Loggerheads over rail tree clearing
TWO of Mt Eliza voluntary organisations are involved in a slanging match over tree felling, road-making and land clearing. In June Mt Eliza Association for Environmental Care alerted the Mornington P...
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Boats seized, charges to follow squid hauls
FOUR men have had their boats seized and are facing various charges for allegedly overfishing squid at the southern end of Port Phillip Bay. Fisheries officers as part of Operation Jazz will allege t...
Musical theatre trip of a lifetime
SIX young Mornington Peninsula performers are getting ready for the musical theatre experience of a lifetime. Aussie All-Stars members Leikny Middleton, Baylin Carradine, Chloe Mason, Tamika Buckby, ...
Ryman confident of retaining zone for ‘village’ plan
RYMAN Healthcare is confident the special use zoning of its proposed Mt Eliza retirement village site will allow it to build 300 two-and-three-bedroom apartments housing 500 people. The company last ...
School apology for course ‘error’
A SYLLABUS mix-up at Peninsula Grammar School, Mt Eliza had the community buzzing on Friday. Principal Stuart Johnston said he “unreservedly apologised to students and their families” over the error,...
Aleksander scoops dance awards
RYE dancer Aleksander Hughes gave himself a fitting ninth birthday present last week by winning a raft of Australian championship titles. The Boneo Primary pupil took out 11 events at the 2018 Austra...
Joint project a bonus for the bush
AN impenetrable thicket of weeds and scrub at Hastings that has been inhospitable to wildlife and a setting for antisocial behaviour is having a make-over. It’s all part of a collaboration between a ...
Second look at Ryman’s ‘village’ plans
RYMAN Healthcare’s second “community information day” at its Kunyung Road, Mt Eliza, site late last month was aimed at “road-testing” its final proposals before they begin negotiating local and state...
Tree thieves chop into Christmas cheer
MORNINGTON chamber of commerce is lamenting the Grinch who stole its Christmas decorated tree after just one night outside Empire Street Mall. Chamber marketing and promotions co-ordinator Alexandra ...
Shipbuilder setting sail for Yaringa
LONG-TIME Mornington boat builder Hart Marine is about to cast off and set sail for Yaringa Boat Harbour in Western Port. Owner Mal Hart says his business has outgrown its Yuilles Road, Mornington ba...
