Call for next gen to ease the load
REFLECTING on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on so many people prompted Devilbend Foundation secretary Jill McIver to ponder how they can recruit new volunteers for worthwhile projects. This ca...
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Heritage pier faces partial demolition
THE fate of a 180 metre wooden section of the historic Finders pier will be decided by Parks Victoria later this year. Parks has told Mornington Peninsula Shire Council that it will “engage with stak...
Calling all volunteers
WESTERNPORT Tourism, which runs the visitor information centre at the Old Fish Shed at Hastings pier, is looking for volunteers to help visitors. Manager Del Skinner said while Westernport Tourism ha...
Winner’s chance to drive away
A VISITOR to the Mornington Peninsula won the major prize in the Hello Again Giveaway competition drawn on Saturday 6 March. Nitin Jayswal, of Hawthorn, who has never owned a car before, won a Mazda ...
Junior doctors allege they were underpaid
A CLAIM against Peninsula Health has been filed in the Federal Court – the first in a series of claims expected to be lodged against hospitals statewide alleging the underpayment of junior doct...
Winemakers’ fear of smoke contamination
THE Victorian Farmers’ Federation wants farmers and other landowners to delay burning off to help protect Mornington Peninsula grape growers. The VFF’s peninsula branch says this year’s harvest would...
Register offers comfort, security to elderly
THE 25th anniversary of Rosebud Senior Citizens Register was marked with a lunch at the Rye RSL last week. Guests of honour Marie Parkinson, Elaine Mansell and Lynne Lith were presented with flowers ...
The long march that united a nation
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s deputy mayor Cr Sarah Race brought cheers and tears to some of the hundreds of participants in last week’s March 4 Justice rally at Rosebud (Monday 15 March). As the marc...
Students leading change on peninsula
A GROUP of five Rosebud Secondary College students are making the most of a leadership course in Gippsland. They are among 45 students from seven secondary schools across the state attending the Scho...
Cyclists injured in separate incidents
TWO cyclists were injured in separate collisions involving cars last week. In the first incident, a cyclist was struck by a car when he swerved to avoid a rough patch on Point Nepean Road, Blairgowri...
