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Calls to end gas cash splash
ABOUT 200 ers at Morni school studen ts, parent in the first ngton joined s and suppor others across tFriday 21 national school strike since Australia May. Meeting COVID-19, at Morni federal govern ngton ment stop Park they deman jects, and financing ded the gas secure jobsinstead invest in clean, renewand coal proto protec and “implement t Country”. First Nationable energy, The strike s’ solutio was organi ns Climate sed netwo protect climat rk to push theby the School Strike federal govern 4 e, land by growin ment g Austra and water, and “stop throwi lia’s renew create new to Speakers ng money at gas”.able energy sector jobs and Mount Marthincluded year 6 studen a Primar College, y, and Signe,ts Adele, from year Woodleigh, 7 students Leroy from Toorak and Brett, Peninsula and Dr Jacqui from Salter from Shire. An Ackno Mornington wledgement by year of 6 Primary. student Sarah, fromCountry was delive red Sandri ngham East Adele, 11, said: “After ment is COVID promo -19 these indust ting a ‘gas-le d recove the governries to after the ry’ pandem get them back up supporting ic. We protes they give and runnin renewablesto the gas and coal t that the money g should which provid planet.” e more jobs be invested in Signe, also and a better 11, said: actually “Spen provides industries, more jobs ding on renewables than which is government's appalling, the gas and coal becaus excuse Groups e that is for keepin the g them alive.” Peninsula, attending includ ed Network, Mornington PeninsXR Mornington ula Clima sula Rail Voices of Morni te Action ngton Link and Save Arthur Peninsula, Penins Seat.
Question s over sh ire’s ‘pro mised’ $ 50,000 Picture:
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m.au its “partn ers” PUBLIC Cr Steve in such an investi gation. been privy” Holland said Peninsula hearings into he Cr Mornington to the commto conversations had “not status David Gill warne 2020/21 Shire Council’s budge expectations t has expose proposed would pay ittee believing that led insula would see large df that regional d a clash $50,000 the shire areas of opened betwee business towards of “I believe the pen- so everybody the study. they would lose up for exploi lobby group.n the shire and they were “If they knows who they a [John Baker.” Included with the the “prote tation as ing zoned represent are. in the Comm they ction” of CEO green Cr Hollan ington be- appoinshould be elected all businesses, to undertake “It’s ridicul wedge. ittee for Peninsula’s Morn- parties have d told The News the ous [being and not ted comm sion was detaile a self- report ... Althou regional investigation differe that “all don’t want to ittee. d “There is submis- know who nt be a city”. regional], we gh region “$50,000 its gratitude for the Morni Cr Gill to believ stories … I don’t al cases on a role for groups ngton the shire’s He said e”. metropolitan Peninsula by nature, study into commitment” issues cillor couldsaid that no officer to forwar towards in the draftthe $50,000 had d our Melbourne, forms part of have comm or coun- the environment - such as busine seen as whether the shire to a residents spendi never budge which means ss or - but we a region itted the who they ng $50,00 been face need to shire bourne metrop or remain should be “do its own work”t and the shire are and know a regional comm all the challenges would ficers can’t promis 0 on the study. who they in the MelIn her written on being He said unity with “Ofalthough of represent.” regionally-sp However, olitan area. budget none of they can e money like that, committee’s of metrop Geelong had once regional. the the for consid money The Labor ecific supports”. refer it to cluded in executive submission the Hutton was not provide olitan Melbourne been part eration by the budge the a good case incouncillors draft budget He did t Manag said “Australianofficer Briony Brayne has MP for Nepea counci and could and He n Chris ement” Unity Funds committee also questio with just not regard the llors.” mittee couldwondering how has left benefi believed the study. was ned why with comm 45 was also partne the shire penins memb t by being have though the comittee, “cough asking resenta ring the shire the up $50,00 seen as ula would numbe tive of the ers, as being rep- gional investi “to undertake t they were said the state regional to the re- and consultants”. 0 on more rs of busine peninsula’s Access Econo gation report govern recognised and “huge by’s execut by Deloit sses”. “The busine studies “They [comm it as such ment sometimes mics”. When asked te says ive officer “when it ittee memb elected , Briony ss lobby The they suits”. assura and and describ I’d like it if theyers] are un- $50,00nces that the News who gave members. have ‘large corpor Hutton, Why are ed themse shire would ations’ as came out 0 toward insula they lves as lobbyi s the ratepa said the pay begging committee report, Ms Hutton pensts, counci The comm yers for money “hopes ittee’s written ?” l among other local to work with was one of 85 submission received stakeholders “Business by the shire. group
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