Barney makes himself right at home
JACK Russell-cross Barney is still right at home with his master, Alex Downs, even though they are living in aged care. And that companionship is doing both of them the world of good. They live at Pe...
Author Archives: Stephen Taylor
Trailblazer inspires those who follow
A VILLAGE Glen resident farewelled at Rosebud Funerals recently was the 13th Victorian police woman and one of the first five to be permitted to take part in police mobile patrols. Joyce McCallum, 97...
Mobile storage for stolen goods
A CARAVAN parked on the Rosebud foreshore and later found to be stolen was a holding pen for property stolen from residential and holiday homes from Carrum Downs to Rosebud. Inside the caravan and in...
Op shop opens to counter cash cuts
CUTS to funding by the federal government have encouraged Mornington Community Information and Support Centre to “get creative”. “We were challenged to find another source of income to support our mo...
Women injured in collision
A WOMAN reportedly received two broken legs when she stepped in front of a passing car in Racecourse Rd, between Wensleydale Dr and Serenity Way, Mornington, 10.30am, Tuesday. She had been waiting fo...
Guardians in the surf for 50 years
GUNNAMATTA Surf Life Saving Club members celebrate 50 years of “saving lives and serving the community” this summer. The long stretch of beach they patrol at the southern end of Truemans Rd, Rosebud,...
Family back together after 65 years
THE Crichton family reunion being held at Boneo Cricket Ground, Sunday 1 November, will bring together the six children of pioneer landowner David Maynard Crichton who moved to the area after World W...
Couples make move after fire ends a dream
THE razing of popular Sorrento restaurant and function venue The Baths has devastated wedding couples. But steps have been taken to minimise their loss with a list of alternative peninsula venues pos...
New cameras aimed at crime
CRIME investigators have been hampered in their gathering of evidence by the lack of CCTV cameras in Main St, Mornington. The absence of publicly-owned cameras operating in the street was only reveal...
Zen approach brings tearful return
ONLINE shaming of shoplifters is the way to go for small retailers upset by frequent stock losses. That’s the message gleaned by Zen Living proprietor Annie Zaicz who, fed up with almost-weekly shopl...
