Runaway bus leaves trail of destruction
A BUS being repaired on the side of Humphries Rd, Mt Eliza, rolled backwards, crashing through fences and into properties when the brakes failed, early evening, Friday 19 February. A mechanic tried t...
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Tips for farming in dry times
MOST of the 30 Mornington Peninsula property owners at a dry conditions workshop at Tyabb Hall, Thursday, run livestock on, with a few engaging in horticulture. The Port Phillip and Westernport Catch...
Objectors ‘no’ to fairway carve-up
NEIGHBOURS of the former Carrington Park Club, Rosebud, met last week to consider their objections to development plans for the site. They believe a proposed subdivision, of greater scale than origin...
Roadside trim call for The Pillars
JUMPING off The Pillars is a tempting challenge for the brave and foolhardy … and there’s no denying the increasing popularity of the Mt Martha clifftop. On warm weekends, hundreds of young people ma...
Indigenous women have ‘low’ breast screening rates
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Closing the Gap report, released Wednesday, shows an increase in Indigenous cancer mortality rates and a huge disparity in patient breast screening compared to non-I...
Out of their comfort zones
AN athletes’ training centre at Tuerong has been attracting a host of sporting groups to the Mornington Peninsula, including Super Rugby team Melbourne Rebels, Monash University Storm Netball Club an...
Boundary changes ahead
WESTERN Port residents can have a say on proposed municipal ward boundary changes. The Victorian Electoral Commission is proposing reshaping the boundaries of several Mornington Peninsula shire wards...
Tests check dangers of Cerberus soil
SOIL samples from HMAS Cerberus are being sent for chemical testing over fears that sailors could suffer long term ill-effects after having been exposed to a now-banned firefighting foam. The tests c...
Garage sale of special significance
MT ELIZA girl Lily Ford’s garage sale raised $275 for an orphanage in Nepal last week. Out went games, books, clothes, toys and furniture – and all sorts of knick-knacks that bargain hunters find so ...
Booked at The Pillars
POLICE issued 100 parking fines to drivers of cars parked illegally near The Pillars, Mt Martha, on Saturday 6 February. Mornington Peninsula Shire local laws officers were also booking cars, althoug...
