Feedback a part of noise revue
FEEDBACK from angry neighbours will be considered in a Mornington Peninsula Shire Council review of a noisy music afternoon at The Briars. Mount Martha resident Ken Anderson was furious at being subj...
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Centrelink reprieve – Part-time agent service to fill void
CENTRELINK and Medicare services look set to continue in Mornington with a scaled down privately-run service set to begin next month. The about-face follows widespread community discontent at a decis...
Planning change to ease airfield woes
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors were last night (Monday) considering asking planning minister Richard Wynne to amend the planning scheme covering Tyabb Airfield. If given the go ahead, changes...
The ‘no promises’ MP runs his own race
NEPEAN MP Chris Brayne realised he was growing into the role when a roomful of staunch Liberals came up to shake his hand after a Sorrento Rotary function at Portsea. The Labor pollie – the youngest ...
Signing up to save Centrelink
NAMES are rapidly being added to a petition aimed at stopping the closure of Mornington Centrelink and Medicare offices. By last Friday (14 February) the petition had in less than a week attracted 97...
Call to protect ‘green’ buffer
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is being urged to investigate the background and implications of permit applications affecting the green wedge buffer zone between Mount Eliza and Mornington. In a ...
Highway closed
THE Western Port Highway was blocked between Eramosa and Bungower roads on Friday following a high-speed, two-car collision. Police said one car appeared to have crossed double lines and crashed head...
Reinforcements brought in to restore beach sand
A MATE of the Premier Daniel Andrews has been enlisted to help restore the sand-depleted Portsea beach. Futurefish Foundation director David Kramer will join Mornington Peninsula mayor Sam Hearn, cou...
Centrelink shutdown
THE federal government’s shock decision to close the Mornington Centrelink and Medicare offices next month was a “real kick in the guts”, Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Sam Hearn said last week....
Conti finance ‘close’- owner
CONTINENTAL Hotel owner Julian Gerner maintained last week that a source of finance for the $100 million hotel redevelopment is “very close”. “It is imminent, but there are number of complexities tha...
