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Council Watch

Shire adds extra time to pay ‘hardship’ debts

June 9, 2020
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council will extend its financial hardship policy until 31 August to help ratepayers hit hard by the coronavirus. This will apply to all rateable properties – not just prim...

Cost savings justify our city office – officers

April 27, 2020
FINANCIAL savings on lost productivity for travel times alone justify the retention of the shire’s $80,000-a-year central Melbourne office, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council was told last week. Busi...

Input invited into shire budget

April 27, 2020
ROSEBUD Aquatic Centre construction work costing $11.2 million is the single biggest item in Mornington Peninsula Shire’s proposed 2020-21 budget. Other big expenses are $4 million for road resealing...

Shire’s new Funding Finder website

April 20, 2020
A FREE online service has been launched to help individuals, businesses and community organisations to easily identify and access government funding, as well as philanthropic grant programs. Morningt...

Extra time to strike balance with budget

April 14, 2020
THE state government has told Mornington Peninsula Shire it can take an extra two months to adopt its 2020/21 budget. If the shire decides to accept the offer, the budget will now need to be adopted ...

Changes to council meetings

March 18, 2020
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has moved the Tuesday 24 March community council meeting from Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington to the Council Chambers at Rosebud. The mayor Cr Sam Hearn said: “A ...

Morris moved

March 16, 2020
A RESHUFFLE of the state opposition has seen Mornington MP David Morris lose the high-profile position of spokesperson for environment and climate change. Mr Morris is now the opposition’s spokespers...

Sign up for kinder

March 3, 2020
REGISTRATIONS for children eligible to attend Mornington Peninsula kindergartens next year are open now. The on-time registration period closes 11.59pm, Sunday 28 June. Late registrations will be acc...

Rules tightened

March 2, 2020
THE screws are being tightened on Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors’ off-the-record expense claims. A three-part notice of motion put by Cr David Gill last week – and passed unanimously – will e...

Battle over shire’s near-water loos

February 11, 2020
IN what has become a battle of motions, toilets at four Mornington Peninsula Shire-controlled campgrounds may be open all year to the public. Councillors last month agreed to open the toilets exclusi...