More detail needed on sky rail
CONSULTATION about options to separate road from rail at level crossings along the Frankston line has begun with a series of drop-in sessions held in suburbs along the rail line this month from Chelt...
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Volunteers make the most of CFA
THE CFA volunteers’ association believes diversity is vital to CFA and its work of protecting the community. Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria District 8 president Eric Collier says being a CFA volunt...
Crash survivours
FOUR people survived a light plane crash at Tooradin Airfield on Sunday 20 March. Witnesses say strong winds appeared to buffet the Cessna 182T as it came into land. The plane struck three other plan...
Dream sites for trainspotters
AN irregular-shaped block of surplus railway land at Somerville is proposed to be sold for housing. For train aficionados this would represent a much sought-after opportunity to get close to passenge...
Disease no barrier to Everest bid
DIAGNOSED with multiple sclerosis (MS) at 13, Bobby Bajram, pictured above, knows what it means to face difficulties in life. But being a determined type, he’s now created another peak that has to be...
Peninsula leads call to ban jet skis
A MORNINGTON Peninsula councillor wants municipalities around Port Phillip to ban jet skis. Nepean ward councillor Hugh Fraser will try to drum up support for a jet ski ban from the 10-member Associa...
Plover protectors take dogs’ side
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is under pressure to set aside more leash-free areas before dogs are banned from beaches between Flinders and Point Nepean. The total ban on dogs on beaches within the Morn...
Campuses closed, graduation rates unknown
GRADUATION rates at the individual campuses of privately operated training colleges are not being monitored by the federal government despite billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money paid out to the c...
Boat ramp site search
A STUDY will be held to identify sites for new boat ramps on the Mornington Peninsula. The Mornington Peninsula Marine Alliance says a steering committee will hire consultants to undertake the $40,00...
Police outrun motorcyclist
A MOTORCYCLIST pulled up at an Operation Wasp roadblock at Peninsula Link Bungower Rd exit at 11.30pm Friday 11 March ran off while being questioned by police. The 28-year-old Frankston North man was...
