‘Parklets’ program extended
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has extended all parklet permits until 30 April. It says the move follows consultation with traders and “positive feedback” from residents and visitors. The extended outdoo...
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Tennis heads roll in hard ball game
IT HAS been a tough 12 months on and off the court for Mornington Tennis Club. The board of the 100-year-old club was taken to the County Court of Victoria by its coaching services provider Elite Ten...
Landowner seeks help to avoid rabbit takeover
A HASTINGS man is fed up with the lack of support he is receiving in trying to control rabbits coming onto his property. Colin Fitches said the rabbits were from a much larger property behind his 0.8...
Call for Wynne to reject gas plan
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire last week took the unusual step of organising a demonstration to show the state government how much opposition there is to AGL’s plan for an import gas terminal at Crib Poi...
Train disruptions
FRANKSTON train line commuters are facing two months of bus replacements. More level crossing removals have been scheduled on the Frankston line. Five level crossings across Edithvale, Chelsea and Bo...
Litter problem shown up by clean-up
A GRAPHIC illustration of the amount of litter on beaches was highlighted when a Beach Patrol event at Mount Martha collected 151 kilograms in one hour. “After many months of no organised clean ups d...
Court reacts hard to concrete dumper
A POLLUTER has been fined $50,000 in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for illegally dumping tonnes of concrete along roadsides, many on the Mornington Peninsula. Kashyap Shingari, who pleaded guilty,...
Arrest but no charges after ‘screams in the night’
NEIGHBOURS rushed to help when they heard a woman’s screams coming from bushland near Rosebud Tennis Club, 9.45pm, Saturday 13 February. One resident, who asked not to be named, said he and others ca...
Shire urges pledge for women’s ‘challenge’
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is choosing to challenge gender stereotypes by again supporting International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March – the Labour Day public holiday. The global day celebrates the s...
Firefighters behind cheeky campaign
THE Only Butt campaign is a finalist in the prestigious Community Banksia Awards coming up on 24 March. The campaign – devised by 2020 Victorian Local Hero and Australian of the Year Josie Jones – ai...
