School back on time – principal
THE principal of Red Hill Consolidated School was confidant late last week that the school would reopen on time on Monday. In a letter to parents Leanne Marshall said the Department of Health and Hum...
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Council loses power over Skylift
MORNINGTON Peninsula mayor Cr Graham Pittock sees the state government’s decision to take over planning powers for the Arthur’s Seat Skylift project as a “slap in the face for local government”. Plan...
Upgrades to aid patients’ recovery
PENINSULA Health’s adult mental health unit at Frankston Hospital is about to undergo $1.5 million upgrade. Named 2 West, the unit it was built in the early 1990s but has seen little in the way of ca...
Here’s the catch: end to boom in whiting stocks – scientists
SCIENTISTS are predicting an end to the bumper season of fishing for King George whiting in Port Phillip and Western Port. Surveys have detected poor juvenile whiting numbers in seagrass nurseries in...
Loans for low income earners
AN office has been set up on the Mornington Peninsula to help low income earners buy household necessities. The StepUp project is run by not-for-profit Good Shepherd Microfinance, part of the Good Sh...
Cats for free
CATS are being given away free by the RSPCA from Thursday 14 April to Sunday 17 April. During these four days, RSPCA Victoria will be waiving its usual $110 cat adoption fee. The organisation has mor...
Getting Sirius with training
HMAS Sirius has sailed, but her presence off Mt Martha last week attracted many curious onlookers. The Western Australia-based supply vessel proved a drawcard for sailors from naval training base HMA...
Machete threat
FOUR teenagers were threatened with a machete in a failed robbery in Naples St, Mornington, on Monday night last week. The group was walking along Nunns Rd at about 10.15pm after buying take away whe...
Lessons in saying ‘no’ to bullying
“I’M SORRY”, an anti-bullying event at Mt Eliza Secondary College on 17 March, coincided with the sixth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. More than 250 students, parents and teach...
Lessons learned from ‘quiet’ fire season
THE fire danger season on the Mornington Peninsula has officially ended, with fire crews thankful it’s been a rather quiet affair. Despite two short but intense blazes at Crib Point and one at Somerv...
