Journey of discovery in a familiar land
HOW many people really understand what they have in their township – virtually on their doorstep – or, indeed, how their community really works? Seawinds Community Hub CEO Heather Barton was speaking...
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Eye-say! New machine a ‘game changer’
EYE emergencies can now be treated on the southern peninsula, thanks to the installation of an eyeConnect device at Rosebud Hospital. Described as “world-class healthcare on your doorstep” by Peninsu...
EPA fines United Terminals nearly $16,000 for diesel spill
UNITED Terminals Pty Ltd has been fined almost $16,000 for two breaches of the Environment Protection Act over a diesel spill at its Barclay Cr, Hastings, site that flowed into nearby Oliver’s ...
Precinct plan ‘threat’ to sailing program
THERE are concerns the proposed Hastings Foreshore Precinct Plan will bring an end to Hastings Yacht Club’s 15-year-old Sailability program and “even threaten the future of the club as a ...
Top marks for project pick-up
A SCHOOL project in which pupils choose a community problem and then decide on an action took Kunyung Primary School’s Nathan Beckley to the beach last week. The grade sixer was on a mission: he enli...
Call to curb kangaroo culls
A Mt MARTHA-based animal rights group has protested to the state government over what it calls “unethical” kangaroo culls at a Cape Schanck property. Australian Wildlife Protection Council secretary ...
Community toasts popular centenarian
THE centenary of long-time Balnarring resident Janet Watt on Monday 9 October was marked with a variety of functions by family and friends. The main affair was at Balnarring Hall, Saturday 14 October...
More tests for chemicals at Navy base
WESTERN Port residents are awaiting the results of the second stage of a detailed environmental investigation into the presence of carcinogenic chemicals in surface water at HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point...
Mystery over Tyabb death
UP to 40 SES volunteers were called in by Homicide Squad detectives to line search a Tyabb property for clues after a man’s body was found in a shallow grave on Sunday 22 October. The 11.7ha property...
Permit aims to preserve heritage
CONDITIONS attached to a Sorrento planning application are aimed at making sure the former Mitre 10 site retains the “heritage values of the historic town precinct”. Mornington Peninsula Shire Counci...
