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Call to scrap beach boxes By Mike Hast HIGH tides and storms have damaged beach boxes on Mt Eliza’s Moondah Beach with two leading conservationists calling for all the boxes to be removed. Des Berry, Mt Eliza Association for Environmental Care president and Mt Eliza Foreshore Advisory Group secretary, said recent storms had damaged Mt Eliza beaches with Moondah Beach worst affected. He said about a metre of sand had been washed away “all along the northern reaches of the beach”. “The wash away has undermined the bathing boxes and many are completely undermined and removed from their foundation,” he said. Beach box 62 was off its foundation and had been turned 15 degrees to the south; beach boxes 56, 57 and 58 were off their foundations and canted
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10 degrees to the west, he said. Boxes 57 and 58 had their front doors pushed in and were fully open to the sea with internal contents strewn along the foreshore to the north. Many of the other boxes were structurally unsound. Box 56 collapsed last Wednesday. Mr Berry said sand behind the buildings and next to the cliff had been washed away, “making this stretch of beach unsuitable for beach boxes”. “The devastation is so advanced that Mornington Peninsula Shire should consider withdrawal of permits along Moondah Beach, and request that all boxes be removed.” Mt Eliza Coastcare coordinator Jeff Yugovic blamed the 2008-09 Port Phillip channel deepening project for erosion at Portsea, Mt Eliza and other bay beaches. Continued Page 8
Club’s new ‘face’ for for races
Racing rules: Jessica Whitfort will be the “face” most associated with events held over the next year by Mornington Racing Club.
JESSICA Whitfort has been named the new Face of Mornington Racing Club. Ms Whitfort, of Frankston South, is a model, presenter, businesswoman, captains the Mt Eliza Redlegs A grade netball team and coaches netball. The “raft of duties” she will perform for the club includes participating in key fashion and racing events, helping with hosting, presenting trophies, conducting media interviews and judging fashions on the field contests. As part of its search for its 2013 “face” the club asked entrants to submit a photo and response to the question: “What attributes do you believe would make you the perfect Face of Mornington Racing Club?” Ms Whitfort replied: “I would love to represent all the women on the peninsula in this exciting role. “It’s a really exciting time to be representing the Mornington Racing Club and representing racing on the peninsula,” Ms Whitfort said. “We’re so lucky to have such great facilities on our back door and be able to experience the quality of the fashion and the racing, very close to home. “I love the races. I love the colour and the buzz and the fashion, plus the social aspect and catching up with friends. It’s very exciting.” Ms Whitfort received $500 cash, styling, hairdressing, a cosmetics pack and a $500 clothing voucher. Her first official appearance will at the Hats ‘n’ Hooves charity lunch on Friday 25 October.
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