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Morni ngton
25 March 2014
FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT
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Waste not want not
Galactic quest for universal beauty PAGENT queen Jessica Martini, above, has already taken on the world; now she’s ready to conquer the galaxy. The 25-year-old Hastings resident is representing the Mornington Peninsula as one of four Victorian finalists in the Miss Galaxy Australia pageant. Having previously competed in
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the Miss World and Miss Humanity pageants, Ms Martini hit new heights after being selected as a national finalist in the international pageant. Should she win the Miss Australia title at next month’s national finals in Queensland, she’ll be heading to the United States to compete with the
world’s most beautiful women for the Miss Galaxy crown. Ms Martini said that while Miss Galaxy entrants were judged on their outward appearance, organisers placed a heavy emphasis on “overall” beauty and strongly encouraged charity work. Continued Page 14
By Mike Hast THE shire council wants residents to halve the 30,000 tonnes of food waste, garden clippings, rubbish and recyclables being sent to rubbish tips, or landfill, each year. Mornington Peninsula Shire launched its “Think Less Waste” campaign this month and is seeking households to join the three-month trial. The campaign follows revelations last year the shire’s only landfill in Truemans Rd, Rye, could be filled in five years, and dumping costs were rising at all Victorian landfills. The peninsula’s waste management group, which includes councillors and shire officers, will lose its independence this year when it is forced by the state government to join the Melbourne metropolitan waste group. This could see even higher waste fees being paid by peninsula residents. It is in all residents’ interests to keep the Rye tip open for as long as possible. Think Less Waste is a free, threemonth program that provides information, resources, tools and workshops for residents to reduce waste and save money. Households taking part will receive facts sheets, hints and tips to reduce waste in the home as well as shopping smarter; access to experts; free admittance to events and workshops; and a toolkit. The shire said new research showed half of all waste in household rubbish bins was “needlessly going to landfill”. An audit had revealed 40 per cent of an average household garbage bin was “food waste that could have been composted or avoided all together”. Ten per cent of waste being put in
the green bins was materials including steel cans and cardboard that could be recycled. The mayor, Cr Antonella Celi, said “if all residents knew about the full range of items that could be recycled, and more of us started home composting, we could make a huge dent in our waste figures”. She said some residents were putting the wrong things in recycling bins. “Plastic bags, and recyclable items in plastic bags, were key contaminants found in kerbside recycling bins. “One contaminated kerbside recycling bin can result in the whole truck of recyclables being sent to landfill.” For more information or to sign up, go to: www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/thinklesswaste or email thinklesswaste@ mornpen.vic.gov.au The campaign is on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/thinklesswaste
Clean up: A new shire campaign hopes to reduce food waste and recylables going to landfill with a side benefit of less rubbish in public places.
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