New era dawns in the south
THE impact of COVID-19 on both the community and sporting clubs last year reached far and wide. The clubs lost a season of playing football as well as their ability to remain financial. The pandemic ...
Author Archives: Stephen Taylor
Clean-up order for rat-infested house
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has ordered the owner of this Hastings property to clean it up. Rats scurrying inside and outside the house were filmed by a television current affairs crew. Pictures: Yann...
Police warning over privacy
POLICE are warning parents not to post photos of their children without locking down online privacy settings. They say images of children in school uniform, their names, or place names in the backgro...
Online critics react to First Nations naming plan
A MOVE to prioritise Indigenous language place names on the Mornington Peninsula was defeated at last week’s council meeting, but the shire is at pains to confirm that this does not mean it will fore...
Traders urged to beware of fake $100 notes
TRADERS and shoppers are being warned to beware of counterfeit $100 notes being circulated, especially in Mornington. Detective Senior Constable Jason Hocking, of Somerville CIU, said a Caucasian man...
Dive tragedy over shipwreck
POLICE will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a scuba diver who got into trouble after exploring the wreck of the SS Alert which sank off Cape Schanck in 1893. The 55-year-old S...
Duck out to discover life in wetlands
FOLLOWING on from World Wetlands Day, RSPCA Victoria is encouraging bird lovers to visit nearby wetlands to see which breeds are living there. The aim is to promote an awareness of the wetlands as we...
Farewell to Rye ‘stalwart’
ONE of Rye’s most dynamic citizens was farewelled at a memorial service attended by 250-300 family and friends at three sites, Tuesday 19 January. The service was held at St Andrews Anglican Church, ...
Lib bid to ban quarry
DRAWINGS by children opposed to the proposed Hillview quarry at Arthurs Seat have been shown in state parliament and included in Hansard. About 50 children wrote letters and drew pictures last month ...
Push for more time on green wedge plan
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is making a submission to the Melbourne Green Wedges and Agricultural Land Consultation (MGWAL) paper despite wanting the public exhibition time extended to at least the en...
