Case builds against 50m pool
Mornington Peninsula Shire is being accused of ignoring the business case for an alternative “more sensible” 25-metre pool at Rosebud. Retired businessman Colin Watson says building a 50-metre pool w...
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MPs lobbied to slow speedsters
STATE MPs are being asked to back moves to have uniform speed limits on all the Mornington Peninsula roads. Cr David Gill says a piecemeal approach to speed limits sees 80kph in some sealed roads whi...
Expert called in over CEO’s job
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are hiring a consultant to help review the performance and pay of CEO Carl Cowie. The “suitably qualified and experienced consultant” is scheduled to start work...
Burglars have eye for detail
DROMANA and District Historical Society members are reeling from the overnight break-in at the Dromana Old Shire Offices in which a range of historic items, as well as photographs, were stolen by bur...
All aboard as ferry gets terminal nod
SEAROAD Ferries last week got the go ahead to build a new terminal at Sorrento. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council on Tuesday 13 February approved the works following public exhibition of the plans a...
Kayak located off Balnarring coast
UPDATE: Police have located the owner of a kayak who caught something bigger than expected last night. The man was fishing in his kayak off Balnarring on Saturday night when he hooked himself the big...
Roundabout way to safety
WITH a recent history that includes 17 crashes requiring emergency services, the intersection of Western Port Highway and Robinsons Road, Langwarrin, is receiving an overdue upgrade. A roundabout at ...
Call for beach boxes to go
COASTAL protection works being designed to protect cliffs and the Esplanade at Mt Martha North Beach have revived calls for the permanent removal of beach boxes. Port Phillip Conservation Council say...
Bid to rein in retirement village plan
RESIDENTS opposed to a proposed $50 million “retirement village” in Roberts Road, Mornington, say it will look like a “trailer park”. The land is in a recognised horse precinct with easy access to Mo...
Dive in with Rosebud pool views
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are being invited to have their say on plans for the proposed $30 million Rosebud aquatic centre. A business case on the proposed Rosebud Aquatic Centre handed to Morni...
