Garage sale for community
COLLECTING and sorting goods for sale has been keeping members of Mt Eliza Rotary Club busy for weeks. The culmination of their efforts to raise money for community projects comes this Saturday (8 Ap...
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Work date set for restoration rescue
RESTORATION work will begin next month (May) on some sections of the exterior of Mt Martha House. The heritage listed Federation Queen Anne style building dates back to 1891 when it was known as the ...
Council backs away from new skatepark plan
NEARBY residents believe a skatepark at Narambi Reserve, Mornington will reduce vandalism to bus shelters and Mornington Park. A 298-signature petition calling for a skatepark at Narambi Reserve was ...
Change ‘necessary’ for church
CHANGES to church service timetables at Mt Eliza are believed to be unsettling many long-time parishioners. Up until now, Mt Eliza Anglicans worshipped at either St James the Less or across Nepean Hi...
Alarm as Ron ‘dodges bullet’
A PATIENT dubbed by his doctor as “the luckiest man in Rosebud” has thanked his good fortune – and his personal alarm – for saving his life. Rosebud man, Ron Hampton, was recently saved by the device...
Call for new faces on A-Day group
THE unexpected resignation of key Dromana Australia Day committee members has forced the scheduling of an annual meeting to find replacements. The president, treasurer and six members of the committe...
Monkey makes bid for Easter symbol
USING a rabbit as a symbol for Easter and the tradition of distributing chocolate eggs prompted an Australia-only push to replace the agricultural pest with the more environmentally friendly bilby. T...
Fire destroys old Anglican church in Hastings
Fire has destroyed the old Anglican church, which currently operates as an op-shop, in Hastings overnight. The fire started around 4am, and witnesses report hearing an explosion before the fire took ...
Search for missing Bittern woman
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing woman Clare Hutson. The 71-year-old Bittern woman was last seen at her Island View Crescent home on Sunday. Investigators believe Cla...
Op shop pay out to charities
A MORNINGTON op shop is proving the saying “from little things big things grow”. After being open just six months Tru Opportunity, in Frank St, has been able to donate $250 each to 48 different chari...
