On the road again
TWO 93-year-olds went for a “run” together to last weekend’s Hastings Cruise Night at Westernport Marina. One was a car – a 1928 Kissel of the type that was all the rage in the glamorous days of earl...
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Rats ‘ordered’ out of house
A PEST control program to rid a Hastings house of rats began last week before a clean-up inside and out. The work by contractors hired by Mornington Peninsula Shire followed the owner being given sev...
Throw-aways a deadly diet for birds
CELIA Furt has been “horrified” by the cast-offs being thrown to seagulls at Hastings. While on one of her regular trips “to say hi to the pelicans” near the boat ramp, Ms Furt’s attention was drawn ...
Mud no obstacle for angels’ fear of tread
THE Climate Guardian Angels were out on the mudflats at Crib Point on Monday (22 February) to highlight what an “environmental travesty” power company AGL’s gas import terminal would be for Western P...
New look Woolworths Karingal Hub
Local shoppers in Frankston can now experience a fresh new-look supermarket with the completion of the Woolworths Karingal Hub store renewal. Over twenty new jobs have been created in the supermarke...
Nothing Ventured, nothing gained, say Scouts
TWO Mornington Sea Scouts have come so far to win the highest award in Scouting that a little disruption called lockdown could not dampen their spirits last week. Instead of Noah Jackson, 17, and Meg...
Appeal over servo expansion
THE owner of the Safety Beach service station site will appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over Mornington Peninsula Shire’s refusal to allow it to redevelop the site and add a...
Minister’s move clears way for VCAT appeal
STATE Planning Minister Richard Wynne has told state parliament that he will not be “calling in” the Ryman Healthcare application to develop a retirement village at Mount Eliza. This clears the way f...
Survival, the aim of the training game
VOLUNTEER Marine Rescue members got into the nitty gritty of their role with their annual sea survival training course at Mornington harbour, Tuesday 9 February. They practiced launching and boarding...
Trucks in harm’s way
TWO delivery trucks were written off after colliding at a busy Crib Point intersection, Tuesday 16 February. Crib Point CFA Captain Andrew Brown said his crew rushed to the intersection of Stony Poin...
