Fence no barrier to The Pillars
THE “temporary” fence designed to block access to The Pillars cliff jumping site at Mt Martha has effectively divided the community. Dubbed an eyesore and ineffective, the fence also sits on a narrow...
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Call for govt to control jet skis
IT is the height of the summer holidays and the roar of jet skis is the background noise at many Mornington Peninsula beaches. Rye and Safety Beach are two of the main launching places for what are o...
On the wrong track in Hastings
A man will be without his licence and his car after he was detected drink driving in Hastings early this morning. Hasting police spotted the man as he was attempting to drive his ute off Reid Parade ...
Police should climb fence to arrest drinkers – mayor
MORNINGTON Peninsula mayor Cr David Gill expects police to climb the protective fence around The Pillars cliff jumping site to book people for drinking alcohol. “If they can chase and arrest other of...
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,...
Heavy rain wipes out bay beaches
HEAVY rain and un-summery weather late last week was expected to further degrade water quality at peninsula beaches “for at least the next few days”, the Environment Protection Authority says. “There...
MPs to vie for peninsula vote
The coming year is likely to see the state and federal governments pay more attention to the Mornington Peninsula. The Labor state government has won one of the peninsula’s “safe” Liberal seats and t...
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 ...
New fence creates problems
The mayor Cr David Gill was posing for photographs next to a wire and concrete fence designed to stop cliffs jumping at The Pillars, Mt Martha when, as if on cue, an ambulance appeared on the Esplana...
Young Labor puts pressure on Flinders
NEW Nepean MP Chris Brayne received a congratulatory handshake from defeated independent Simon Mulvany after the declaration of the poll at the Australian Electoral Commission offices at Dromana in l...
