Rats ‘ordered’ out of house
A PEST control program to rid a Hastings house of rats began last week before a clean-up inside and out. The work by contractors hired by Mornington Peninsula Shire followed the owner being given sev...
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Nothing Ventured, nothing gained, say Scouts
TWO Mornington Sea Scouts have come so far to win the highest award in Scouting that a little disruption called lockdown could not dampen their spirits last week. Instead of Noah Jackson, 17, and Meg...
Appeal over servo expansion
THE owner of the Safety Beach service station site will appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over Mornington Peninsula Shire’s refusal to allow it to redevelop the site and add a...
Minister’s move clears way for VCAT appeal
STATE Planning Minister Richard Wynne has told state parliament that he will not be “calling in” the Ryman Healthcare application to develop a retirement village at Mount Eliza. This clears the way f...
Survival, the aim of the training game
VOLUNTEER Marine Rescue members got into the nitty gritty of their role with their annual sea survival training course at Mornington harbour, Tuesday 9 February. They practiced launching and boarding...
Shire planning chief opts for early exit
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s planning and building director David Bergin resigned last week. Mr Bergin, one of the council’s highest paid “key management personnel” was with the shire for five years ...
Backyards at front of Buruli fight
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is looking to recruit 500 households in Blairgowrie and Rye as part of a research study into the Buruli ulcer. The study involving mosquito surveillance, trapping and contr...
Knock back for town’s 7th bottle shop
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has knocked back a bid to open another bottle shop at Hastings. The liquor outlet, proposed for shop 4-6, 20 Victoria Street, Hastings, would have been the seventh ...
Traffic returns to Main Street
MAIN Street Mornington will be progressively reopened to traffic this week after being closed over the busy summer period. Extended outdoor dining areas on the road and in car parking spaces, as well...
Concerns about bike path route
ENVIRONMENTAL groups oppose plans for a shared bike path beside the Moorooduc-to-Mornington railway line. A joint letter with 11 signatories was sent to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council last month ...
