Gangs ‘unacceptable’
CRIMES by youths across Melbourne and its suburbs mean people increasingly feel unsafe in their own homes according to state Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy. Mr Guy visited Seaford and said it ...
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Controls to ‘safeguard’ town
INCREASING pressure from developers to build bulky multi-storey apartment towers along Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, has prompted Mornington Peninsula Shire to amend the planning scheme. Some of their pl...
Peninsula rattled by earthquake
A small 2.1 magnitude earthquake shook much of the Mornington Peninsula at 10.15 this evening. Centred near Mornington, and occurring at a depth of 10 kilometres, it was noticably felt as far away as...
Quarry owners seek to lose time limit
RESIDENTS who successfully stopped a quarry at Dromana from being used as a tip are now gearing up to oppose approval being given to extend the life of the quarry. If approved as requested, there wou...
Conditional ‘yes’ to Conti rebuild
CONTINENTAL Hotel developer Julian Gerner says Mornington Peninsula Shire’s approval of his development application gives him “something tangible to show financiers” in the lead-up to starting the $5...
Shire part of ‘secrecy’ probe
THE Victorian Ombudsman has interviewed Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Graham Pittock, CEO Carl Cowie and governance manager Joe Spiteri as part of an investigation into secrecy in local governm...
Unity against sky rail on Frankston line
FRANKSTON councillors have finally adopted a united front against any possibility of sky rail along the Frankston line after unanimously backing rail under road as Frankston Council’s official positi...
Extra time sought for expenses policy
FOLLOWING months of accusations and claims of accounting inaccuracies and overspending, Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors are struggling to agree on the definition of expenses. The expenses are ...
Seven charged following warrants in south east suburbs
Police have arrested seven people following the execution of a number of search warrants in the south east suburbs earlier this month. The warrants were executed in relation to on ongoing undercover ...
Not towing the line
A Somerville man had his tow truck impounded for a month after he was caught driving while disqualified in Balnarring this morning. Somerville Highway Patrol members spotted the yellow tow truck trav...
