Water main course on business menu
TOPICS to be discussed at a lunchtime forum on Friday (19 February) include ideas and strategies to help businesses on the Mornington Peninsula. Water – its source, distribution, and cost – is high o...
Author Archives: Stephen Taylor
Coming clean after fire’s devastation
EMMA Hopkins’ determination to help restore fire ravaged parts of Crib Point led to a successful clean-up operation, Saturday. About 100 residents and 25 defence personnel spent five hours picking up...
Records of foreshore’s ebbs and flows are no fluke
FLUKER posts have given Western Port residents and visitors a novel way to monitor and appreciate their natural environment. The posts were installed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and...
Talks to help elderly abuse victims
“SOMEONE cries and asks for help” every time Peninsula Advisory Committee for Elders chair Jeanette Lane and her group run an Elder Abuse Awareness Day. “People talk about family violence but we thin...
Local know-how on course for world class edge
A GOLF course designed and developed by experts from the Mornington Peninsula has been ranked 24th best in the world – and it has been open just two months. The Cape Wickham Links course on King Isla...
Gallery volunteers reluctantly call ‘time’
AN established Flinders art gallery will close on Valentine’s Day (Sunday), with staff citing a shortage of new volunteers and reluctance by customers to spend on art works. The Studio @ Flinders gal...
Mornington Yacht Club sails into its 70th
MORNINGTON Yacht Club has come a long way since 11 interested residents met to discuss forming a sailing club in February 1946. Members of the founding group wanted to sail their assorted collection ...
Schools cleared after bomb threats
BOMB threats created a dramatic start to the school year for hundreds of children on the Mornington Peninsula. Pupils at Mornington Park, Eastbourne and Sorrento primary schools spent a terrifying af...
Lack of fuel depot ‘hampers fire fight’
THE lack of suitable fuel depots for giant fire-fighting “air cranes” means the Mornington Peninsula is less well protected against catastrophic bushfires than it could be. The fuel, called AVTUR, is...
Cruise bounty yet to be collected
A MORNINGTON market stallholder says the town is missing out on the full potential from visiting cruise ships and possibly helping to turn the boats back. Pam Burrows, of Mt Eliza, who sells Australi...
