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Shaping Our Future As we look back and celebrate the 160th anniversary of some of our major townships, we also look forward to building a bright and prosperous future for the next 160 years.

In April this year, the Mornington Peninsula Shire empowered the community to help shape our future and develop a new Community Vision.

We posed a number of questions including ‘What do you want life on the Mornington Peninsula to look like in 2040?’

Over 3,000 community members got involved.

Providing feedback via surveys, online workshops, township pop-ups, postcards and drawings.

We also commissioned an independently recruited representative community panel from across the Shire.

The panel reviewed all the community feedback and referenced other council information and data to develop the Community Vision.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire empowered the panel to deliver the vison to Council and committed to use it to guide the development of the council plan and other key initiatives.

Council were presented with the new Community Vision on Tuesday 13 July.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Community Vision.

Welcome (Wominjeka) to the Mornington Peninsula, bound by green spaces and sea.

We honour and pay respects to the Traditional Owners of this beautiful land – the Bunurong people. We also pay our deepest respects to their Ancestors and Elders. We are inspired to protect and enhance our distinct region that values its diverse community, environments and townships.

Our community spirit thrives, with safe, accessible and inclusive spaces for all.

Together we continue to create a sustainable, vibrant and prosperous future that values innovation and shared compassion.

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Mayor’s Message

I’M delighted to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Mornington, Dromana, Rye and Hastings. So much has changed since these much-loved townships were proclaimed in 1861, yet many of the questions we grapple with remain the same. How do we provide good roads and public transport? How can we protect our environment and support our economy? And, how do we look after the health and wellbeing of our community?

We are in the midst of a global pandemic, but a look at history tells us this too is not new. Just over a century ago our community was battling the Spanish Flu. In 1919 Point Nepean’s Quarantine Station was hastily adapted to house those needing to isolate.

Shops, schools and public venues were closed and community events cancelled. Mornington Shire even set up an isolation hospital in the grounds of the closed Mornington Primary School.

The community dealt with the Spanish Flu pandemic in the same way we’re dealing with COVID: by looking out for one another, supporting the vulnerable and taking measures to stop the disease from spreading. A century ago, our community overcame a global pandemic and went on to thrive.

We will do the same.

While it’s good to look back at the past, it’s more important to look to the future. Earlier this year we asked our community a simple question: ‘What do you want life on the Mornington Peninsula to look like in 2040?’. Among the things you told us were important were action on climate change, protection for our environment, affordable housing, better public transport and more local jobs. I’m thrilled we now have a shared Community Vision to work towards.

One hundred and sixty years is a great milestone, but it’s a mere blip in the timespan of the traditional owners of this land. The Bunurong/Boon Wurrung people have been the custodians of this region for many thousands of years and their living culture continues to be a source of inspiration and wisdom for the future.

Councillor Despi O’Connor – Mayor

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Much of the content in the following celebration of Mornington’s 160th anniversary has been gathered from various sources over the 15 years Mornington News has been published. While we have attempted to acknowledge all sources, sometimes it is not possible. We’d like to single out Mornington & District Historical Society, where an abundance of information has come to us over time. The work they do is invaluable and we thank them. Visit them at morningtondistricthistory.org.au

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FROM SCHNAPPER POINT TO MORNINGTON This area was originally frequented by the Boon Wurrung people with European settlers arriving in the 1840s to take up pastoral leases, and establish timber and fishing industries. In 1854 a township was surveyed and called Snapper Point (later spelled Schnapper) with the name changing to Mornington in 1861. The town quickly became the major commercial and legal centre for the Mornington Peninsula.

Schnapper Point circa 1855. Picture: National Library of Australia

Schnapper Point circa 1858. Picture: State Library of Victoria

Mornington circa 1863. Picture: State Library of Victoria

Mornington circa 1873-1882. Picture: State Library of Victoria

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Mornington from above modern day Mills Beach, circa 1878-79.Picture: National Library of Australia

Tanti Creek Bridge, Mornington. Circa 1870 - 1880. Picture: State Library of Victoria

Scene at Mornington, circa 1876-1880. albumen silver photograph, coloured dyes. Picture: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Map of the township of Mornington, circa 1860. Picture: State Library of Victoria

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Mornington was originally a fishing village known as Schnapper Point. During the 1800's, the town played an important role in the history of Victoria as the link between Melbourne and the Peninsula for trade and communication. Today, Mornington is still the place to be...even riding the wave of this modern day pandemic! Main Street continues to be a bustling, vibrant mix of food, shopping and entertainment whilst still maintaining it’s original fishing village charm. Connect with our history by taking a heritage walk starting at the Old Post Office, home to the Mornington & District Historical Society. The Wednesday Main Street Market, started in 1979, has stood the test of time and is now Victoria’s longest running weekly street market. Mornington thanks you all for your support and we can't wait to see you soon!

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The Schnapper Point murder

By Cameron McCullough

WHEN Ann Hastings went missing on December 1, 1876, suspicion immediately fell on her husband, William Hastings.

Hastings, a 41-year-old labourer, lived with his family at Mt Eliza, and on the day in question, his wife headed to Schnapper Point (Mornington) to purchase supplies. Her husband accompanied their two sons to a school at Frankston, but did not return to his home until six the next morning.

The statements made by Hastings to police as to where he spent the night and his replies to queries about his wife were considered contradictory, and in some instances were alleged to be untrue.

It was thought he was connected with his wife’s disappearance, especially as she had not been accustomed to receiving "uniform kindness" from him.

Gradually suspicions were excited among the residents and the local police that the missing woman had met with foul play, and that she had been murdered by her husband.

Bands of people turned out and assisted the police to search the country, and continued to do so for about a week without obtaining any clue to unravel the mystery.

The mysterious disappearance of Ann Hastings was solved 11 days later when her lifeless and mutilated body was found in a paddock on the farm of Mr Grice, near Mt Eliza.

The gruesome discovery was made by the children of a labourer named Martin, who were drawn to where it lay by the smell arising from its decomposition.

The paddock in which the body was found was near the beach, about two miles from the Hastings’ house, and one mile and a half from Mornington.

On being examined, the body was found to be bruised all over, and the head was battered both in front and behind.

The body was removed by the police to Mornington, and Senior Constable Boyle telegraphed the information to Mr Candler, the district coroner, who had signified his intention to hold an inquest on the body.

William Hastings, the husband, had been kept under surveillance by the police, and on the finding of the body he was arrested on suspicion of having committed the murder.

There was at the time no direct evidence against him, but since his arrest an axe stained with blood and with human hair upon it had been found near his house.

Although the house had been sear­ ched carefully, the prisoner’s working suit had not been found.

Detectives Williams and Considine were despatched from Melbourne to investigate the case, and, if found necessary, two aboriginal trackers were to be sent for to lend assistance.

The Inquest At the inquest on the body of Anne Hastings 20 witnesses were examined, the first being Dr Neild, who stated that the post-mortem examination showed the cause of death to be fracture of the skull, inflicted by such an axe as the one found in the prisoner’s house.

All the bones of the skull were

completely smashed in, and death must have been instantaneous.

William Hastings jnr, son of the murdered woman and the prisoner, and 13 years of age, and Eliza Hastings, their daughter, 15 years old, both gave evidence, but it was not important, and differed in no material respect from the statements made by them previously.

William Johnson, analytical chemist, deposed that he had examined the shirt of the prisoner, which had been washed, but carelessly. There were numerous stains which, under the microscope, proved to be human blood. He had also examined a pocket knife, a heavy axe, several flooring boards, a piece of a print dress, and a dirty towel, which were all stained with human blood.

He had, in company with the police and two aboriginal trackers, searched the paddock in the vicinity where the body was found, and found stains of blood on the fences, leading to the conclusion that the body had been carried through them. At the end of the proceedings, a verdict of wilful murder was returned against the accused.

The Trial The trial of William Hastings began in the Central Criminal Court on February 26 on the charge of murdering his wife on December 1, 1876.

Eliza Hastings, a girl about 16 years of age, the daughter of the prisoner, gave evidence that her father had molested her since she was nine years of age. Her mother knew of it; but there had never been any quarrelling about it in her presence.

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John Hastings, son of the prisoner, a boy about 10 years of age, gave evidence as to his frequent bleeding from the nose at night.

A number of other witnesses were examined, including Mr Johnson, the analytical chemist, who repeated the evidence he gave at the inquest.

The case was circumstantially clear against the prisoner.

One of the witnesses deposed: “I was present at an occurrence between the prisoner and his wife on 26 May last.

I saw the prisoner leaning up against the post of my gate, between my place and Mr William Davey’s yard, and I saw Mrs Hastings come in the direction from her own house. I did not know her at the time. She said, “Well Bill, you’re here still, I see”. He said “Yes”. She continued “You have not been home for a week, and me and my poor little children have been for three days on one crust of bread. Bill, could you have the heart to serve me like this?” He turned round and said “You – I’ll cook you some of these days,” and the poor woman went away crying.

At the conclusion of the evidence, Mr O’Loghlen, who acted as Crown prosecutor, addressed the jury, counsel for the defence having intimated that it was not intended to call evidence on the prisoner’s behalf.

The Defence Mr Purves, who appeared for the defence, commenced his address to the jury, and in a speech lasting over three hours pointed out to them all that he could urge in his client’s favour.

He argued that the nature of the country between Hastings’ house and the place where the body of the murdered woman was found was of such a rough character that it was physically impossibile for him to have

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Above: The accused, William Hastings

removed the body during the time in which the Crown case assumed he had done it, namely, between about 11pm, when he was last seen at Davey’s Hotel, in Frankston, and six or seven in the morning, when he was seen by the witness Adam Orange lying asleep in the ti-tree scrub on the road leading from Frankston to his own hut.

In a short space of time he would have to take the body to the spot where it was discovered, and lay it out as it was found. It was strange, too, that the prisoner should have chosen an open spot in which to expose the remains of his victim, as there were plenty of secluded places where he might have disposed of them. Then he would

have to get rid of his clothes, as they could not have escaped being stained with blood, to wash his hut free from all traces of the murder, and get to the top of the hill where he was passed in the morning by Orange, and simulate sleep. The idea that the prisoner could do all these things in the time was one that “exceeded the wildest dream of the most imaginative novelist”.

As to the fact of the prisoner being found asleep under the ti-tree, there was nothing more natural than that he should be discovered in such a position after having been drunk the night before.

Another fact in the prisoner’s favor was that the trousers he had worn,

which must have been as much saturated with blood as his shirt, had never been produced, and it had never been attempted to show that he had destroyed them.

His two sons had been at home the whole night, and if the prisoner had shown by his own appearance that any­ thing unusual had occurred, or if he had changed his clothes, or cleaned up the house, they must have seen it, and if the floor was not washed that night, then they must have seen the blood.

The theory had been set up that the prisoner had murdered his wife behind the door of their bedroom, and that he had scraped the floor in order to remove the traces of the blood. The scraping of the floor, however, was easy of explanation, it being due to the fact that the door itself was difficult to open, and caused the abrasion of the boards.

Between the time of the disappearance of the deceased woman and the discovery of her body there was an interval of 11 days, during which the prisoner was subjected to a great amount of questioning and suspicion.

In fact, he was hunted down, every man’s hand being against him. Some people went so far as to tell him that they thought he was guilty of killing his wife.

Had he been guilty, he would have been satisfied with the first story he told, but as a fact he gave substantially the same account right through.

The trap that was laid for the prisoner by Constable Kelly was most unjustifiable. He had pretended that he was going to search in the vicinity of the coal hole, and the prisoner at once consented to go with him; Kelly knowing at the same time that the deceased women’s body had already been found.

The witness Baxter, who met them, remarked that he presumed they were

going to look at the body, and when they did go to where the remains were, what did the prisoner do when he saw the body? He wept. The action was one that was most natural, and one of the most hard to simulate under any circumstances.

Mr Purves then went on to argue that there was no absolute certainty in the blood tests that were used by the analytical chemists. The only proof of the existence of human blood had been in regard to the boards in the hut, and the spots found there were in all probability caused by the bleeding nose of the prisoner’s youngest son, there being no trace of such a quantity of blood as must have flowed from wounds such as those which the deceased woman was found to have sustained.

As for the blood on the axe, it could not be decided by the analyst whether it was human blood or dog’s blood.

He concluded by saying that the case for the prosecution depended solely on circumstantial evidence, and that there were numerous instances on record in which convictions based on such evidence had been afterwards found to have been wrong, and all that could be said of the case for the prosecution in this instance was that it was consistent with the prisoner’s guilt, there being no direct evidence that he was the guilty person.

The Judge Sums Up The Case Judge Fellows then summed up the case to the jury. He recalled the witness Adam Orange, who in answer to questions from his Honour stated that on the morning of December 2, when he observed the prisoner sleeping in the ti-tree on the Red-hill, the latter had on a pair of trousers, a white shirt, and a hat. The shirt produced was not the same.

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Your voice in our State Parliament

My Priorities PROTECT OUR GREEN WEDGE Maintaining our green wedge, non-urban areas, and the individual character of our towns and villages is critical as Melbourne's population grows.

MAKE THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA REGIONAL

The Mornington Peninsula is not part of metropolitan Melbourne! It’s complementary, but there are big differences. It’s time to recognise those differences and re-classify the Peninsula as part of Regional Victoria.

IMPROVE OUR ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Congestion is out of control along Mornington-Tyabb Road. We can’t wait any longer for desperately needed works, both on Mornington-Tyabb Road and Bungower Road.

PROTECTING OUR PRECIOUS BEACHES

Too many local beaches, including Shire Hall and Mount Martha North beach are rapidly disappearing. We need urgent action to protect them before they are gone for good.

For more information contact: DAVID MORRIS MP | Member for Mornington | 03 5975 4799 www.davidmorris.org.au | david.morris@parliament.vic.gov.au

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His Honour then went on to point out that the case was one in which the evidence was purely of a circumstantial character, and the jury must therefore carefully weigh the facts of the case, giving due consideration to those that would go in favour of the prisoner’s innocence as well as those which pointed to him as being the murderer.

The first point was whether a murder had been committed at all, and then whether the prisoner was the guilty party.

One part of the defence had been that the injuries to the head of the deceased had been caused by horses kicking her after death, and it was also suggested that the fractures were caused by the sticks used in raising the body by the persons who found it.

It was for the jury, however, to say if there was any such foundation for such suggestions and if there was there would then be an end to the case. If there was not, then, they must consider who had committed the murder.

They had heard the evidence of witnesses as to the nature of the country over which Hastings would have had to pass in carrying the body from his hut to where it was afterwards found, and they must consider whether he had time enough to do it.

The next question was the different accounts which the prisoner gave to various people as to his actions about the time when his wife disappeared.

The fact he gave false accounts was one which must lead the jury to consider whether he had something to conceal.

His Honour then went on to point out the various contradictory statements made by the prisoner relative to the money his wife had with her when, as he said, she left her home.

To some he said she had a £10 note, while he had told others that she had

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Then again he had told one witness that the only thing that she had about her which could be identified was a purse, while it was shown that the purse she was in the habit of carrying was found subsequently in a box in the hut.

As to the motive for the crime, his Honour said that it was not necessary to establish one in any case, as it is well known that murders had been committed for the most paltry motives, even to gain possession of a few pounds; but at the same time, where there was apparently no motive it would go far in a prisoner’s favour, while on the other hand, if a motive was proved, there would be the more reason for arriving at the conclusion that the accused prisoner was guilty.

The motive imputed in this case was the fear of improper intimacy with his daughter being exposed, and evidence had been given as to quarrels which took place relative to the girl returning home.

There were also other facts that had to be considered, namely, the blood found on the back of the axe and on rails of the fences over which the prisoner was supposed to have passed.

An important point was whether the blood on the axe was human blood or that of a dog. There was, however, no evidence to connect a dog with the case.

There was also the fact of the prisoner saying he was the last man to see his wife alive, and that it was no use looking for her body in Cole’s paddock, as she would be found towards Schnapper Point.

If the prisoner was the last man to see his wife, who was it that murdered her?

And how was it that he knew where her remains would be found?

The jury must carefully consider the whole facts of the case, and if they could reconcile them with the prisoner’s

SOUVENIR WRAP Mr Castieau went at once to the condemned cell, and communicated the decision to the prisoner.

Hastings received the information as if it had been expected by him, in a cool and collected manner.

On being visited later in the evening

by Mr Castieau, he took occasion to again assert that he was innocent of the murder of his wife and of incest with his daughter.

innocence, they must give him the benefit of any doubts they might have.

If, on the other hand, they thought the circumstances pointed to his guilt, they must convict him.

The Verdict The jury then retired, and after an absence of four hours and five minutes returned a verdict of guilty.

The prisoner, on being asked if he had anything to say, remained silent, and his Honour, in passing sentence of death, told Hastings that he had been found guilty of murdering one whom he was bound to have protected.

He said “you need not look for any mercy on this side of the grave. Use the short time left him on earth in pleading for the forgiveness of Heaven”.

The prisoner said at the close, “I am quite an innocent man before God and man.” He was then removed from the dock, and the court adjourned.

Mercy?

At an executive meeting, the case of William Hastings, was considered.

After a careful examination of the circumstances, the Governor-inCouncil decided that the case was not one for the exercise of the prerogative of mercy, and that the law should be allowed to take its course.

The execution was set to take place in Melbourne Gaol on Wednesday, March 14, 1877.

The decision of the executive was forwarded by the under secretary to Mr Castieau, governor of the gaol.

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The clergymen were with the culprit from the time he awoke, and remained reading to him and praying until the last moment.

At 10am the sheriff and under-sheriff presented themselves at the door of the cell to receive the convict.

A few moments later he was led to the drop.

He seemed to feel his position; nevertheless he stood firm and erect.

The rope being adjusted, Mr Castieau, governor of the gaol put the question, “William Hastings, have you anything to say?” He replied “No, nothing more than I have already stated”.

Gately the executioner then pulled the cap over Hastings’ face, and again looked to the arrangement of the rope. He then stepped back and the clergyman proceeded with the service for the dead.

In another instant the bolt was drawn, and the soul of William Hastings was launched into eternity, there to be judged by its Maker.

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MORNINGTON PIER Construction of Mornington Pier started in 1857 and is significant as one of a small group of piers built in the 1850s by the new Colonial Government to open up the movement of produce to and from the more remote settlements. It remained the major point of entry into the district for many years and aided in the development of fishing and other local industries. The pier has been much altered and improved over the years, including in 2014. An extension to the pier known as the North Arm was added in about 1900 to improve access for paddlesteamers that brought large numbers of day-trippers and tourists.

Mornington Pier, circa 1902. Picture: State Library of Victoria

The approach to Mornington Pier, circa 1908. Picture: State Library of Victoria

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Celebrating 160 years of Dromana, Rye, Mornington and Hastings Treasures from the Shire Archives The history of townships on the Mornington Peninsula can be traced through the Shire’s Heritage Archives.

Local government on the Mornington Peninsula began in 1860 with the establishment of the Mount Eliza Road district. This evolved into four Shires: The Shire of Mornington, The Shire of Flinders, The Shire of Frankston and Hastings and the Shire of Hastings.

Mornington Peninsula Shire began in 1994.

The Shire’s Heritage Archives contain a range of historical material for these former Shires including administrative records, photographs, maps and plans.

For more information about the Shire’s Heritage Archive Collection, visit our online exhibition. mornpen.vic.gov.au/shirearchives To find out more about local history groups and resources in our region, please visit our web site mornpen.vic.gov.au/ localhistory

The Shire Archive Flag Collection We have a range of objects and memorabilia in the Archive, including our collection of Flags for former Shires. The flags shown here represent three former Shires of the Mornington Peninsula. The images on these flags embody the message each Shire wished to convey about their region.

All flags Shire Archive Collection.

Shire of Hastings Flag.

Shire of Flinders Flag.

Shire of Mornington Flag.

Influential Settlers of the Balnarring District

Cemetery Records

These photographs are of local men in the Balnarring area from the late nineteenth century.

Many of them contributed to local government and are remembered today through local place names including Stanleys Road and Tonkin Road. A restored framed work of these portraits can be seen in the Balnarring Hall.

Historical Cemetery Records for the four Council-managed Cemeteries are held in the Shire Archive. Dromana, Flinders, Mornington and Tyabb are all represented. These early records illustrate the brutality of life in the 19th and early 20th Centuries and are important permanent records.

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This 1866 extract from the Tyabb Cemetery Register, shows how closely connected the Western Port community was to the sea. There are burials where the method of ‘carriage’ to the cemetery was by boat, and people interred were from communities such as Phillip Island and Sandstone Island.

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ISOLATION, quarantine and now lockdown have become commonly used and understood words. Their meaning and reason for being used were also well known in both Melbourne and Sydney early last century. Quarantine stations were operating at both cities.

Those quarantine stations are now historic and the one at Point Nepean will next year be open for camping.

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Council heats up over gas debate Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A CLASH among Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors over climate targets has led to one saying he has been unfairly labelled a “liar”.

Cr Steve Holland, who last week failed in his bid to have the council confirm that it would “not abandon natural gas for heating” in the run up to 2040 Climate Emergency Plan deadline, said: “Since the initial vote four weeks ago which progressed plans to phase out gas in new developments, I’ve been accused of lying, playing

politics, scaremongering and spreading misinformation for personal gain. “[These] smears, from people who play the man and not the ball, are demonstrably false.”

The ruckus involves interpretations of the council’s climate emergency plan which aims for a zero-emissions future by phasing out the use of fossil fuels – including gas – on the peninsula over the next 20 years.

The plan, adopted by the council last year, aims to achieve net zero emissions when the peninsula is “powered by an increase in renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, phasing out gas and improving energy efficien-

cy in our buildings” (“Map stakes out a climate emergency plan” The News 1/9/20).

Cr Holland’s notice of motion called for council “affirm” that it would not support any moves to ban the use of natural gas for heating, hot water and cooking (including barbecues) until “a safe, affordable, efficient and reliable alternative” was available Cr Holland said his failure to get support from the mayor Cr Despi O’Connor and councillors David Gill, Anthony Marsh, Lisa Dixon, Paul Mercurio, Sarah Race and Kerri McCafferty “confirmed the council’s goal to end the use of natural gas by 2040

... at least now we know the views of individual councillors when it comes to natural gas”.

Cr Holland said he wanted to “make it crystal clear” that the climate emergency plan referred only to shire buildings.

“I know some may say it’s aspirational, but the climate emergency plan is referenced constantly when developing [council] policy, including on 15 June when it was referenced to support [the shire joining the Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment] and advocating for net-zero (gas free) new developments,” he said.

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“We cannot tell people to shut down their natural gas,” she said.

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The plan, put forward by applicant George Makool, included two three-storey buildings with a 96-place childcare centre and 53 serviced apartments – including five for social housing – on the 5630 square metre property at the corner of Nepean Highway and Bentons Road.

The Makool family previously had the Oasis Cafe on the site which closed in 2016 in a dispute over permit requirements.

Councillors unanimously supported Cr Anthony Marsh’s motion to knock back the plan at the Tuesday 13 July council meeting. “There is strong community opposition to the proposal,” he told councillors. “I cannot support a development of this scale and intensity and move to refuse it.”

Residents’ spokesperson Hannah Callow had said the site was not suitable for the large development proposed. (“Residents against apartments, childcare plan” The News 5/7/21.)

“We are thrilled with the outcome,”

Ms Callow said later. “We weren’t sure we’d get the support we needed, but following the many community objections received, councillors had done extensive research into the safety and appropriateness of the development and could see that it would be detrimental to our community.

“The unanimous decision was a huge vote of confidence in our community. Councillors also attributed their decision to the written and inperson submissions received from the community and acknowledged that those who live in the area on a daily basis know it best.

“It was really empowering to know that community voices can be heard, especially when we all come together.

I thank the councillors for the significant consideration they have given to this issue.

“There's still a long way to go, but we’re ready to continue the fight at VCAT and are happy to have the Mornington Peninsula Shire leading the way.

“As a group we shared that we’re not against development, just inappropriate overdevelopment. I encourage anyone who wants to stop inappropriate development on the Mornington Peninsula to join the 61 Bentons Facebook group and be a part of the next leg of the fight.”

Learning about land: Indigenous artist and Bunurong man Adam Magennis with commanders Sean Kerr and Stephen Keating.

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Groundwork for firefighters TAKING part in a Healing Country education day at Devilbend Reserve helped CFA firefighters increase their knowledge of the cultural significance of the land to Indigenous communities.

The event was part of CFA’s recognition of NAIDOC Week which celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ connection, culture and achievements. This year’s theme was Heal Country.

Indigenous artist and Bunurong man Adam Magennis led the activities at the reserve also known as Daangean.

He said it was fantastic to see CFA District 8 members leading the way in increasing their understanding.

“We’ve been looking at what types

of materials are out on country that our ancestors have left behind, we’ve looked at some of our heritage, some artefacts and some shell remains,” he said.

“We’re also exploring our relationships on country with First Nations people and CFA, and what we can do in the future in terms of collaborating on country, such as identifying where our heritage is and how we manage that in terms of planning for fuel reduction burns.”

District 8 Assistant Chief Fire Officer Jamie Hansen was impressed by what was unearthed at Devilbend Reservoir. “The biggest take away was how much cultural significance

in the form of artefacts is just beneath the ground,” he said.

“We saw some stones and rocks used in tool making that were 10,000 years old and they were dug up from the City of Frankston area which is just amazing.”

ACFO Hansen said planned burning could also be improved. “This type of activity, and having this awareness and understanding, will help in their planning to ensure they don’t unknowingly disturb those culturally significant sites.”

The crews also helped remove introduced species Spanish heath which aligns with NAIDOC Week’s theme of Heal Country.

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The company’s Executive General Manger for Residential Communities Beverly Smith said Australian Unity offers excellent professional development and career pathways, with the opportunity for people to build a career in a growth sector.

“We are looking for passionate health professionals to join a dynamic, wellbeing and healthcare company in a period of unprecedented growth,” Ms Smith said.

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Food scraps not to be wasted greenwaste Those living in an area not eligible for green bins can learn more about the rebate on compost bins at mornpen.vic.gov.au/compost

OPT-IN green waste bins across the Mornington Peninsula can now be filled with garden cuttings and food scraps from the kitchen.

Acceptable items include fruit and vegetable scraps, meat scraps and uncooked bones, leftovers, dairy, seafood (no oyster shells), bread, desserts and rice, egg shells, loose tea leaves and coffee grounds, garden prunings, weeds and grass clippings, small plants, shrubs, leaves and branches.

The waste will be turned into commercial grade compost.

The shire says 43,000 households are already using the bins for garden waste. By adding food scraps residents will be helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in landfill. This will help the shire reach its zero-waste target and thereby reduce our impact on climate change.

Those who opted in to receive a free caddy should see them arrive this week. Any container is acceptable, but it is important to use the certified compostable liners provided by the shire free of charge.

Those who didn’t order a caddy can pick up liners at Customer Service Centres at Rosebud, Hastings, and Mornington. Liners are optional, or throw your scraps straight into the bin or wrapped in newspaper.

To order a free caddy or a garden and food waste bin for an annual fee of $140 visit mornpen.vic.gov.au/

Tender extended MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council last week accepted tenders

by Solo Resource Recovery to collect waste and recyclables, kerbside green waste, and street and foreshore camping waste for the next 12 months.

The total cost of the tenders is about $18 million.

The company has handled the collections since July 2014.

Infrastructure Services executive manager Rebecca Levy told the council’s Tuesday 13 July meeting that the tender extension provided the shire with added benefits. “In extending the contracts, the shire will be able to enter into a tender process in a post-COVID environment, increasing the likelihood of a beneficial future contract,” she said.

“Additionally, as several Melbourne councils have also extended their contracts, the shire has been able to participate in a joint tender process with all metropolitan councils for the provision of recycling services.”

Normally, a public tender process would be undertaken to evaluate the market and award contracts to a waste collection service provider to undertake the aforementioned services.

Improvement to tunnel vision TUNNELS along EastLink are the first in Victoria to be lit by LED lights.

Over four nights, 1066 high pressure sodium (HPS) lights were replaced with 1174 LED lights.

Up to 60 technicians and 22 scissor lifts worked through the night to remove the old HPS lights and install the new LEDs. The toll road operator says the replacement LEDs are brighter and whiter than the orange HPS lights.

"The upgraded lighting will improve safety for motorists, by making the driving task easier,” EastLink corpo-

rate affairs manager Doug SpencerRoy said.

Operators in the EastLink control room were benefiting from an improvement in the quality of CCTV images.

EastLink incident response and emergency service personnel would also benefit, as brighter, whiter lighting would make the management of incident sites easier.

"If a motorist is injured in a vehicle collision, attending paramedics will find that the new brighter, whiter lighting will assist with their treatment

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Wildlife ‘win’ with helium balloon ban Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au

Keys to a crime SETS of keys found in an allegedly stolen vehicle, 20 June, are awaiting their owners.

Anyone recognising the keys, above, should contact First Constable Pajdic, Southern Metro Crime Team, 9767 1143 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at bddy. me/36tQ7n7

Man wanted THE man pictured may be able to assist with police inquiries relating to a theft at Somerville, Friday 7 May. Anyone recognising him is asked to contact Hastings police 5970 7800 or online at bddy.me/2TYPBLb and quote incident number 210156258.

Store theft POLICE believe the man above, may be able to assist with their inquiries relating to a theft at a supermarket in Hastings on Thursday 24 June.

Anyone recognising him is asked to contact Hastings police 5970 7800 or online at bddy. me/3wiH2rt and quote incident 210380128.

Family violence FAMILY violence incidents are considered an emergency. If you are directly or indirectly involved remember to call Triple Zero (000) To report some non-urgent crime and events call 131 444 anytime, or police.vic.gov.au/ police-assistance-line

ENVIRONMENTAL groups across the Mornington Peninsula are applauding the state government’s ban on releasing helium balloons into the environment.

Environment Protection Authority laws introduced last week make it illegal to deliberately release balloons in Victoria, with a fine of almost $1000 for those caught doing so.

The laws have been put in place to help protect wildlife and prevent environmental damage.

Zoos Victoria conservation campaigner Darcie Carruthers said the balloons “popped eventually and often landed in waterways where they’re eaten by fish or other wildlife”.

He said released helium balloons come back to earth as litter and threaten wildlife. “Turtles, shearwaters, albatross, platypus as well as farm animals are known to die from mistaking balloons as food, becoming entangled in the ribbons which prevents movement, flight and feeding, or choking on the plastic clips.”

Mornington Environment Association president Margaret Howden is keen for the message that releasing balloons is now illegal to “get out to everyone”.

“Balloon debris is constantly being collected on the foreshore by our members,” she said.

“Our main concern is for the damage and death caused to seabirds and other marine creatures by balloons.

“We applaud the EPA for this law which sees individuals fined $991 and companies $4956 for releasing balloons.

“It is a win for our wildlife.”

The new laws are the culmination of a long-

running campaign by environmentalists which even include asking companies to remove images of helium balloon releases, including memes, such as “congratulations”, as they “promote and normalise the environmentally damaging practice which is illegal in many jurisdictions globally”.

Waste Wise Mornington Peninsula posted on Southern Peninsula Noticeboard that it is “now illegal to deliberately release balloons in Victoria”.

It praised Zoos Victoria and No Balloon Release Australia who “tirelessly campaigned for years on this. It’s a massive win and great collaboration”.

Phillip Island Nature Parks said the balloon ban was “good news for seabirds!”

“Releasing balloons into the environment is now considered to be littering and is therefore illegal in Victoria,” it said.

“This is particularly good news for seabirds as balloons are the deadliest form of litter when swallowed. (CSIRO 2019).

“We would like to say a heartfelt thanks to … the 230,000 community members who have helped us bring attention to this important issue and have been a voice for wildlife.”

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VCAT rebuke for shire’s delay Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has been told that its delay in releasing a planning report had jeopardised the legally required role of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

VCAT member Michael Deidun said it took three requests “and a pointed reminder of the tribunal’s powers” before he was given the requested document.

“The intent of the council to not release the panel report until the business day after the scheduled final day of the [seven-day] hearing, coupled with its request that it be able to make further written submissions after that time, would have the potential to cause a delay to the determination of this dispute, and cause additional costs to be incurred by the parties,” Mr Deidun said in comments attached to his refusal of the council permit.

“While common sense eventually prevailed in this situation, council should act as a model litigant in tribunal proceedings, which includes being open and transparent about documents that it has at its disposal.

“Open and transparent decision making is a cornerstone of good governance. The easy access by the public to documents that help it to understand the basis on which decision making is made, also assists the public to have confidence in the integrity of the decision making process.”

One of the objectors to a permit issued by the shire also accused it of firstly refusing, and then delaying and frustrating, the release of relevant documents.

After complying with the shire’s freedom of

information request the objector was asked to seek less information as “the work involved would substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of council's sole, part time, freedom of information office for their other operations”.

The permit issued by council – now refused by VCAT - gave the go ahead for a retirement village to be built within the Sorrento historic precinct on a one hectare property at 855-865 Melbourne Road.

Plans for the retirement village’s 39 multimillion dollar units in four two-storey buildings would also have been the first retirement village in the area.

During the hearing in April and June, VCAT was told by the developer that each of the threebedroom units would “be sold at values upwards of $2.5 million”.

“This is not a retirement village for people who would otherwise be struggling to afford suitable housing,” Mr Deidun said.

“While I accept that a retirement village is a use that can be permitted … and that a retirement village may have a need for a larger footprint, the extent to which the proposed development will present broader building forms not characteristic of the surrounding neighbourhood … represents an inappropriate design ….”

In his finding against the council permit, Mr Deidun said he had “not been persuaded that the benefits … can possibly outweigh the very large negative impacts, or disbenefits, that are associated with the uncharacteristic built form and landscaping response that is proposed for the review site, as well as the impacts on the character of the heritage place”.

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FORMER Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor Hugh Fraser has weighed into the accusations from sides sparked by Cr David Gill track-ing Nepean MP Chris Brayne as he “meets and greets” at shopping centre.

Mr Fraser provided a photograph which he says proves that contrary to what Cr Gill claims, Mr Brayne does have group meetings with councillors.

He said it was “silly nonsense” for Cr Gill to allege Mr Brayne would not meet with the whole council.

“It’s time these dysfunctional allegations are put to one side and responsible persons get on with making the shire a better place to live - especially for our ever growing number of homeless and disadvantaged,” Mr Fraser said. “[Cr Gill’s] assertion that I always refuse to meet with council is incorrect,” Mr Brayne told The News.

“I met with the entire council last year both in person and on zoom and, just a few months back, I brought the Minister for Local Government [Shaun Leane] down to do a Q and A with all of the councillors.

“Cr Gill was simply just making up reasons to find an excuse for his behaviour. He came into our personal space and started filming us, he continually interrupted genuine interactions with community members and just made every effort to spoil my outreach to the community.

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“It just seems like this is a man with a lot of free time on his hands.

As for me, I’m just focusing on the school rebuilds, the bus improvements and stopping the quarry.”

After the publication of their respective comments by The News last week ("Spoiler alert as MP 'meet and greets’" 14/7/21), Mr Brayne labelled the article “just garbage” in a comment on The News’ Facebook page.

In the same post he questioned if the time being spent by Cr Gill “coming to every street stall” was “a good use of our ratepayers’ money that we use for his salary” “This is such a waste of everyone’s time and there are more important stories this newspaper should be telling about members of our community,” Mr Brayne wrote.

Cr Gill says meetings like that depicted in the picture do not fit the formal type that he envisages.

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He says a councillor’s role includes “when necessary, to scrutinise and hold politicians accountable for their decisions”.

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“My thanks was Greg telling me that I was the worst mayor in Australia, in front of a large gathering,” Cr Gill said.

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Porsche drives the desert to save lives Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au TACKLING the Simpson Desert in a Porsche might seem a daunting challenge, but a group mates from Flinders believe the cause makes it all worthwhile.

They are hoping to raise $100,000 for research – and, more importantly, greater awareness – of the fight against motor neuron disease.

Tom Barr Smith, his son Tom, and five old friends, took off at the crack of a cold Flinders dawn, Saturday 10 July, in the 2003 C4S Porsche knowing it was a mad cap idea but oh so exciting for the 80-year-old Tom Barr Smith and his team of seven.

They did not have any technical assistance, money or expertise behind them – just confidence that the sleek machine designed for highways could handle the unmade outback roads with ease.

The route included an overnight stop at Burra and then on to Marree and the Oodnadatta track via William Creek and a night under the stars at Algbuckina Bridge. This enormous wrought iron structure built in 1867 is the only one on the Ghan Railway never to be breached by floods.

The last pit stop was to be at Dalhousie Springs and then onto the Simpson Desert. What an adventure!

Out of the desert it’s off to Birdsville where they will meet up with friends who will be flying up to meet them.

From there they head through various private properties to Quinyambie,

Outward bound: Tom Barr Smith Senior with Andrew Burgess, Tom Barr Smith Junior, and Andrew Nikakis, getting ready to head off on their fundraising drive to the Simpson Desert. Also in the team are Nick van de Merwe, John Beresford and Andrew Hardy. Picture: Supplied

Mulyungarie, on to Cockburn across the Barrier Highway, between Broken Hill and Adelaide, and on to Mutooroo station and back to Burra.

There are no time schedules as the team has no idea how the unmodified Porsche will cope with the sand dunes. It could also be that the dunes are all right but the gibbers on the stony Cordillo country might roll along underneath and create some

unplanned dilemma.

“Tom and his mates are on a determined mission to complete this exciting journey and raise funds,” friend Mary Iles said. “The context to this venture is sad. Almost at the same time both Neale Danaher and Tom senior’s wife, Jenny, were diagnosed with MND. What the legendary Neale has achieved in the intervening time is amazing to all Australians.

“That Jenny hasn’t been here to help is a great sadness. She was among the 10 per cent of MND sufferers who have the ‘familial’ gene about which little was known when her mother and her aunt died of it many years ago.

“This means Jenny’s children have a 50 per cent chance of getting it as well. The family have been staunch supporters of all Fight MND efforts over the years – no less so now.”

The team needs help, believing the world will be a better place if our “collective dollars” and scientists achieve a positive result, she said.

The team has a target of $100,000, although Tom quipped: “For the record, we don’t mind beating it.”

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Creatives invited to attend networking events MEMBERS of the Mornington Peninsula’s arts and culture sector, arts organisations, creative industries and small business can join the shire’s creators’ network.

The network sees networking events being held until August and a professional development series in September.

“We want to help our creatives build back stronger and better,” the mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said. “The creators network aims to develop new business skills and build sustainable practices while supporting the recovery and future resilience of the

peninsula’s creative sector.”

The art and culture industries were hard hit by COVID-19 in terms of loss of income/wages and profit. It was also the hardest hit sector in terms of extended closures, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Those attending can connect with and learn from collectives, artists and spaces, and take advantage of networking opportunities through host Tracee Hutchison.

Venues, dates are times are: Meet our Collectives – The Creators Network, 5.30-7.30pm, Wednesday 21 July, at Rye Civic Hall.

Meet our Artists – The Creators Network, 5.30-7.30pm, Wednesday 25 August, at Mount Eliza Community Centre.

Meet our Creative Spaces – The Creators Network, 5.30-7.30pm, Wednesday 22 September, Tyabb Hall.

RSVP: Book a free ticket up to two days prior to each event at: mornpen. vic.gov.au/creatorsnetwork

The art of recovery AN art exhibition titled Road to Recovery aims to tell the stories of young Mornington Peninsula residents

living through the coronavirus pandemic.

Those aged 10-25 are invited to illustrate how their lives have been affected by COVID-19 through painting, sculpture, dance, stories, drawing, poetry, photography, animation and digital art.

They are being asked to “create something amazing and share your talents with the community”.

The exhibition will be held at Peninsula Community Theatre, 91 Wilsons Road, Mornington, 6-8pm, Wednesday 28 July.

Artwork will be accepted until

Thursday 22 July. It should focus on the artist’s road to recovery and the activities they engaged in to get through lockdowns.

“The Road to Recovery exhibition is giving young people the opportunity to express their feelings about how the pandemic has impacted their lives,” the mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said.

Details: Call 5986 3585 or email: mpys@mornpen.vic.gov.au Entries can be submitted online at: mpys.com.au/road-to-recovery-artexhibition-2021/

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On air: David Kramer prepares for his Saturday stint at the microphone. Picture: Supplied

Radio goes fishing RADIO station Easy Music 3MP which recently celebrated its first anniversary after returning to Melbourne’s airwaves is launching a fishing show, Saturday 31 July.

Adding a mix of chat to their “easy-music” platform, the 3MP fishing show will be presented by former 3AW Fishing host David Kramer at 6am on Saturdays. The program will also be available on podcast Saturday via the 3MP website.

“I am excited to be able to bring a fresh fishing show to Melbourne radio and even more excited that 3MP has allowed me to add a chat program to their easy-music platform,” Mr Kramer said.

“3MP was part of my life as a child, with mum and dad’s radio dial stuck on 1380 (now 1377) on the AM dial.

Mr Kramer moved to Frankston from Sydney in 1966 as a two-year-old and remembers a school excursion to the 3MP studio at Bayside shopping centre in the late seventies.

Forty-plus years later and Mr Kramer returns to the 3MP studio with his own program and is promising a strong focus on the fine fishing the Mornington Peninsula offers.

“Easy Music 3MP has always had a strong relationship with the peninsula and, as many residents know, fishing is a very popular activity for locals and huge numbers of visitors during the summer months,” he said.

“I will be bringing in some of the best local fishing charter operators for weekly reports as well as regular interviews with officials from the Victorian Fisheries Authority.

“Add in a bit of cooking, reports from popular regional areas around Victoria and a few laughs with some fishy characters each week and the program promises to be a full hour of entertainment.”

POLITICS

Independent move to ‘benefit’ peninsula

Liberals choose lawyer for Dunkley THE Liberal Party has selected a candidate to run in the seat of Dunkley at the next federal election.

Lawyer Sharn Coombes was endorsed by the party at a meeting on 10 July. She is a barrister and former contestant on the reality TV show Survivor.

Ms Coombes defeated former Dunkley MP Chris Crewther, former Carrum MP Donna Hope, and Chrestyna Kmetj in the race for preselection.

In a statement after the meeting, Mr Crewther said “recently, I put up my hand for preselection to again become the Liberal candidate for Dunkley, to try win the seat back, as I felt I had the best chance to do so and that I had a lot more to give both locally and nationally. Late yesterday I was unsuccessful though in this endeavour, coming 2nd out of 4 preselection candidates. I’d like to acknowledge fellow candidates, Donna Hope and Chrestyna Kmetj, and give my best wishes to the preselected Liberal candidate, Sharn Coombes.”

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg offered his congratulations to Ms Coombes on Twitter after her win. “Looking forward to joining Sharn Coombes on the campaign trail after she was endorsed by Liberal Victoria delegates this afternoon,” he said. “Sharn’s professional background will help deliver better outcomes for Dunkley.”

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LIBERAL candidate for Dunkley Sharn Coombes. Picture: Supplied The seat of Dunkley was held by the Liberal Party from 1996 until 2019. Bruce Billson was the local member for twenty years, then Chris Crewther for three.

Dunkley was won by the Labor Party in 2019. Peta Murphy won by a margin of 2.74 per cent.

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Candidate clarifies IN 6 July edition of The News, it was stated that candidate for Liberal preselection for the seat of Dunkley, Chrestyna Kmetj, was “originally from Ukraine”.

Ms Kmetj has since pointed out she is not “originally from Ukraine”, but rather “of Ukraininan descent”.

Ms Kmetj is on the board of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, and is the liason person for Australia Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group (AUPFG).

Former Dunkley MP Chris Crewther was appointed the chair of the Australia Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group in 2017, a position he held until he left parliament.

HAVING a federal government representative who is independent of the major political parties is seen as the key to bringing benefits to the Mornington Peninsula by the fledgling Voices of Mornington Peninsula.

Launched in June, the group says the “mismanagement” of the COVID-19 crisis, including the vaccine rollout, has brought the federal government to “a critical point”.

“As community angst about yet another lockdown and national concerns over rorts and other issues rise, Voices of Mornington Peninsula - a is driving a movement to bring core values back into the democratic process by engaging locals in the political process,” VMP chair Louise Page said last week.

“VMP volunteers have been talking to locals to find out what matters to them and will continue to gather this information for a final report.”

The “local grassroots organisation” wants to find a “inspiring candidate” to stand against Liberal Flinders MP Greg Hunt, the federal Minister for Health and Ageing (“Voices raised across peninsula to find a federal candidate” The News 5/7/21).

Ms Page said the “conversations” VMP members had been having had revealed “concerns” about the federal government’s failure to address “climate change, aged care, child care, telecommunications, asylum seeker policy as well as safety and opportunities for women”.

“VMP is the opportunity for residents to come together, find shared values and identify common issues and to be able to select the independ-

ent candidate who will represent those views at the next federal election,” she said.

Ms Page said VMP’s candidate would be “someone who has only one vested interest - to work for the electorate with integrity, accountability and transparency”.

“Peninsula residents want to see a much higher standard from our politicians. An independent candidate who is highly motivated to deliver genuine action on community priorities and understand that they will be accountable to the people of the peninsula.

“The seat of Flinders has been a safe seat for far too long. This has resulted in our local priorities and values being ignored.

“We know that the peninsula has outstanding individuals who have what it takes to demand better from Canberra, both for the nation and for our electorate. A person who will act on our behalf and do it with respect and compassion and make fact based decisions – not toe a political party line.”

Potential candidates can email Louise Page at vmpcandidate@gmail.com

Liberals dine out THE Liberal Party’s Nepean state electorate conference has sent out invites for a winter lunch where members can “meet and greet” the party’s “shadow” treasurer and economic development spokesperson, Ripon MP Louise Staley.

The two-course, midday-3pm Sunday 1 August lunch at Portsea Village Resort costs $60, with drinks at bar prices.

Book by 29 July via the Trybooking “book now”, email events@nepeanliberals.org or call Lizzie Woolcock on 0404 058 649

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The point for a camping holiday Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au CAMPERS will be able to savour the delights of a night under the stars at the Old Quarantine Station at Point Nepean from mid-next year.

A camp ground is being prepared among the moonah trees as part of the latest phase of the Point Nepean National Park masterplan approved in 2018. (“Plan for Pt Nepean’s future” The News 22/1/18.)

Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio said at the time that the plan was about “better protecting and con-

serving the Point Nepean National Park – but also making sure visitors can make the most out of this incredible area.

“We’re employing new staff and introducing new camping areas to make sure all Victorians can visit this iconic destination – while maintaining its rich history and environment.”

Parks Victoria agrees: “We think Point Nepean is a great place for a low-impact camping ground like this one,” district manager Julia Street said.

“It will help more Victorians connect with the park and strengthen their support for conserving the natural and cultural landscape for future generations.”

The $4.5 million camping ground will have

pre-pitched tents on platforms on the lawn outside the Quarantine Station, established in 1852, and will be designed for those new to camping, Ms Street said. Caravans will not be allowed.

“The historic isolation hospital ward will be repurposed to include toilets, showers and a camp kitchen.”

The camping ground is expected to open midnext year and run from spring to autumn each year. Bookings can be made through the Parks Victoria website.

The second phase of the project will include an expanded camping ground, with tents to the south of the Quarantine Station, as well as a reception, lounge and barbecue deck. It is still in the planning stage.

Point Nepean defence and quarantine station is included on the Victorian heritage register for its archaeological, aesthetic, architectural, historical, scientific and social significance to Victoria.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning approved the plans for camping as it regards them as “low impact and will allow for continued recreational use of the site”.

It said conservation and restoration works would be required on a number of heritage buildings at Point Nepean and significant trees and the broader landscape would need to be protected.

Quarry EES extended THE COVID-19 pandemic has hampered community engagement opportunities in the Hillview Quarries’ environment effects statement process, company CEO Paul Nitas said last week. It had also hindered access by technical experts to the Boundary Road, Dromana site.

Hillview, which is undertaking the EES into the impacts of restarting quarrying at Dromana, began the study in 2018 amid expectations it would be completed early next year.

While there was never a “hard deadline” for the EES the company has been given an extension by the state government to mid-late 2023.

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ROSEBUD Primary School community market, one of the oldest on the Mornington Peninsula, is held on the second Saturday of every month.

The next market, in August, runs from 7am2pm at the “Old Carnival Site”, next to the Rosebud Memorial Hall, Point Nepean Road, Rosebud.

Features include 100 stalls as well as free parking with plenty of spots close to the market.

Please, no dogs.

The market has been running since 1980. Customers can choose from a great blend of handmade, home grown and novelty stalls, including organic veggies, pastry, bread, honey, clothes, cider, cheeky rascal cider, plants, and orchids.

Winter markets in July and August operate at a $35 reduced rate for stall holders.

The COVID-19 safe market has strict safety and hygiene measures, including QR code check-in, safe distancing and mask requirements.

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All the best aspects of suburban and urban living are present here in a genuinely harmonious lifestyle package, all within reach of Mornington’s natural and cultural delights.n

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BARRETT BOUTIQUE RESIDENCES A vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere with the friendliness of a village makes Barrett Mornington one of the Peninsula’s most appealing lifestyle destinations. Nestled within an abundance of designer boutiques, specialty shopping, fashionable cafes and a generous array of services and amenities, Barrett puts you in the heart of the chic Main Street strip, with gardens at one end and the glittering bay at the other.

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LETTERS

Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au

Decisions, not meetings, count at the council It is silly nonsense for Cr David Gill to allege that state Nepean MP Chris Brayne has “always refused to meet with the whole council” (“Spoiler alert as MP ‘meets and greets’” The News 13/7/21). Here is a picture of Cr David Gill at a meeting with our MP Chris Brayne and [the then] mayor Sam Hearn and councillors Antonella Celli, Simon Brooks, Frank Martin and me [when a councillor] at Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Rosebud offices on 23 February 2020 - just before the first COVID lockdown.

Since then, there have been Zoom or teams’ meetings. I know that Chris regularly meets with shire CEO John Baker and has one on one meetings with councillors.

It’s time these dysfunctional allegations are put to one side and responsible persons get on with making the shire a better place to live - especially for our ever growing number of homeless and disadvantaged.

Hugh Fraser, Rye

Volunteers disrespected Six Mornington Peninsula Shire councilors disrespected Flinders volunteers at the Tuesday 1 June council meeting by voting to replace Red Hill Ward councillor David Gill with Cr Anthony Marsh, of Briars Ward, as the council delegate on the Bass Park Trust.

Cr Marsh nominated himself for the position.

He did not follow the traditional courteous procedure of offering Cr Gill his support.

Bass Park Trust has told the council that it does not want Cr Marsh.

[Its members] want Cr Gill to continue in the job he has been doing for years and have asked the council to revoke its decision (“Trust says ‘no’ to council’s chosen delegate” The News 15/6/21).

The Flinders Community Association also wants the council to revoke the decision.

The failure of council to consult the Bass Park Trust appears to be setting the stage for growing confrontation.

In my view, councillors who do not treat others with respect do not deserve to be in office.

Kevin Woodhouse, Tyabb

Newsmaker It seems out new [Briars Ward] councillor Anthony Marsh is making a name for himself and not necessarily for all the right reasons (“God struck off the agenda” The News 13/7/21). Dare we hope that when his term is up and, if he stands for re-election, he too gets “struck off”.

Beverley Treloar, Mornington

Beware our council We employ council to manage Mornington Peninsula Shire for the community’s betterment, in accordance with the community’s legal rights and well-reasoned long standing objectives.

It isn’t a prerogative of our employees to abrogate those rights and objectives capriciously and silently at the behest of one individual or

business. Such conduct is an absolute rejection of the democratic concept of responsible government.

This point is illustrated by council’s autocratic acceptance of Ryman Healthcare’s Mount Eliza development application. Ryman’s legal rights, no matter how tenuous or spurious, are unquestionable. The community’s legal rights, especially under equity (or fairness) and natural justice, are so irrelevant they aren’t mentioned (“VCAT seals Ryman rejection” The News 5/7/21).

This council-developer deception and contempt for the community is amplified by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

To make this point within [the Letters’ limit of] 300 words, I can only list two alarming examples from VCAT’s 1 July order.

VCAT states the community mistakenly believed a restrictive covenant covered the land. However, the land is in, or contiguous to, the green wedge, emphatically promoted by government over a generation.

Thus, the community rightly believed this constituted an iron-clad restrictive covenant (agreement, contract).

To con the community into accepting the council-developer interpretation of an undefined and therefore potentially fraudulent Special Use Zone 2, VCAT stated “...it is inherent in the operation of the controls in the schedule that new facilities can be contemplated....

This proposal falls into such a category”. This simplistic statement and conclusion based only on guidelines is so biased that I believe it amounts to deception to gain advantage for the developer and council required to apply equity (fairness) and natural justice to decisions.

If we remain silent, council and VCAT will convert the peninsula into suburbia.

Geoffrey Gordon, Mount Eliza.

Childish approach Rarely have I read such a mean-spirited, miserable, caustic, spiteful and downright nasty letter as the one regarding our Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s support for the publican who wishes to give a complimentary beer to those patrons who are vaccinated (“Cheers for the jab” Letters 13/7/21).

The letter lashes out at the current situation in NSW but never our home state as we enter our fifth lockdown, never a disparaging word against the man who remembers with total clarity everything that happened at the time of his unfortunate fall but has no memory of the quarantine disaster that led to the deaths of 800 people.

The quote “the LNP has so much naughty stuff going on” is childish.

Evin Cahalane, Mornington

Cheers all round Contrary to the comment about the PM encouraging a publican to break the law by offering

a free beer to those patrons who are COVID vaccinated it was good to see Labor joining the party (“Cheers for the jab” Letters 13/7/21).

Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley took a similar stance, telling reporters he was “all for it”. “What we need is everyone vaccinated, and if the Prince Alfred’s suggestion of a beer is going to help as part of that, then good on the PA,” Mr Foley said on 8 July.

Cheers to a rational comment.

Bill Holmes, Sorrento

Unsafe streets I read with interest the article regarding the safer roads in Dromana (“Speed cuts to make streets safer” The News 28/6/21). It has taken Mornington Peninsula Shire Council three years to reach the decision that cars are speeding in residential streets. Thirty one streets to be precise, although only one warrants a roundabout to “… adjust their speed accordingly …”.

As a resident of Besgrove Street, Rosebud for more than 30 years I have seen cars regularly speed along as a cut-through from Eastbourne Road. It is also a popular burnout street.

A local primary school, our local shire offices and now the Yawa pool increase traffic at peak times each day, yet we are still a 50 kilometre zone, which is rarely adhered to.

A new sign in Besgrove Street tells drivers of safe streets but being very close to the corner, it is missed.

Maybe now that we have a councillor living in the street, we may have some further interest shown.

Judi Loughridge, Rosebud

Eight years too long Do not look away – eight years of trauma and shame must end. On 19 July it was eight years since [then prime minister] Kevin Rudd presided over the decision to never ever allow any asylum seekers people arriving in Australia by boat, to settle permanently in this country.

Imagine, eight years of extreme lockdown, with the constant feeling of threat and uncertain future. Not tolerable and yet many are experiencing this situation.

The federal government has during these eight years strengthened the borders and turned boats back. Stronger borders policies and practices work.

It is now time for alternative arrangements for these asylum seekers and refugee men women and children. These current policies are unsustainable and cruel.

The government should accept the New Zealand offer as it did with the US and allow people to go there and rebuild their lives in safety.

The government should close down offshore processing operations and bring all asylum seekers and refugees in Nauru and PNG to Australia and allow them to settle her.

The government can make changes. The ministers involved have the power to ensure that this small group of refugees are freed from the limbo and political games they are entrapped in.

Safe resettlement after eight years for these people is a very reasonable request to our elected representatives.

Ann Renkin, Shoreham

Cooking with gas I’m glad to see that someone knows who is in La La Land (“Warm with no gas” Letters 13/7/21).

This person has installed a solar system, gets some electricity cost credits, installed reverse cycle aircon, dispensed with his gas heating and queries how much my gas bill is: $138 for two months (including $24 government concession for the poor). Seventy dollars a month in winter, includes cooking, two room heaters and hot water. Not bad, eh? Cheap, reliable and efficient.

We like it.

Two of my enlightened friends have installed solar panels and the accrued credits largely pay their gas accounts.

They both say they’ll never abandon gas as they like it.

Their installations were purely economic, not to save the planet.

Never forget that electricity and credits are not free for some years. Effectively, you pay in advance several thousand dollars, which is fed back to you in “free” electricity and credits for a number of years. Initially, it’s your own money that’s free.

Governments (taxpayers) stump up maybe half or less of your capital expenditure with rebates and you need to find the rest.

You actually don’t break even for some years, depending on a myriad factors.

Don’t forget that solar panels have a finite life, not infinite. About 18 years.

I’ve looked at it with a rational mind and I find it worthwhile as a long term investment, but I decline. I buy grid electricity at 25 cents a kilowatt-hour.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Vote for change If we look at the US and COVID post [President] Donald Trump you can see the difference a non-ideologically motivated, neoliberal pseudo-Christian extremist government can make.

The COVID Situation in the US went from one of the worst under the Trump government to one of the best for the vaccination rollout and containment.

Australia continues, based on data published

by Australian Mathias Cormann, secretarygeneral of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, to languish at the complete bottom of the pile in its rollout, behind third world countries.

Add this to all the rorts, such as sports, car parks, stronger community fund, water rights, $40 million to Newscorp, NSW airport, JobKeeper, COVID support pork barreling, women’s sport and Great Barrier Reef (only 3000 words allowed so gotta stop).

Time for a change in government? Put Labor and Libs last on the ballot paper and put a stop to corrupt governments only interested in their own interests and vote for any independent on the ballet.

Put an end to non-transparent morally corrupt governments with no moral compass.

Put an end to the “democratic dictatorship’ Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

‘It takes a Village.’

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Mrs Griffith dies at nearly 100 years Compiled by Cameron McCullough MRS Hannah Rose Griffith, who passed away after a brief illness on the 10th inst at “Danby Lodge,” Somerville, was born nearly a century ago at Bangor, Wales.

She was one of six daughters of the late James Courtney Cottingham. She had two brothers, one being Judge James Cottingham, of Manchester, and the other, Christopher Cottingham, the Editor of the “Mercantile & Shipping Gazette,” London, whilst her cousins were Sir Hercules Robinson (later Earl Rosemead) and Sir William Robinson, Governor of NSW and later of Victoria.

Her early life was spent in Dublin.

She was tutored with her friend, Lady Ann Fitzgerald, at the Duchess of Leinster’s home. She was both accomplished and fascinating, and for some time was considered to be one of the belles of Dublin.

She was married in 1848 at St George’s, Dublin, to Arthur Hill Griffith, a leading solicitor in Dublin, who was a scion of the ancient Griffith family of Penrhyn, Wales, and 30 years her senior.

Subsequent to this – his second marriage – Mr Griffith took up a country estate at Gortmore, County Westmeath, and it was here that all the family, consisting of nine sons and two daughters, were born.

In 1870, Mr Griffith decided to come to the Antipodes, whither his brother, Hon Charles Griffith (a member of the first Victorian Legislative Council) and his cousins, Molesworth Green and the Very Rev. Hussey Burgh Macartney, D.D (first Dean of Melbourne) had

preceded him.

Mrs Griffith accompanied him, with nine members of the family, the eldest, James de Burgh, remaining at Trinity College, Dublin, to complete his medical course; another son, Walter Hussey, being already settled in New Zealand, where the family arrived after a passage of six months.

Subsequently the family settled in Victoria, and Melbourne became their home. Here the family grew up and entered their several professions.

Two became doctors, Dr J. de B. Griffith, of Somerville, and Dr C. A. Griffith, of Berwick; another, Hon Arthur Griffith, took up politics, and became Minister of Education in New South Wales; the others entered various banks.

Few of the family, however, married.

The number of grandchildren (viz, 11) was exactly that of her family, whilst the great grandchildren numbered twelve.

Mrs Griffith was widowed in 1882, and she finally decided to live with her eldest son, Dr J. de B. Griffith, keeping house for him until the time of her death.

For some years, Dr Griffith practiced in Carlton, from where he went as Medical Officer of the famous Bushmen’s Contingent to the South African War. On his return from a subsequent visit to England, he, in 1906, settled in Somerville, where the home was later totally destroyed by fire but rebuilt.

The late Mrs Griffith had lived under five Sovereigns, viz:—George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, and George V. She possessed almost up to

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the hour of her death wonderful powers of both mind and body, and until her last brief illness – the only serious one through life – was remarkably active and energetic.

She was at all times interesting, kind hearted and generous to a fault.

Being of a deeply religious nature, she possessed a calm, sure faith in things eternal, and of later years was ever prepared for and joyfully anticipated her death, which was truly the end of a long journey.

She died quietly and peacefully of asthma of the heart and was laid to rest in the Frankston Cemetery on Tuesday last, several of her sons and grandsons being present as mourners, and quite a number of friends to pay their last respects to her memory.

The solemn service of the Church of England was impressively read by a grandson of the deceased, the Rev. Maurice de Burgh Griffith, M.A., B.D. who conducted a short service at the house before leaving.

The Rev. A. P. McFarlane assisted in the service at the graveside; also speaking a few words eulogistic of the deceased lady, whom he had known for a number of years.

The coffin was of polished oak and was covered with floral tributes from relatives and friends. *** AT the delegates meeting last night it was decided that investigation be made by the Mornington Peninsula Football Association regarding the allegations made against Johnston and Laidlaw, of the Carrum Club, who are alleged to have been dis disqualified for life by the Federal Association last season.

These players are to be asked to sign a declaration, and if their disqualification prove actual fact Carrum will most likely lose all the matches they have won when these players have played.

A full report will appear in our next issue. *** IN order to avoid holding concerts in the Mechanics’ Hall on successive nights the Children’s Cantata and grand concert in aid of Frankston Methodist Honor Board will be held on Tuesday, 16th August, instead of Friday, 19th August. *** A DEFINITE move has been made in the direction of securing a Soldiers’ Memorial for Frankston. The Memorial Committee met last Friday night (Cr Oates in the chair) when it was decided to call for competitive designs.

The secretary (Mr H. Vicars) reported that about £600 was in hand towards the estimated cost of £1300.

A further asset is held in the Club Room, now held by the Returned Soldiers. Messrs A. Hill and Hugh Morrison were appointed trustees of this building. *** GOOD old time hospitality was experienced at “Malunnah,” the residence of Mr A. H. Gregory, on Wednesday evening last, when members of the Frankston Football Club were entertained at a social evening.

A delightful time was spent by a large and merry company, who found the fleeting hours all too short.

Occasion was taken to congratulate Frankston’s youthful and popular

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captain, Mr Reg. Coxall on having that day attained his 21st birthday, and his health, proposed by President McCulloch, was drunk with enthusiasm.

“Reg” make a response which was heartfelt and appropriate, but his performance as an orator is far short of his prowess on the football field. *** ARBOUR Day, celebrated at the Frankston school on Monday last, was a memorable event.

The day was beautifully fine, and there was a large gathering of parents to assist in the proceedings.

The Head Master, (Mr J. D. Jennings) conducted the visitors over the spacious grounds, already bearing testimony to artistic and intelligent treatment, and giving promise of charming and unique effects, when the full scheme of plotting and planting has been completed.

The children rendered an interesting programme of songs, recitations and dialogues, and speeches were given by the Shire President (Cr W. P. Mason), Mr J. F. Bell (Presbyterian Minister) and Dr Maxwell.

Others in attendance were Rev. MacFarlane, Crs Oates and Wells, and members of the school committee.

There was a representative attendance of ladies, who were keenly interested in the proceedings, and several planted an olive tree each.

After the serving of tea and cakes, Mr Jennings, by request, planted a fine chestnut tree, and some girls then recited “The Village Blacksmith”. *** From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 15 July 1921

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Lockdown Five: The Assignment Miami Beach Parallel

By Stuart McCullough LOCKDOWN number five. As sequels go, we’re definitely heading towards the shallow end of the pool. Nothing good ever came of installment number five. Looking at this purely from a ‘Police Academy’ point of view, that puts us in ‘Assignment Miami Beach’ territory. I could bore you with plot details, if there were any, but it’s enough to say that this particular sequel didn’t even include Steve Guttenberg; whose absence rendered it something worse than pointless.

There’s a law of diminishing returns. It’s a law even more powerful than the one that requires you to wear a mask whilst at the supermarket so your glasses are continually fogging up as you attempt to read your shopping list. I, however, am determined to make this lockdown count. Forget learning a new language or acquiring a new skill.

I refuse to squander this lockdown by adopting an on-line fitness program – a pointless exercise that involved actual pointless exercise. No way. This time, I’m surrendering to binge watching.

When I was a kid, ‘binge watching’ referred to what you ate when watching television rather than the act of watching television itself. Eating Milo straight from the tin whilst watching ‘The Fall Guy’ was as close as I ever came. But in this era of content on demand, ‘binge watching’ means something else entirely, even if it is still best done with a tin of Milo and a spoon to hand. I’ve got my work cut out for me.

I’m not sure how, but I’d never seen ‘The Sopranos’. It’s meant to be one of the greatest shows of all time and whilst as someone who used to regularly watch ‘It’s A Knockout’ I treat such

claims with skepticism, it’s time I filled that particular pop culture knowledge gap. But I plan to mix things up. Rather than solely indulging in something

new, I plan to engage in nostalgia also.

Which is why I’ve dusted off my DVD collection of ‘A Country Practice’; all fourteen seasons spanning some two

hundred and two separate discs. That ought to fill a five-day lockdown nicely.

‘What?!’ I hear you cry. ‘You’re not using lockdown for a Police Academy marathon?’ Put simply, no I’m not.

That’s because I saw ‘Police Academy Five: Assignment Miami Beach’ at the cinema. Every smutty joke, ribald innuendo and moment of acting so hammy that if you slapped two pieces of bread around it, you could call it a sandwich, was projected onto a forty-foot screen.

That was nearly thirty-five years ago and all I can say is that I’m yet to fully recover.

Lining up a bunch of DVDs to watch feels like I’m stepping back in time.

Nowadays the idea of getting up to change one disc for another seems like an incredible burden. But for all the convenience that streaming offers, you never get buffering when you’re watching something on DVD. There’s something to be said for that kind of reliability. Specifically, ‘phew’.

A couple of days into lockdown and I’m finding ‘The Sopranos’ kind of tense. To balance that out, I’m swapping between Tony and the gang and the lovable characters from Wandin Valley. Esme Watson is the ying to Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gualtieri’s yang. I don’t want to put it too highly, but watching two entirely different series simultaneously feels like it may be an act of genius.

I need to disclose something at this point – I’m terrible at watching television. Don’t get me wrong; I like movies and TV shows. It’s just that I struggle to stay awake. For me, watching a film involves me viewing (and enjoying) the first forty-five minutes before waking up as the credits roll.

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Invariably, various plot points have developed whilst I’ve had my eyes closed and I’m confused. After all, it’s not as though I’m re-watching ‘Police Academy Five: Assignment Miami Beach’ for which being unconscious is probably highly desirable, with the added bonus that you won’t miss important plot developments because there aren’t any.

I’ve been enjoying both ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘A Country Practice’. However, as is my way, I’ve nodded off a few times mid-episode. At times I’ve been kind of befuddled. So much so, that I’ve started to blur the lines somewhat and treat them not as two separate shows but a single series. Dr Terrence Elliott sitting down with Big Puss at the Bada Bing. The bit where Fatso the Wombat is promoted to ‘captain’ before becoming a rat (being a furry quadruped probably made the transition an easy one.)

And I’m still reeling from the episode where Bob and Cookie get clipped for heisting a truck full of plumbers’ overalls on the outskirts of Wandin Valley.

However long this lockdown lasts, at least I’ll have made the most of it. As overwhelming as being separated from friends and family is, I’m mindful it’s all for a bigger purpose. Besides, things could be worse – you could be stuck inside watching Police Academy Five on a continuous loop. Soon enough, we’ll be able to celebrate. Or as Tony Soprano once so memorably said to Sergeant Frank Gilroy as they enjoyed a counter meal down at the Wandin Valley public bar; ‘It’s almost time for turkey sandwiches!’ So true. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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By Craig MacKenzie FOOTBALL Victoria is holding its nerve and continues to look positively towards the completion of the 2021 season.

FV CEO Kimon Taliadoros this week expressed confidence in the stewardship of the state government and Sport and Recreation Victoria despite the sport facing its second shutdown this season.

“I’m comfortable that we’re in good hands,” Taliadoros said.

“I feel that the state government and in particular sport and rec are now so well drilled that we can get the most out of this season that we possibly can.

“After working so closely with government and the local councils last year I feel that we are well placed to make sharp judgements but in the meantime all everyone can do is to monitor the numbers.”

There has been much conjecture as to how many games it will take for FV to make a call on the important promotion and relegation issues that didn’t come into play last year when the 2020 season was scrubbed.

While Taliadoros won’t be drawn into speculation over how many games would constitute a season there’s been talk that completing a minimum of 16 games in the 22-game season could suffice.

Currently most local clubs have played 13 games.

Mornington has played 12 but there’s a bye in State 1.

In State 2 Peninsula Strikers have played 12 games but have a game in hand (a postponed away fixture against Doncaster Rovers) while Somerville Eagles are the only local State 4 club to have only played 12 games due to a postponed away fixture against Sandown Lions.

The picture in State 5 is less clear as the fixtures have been disrupted by the withdrawal of Endeavour Hills while Mount Martha is the only club in that league to have played 13 games.

Quietly confident: Football Victoria CEO Kimon Taliadoros presents the Eagles Cup at May’s clash between Somerville and Baxter. Picture: Darryl Kennedy

“The first thing we think about is the financial wellbeing of the clubs,” Taliadoros said.

“Once we feel comfortable about that then we can think about the integrity of the competition.

“The implications of lockdowns may prove to be significant but at this stage we remain confident that we can still complete a full season.

“After the last lockdown Football Victoria refixtured to ensure the season could be completed and that wasn’t the case with other sports.

“The challenge for us is how we manage the time available to us before the season switches to summer.

“That’s always a consideration for many community clubs – not so much NPL clubs – as they

Red Can Man eyes off another Group Three HORSE RACING

By Ben Triandafillou DAVID Brideoake will be looking to land backto-back Group Three successes with his newly acquired sprinter Red Can Man on Saturday.

The former Western Australian sprinter has had two runs under the Mornington-based trainers care, with his most recent resulting in a gusty long-neck victory in the Group Three Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.

He’ll be looking to continue his successful run at the track on Saturday when he lines up in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m).

Looking to take substantial improvement from his first-up run when finishing beyond midfield at Flemington, Brideoake believes the gelding relished getting onto a firmer surface second-up and gained plenty of fitness from his first-up outing.

“He had been a long time between runs and I think he just needed a pipe opener [first-up],” Brideoake said.

“He got onto a four or a five (track rating) the other day and showed good improvement.

He’ll take natural improvement with it being his third run in and I think he should be competitive

come Saturday.”

Red Can Man, who finished within three lengths of the winner in the Group One Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at the end of his last prep, will face another talented galloper from Mornington on Saturday.

Shane Nichols’ dual Group One winner Streets of Avalon is also set to resume in the Group Three contest.

Brideoake, who is in a purple patch of form having saddled up 17 winners from his last 50 runners, said he was more worried about the rainy forecast more than anything.

“They’re proven Group One horses there so I’m not going to get too carried away,” he said.

“It is very hard to take on a horse like Streets of Avalon but I’m sure there’ll be plenty of other handy horses in there as well. I think watching (Red Can Man) win the other day though, a lot of people will be in his camp.

“I’m very happy with him but I’m a bit concerned about the weather. He looks better suited on top of the ground.”

Red Can Man, who has now earnt $863,090 in prize money, has had just the two starts in soft conditions or worse and has finished outside of the placings on both occasions.

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our sport and our football economy would be substantially weaker.

“The other thing government has been particularly good at is the speed at which they’ve acted to ensure we could operate in a COVID-safe environment.

“They’ve been really efficient in that area.”

But it’s not only state government that has offered a financial lifeline.

“The federal government subsidies came in the form of JobKeeper last year.

“That was meaningful as well for us so the combination of that and the state government grant was really significant.

“Our revenues dropped by almost 80 per cent and these initiatives enabled us to stand up for the 2021 season.”

Meanwhile in State 3 news league leader Frankston Pines was stunned by the impact of its recent social media announcement about the signing of Fijian international midfielder Nickel Chand.

The post reached 24,157 facebook accounts.

It also stimulated interest in Pines from five other Fijian players and two Nigerians who have played alongside Chand.

All are keen to join.

In State 4 news Zach Peddersen has returned to his role as director of football at Somerville Eagles.

The local club announced some off-field changes last week.

Peddersen retains the role of club secretary while Neil Wypior has joined Stan Packer as senior assistant to player-coach Dave Greening.

Nathan Brown will fill the goalkeeping coaching role vacated by Wypior.

are obliged to hand over their grounds to summer sports and while that’s an opportunity for us to try and work with other sports it’s an enormous logistical challenge for us and really it’s only something we can do effectively when we have some certainty.”

In the worst case scenario that season 2021 becomes our sport’s Groundhog Day there is every reason to believe that FV and its 365 member clubs won’t be left teetering on the edge of a financial abyss.

“State government provided us with a substantial grant last year that effectively enabled us to survive financially and work through that complicated refund policy,” Taliadoros added.

“That ensured we could spread that money as far and as wide as we could in order to maximise its positive impact.

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Women in Local Government Ula Robinson was the Shire Secretary for the former Shire of Mornington between 1917 and 1919. This was during the First World War when many women entered the workforce to supplement the shortage of male labour.

Ula was highly respected in her field. When she joined the Shire of Mornington, she had already worked as the acting Shire Secretary in the Gippsland district of Traralgon since March 1914.

When Ula left in 1919, the Shire of Mornington presented her with a

certificate of appreciation for her work.

They congratulated her “upon her able handling of the duties of a position unique to her sex”. The records remind us of the challenges and inequalities faced by women in the workplace during this time. Pay Book records confirm that Ula Robinson had taken up the role of Shire Secretary in November 1917 to fill in for Thomas Joseph Nihill who had enlisted in World War 1. His monthly Salary was 20 pounds. Miss Robinson received 10 pounds per month while occupying his role.

Far Right: Miss Ula Robinson, Shire of Mornington Secretary 1917-1919. Shire Archive Collection.

Progress By the early twentieth Century, Mornington Peninsula farmland was increasingly subdivided into residential Estates. The Archive holds many subdivision plans and posters for these Estates up to the 1960s. This development explosion significantly expanded the role of local government and saw a dramatic increase in holiday properties and family homes.

Left: Promotional material, Beleura Hill Estate Subdivision Mornington. Shire Archive Collection Far left: Map showing the allotments for the Tanti Park Subdivision, Mornington, 1941. Shire Archive Collection.

Influenza At the end of the First World War in 1918, the world faced an Influenza pandemic, which they called the Pneumonic Influenza. Its less preferred name was ‘Spanish Influenza’. In Australia, the government issued warnings about how local government might respond to protect the community. By early 1919, it was necessary for those measures to be implemented in Victoria. We have many original sources in our Shire Archives that demonstrate how the restrictions

impacted on life at the Council and in the local community.

This letter from the Victorian Retail Cycle & Motor Cycle Traders’ Association, is one of many received cancelling local events due to influenza restrictions.

(13th February 1919.)

‘Please take note that owing to the Influenza regulations the usual bay picnic of the above Association will not be held next Saturday as arranged.’

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By Peter McCullough IN the 1890’s football at the outer suburban level was largely a social game with matches arranged on a casual basis; there was no official competition with a ladder and finals. In this environment Mordialloc Football Club, formed in 1891, organized a match against the Mornington Football Club, formed in 1888.

It was to be played at Mordialloc on Saturday 21 May, 1892.

The railway connection to Frankston had been completed three years earlier and this would have been the logical means for the Mornington team to travel to Mordialloc, particularly because of the uncertainty of the weather at that time of the year.

However Charles Hooper, a 35 year old member of the team who was an experienced sailor and fisherman, invited the team members to use his boat “Process” for a sea trip to the Mordialloc game.

The craft, known as a yawl, was over nine metres long, had a mast of similar length and, as an inducement to the players, Hooper promised to use his racing sails for the trip. These sails had won him regatta honours off Frankston and Mornington in the recent past.

Most of the players were young and probably considered the boat journey would be quite an adventure. Besides, as was reported later, at least ten of the players were good swimmers.

Nevertheless there must have been some apprehension for a vote was taken; 12 of the 20 voted in favour of the trip by boat.

So 17 members of the team set out after lunch on that fateful Saturday on the trip that was to mark the greatest tragedy in the peninsula’s sporting history. Although moderate seas had been forecast, the 15 mile (24 kilometre) trip was uneventful

YEARS OF MORNINGTON with William Coles entertaining his teammates with a medley of cornet tunes. One passenger who subsequently made the return journey by train later reported that Coles had played the song “The Ship that Never Returned.” His companions, singing lustily as they sailed along, were never to appreciate the irony contained in that song.

The match at Mordialloc began about three in the afternoon and ended in near-darkness at 5.30 pm. The result was a draw with each team scoring two goals; behinds did not count in those days.

The Mornington team boarded the “Process” around 6 o’clock with Charles Hooper informing the few locals at the pier that the boat had a leading wind which would take her to Mornington on one tack; accordingly he expected to reach Mornington between 8 and 9 pm.

The travellers were reported to be sober and in good spirits. Charles Allchin, articled to a firm of architects and surveyors in the city and who had met the team at Mordialloc, joined the boat travellers, but three men who had come by sea elected to return by train.

They were Mr. Coxhell, the local baker and captain of the team who had experienced some sea-sickness on the trip up, a lad called Schultz, and Mr. Short, the manager of the Commercial Bank.

The last time the fifteen members of the football team were seen or heard alive was off Frankston when some fishermen heard the men singing and said later that the yawl appeared to be travelling without any trouble. No one knows what happened next but it is believed that a sudden squall hit the vessel as it approached Pelican Point, off Mt. Eliza. The “Process” capsized throwing the occupants into the sea.

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SOUVENIR WRAP Continued In the darkness, and with waves beating around them, the men would have struggled to right the craft, or climb on board. One can only imagine the sheer terror in the minds of those unlucky footballers as they clawed and fought for a grip of the vessel, only to be washed off by the waves.

Exhaustion soon ended their struggle.

Any that tried to swim for the shore did not make it. All were drowned.

That Saturday night was to become the blackest ever in the history of Mornington. There was a general build up of concern and then deep worry about the young men of the town. Mr. Short, the bank manager who elected to return by train, became worried about 9.30 pm when William Grover, his young accountant and teammate, had not called to collect the duplicate set of bank keys. Short went to his home and his father, Mr. J.D.Grover, immediately set out by horse and buggy for Mordialloc to check on the team’s departure. Mr. Grover had a brother as well as a son on the “Process.” Short then went to the Mornington pier with a friend to see if there was any sign of the “Process” returning. When midnight passed with no boat in sight it was obvious that something was seriously wrong so Short went to the home of the Presbyterian minister, the Reverend Caldwell, to inform him of the concerns he had for the team which included three of the minister’s sons.

The Reverend Caldwell rushed to awaken Sergeant Murphy of Mornington police who in turn roused the postmistress so that a telegraph message could be sent to Mordialloc.

She was unable to get a response. In the absence of telephones visits were made to Mornington people who had relatives and friends in the football

Finding the capsized boat on Sunday morning

Boats out on Monday morning dredging for missing bodies

team; some of them had already begun to fear the worst. Many made dashes to the pier and surrounding beaches but to no avail. Mr Short and a friend set off by horse and buggy for Mordialloc, only to meet Mr. Grover coming back with the news that the team had left as planned on the previous evening, It was now about 4 am. and there was little the town could do other than wait for the dawn.

Early on the Sunday morning there were as many as 22 boats and skiffs out searching along the coast. One was the cutter yacht “Wanderer” which happened to be berthed at Mornington pier overnight. It was the “Wanderer” which found the upturned “Process” lying off Pelican reef. There were bags, coats, and personal belongings strewn about the area, while the tangled rigging and broken masts left little doubt as to the fate of the passengers.

The upturned boat was towed back to Mornington and, when righted, the body of Alfred Lawrence was found tangled in the rigging. When the boat was examined there were marks and scratches on the bottom, as if made by the passengers clawing at the upturned hull endeavouring to get a grip.

During the Sunday and for days afterwards there were many vessels out searching but no other bodies were discovered. This was despite the efforts of many sailors and the officers of the Customs Branch. The Ports and Harbours Department vessel, Lady Loch, which had dragging equipment aboard, was also sent to the area but because of the varying depth of water it was not possible to approach close to the reef. (It should be noted that some difference of opinion exists as to the number of bodies recovered. One early account stated that none were found but “The Pelican Reef Disaster” written in 1967 by Charles Allchin,

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C E L E B R AT I N G nephew of Charles Ernest Allchin, claims that four bodies were found.

He states “The bodies of Charles Hooper junior, James Firth, and John Kenna were found over the next three weeks on beaches as far apart as Rye and Mt. Eliza.” (Page 10) However the definitive account of the tragedy, contained in “Mornington-In the Wake of Flinders”, published in 1971 by local historian Leslie Moorhead, is unequivocal: only the body of Alfred Lawrence was recovered.)

The inquest into the death of Alfred Lawrence led to a finding of accidental death which shed no further light on

YEARS OF MORNINGTON what actually happened. The town grieved openly at the funeral of young Lawrence and the wider community was shocked as well. Newspapers and magazines of the day contained headline stories of the tragedy. The Argus of Monday, 23 May provided a very detailed report under the headline Shocking disaster in the bay. A fishing yawl sunk. A football team on board.

All hands drowned. Fifteen lives lost.

Distressing scenes in Mornington. (By our special reporter.). Within a day or so newspapers throughout Australia carried the report by the special reporter from The Argus.

Telegrams came from everywhere including one from the Governor of Victoria, Lord Hopetoun: “Lady Hopetoun and I desire to express our deep regret at the appalling accident which occurred last Saturday night, and beg you will convey our deepest sympathy to the bereaved relatives of the victims of the accident.”

A public meeting at Mornington established a committee for relief of the victims’ dependents (Charles Hooper’s fourteen year old son died with him but he left a wife and children, while two other players had wives and children.) A sum of 120 pounds was

SOUVENIR WRAP subscribed in the room. It was decided to circularize all football clubs in Victoria and the response to this appeal was very generous. Eventually over sixteen hundred pounds was raised.

Seventy five pounds was set aside to erect a memorial located on the corner of The Esplanade and Schnapper Point Drive. In the words of Charles Allchin: “It overlooks Schnapper Point, the pier and the harbour, and it appears to have a range of view of the Bay and the foreshore around to Pelican Point.”(Ibid, Page 10.) The rest of the funds went to the families of those who died.

In retrospect it is hard to grasp the enormity of the sadness and hardship that this event brought to what was a little seaside village. Many must have considered the part that fate played in the event. On the one hand there was the tragedy of Charles Allchin who came from work in the city by train, only to join the ill-fated yawl at Mordialloc for the trip home. Then there was Mr. Short and the other two who came home by train after making the outward journey on the boat; they must have spent the rest of their lives pondering over that twist of fate.

Left: The body of Alfred Lawrence being brought ashore on Sunday afternoon Above: The memorial to the lost men that stands at the end of Main Street to this day

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THE Mornington railway line branched off the Stony Point railway line at Baxter and operated for 92 years before closing. In August 1888 the contract for building the line was given to David Munro for £25,000. A spur-line was built to Moorooduc quarry to transport stone for the construction of the line.

The Baxter to Mornington railway line opened on 10 September 1889 to huge fanfare. The rail service was eventually closed due to lack of patronage, the state government claimed. The government had tried several times in 1978 and early 1979 to close the line, but the locals would have none of it. In late February 1979 the rumoured last train was “held hostage” by more than 300 angry protesters at Mornington station. They allowed the train to depart next day at 1pm after assurances the service would be restored in April. On Sunday 8 April 1979 the train arrived to be greeted by a large crowd and a brass band – just like in September 1889 when it was opened to great fanfare.

A government report two years later sounded the death knell for many rail services in country Victoria, including Mornington’s. Railmotor RM55 was the last train in May 1981. It broke down during the journey and was replaced by a bus. The line was declared officially closed in March 1983.

Blake Street Mornington in the early 1900’s.

A Victorian Railways AEC railmotor at Mornington station.

A diesel electic rail motor at Mornington station.

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MORNINGTON PARK IN 1863, 10 acres (four hectares) were reserved as the site for a public park for “promenade and recreation”. Near the entrance are an interpretive panel and a flagpole surrounded by bollards with small plaques at the base, both of which note aspects of the park’s history.

There was once a large rotunda, a small grandstand, dressing rooms for sporting events and, until the late 1920s, cyclists trained on a circular track. Next to the playground, spreading cypresses and Moreton Bay fig trees have been climbed by generations of children.

Picnic parties came from Melbourne by paddlesteamers, trains, horsedrawn drags, charabancs and cars. Annual trade picnics were held by groups such as butchers, bakers, Gas and Fuel Corporation employees and many others. Mornington Fire Brigade practised hose and reel on an asphalted area of the park where there is an interpretive panel noting the history. The park’s entrance arches of local brown stone and the recently renovated band pavilion on the western boundary were built in 1932 to give the unemployed work during the Great Depression. In 1965 senior citizens’ clubrooms were built near the pavilion.

Did you know... it is believed the word ‘Mornington’ was removed from the pier facing entry to Mornington Park during the Second World War so that any lurking Japanese submarines would not be able to identify their position through periscopes. It is yet to be replaced.

Revellers arrive by steamer (circa 1922) for a day of picnics at Mornington Park.

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Mornington Park Police Picnic 1911. Picture: Mornington & District Historical Society

Picnics at Mornington Park, circa 1922. Picture: SLV

Picnics at Mornington Park, circa 1922. Picture: SLV

Picnics at Mornington Park, circa 1922. Picture: SLV

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Beleura - A Mornington Treasure

By Peter McCullough BELEURA, built in 1863 by James Butchart in a prominent position on land purchased at Schnapper Point (now Mornington) was described after his death in 1869 as the finest mansion in the colony. Subsequently owned by a succession of rich, powerful and successful families, it was purchased in 1916 by George Tallis and was the summer retreat for his family for many decades. In 1950 it became the home of Jack Morton Tallis by family agreement, and his life thereafter was dedicated to the preservation of Beleura.

John Tallis, as he preferred to be known, died in 1996 and bequeathed Beleura and its considerable contents to the people of Victoria, requesting that it become a house museum. In November, 2004, his dream was realized and Beleura and its gardens are now open to the public in the way he wished.

Pre-Beleura Although a number of accounts

record that the land on which Beleura was built was the property of the Hunter brothers, a map of the time shows that the Yan-ti-Cran grant of 1840 was recorded in the name of “Mr. Hunter.” Another record lists the owner as “A.M.Hunter.”

James Butchart - The Builder of Beleura In one of a series of articles “Buildings with a Past” - published by The Age in 1963, John Hetherington wrote: “James Butchart wore the air of one destined for worldly success when he was hardly beyond boyhood. He was a short man but the lift of the head, the set of the mouth, the vigilance of his eyes, and the adroitness of his broad, strong-fingered hands were things that marked him out as one who would prosper in the Australian colonies.

Within an hour or two of his landing from the 400 ton sailing ship William Nicol, on 15 February, 1842, he had seen enough of the youthful town of Melbourne to have no qualms about

James Butchart, 1822 - 1869, builder of Beleura.

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his future.

James Butchart soon amassed a fortune, said at the time of his death to be one of the largest in the colony.

He did this by supplying the miners on the goldfields of Ballarat, Bendigo and Castlemaine with many of the things they needed-in particular mutton. He was a partner in the first firm of stock and station agents (Kaye, Butchart and Co.) and had pastoral holdings in both Victoria and New South Wales.

When he retired in 1862, at the age of forty, he leased and subsequently bought land at Schnapper Point, part of the Yan-ti-Cran run.

James Butchart set about building Beleura, presumably on the site of a cottage belonging to the previous owner. The twelve-roomed Italianate villa he built reflected his considerable wealth. Constructed in Free Classical style by Italian workmen using local hand-made bricks, Beleura was built on a granite foundation with stuccoed brick walls. The main feature of the single-storey house is the Corinthian colonnade verandah and balustrade

parapet. It had a large garden and carriageway, as it still has today, and a vineyard which no longer exists.

James Butchart had little time to enjoy Beleura which was completed in 1865. His infant son died early that year and his wife died on New Year’s Day of the following year. James Butchart died, it is said, on the front steps of Beleura in 1869.

Subsequent Owners Charles Edward Bright acquired Beleura after the death of James Butchart. He was an enterprising and successful Melbourne business man and the son of a well-to-do landed Bristol-based ship-owning family.

Locally, Charles Bright was the founder of Bright Brothers and Co., Steamship and General Agents.

Caleb Joshua Jenner, another successful businessman, leased Beleura in 1883 and used it as a summer retreat before purchasing the property in 1888. During the time Beleura was owned by Mr Jenner much-needed service areas were added

Charles Edward Bright, owner of Beleura 1870 - 1888.

to the mansion, effectively doubling it in size. One of his daughters, Florence, married Francis Joseph (Frank) Gillett whose father owned the adjoining property, Sunnyside.

Caleb Jenner died at Beleura in 1890.

After her attempts to sell the property were unsuccessful, his widow, Eliza, continued to use Beleura until 1899.

Robert Smith, a pastoralist who had married Jane Priscilla Macpherson, purchased the property in 1899.

Robert Smith had interests in the building industry including a leaded glass factory in New South Wales; ownership of the latter might account for the quite extensive use of leadlight glass throughout the house.

Following Robert Smith’s death in 1904, ownership of Beleura passed to his widow, Jane.

William Ernest Albert Edgwick, another grazier, acquired Beleura in 1911 and is believed to be responsible for the painting of the exterior for the first time.

In 1915 William Edgwick sold to a syndicate which subdivided Beleura

Caleb Joshua Jenner, who leased Beleura from 1883, and owned it from 1888.

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Left: Part of the advertising for the subdivision in 1916.

Right: Sir George Tallis, circa 1925.

and its 160 acres, renaming it “Beleura on the Sea.” An auction was held on Saturday 8 January, 1916 with a special train departing from Flinders Street. The fare: “2 shillings return, first class.”

The Tallis Years In 1916 Beleura and various parcels of its subdivided land were acquired by George and Amelia Tallis to be once again used as a summer retreat.

George Tallis was a man of wealth who migrated to Melbourne in 1886 from Ireland as a seventeen year old. He had natural ability and huge ambition; he joined the theatre firm of JC Williamson and within a few

years was the main shareholder and managing director. Eventually, by buying out his partners, he controlled the company and made it one of the biggest theatre companies in the world.

His achievements were not limited to live theatre: he was instrumental in bringing talking pictures to Melbourne and was part of the fledgling Hoyts theatre chain; he was part of a syndicate which formed the Broadcasting Company of Australia and 3LO was born; in 1927 the Comedy Theatre was built satisfying a dream of George Tallis for his company to have a small and intimate theatre. A long and happy personal and business association with Dame Nellie Melba prompted George

Tallis to give generously to the building of Melba Hall at the Conservatorium of Music in Melbourne.

In 1922 George Tallis was knighted for his philanthropy and his services to the theatre; it was a well-deserved recognition of the illustrious career of a self-made man.

In 1898 George Tallis had married Amelia Young, a singer in light and comic opera, and sister of the famous Florence Young who was one of the leading lights of musical comedy at that time. Amelia gave up the theatre on her marriage, supported her husband in his burgeoning career, and devoted herself to her family and philanthropic work. Sir George and Lady Tallis had four children: George Cassius (known as “Mick”), Jeffery Andrew (“Pat”), Sunday Millicent (“Bid”) and Jack Morton (who was generally known as “John”).

The Tallises loved entertaining their theatrical friends at Beleura, especially Dame Nellie Melba who slept in the palatial guest bedroom. It is still referred to as “The Melba Bedroom”; alongside is a specially designed bathroom suite with a wonderful Victorian bath which has four taps – two for seawater (pumped from the beach) and two for fresh water!

An enthusiasm for farming led to Sir George acquiring surrounding land at Beleura over the years, and by 1924 he held 348 acres. He briefly owned the adjoining property, Sunnyside, and retained some of the acreage when he resold it. Another farm, Annesleigh, in Moorooduc, was bought and eventually Sir George owned some 2000 acres at Mornington. He specialized in

Ayreshire cattle, and established an orchard, dairy and vegetable gardens.

The family travelled overseas often and extensively as there was a continual search for new and marketable shows, and a need to manage the many productions and affairs of JC Williamson which were scattered around the world. In fact Sir George was playing a round of golf at Gleneagles in Scotland with his youngest son, John, when he received news of the death of Lady Tallis at Beleura in 1933.

Sir George Tallis spent much of his retirement years at Beleura, interspersed with regular overseas trips. These were generally to catch up with John, who remained a bachelor, and also involved some work for “The Firm”, as JC Williamsons was known.

In 1938, on what was to be his last trip to Europe, he met John in London and they crossed to the Continent. The pair were together in Germany during the Munich crisis towards the end of that year.

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YEARS OF MORNINGTON Continued Sir George fell ill and John always believed that their resulting early departure saved them from being trapped in Europe.

Sir George returned immediately via the USA, and such was the panic to leave that some shirts he had ordered, which were not ready when promised, were finally delivered to the ship as it was leaving. As well, Sir George was obliged to share a four-berth cabin, which would not have been a pleasant experience for a man used to first class travel! Jack stayed on during the uneasy truce that followed Munich, but then made a hasty departure, via the USA, when things started to unravel.

Sir George died in August 1948 nd is buried with Lady Tallis in the Box

SOUVENIR WRAP Hill cemetery. Thus ended a period when Beleura was the centre of family life. The fortune amassed by Sir George laid the foundations which had sustained Beleura and a way of life, but which by the 1950’s was anachronistic. The problems this aged, costly to run, and neglected house presented alarmed the family.

The estate was divided between the four children, and it appeared that the task of caring for Beleura was not attractive to any of them. However at a family meeting John agreed to take on responsibility for Beleura rather than see it sold.

Jack Morton (John) Tallis John Tallis was born into a household of increasing affluence, at a time when, if you were rich and privileged, the world was a wonderful

Left: John Tallis at Beleura, circa 1955.

Below: The dining room ceiling painted by Wesley Penberthy.

Right: Melba’s bath, complete with four taps.

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place. Between 1925, when he was 17, and 1940 when he hurriedly departed, John was a resident of Europe. The only break in that period was when he returned home for a short time following the death of his mother in 1933. He later suggested that this extended time in Europe was to equip him to follow his father as a theatre impresario. Sir George, realizing that the two older boys were not that way inclined, felt that John had leanings in the right direction. The first necessity was to master several languages so he was sent to Vienna to learn German, and then to Italy, before moving to Paris to master the French language. In bohemian Paris of the late 1920’s and early 1930’s he mixed with musicians, artists and writers. During these years his first music work was published.

C E L E B R AT I N G Sir George then arranged for him to go to London where he enrolled in the Royal College of Music, staying there until 1933. After his return from Australia, John took a flat in Hampstead and immersed himself in the London theatre and music world.

Back in Australia in 1940 he joined the army, serving in the intelligence section. Later he helped out on the family farm at Wagga Wagga and tried to settle down, having “some success with ballet, composition and broadcasting.” He also had some poems and music chapters published

by Angry Penguins. John also wrote the Australian Music chapter for “Arts in Australia” published in 1948. His place in Australian music history rests in his numerous scores for ballet: between 1946 and 1952 John Tallis

YEARS OF MORNINGTON completed five original ballet scores ranging in instrumentation from solo piano to full orchestra, and in so doing became one of the most prolific composers for dance in the immediate post-war era. In 1952 Ballet Guild danced “The Sentimental Bloke” to a score by John Tallis, a fact reflected on his tombstone in the Mornington cemetery.

John Tallis built on the Italianate influences of the original design and made a series of changes to the interior and exterior of Beleura. Melbourne artist and student of Norman Lindsay, Wesley Penberthy, produced a series of ceiling paintings in the entrance hall (1951) and drawing and dining rooms (1954).

After making some changes to Beleura, John Tallis decided to go to

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Italy in 1953. In Venice he bought two chandeliers for Beleura, and quite an amount of statuary, and in Florence a “delightful little statue fountain.” After a short time in Paris, he travelled to London where he spent several months attending auctions in the mornings and the theatre at night. Several items for Beleura were purchased at the former.

John Tallis was back in Australia by the end of 1953. He never went abroad again but remained a committed armchair traveller.

Like his father before him, John Tallis collected art with a preference for contemporary, if conservative, works. He bought contemporary paintings, Venetian glass, furniture, and he gathered a collection of autographed letters. John Tallis also collected books and formed a fine

library based around his enthusiasms: art, music, architecture, gardens and Italy.

The interior that we see today is still the result of the 1950’s renovations.

Over the years John Tallis purchased back many of his father’s things such as pictures and ornaments from his elder brother; these, plus the purchases made in Europe in 1953 form an interesting, varied and eclectic collection.

The garden contains features from three main periods including the original nineteenth century driveway layout, rear courtyards and conifer trees; the early twentieth century additions based on designs by gardening legends Edna Walling and Harold DesbroweAnnear and including the Italian style reflective pool; and John Tallis’ mid-

twentieth century Italian-influenced embellishments consisting of a formal rose garden and statuary.

The exterior received its first coat of white paint at the beginning of the twentieth century, and was then painted again and again with each layer obliterating a little more of the detailed stucco work The recent removal of many layers of white paint has returned the exterior of the house to its original appearance.

Over the decades the duty of care became something of an obsession for John Tallis. Before he died in 1996 he made arrangements to give his treasured house and garden to the people of Victoria for their pleasure and instruction, seemingly knowing that for him the last lingering rays of the Edwardian sun were setting.

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MORNINGTON SEA BATHS IN 1878 the proprietor of the Royal Hotel built splendid sea baths at The Point in Mornington.

Two years later they were available to let and in due course William Irvine became the proprietor, also offering rowing and sailing boats for hire.

Early in 1892 it was stated that the Royal Sea Baths were to be found in “a secluded position within easy distance of the township” and that a hot sea bath was also available. Following the death of Mr Irvine in 1901 the Royal Sea Baths were run for a time by his wife, Margaret. In November 1915, the Mornington Swimming and Lifesaving Club held its inaugural meeting at the baths which then became their base. During the early years of the twentieth century, additions were made to the original building, extending towards the shore to create a dance hall. In 1947 the Mornington sea baths were severely damaged by fire. The remains of the structure were eventually demolished in 1981.

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MAIN STREET Main Street Mornington has changed drastically over the years. It is fair to say it was a sleepy hollow in the early years with carkparks (or places to tie one’s buggy or horse) aplenty!

Main Street Mornington in the 1920’s. Picture: State Library of Victoria Corner of Main Street and Barkley Street, circa late 1800’s. Picture: MDHS

The Oriental Bank was built in 1875 on the corner of Main Street and Albert Street. Picture: SLV Built in 1863, the post office also contained the telegraph office and from 1905 housed Mornington’s first telephone exchange. Picture: MDHS.

Bullock Team in front of W. Grover’s, Ironmonger Store c.1880’s T. C Allchin’s general store on the corner of Main and Albert Street. Picture: MDHS

King George V Bush Nursing Hospital, opened in 1937.

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HISTORIC PUBS

The Tanti Hotel (now called Mornington Hotel) existed as early as the 1850’s. Picture: MDHS

Rennison’s Schnapper Point Hotel was built in the late 1850s and renamed the Royal Hotel in 1876

Kirkpatrick’s Hotel, Mornington, first established in the 1860’s, pictured circa 1910.

The Grand Hotel, Mornington, which first opened in 1889.

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MORNINGTON AT WAR

There are numerous stories of sacrifice and service of Mornington residents during the wars, told by Mornington News over the years.

The fantastic photographs on this page were supplied to us by Bill Coventry before his death in 2010. Not much is known about them, but they depict a parade down Main Street Mornington during World War Two. Bill’s military service began in 1934 when he joined the cadets of the 5th Battalion, Victorian Scottish Regiment (VSR) at the age of 16.

At the outbreak of WWII in 1939, the VSR took up duty at Point Nepean to guard the entrance of Port Phillip.

Bill resigned from his militia unit in 1940 to enlist in the Australian Infantry Force. He was captured by the Japanese in Timor and spent three and a half years as a prisoner of war, returning to Australia in 1945.

Bill became an active member of the Ex-Prisoners of War & Relatives Association and with the support of the Shire and many other people, his efforts were tireless in creating the Mornington and District Memorial Park that exists today.

In 2010, a trail through the path was named in his honour.

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