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AT least seven busine blaze in Main Street, sses affected forced to by a fierce Morni severely close temporarily ngton have been damaged after collapse. and deeme a building d in danger was Emergency of Friday night services evacua ted as the fire opened took hold patrons on Colt The blaze Dining at 9a Main in the newly Street. as flames could be seen from blanketed leapt from the buildin across the the g and smokebay, Fire Rescu beach and the units, was e Victoria, assisteend of Main Street. called d by to find the to the several CFA entire secondfire at 8.43pm alight. , arrivin storey of the buildin g Colt Dining g owner Matti the street flames. as his restaurant Fallon watched The from was engulf Bay, and former Rare ed by Hare, Du “heartbreaki Nord chef told St Elmo Byron effort put ng” to lose the the media it was into getting restaurant Fallon, after the it started . ness partnewho grew up in r Paul Godda Dromana, rebuild and busird, have and vowed to No one reopen. businesseswas hurt in the Brass Razu, fire, but neighb taurant, ouring Afgha Millers Bread Cantin n Marcopolo line Kate resBrow and a, Schnit have closed Skin z, temporarily. Boutique, and MadeStore 15 Pictures: Liz Bell Gary Sisso
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Keith Platt keith@mpne ws.com.au back contro A SPECI AL admin Under the l of the corporation to bring terms of the Franks istrator has been of PDM his appoin to its members.” appointed Council Consu ton-based (Aboriginal trol on Friday ltancy, is due tment McQu Council Bunur health”. website oid, to Corporation) ong Land for the year show a net In his first 15 March 2024. hand back conback to Peter McQu newsle “good Registrar 2020) and profit of $1,294 ended 30 June 2021 of Aborig tter, McQuoid said ,887 ($698, September, oid, who was Corporations activities” a “positive cash appointment inal and Holland 446 in flow Torres Straitthe of that someo has told the land Tricia in early that the in CHMP said the land counci The land $3,542,405 ($1,12 from operating council’s ne in his corporation Stroud had “forme Islander such as role “helps members 8,815 effectively with archae council provid on their s costs “from about l’s involvement was not money trouble d a view to es munic in 2020). complexity” being govern lems or $6000, depend tion and or in the best interes , service fix problems of cultura ological field ipal how much poor , but was assessments councils its delivery ts of the ed “… The governance”. process, l heritage manag probyears “due the shire had paid unable to say ing “Problemsmembers”. corporacultural ement plan as part had with in the past with the special administrato management heritage tion about governance involved to the range of (CHMP) corporation three advice, services r’s over restore it and The corpor have been going and financial Bunurong the Aboriginal to fix interna aim is to work and fees When annou multiple projec to community, informaculture, will appoin good health. When l problems AGM for ation hasn’t succes on for some administrato ncing the appoints”. and the For each people, and time. enviro the t a new of sfully held I achiev past two the past tment members Peninsula corporation’sr Stroud said board of two years nment. financ an an exami of a special directors e that, I books in Mornington the corpor their right to elect ial years, denyin $100,000 Shire has given concerns nation of and hand March the land ation on g with directors the council agreement under a memorandum rate govern respect to the “identified seriou their behalf Financial to govern statements standard ance of .” of unders Holland, that, according the corpor Examiners of corpo- s on the Bunur tandin to “detail ation”. who checke as land care, s our partne the mayor Cr Steve g books in ong Land March “confi d the corpor rship on cultural tions of corpor matter ation’s trainin rmed ate govern s such our Recon g ance and poor standards likely arising ciliation and some of the Action Plan”. of financial acand faction from long-s management tandin s among tion”. key roles g dysfunction , in the corpor Continued aPage 8
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