are not up to scratch, the Inquiry into Bushfire Preparedness at state parliament was told last wee...

Challenge bringing brumbies to town

September 5, 2016
BRUMBIES were in the news for all the wrong reasons last week as government and conservation bodies discussed their removal from Victorian and NSW alpine regions. Later this year many of the former w...

Danger at sea for older boaters

September 5, 2016
OLDER boaters are much more likely to find themselves in trouble when out on the water than youngsters, according to Maritime Safety Victoria’s latest incident statistics. Figures for 2015-16 show th...

Cafe a cut above the rest

September 5, 2016
AWAITING the judges’ nod was not as nerve wracking this year as last year for Mornington restaurateur Jill Henderson at the Restaurant and Catering Association’s 2016 Awards for Excellence presentati...

Tough new laws for carjacking, home invasions

September 5, 2016
CARJACKINGS and home invasions were the focus of new legislation introduced into state parliament last week. The Crimes Act 1958 will be amended to create new offences of carjacking, aggravated carja...

Artist wires up scarecrow for festival

September 5, 2016
WIRE sculptor Annie Glass is patiently bending and winding galvanised steel wire around her first scarecrow as a tribute to the classic children’s movie the Wizard of Oz. “I’ve always wanted an oppor...

Ralph returns to home, sweet home

September 2, 2016
RALPH the lamb is back! Defying “million-to-one odds” the black-faced lamb made it home to the Big Goose children’s farm on Friday morning, much to the delight of owner Justin Orr. The five-week-old ...

‘Incentives’ to ease power use spikes

August 29, 2016
IT’S a baking hot day and it seems all the home air-conditioners on the Mornington Peninsula are switched on and guzzling power at the same time. This surge in seasonal demand, spurred on by holiday ...

‘Time’ call for wine bar

August 29, 2016
AN application to open a tavern with an extended liquor licence in Main St, Mornington should be “called in” by Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors, according to Mornington MP David Morris. The te...

Lifesavers close to building rescue

August 22, 2016
PORTSEA Life Saving Club members are “absolutely thrilled” with a $1 million grant from Mornington Peninsula Shire towards their proposed new clubhouse. The money brings them closer to a planned $7.3...