Court’s go against restaurateurs
THE Supreme Court and the High Court last week ruled against lockdown-related cases mounted separately by two Mornington Peninsula restaurant owners. Michelle Loielo may be facing the state governmen...
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Food help for families
THE 2020 Food For All Christmas Appeal has raised $2087. Donations were received from community groups and Hillview Quarries. Coordinator Di Falconer (pictured with Brian Allen) said the money raised...
Search for 8-legged invaders from Asia
EXPERTS believe Mount Martha may have been the landing place of an invasive marine pest. A photograph of what is suspected as being an Asian shore crab has sparked a request from Agriculture Victoria...
Tracking pets
THE CSIRO is partnering in the development of a smart collar to keep track of pets. Data61, the digital specialist arm of the national science agency, is working with agtech company Ceres Tag, to dev...
Diver’s quest to help others
FORMER national gymnast Kristen Wright is the first scuba diving instructor to compete in Miss World Australia beauty pageant. Ms Wright, of Mornington, is holding a virtual scuba diving seminar tomo...
Search for thief
POLICE are searching for a thief, pictured, who stole a credit card from a car at Balnarring and later used it to withdraw cash from an ATM at Dromana and to buy cigarettes from a convenience store a...
‘Corridor’ to lead the way for koalas
SOMERS residents are being asked to plant trees to help koalas thrive on the Mornington Peninsula. They will join Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation group and Mornington Peninsula Shire in growi...
Venue cleaning goes for gold
SORRENTO dining hotspots Morgan’s and Sardo Sorrento are taking their cleaning and contact tracing duties up a notch with what is described as the “gold standard” in cleaning and customer safety. The...
Walkers inspired by loss of loved one
MORNINGTON police took part in the recent Wonder Woman walk to raise money for ovarian cancer research. The walk began in 2016 when Senior Constable Andy Powell’s wife, Helen, was diagnosed with adva...
Landslip closes car park
THE ocean car park at the end of King Street, Flinders has been closed due to a landslide. Part of the bitumen covered parking area collapsed after heavy rain on 9 October and Parks Victoria has hire...
