Gold for ropes course
IT’S a big leap from the International Association for Universal Design Awards in Japan to the ropes course at Camp Manyung, Mt Eliza. But now they are linked: Australia’s first universally designed ...
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Salvos’ set safety zone for Main St
A BRIGHT yellow food van is at the centre of a four-hour safety zone at the corner of Main and Barkly streets, Mornington. The Main St Salvos will be in the zone until the end of February handing out...
Recycling weekly
HOUSEHOLD recycling bins on the Mornington Peninsula will be collected weekly until Friday 3 February, when the usual fortnightly service resumes. Recyclable items include aluminium and steel cans an...
Rough reception for new launching system
BLAIRGOWRIE boat-owner John Armstrong believes changes to Mornington Peninsula Shire’s boat launch permits are intrusive and restrictive. The $125 annual fee – as explained on the shire’s website – “...
New brewery
A BREWERY will be built at Fingal, on land formerly owned by the Freedman brothers to train thoroughbred race horses, after Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors approved an application by site owne...
Toying with wood for charity
THE Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula (WOSP) have been working hard to ensure it’s a merry Christmas for all this year. Meeting in Rosebud each Wednesday, the members build wooden toys and games,...
Speed check app for Link drivers
CONTROVERSY over a slew of speeding fines on Peninsula Link may have been avoided if motorists had been able to use Julian Varricchio’s latest innovation. The 24-year-old from Dromana has developed a...
Mural shows Carry-On spirit
STUDENTS from Western Port Secondary College have created a mural which the Carry On organisation believes depicts the spirit of their organisation. It shows a digger reaching down to give a hand up ...
Creek fish deaths ‘natural’
DOZENS of dead fish have been turning up in Merricks Creek over the past few weeks. “Most of the fish carcasses, 30-40cm adult black bream, are on the creek margins to the west of the Balnarring Beac...
State to manage port
MANAGEMENT of the Port of Hastings will come under state government control on 1 July next year. The government has decided against renewing its port management lease with the LINX Cargo Group, owned...
