Communicating at the spirit level
“SUPERNATURAL encounters” being held at Crib Point may not suit the faint-hearted. “Evenings of spiritual connection, magic, crystals and music” being run by professional medium Shirley Sienna Covent...
Author Archives: Stephen Taylor
Residents up in arms over ‘invasion’ plans
BALNARRING residents describe an aged care home planned for their street as “an invasion”. Janet Eyles, who hosted a residents’ meeting last week, said they believed the building of an Arcare 75-bed ...
Retiring chief reflects on a life on the beat
RETIRING Mornington police senior sergeant Neil Aubert well remembers perhaps the most dangerous incident in his 46-year career. In 1989, the then senior constable was among nine Cheltenham police se...
Turning right into trouble
A MT MARTHA man who collided with another car at a busy beach-side intersection blames a VicRoads’ line marker for causing it. Maurie Forbes was preparing to turn right from Bay Road into the Esplana...
Smith family walked the talk in marathon
DYSTONIA sufferer Dave Smith has made good on his promise to raise money on the Brain Foundation-Dystonia Walk earlier this month. He and daughters Ebony and Lisa, right, competed in the Melbourne Ha...
Warning to let sleeping seals lie
STRICT regulations governing the safety of seals on bay beaches have prompted the Department of Environment, Lands, Water and Planning to warn members of the public not to get too close. Senior wildl...
Peninsula a ‘must-see’ for visitors
THE Mornington Peninsula is playing a big part in Victoria’s tourism boom. Visitors – mainly from Melbourne and other parts of the country – spent 4.8 million nights on the peninsula last year, up 20...
Defence allays fears over health-risk soil
A DEFENCE investigation has found “no evidence of any unacceptable exposure or risk” to residents living near HMAS Cerberus or workers at the base from the historic use of firefighting foams. The all...
Conti ‘re-created’ for the future
THE architects behind the $80 million redevelopment of Sorrento’s renaissance-inspired Continental Hotel say they want to recreate the charms of the “marvellous Melbourne” boom period of when it was ...
Designs on a career with fashion in mind
MELBOURNE’S Spring Racing Carnival means more to Lorraine Reeves than thundering hooves and two dollar place bets. The Mt Martha fashion designer is gearing up for her first Fashions on the Field con...
