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Beach closed for ‘safety’
THERE are widening cracks in the cliff face and access stairs have been blocked or cut off before they reach the beach. Cracks are also appearing in the bitumen on the Esplanade above the unstable cliffs that last week saw the beach closed at Mt Martha north. Mornington Peninsula Shire issued a news release saying the beach was being closed to the public “for safety reasons”. The building surveyor officially closed the beach, Tuesday 19 September, until further notice. This will block access to 50 boatsheds, many of which are “substantially damaged”, including those from the south side of boatshed 62 to the north side of boatshed 151, as well as all access paths from the Esplanade leading to the beach in the vicinity of Augusta and Alice streets and Coolangatta Rd, Mt Martha. Signs have been installed at public access points and will be installed at car parks. The walking trail on the foreshore beside the Esplanade remains open. Erosion to the cliff face, and wave action over the years, is being blamed for destabilising the cliffs and damaging the boatsheds. Affected boat shed owners will be notified when weather and tide conditions are safe for council officers to inspect and assess the full extent of the damage. Pictures: Keith Platt
Funds flow for ulcer study Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au TYABB girl Ella Crofts has been praised by federal Health Minister and Flinders MP Greg Hunt as a “very brave and courageous young lady”. Mr Hunt’s comments were made while promising $2.4 million following the 13 year old’s campaign for research into the Buruli (or Bairnsdale) flesh-eating ulcer from which she suffers. The disease has been described as being rampant on the Mornington Peninsula where incidences have more than doubled in the past year.
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There has been a 300 per cent increase in the number of cases in Victoria in the past five years. In the past two years, the number of cases in children (0-15 years old) has doubled. In the 12 months to 11 September 239 cases have been reported in Victoria. In the past month 40 new cases have been reported. This compares to the 89 for the whole of 2014. Infectious diseases specialist Professor Daniel O’Brien was last month treating 25 people with the flesh-eating ulcer at a Sorrento clinic. He also liaises with Frankston Hospital and GPs in the region who are treating patients
with the condition. He told The News in August that the disease was on the rise and not fully understood. “We still have a lot to learn about where the bacteria live in the environment and how they are transmitted,” he said. The bacteria, which do not enter the bloodstream, infect the skin and subcutaneous tissue, Prof O’Brien said. Cases are centred at Rye but also Tootgarook, Blairgowrie and Sorrento. Several cases have been reported at Mornington and Frankston. Australia is the only developed country with significant Bairnsdale
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ulcer outbreaks. The name came from the Gippsland town where the first patients presented in 1939. Professor Tim Stinear – a microbiologist at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and whose parents have a house in Mornington – believes mosquitoes are the “main way the bacteria are moving”. He played down the link with possums, although saying people should wash their hands after gardening in case cuts or sores became infected through direct contact with contaminated soil. “Mycobacterium ulcerans has moved
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from Gippsland into Melbourne since the mid-1980s where it is now endemic on the peninsula,” he said. Professor O’Brien said research indicated the bacteria may be on people’s skin after they had been exposed to it outdoors. Mosquito bites could transfer the bacteria into the skin and tissue. Many people had been bitten during the warmer months but nothing occurred until the cooler months. “We think the incubation period is about four and a half months,” he said. He advised people to cover up in summer and use insect repellent. Continued Page 14
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