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Windows covered AFTER more than 30 years in business, Peninsula Curtains and Blinds continues to offer its customers two things – the most comprehensive range of products and exceptional service. The team works continuously to improve these areas of the business and it’s reasons like these customers return time and time again. The Mornington showroom features full-sized displays of the complete window furnishing range and is home to thousands of fabric samples from around the world. Experienced staff are on hand to guide you through all the possible options and answer questions. With new products and styles
added on a regular basis, the showroom maintains its place as the peninsula’s best. The original mobile showroom (pictured), which was initiated by Peninsula Curtains and Blinds in 1980 is still the customer’s first choice and most popular option for busy homeowners. Packed with thousands of fabrics and samples of the entire blind and curtain range, everything is on hand for you to view. Whatever your requirements or ideas, experienced decorators will help achieve it. In addition to the impressive range of interior and exterior products on offer, Peninsula Curtains and Blinds strives to provide its customers with the
best service. Ongoing training and a genuine interest in the industry means decorators and showroom staff are up to date with the latest ideas and can give you the best advice. In-house manufacturing at the Mornington workroom ensures exceptional quality and a quick turnaround. The professional installation team will complete the job for you, including removal of old blinds, leaving you to enjoy the results. Visit the Mornington showroom or make an appointment with a decorator to experience the range and service for yourself. Phone 5975 4665 or visit 51 Yuilles Road, Mornington.
Excellent quality and value for money BEDSHED Mornington stock a huge range of bedroom furniture and acessories, including bed linen. The outlet stocks all the leading brands including Sealy, Beautyrest, Sleepmaker, Gainsborough, and many more. Bedshed has two large warehouses with plenty of stock, ready to deliver to your home. When you choose a
bedroom suite at Bedshed Mornington, you’ll have it within a week. Bedshed takes pride in being a family-owned and -operated business. They employ nine local people to staff the store and warehouse. Bedshed was the first bedding shop to open in the Peninsula Homemaker Centre, and the business has gone
from strength to strength, and is still growing very strongly. Alan and Elton Franks and the staff of Bedshed Mornington guarantee an excellent quality product and great value for money. Experienced staff offer prompt, efficient and friendly service seven days a week; with late trading on Friday nights.
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Double glazing’s a star Bank aims to support a growing community OVER the years, the Australian building industry has evolved, and sustainable, eco-friendly living has become more important. Following the lead of Europe and the United States, the Australian government has introduced a six star energy rating system, and double glazing is more important than ever. Changes to the building code and the six star rating mean all new homes, renovations, alterations and additions must comply with the six star standard applying to thermal performance. Meeting the standard requires good design, particularly at the planning stages. Building professionals can advise homeowners how to take advantage of things like increased comfort, saving money on energy bills and making a home more resilient to climate change. For a new home, careful design so that a home is orientated correctly on the block to get the most out of double glazing can add up to one star to a home’s energy rating. For existing homes, swapping all single-glazed windows to double glazing will save energy costs. For example, swapping all the windows in a three-bedroom house would save about 25 per cent a year on heating and cooling bills, as well as 720kg of carbon dioxide emissions. Six star homes are projected to use about 24 per cent less energy compared to five star homes, a saving of a further $100. uPVC double glazing can almost solely take a home from a five, four or even three stars to six stars. Basically, uPVC double glazing keeps a home warm in winter and cool in summer. In winter, it keeps a home warm by stopping the cold entering through windows and by reflecting heat back into the home. This means using less heating and reducing energy costs. In summer the reverse applies: the cool air in the home is kept inside and the heat from the hot Australian sun is kept out. Australian Double Glazing is one Australian
company that specialises in energy efficiency and helping increase the energy rating of a home. It offers an obligation-free service that lets owners design the windows for their home while ensuring they meet the six star standard. John Heath of Australian Double Glazing said: “uPVC double glazed windows and doors are becoming more and more popular with Australians who want to improve their home’s energy rating and meet the six star standard. “uPVC is practically maintenance-free; is thermally efficient; withstands rain, wind, sun, ice, salt and heat; and still keeps on looking great. “By comparison, timber-framed windows are susceptible to rotting, splitting and cracking, and regular, expensive maintenance is essential. “Aluminium windows fade with regular exposure to the sun and can leak energy from the home as they conduct cold and heat through the frames. They also have poor sound insulation properties and comparatively low insulating power. “But it’s not all about energy efficiency. Good quality double glazed uPVC windows have a range of other benefits that make them the superior choice for the home. “They are very useful in a coastal environment as salt and water have absolutely no impact; this means they are virtually maintenance-free – no painting, no stuck and swollen windows. “They are a great sound barrier and can reduce noise by up to 80 per cent. They are very secure with multi-point locking systems “They are made from eco friendly materials, using eco friendly manufacturing methods. “The uPVC windowframes can be recycled up to 30 times back into new uPVC window frames before the properties of uPVC become depleted. The uPVC is then recycled into other PVC products like water pipes. All metal components in uPVC windows can be recycled into the reinforcing used within the window frames. The glass can be recycled into new glass products.”
A NEW bank branch opened in Mornington late last year to support the growing community. BOQ opened on 5 December and is owned and operated by Adrian Fromhold, an experienced banker with 25 years in the banking industry. Mr Fromhold, who was born and bred on the peninsula, said he was drawn to the opportunity to open his own branch so he could offer a unique personal banking experience to locals and contribute to the growth and prosperity of the community. “Having lived here all my life, I know the area well and it just offers so much – urban areas, tourism, rural land – and being just an hour away from Melbourne’s CBD, I believe there is still huge untapped potential here,” he said. Mr Fromhold said he was excited by the BOQ owner–managed branch model, as “it really is about getting back to good old-fashioned customer service”. “The model works because, as owner–manager of the branch, the service I deliver to my customers flows through to how successful my business is, so I have that extra incentive to
Branching out: Karina Woolnough, left, owner–manager Adrian Fromhold, Elizabeth Lanyon and Penelope Leonard at the new branch.
really go above and beyond for my customers,” he said. “I’m looking forward to seeing familiar and new faces in my branch and becoming a genuine part of the community. We’ll be open on Saturday mornings, too, for extra convenience. “I’m aspiring to be the leader in banking services in Mornington and am looking forward to delivering our service for both residents and businesses alike. “I understand that people want to talk to someone experienced, someone who knows and understands their financial
situation and, in our instance, someone who is keen to get to know their business and show them they’re not just another number in the system.” BOQ Mornington is at 211 Main St, Mornington. Adrian Fromhold and the team can be contacted by calling 5973 2233. Ccustomers can contact Mr Fromhold directly by calling 0422 232743. The branch’s trading hours are 9.30am to 4pm Monday to Thursday; 9.30am to 5pm Friday, and 9.30am to 1pm Saturday.
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Three steps to bed AT Snooze Mornington, our sleep consultants help take the guesswork out of buying a new mattress using the BedMATCH system. Step 1: The BedMATCH system will ask you and your partner some questions about how you like to sleep and about any aches and pains you may have. Step 2: Both you and your partner lie down on the BedMATCH test bed while it takes a number of measurements. This system is based on years of research and was developed by some of the world’s leading sleep scientists. Step 3: The BedMATCH system will print a profile listing a range of mattresses stocked by Snooze that can better suit your individual sleep needs. These will include mattresses from MySide as well as top brands such as Sealy, Sleepmaker, Madison, and Slumberland. Come into Snooze before 6 February for Australia’s Biggest Bedroom Sale. With up to 40 per cent off Sealy and Sleepmaker mattresses, up to 30 per cent off Madison and Slumberland mattresses, huge discounts on bedroom furniture, and
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20 per cent off linen and manchester, it’s no wonder Snooze Mornington is the premier bedroom retailer on the peninsula. At Snooze Mornington, RACV members can present their membership card to receive an additional 5 per cent
off already discounted prices as well as free delivery when you spend more than $1000. Check out the new-look website at www.snooze. com.au and head to Snooze Mornington and see for yourself. It’s amazing what a little Snooze can do.
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The place for comfort and value CHOOSING a mattress can be confusing and very expensive. At Mattresses Direct we take the time to find out what your needs and requirements are and then get you on a mattress that gives you the correct support and comfort, all at factory prices. We manufacture all of our own mattresses lo-
cally and only use quality Dunlop foams. High quality mattresses at not so high prices. Come and see Martin or Kim at Mornington or at the new shop in Rosebud. Mattresses Direct is at Shop 7, 1 MorningtonTyabb Rd, Mornington, call 5977 1444, and Shop 2, 1395 Pt Nepean Rd, Rosebud, call 5986 2008.
A gardener’s paradise Hobby that became a business RODDY’S RC Hobbies is a radio control hobby shop with outlets in Mornington and Rosebud. There is a huge range of helicopters, planes, tanks, cars, monster trucks and nitro buggies. We also stock spare parts, nitro fuel and offer a repair service. Roddy’s RC Hobbies is a long-time passion that evolved into a reality in 2011, bringing loads of fun into people’s lives.
It can be fast and furious for those who love the thrill of power, but we also cater for first-timers who are interested in starting a new hobby. So come and see Martin or Kim at Mornington or at the new shop in Rosebud. Roddy’s RC Hobbies is at Shop 7/1 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Mornington, phone 5977 1444 and Shop 2, 1395 Pt Nepean Rd, Rosebud, phone 5986 2008.
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SUMMER is well and truly here and so are the holidays. There is no better time to relax in the garden, entertaining friends and family, cooking up a feast on the barbecue or taking a dip in the pool. Topez provides “inspiration for the imagination” and is a great place to get ideas for the home and garden. Boasting one of Australia’s largest collections of garden products and an international art gallery and sculpture garden, Topez has something for everyone. Creating a feature in the garden is a way to bring to life
even the most ordinary garden. Whether it is a water feature, a stylish urn, or a textured planter, statue or sculpture, you can add life and a focal point very simply. Thousands of exclusive items are on display and helpful Topez staff can assist you to make the right purchase. Topez now has two stores for your convenience. For those city dwellers lucky enough to have a holiday pad on the peninsula, you can now experience the Topez collection closer to home. Topez has recently opened
its second mega site at 219 Kororoit Creek Rd in Williamstown. Phone 9397 6644. The site features a large indoor and outdoor area. Fresh for the season, new designs and styles are on display during January at the peninsula location: 16 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Tyabb. Email: enquiries@topez. com.au Open Thursday to Saturday 9.30am to 4pm, and on Sundays from 9.30am to 2pm. Check online at: www.topez. com.au
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Harnessing passion for interior design HOME Innovations in Mornington has launched into the new year with a big schedule of events for homeowners with the resolution to improve their castle and feather their nest. “The return of Rosemary Pollock of KIS Design hosting the popular interior design courses (pictured) will be sure to excite those with a passion for design and decoration,� a Home Innovations spokesperson said. “There are two courses in February, a Thursday course starting on 9 February and a Saturday courses starting on the 11th, which is filling fast. “The courses are designed to not only teach the core principles of design and decoration, but also serve as a workshop environment for attendees to work through their own home
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projects. Covering everything from spatial design to lighting effects and colour selection to product selection, they are the perfect way to help with your next major project and avoid costly mistakes when renovating and decorating. “Recent participants have also used the course to improve their knowledge of design for the workplace, particularly people involved with builders or furniture retailers. “If you would like to be involved with either of the courses, call Home Innovations reception on 5976 4661 or go to www.hidc.com.au for more details. Home Innovations is in the Peninsula Homemaker Centre on the corner of Nepean Hwy and Bungower Rd, Mornington, behind Bunnings, and is open 7 days from 10-5pm.
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A treasure trove of homewares AT Village Treasures Mornington, customers can relax under a palm leaf hut while listening to a water feature and enjoying the statues, pots and terracotta lanterns. The outlet has floor specials until the end of January on all furniture, so come in for a bargain on a television cabinet, buffet, coffee table, sofa table,
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Village Treasures Mornington has a large range of gifts and homewares for family and friends. The shop offers three-month layby and an installation and delivery services. Village Treasures is open 9am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday (closed Monday). Phone 5976 4641.
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A unique furniture and homewares experience SAMSARA Morningtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s philosophy is to bring beauty from different corners of the world into the home environment. Encouraging different cultures to merge through design to create ambience of calm and diverse appeal. Samsara specialize in imported furniture from India, Indonesia and China. Pieces, many hand made, of nature and life from around the globe. Samsara Mornington appeals to all the senses bringing together superb unique furniture, the lure of music, the splendor of art, and fragrances that tantilise. Our valuable customers are finding stunning pieces from either our imported or locally sourced furniture and home-ware ranges to create individual style for their homes on any budget. Customers drift through the expansive showroom always discovering something different around every corner. They are very enthusiastic about returning and how long over due the Samsara Style store has been coming to the Mornington Peninsula / Melbourne. Customer Service is the number one priority for the Samsara team. We welcome you to browse through the ever-changing unique ambient style that is Samsara. The customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption on our work. He is not an outsider on our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favour by serving him. He is doing us a favour, by giving us an opportunity to do so. - Mahatma Gandhi -
A cut above for mowing power PENINSULA Mowers Mornington is a family-owned and -operated dealership. It is open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to 1pm. The large showroom is filled with Stihl and Honda Power equipment. Stihl power tools are the best in the world with their German design and engmeermg. Honda has made a new, safer domestic and commercial lawnmower with a new blade brake system and more durable
design that is built to last any condition. It has advanced four technology that starts first time. Purchasing power tools from Peninsula Mowers means you not only receive full support for the product, but also fuel and oil is added to the machine when purchased. The outlet has a selection of ride-on mowers to suit any conditions and qualified staff will help you decide which is best for you. Peninsula Mowers service
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and repair all makes and models in a large workshop that offers genuine parts, which will benefit your quality power tools. The outlet has helpful and friendly staff who will assist with advice that will help you decide which product best suits your needs. Peninsula Mowers is at 119 Momington-Tyabb Road. Momington. Phone 5977 1944.
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Riding out the storm: Mornington Peninsula’s 2012 Citizen of the Year Jo Lovelock spends much of her time helping women with breast cancer.
Top citizen takes time out for a ride By Keith Platt TIME out for Jo Lovelock is riding her Suzuki 600 road bike. She has also taken time out riding a Harley-Davidson from Brisbane to Sydney and another motorbike across the snow- and mud-covered mountain passes of India. The longer rides raise money and awareness to combat breast cancer.
A motorbike rider in her student years, Ms Lovelock again sought the freedom of the road following a 20plus year break after being treated for breast cancer. A lump the Mt Martha mother of three found in her breast while getting ready to go out just before Christmas 2002 was confirmed as cancer on New Year’s Eve.
The year that followed involved a lot of soul searching, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As a long-standing nurse and midwife, Ms Lovelock was no stranger to medical procedures, but being a patient brought its own stresses. Not one to feel sorry for herself – “what you see is what you get with me” – Ms Lovelock, however, did have
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times when the cycles of chemotherapy seemed too much to bear. “Andrew [her husband] just sat me down and said ‘you know what not going means’ so I went.” Like many adverse situations, undergoing cancer treatment had an upside. In no time at all, Ms Lovelock was being given strength from the support of other women who had gone down
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WELCOME to 2012, a year packed with promise for you – our readers – and the rapidly expanding Mornington Peninsula News Group, publisher of the Mornington News. For the Mornington Peninsula, it will be a year of change, a year in which a new council will be elected via a new electoral system – a system that will prevail for a dozen years. We will bring you all the news that emerges from this highly significant change: news of new council candidates, news of the incumbent councillors, and news of developments elsewhere within the shire bureaucracy. We pride ourselves on our news coverage on hard issues – and on the offbeat news, gossip and quirkiness of our columnists, The Emu, Stuart McCullough and Cliff Ellen (A Grain of Salt). Part of a newspaper’s job is to hold government, and others, to account: a distinguished editor of The Age, Creighton Burns, once described his task as “afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted”. We will continue to scrutinise local government and report to you, the shire council’s “shareholders and revenue providers”, on its performance – whether excellent, good, indifferent or bad. You deserve and need to know how the shire is spending your rates. We’ll also keep an eye on other levels of government when it comes to peninsula issues. Other significant prospects for peninsula residents, and visitors, are the proposed massive port development at Hastings and the ever-extending ribbon of freeway, Peninsula Link,
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scheduled to open early next year, bringing Melbourne, especially its eastern suburbs, closer to our beaches, wineries and other attractions. Will these developments be beneficial, or will our beautiful, scenic peninsula become overcrowded, overdeveloped and unattractive? How do we balance development with maintenance of that which makes the peninsula so beautiful? This is a discussion that has barely begun. Places with much in common with the peninsula, such as the Adelaide Hills and Noosa, are tackling similar issues, with varying degrees of success. We will encourage, and report on, matters such as these. Finally, a word of quiet pride about us. The Mornington Peninsula News Group sprang to life almost spontaneously to fill a gap in the market largely neglected by our rivals – the dissemination of real news, written by profes-
sionals with real local knowledge, beholden to no advertisers but welcoming their support, and dedicated to real and meaningful issues such as those mentioned. All four of our publications are now fortnightly. We are sought out and complained to when readers can’t get a copy. Print runs are being increased to meet demand. You can also read our papers online at www.mpnews.com.au As one peninsula media veteran told us: “You have quite a novel approach for local publishers – you actually believe local newspapers should deliver news.” To our readers and advertisers, thank you. Long may you continue to support us. Long may we continue providing what you want. We wish you all a safe and happy 2012. Cameron McCullough, publisher
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FUNDRAISING for cancer research and treatment has taken her interstate and overseas, including the exciting motorcycle trips. It seems that just as cancer cells proliferate and gain strength in numbers, so too do the people who want to help and ease the burden of those facing the disease. Jo Lovelock is this year’s Mornington Peninsula Citizen of the Year, in recognition of her compassion and volunteer work. “I was told about the award two weeks ago and was very surprised and humbled,” she said two days before the Australia Day announcement. “I don’t think I’m special, just lucky.” The award nomination was made by Marg Joyce, also a breast cancer survivor, and Ms Lovelock’s supervisor in the maternity ward at The Bays Hospital in Mornington. Ms Lovelock sees her greatest achievement as “our children, Sam, 22, Tom, 20, and Katie, 18”. Ms Lovelock says she does not get depressed by continually being confronted by so many women with breast cancer “but I need time out”. It will come as no surprise to those that know her to learn that Ms Lovelock’s most recent ride
was combined with visiting a Sorrento woman diagnosed with breast cancer. “I understand women’s frustrations and that they get scared when first diagnosed,” she said. “We end up being able to laugh about really horrible things. “It was the surgeon who first got us together and we met at our various homes. We laughed and cried, we all had issues. “From there we started the Breast Intentions group, which now has 120 on its mailing list and we regularly get about 18 women to the meetings. New people are added to the list each month.” Ms Lovelock puts her cancer down to “just bad luck”. “There’s no real evidence that stress causes it, but many people diagnosed with cancer have had a stressor. “In my case, my mother had bowel cancer and my father pancreatic cancer, so it’s probably in my genes. “A positive diagnosis definitely gives you a wake up call.” That call for Ms Lovelock has given her a new appreciation for life and a friend for life for many other women diagnosed with breast cancer.
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THE winners of the 2012 Mornington Peninsula Shire Australia Day local awards were announced as part of the Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Rosebud on Australia Day, 26 January. Citizen of the Year was Joanne Lovelock; Young Citizen of the Year Fiona Sanford; and Community Event of the Year was the Australia Day fun run at Rosebud. The mayor, Frank Martin, said the awards “recognise people and events that have made a significant contribution to our local community”. “Joanne receives the award in recognition of her contribution to the local community and overseas through breast cancer care and awareness,” Cr Martin said. Young Citizen of the Year Fiona Sanford, a year 12 student at Mornington Secondary College, received the Pierre de Coubertin Award for show-
ing academic excellence and sporting prowess “while exemplifying the Olympic values”. Ms Sanford was also selected as one of eight young people to participate in the Beijing Youth Forum. The Australia Day fun run, described by competitors as one of the best runs in Victoria, is coordinated by volunteers and supports the community. The event attracts more than 1300 participants and a crowd of about 5000. Frankston’s Citizen of the Year is Gwen Dearsley, 82, and Young Citizen of the Year is Kimberly Pellosis, 18. Both women fight for causes they believe in and volunteer for their community. Mrs Dearsley is known for her work on committees associated with aged care services. Ms Pellosis has been Frankston High School’s environment committee leader.
Lew still afloat as pool deal stalls RETAIL billionaire Solomon Lew might have lost the battle to keep his infinity pool, built on Crown land on Mt Eliza foreshore, but his boat (pictured far right) is a consolation. The craft is Mr Lew’s 45-metre ocean-going super yacht Texas, seen at anchor in Mornington harbour last week. In early January, Mr Lew and guests watched the annual Couta Boat Classic off Sorrento, the first big business deal day of the year, from his luxurious boat, believed to be worth more than $35 million. It sleeps 12 and has a crew of six plus the captain. A Mornington fisherman said Mr Lew was very friendly and had invited some curious people on board to inspect Texas, with its antique ceiling mirrors from France, European marble, an antique Chinese bureau stretching along an entire wall, and walls with gold-leaf base overlaid with cream paint designed to crack and show veins of gold. When not cruising around Port Phillip and the seven seas, Texas is moored at Victoria Harbour in Docklands. Mornington Peninsula Shire and Mr Lew still have not agreed terms for the demolition of the pool, to which the billionaire agreed in mid-December to avoid a court case. The shire is tight-lipped about why it has not yet signed off on the deal, refusing to answer questions from The News for more than a month. The private settlement will see Solomon Lew and his daughter Jacqueline Lew – co-owners of the property in Osprey Ave through a family company – pay for the pool’s removal as well as remediation of land that adjoins the holiday home. The Lews are expected to cover the shire’s legal fees and pay a fine. In return, the council has dropped negligence charges that were due to be heard in Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 14 December. The settlement marks the end of the pool saga, which started last May when it was revealed the pool had been built on public land and without planning permits from the shire. Attempts by Mr Lew to buy or lease the land from the state government failed. Shire engineers inspected the pool and its retaining wall and declared it unsafe, fencing off a section of Moondah Beach below the cliff-top luxury weekender, which also has an indoor pool. Mike Hast
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Anti-marina group tackles minister By Mike Hast MORNINGTON Environment Association has questioned Planning Minister Matthew Guy’s criticised to support a planning panel recommendation in favour of the proposed marina in Mornington harbour. Just before Christmas, Mr Guy backed the panel’s report to allow the $19 million safe harbour project, or marina, being proposed by Mornington Boat Haven Ltd (MBH), a company associated with Mornington Yacht Club. MEA president Jan Oliver says Mr Guy signed off on the 2011 panel report “despite having reservations about public benefit and relying on the previous government’s policies”. The association has written to Mr Guy asking him to “clarify his position”. “Is he really satisfied there will be no longlasting environmental effects? He has supported recommendations that call for a redesign of the 210-metre long wave screen and the proposed hook on the pier as well as onerous monitoring and strict management,” Ms Oliver said. “The panel decision was curious as it supported the marina, but called for a raft of extra design work. The panel effectively sent the marina proponents back to the drawing board. “The minister’s assessment was a flabby whitewash, as was the panel report, which acknowledged all major concerns with the proposal yet supported it. “The minister has endorsed what amounts to a virtual complete redesign of the proposal includ-
ing redesigning the wave screen to reduce reflected waves, reducing its height to minimise visual impact, and redesigning the entrance to allow tall ships to enter harbour.” Ms Oliver said Mornington MP David Morris had strongly declared the state government would not contribute to the multi-million dollar wave screen, the key element in making the harbour safe from wild northerly storms. “Earlier this month Mr Morris called on Mornington Peninsula Shire to reject the marina plans,” she said. The News reported Mr Morris’s objections to the project on 12 January – ‘Axe marina call’. He said the environment effects statement was based on the Labor government’s “flawed policy framework” and the public release of the document “sets the stage for a speedy conclusion to this long-running and divisive attempt at privatisation of Mornington harbour”. Mr Morris said the report identified a number of significant issues “which provide justification for the shire council to abandon the amendment”. (An amendment of the shire’s planning scheme is required for the private marina to be built in public waters.) Jan Oliver said some yacht club members had approached MEA and were unhappy with the club and Mornington Boat Haven. “We’ve been told the yacht club has loaned thousands of dollars to Boat Haven and members have been slugged with an infrastructure levy.” Mornington Boat Haven spokesman Phil
Coombs told The News he was happy with Mr Guy’s support of the panel recommendations. “We have strong policy support from the government,” he said. “The technical issues [raised by the panel] can be managed.” He said the marina would provide a “net community benefit” and MBH was looking forward to workshops with state government agencies and the shire council to advance the project to the next stage. Further complicating the issue is the failure of Parks Victoria to install wave screen panels on the $3.65 million renovated section of Mornington pier. Yacht club members privately concede the harbour is less well protected than before the middle section of the pier was rebuilt, a project completed late last year. Bolts to hold the wave screen panels have been installed, but The News understands Parks Victoria told its contractor it could not afford to pay him to attach the panels. Planning Minister Matthew Guy sat on his department’s assessment of the panel report into the marina proposal for seven months. The panel sent its report to Mr Guy’s Department of Planning and Community Development in May and the ministry had completed its assessment by June. But Mr Guy’s report was not released to the shire council until 23 December. It was posted on the shire website on 4 January.
Bulky goods a Main St rival By Mike Hast MORNINGTON traders have cautiously welcomed a state government proposal to ease restrictions on bulky goods retailers to encourage more stores and jobs. The existing law means shops in so-called big-box retail centres like Mornington’s Peninsula Lifestyle Centre near Bunnings have to be at least 1000 square metres. Bulky goods zones are attractive to traders as they typically have cheaper rents than strip shopping centres as well as plenty of parking. Planning Minister Matthew Guy on 18 January said the government would broaden the definition of bulky goods and remove minimum floor space rules. He said the changes would enable bulky goods retailers to open smaller stores when larger sites were not viable. Stores of any size would be allowed, provided councils approved them. Mornington Chamber of Commerce and Industry president David Pedley says the proposed changes could be a positive for the town. “We support the principle of providing shoppers with choice; allowing people to shop wherever they want.” Some Main St traders might suffer if competitors opened in bulky goods zones, but others could benefit. “Rents in and around Main St have become prohibitive,” Mr Pedley said. “I know of one retailer who is moving because the rent has just been put up to $10,000 a month. The average rent for a Main St precinct shop would be about $7000 a month. This is higher than shopping strips in Brighton and South Yarra.” Mr Pedley said there was a bit of a backlash coming because of rising rents in central Mornington. “The Peninsula Lifestyle Centre was a bit of a hard sell to start with, but Bunnings has helped bring people to the precinct.” He said the imminent opening of Aldi near Mornington Village shopping centre and the Woolworths and Lowe’s home improvement joint venture Masters on Mornington-Tyabb Rd – a rival to Bunnings – were other factors changing
Masters roadworks ‘not ours’ says councillor MORNINGTON Ward councillor Bev Colomb says the council has received criticism over the Masters warehouse access road at the roundabout intersection of Mornington-Tyabb and Dunns roads. “We’ve been trying to get the message across that the shire had no say in how this is being constructed,” she said. “The plan was approved by the previous state government and the roadworks are being paid for by Woolworths.” The Mornington Masters store was one of five Aldi and 12 Masters proposals “called in” for planning permission fast-tracking by then Planning Minister Justin Madden in February 2010. Mr Madden said at the time the projects were worth $190 million and would create 1000 construction jobs and 1750 retail jobs. He said consultation with local councils and adjoining residents would occur as part of the process. Woolworths entered the $24 billion hardware sector, which is dominated by Bunnings, in 2009 after buying Danks Holdings, a joint venture with American home improvement retailer Lowe’s, the second-largest home improvement retailer worldwide and the seventh largest retailer in the United States. the face of the town’s retailing landscape. “There’s little doubt Masters will affect Bunnings and perhaps take trade away from retailers near the big hardware store,” he said. Main St would remain the premier destination for shoppers, although lack of parking and twohour parking was starting to affect trade, he said. “The chamber is in discussions with Mornington Peninsula Shire over the possibility of multistorey parking, with our preferred site being the western side of Main St between Barkly and Empire streets. “Two hours is not long enough for some shop-
pers and we believe some people would be prepared to pay for parking to avoid getting a ticket. It could be a Wilson Parking-type arrangement.” The chamber’s marketing manager, Melanie Sayers, said Main St’s vibrant atmosphere, beautiful streetscaping, and boutique shops and cafes had created a secure future for the precinct. Opposition planning spokesman Brian Tee said the changes could destroy businesses in retail strips. So-called High Street shops would have to compete with bulky goods stores that paid less rent, he said.
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Fire danger time declared risk areas, needed to be fire ready heading into fire danger period. “Victoria has experienced wet weather recently, but we are one of the most fire-prone regions in the world and it only takes two weeks of hot, dry and windy weather to create dangerous fire conditions,” he said. “Due to favourable growing conditions across the state in 2011, there is an above-average grass fire risk this fire season.” He said grass fires should not be underestimated. “They can be extremely dangerous and cause death, trauma or serious injury. “Grass fires often occur in metropolitan areas over summer, impacting on residential, commercial and industrial properties.”
He said simply discarding a cigarette butt into dry grass can put the community at risk and result in millions of dollars of damage. “Now is the time to protect your home and property by slashing, mowing, grazing, spraying and using herbicide, and creating fuel breaks by removing all fuel (vegetation) down to the soil,” Mr Owen said. “Living in a grassland area with dried-out brown or golden-coloured grass that is more than 10cm high is a bushfire risk. “About 75 per cent of people living in high risk fire areas do not have a detailed survival plan. “Most people have an idea of what to do if there is a fire, but haven’t
thought about what could go wrong, made a backup plan, worked out how to communicate with family and friends or practised what they will do. “Leaving early is the safest way to survive a fire – you need to know what to do and when and where to go on hot, dry, windy days.” For information on how to prepare for the fire season, download a Fire Ready Kit, complete the Household Bushfire Self Assessment or find the location of Fire Ready meetings in your area at: www.cfa.vic.gov.au or call the Victorian Bushfire Information Line (VBIL) on 1800 240 667. Turn the page for more fire information.
Cash for Briars renovations A GRANT of $20,000 from the state government will pay for conservation work at The Briars Park in Mt Martha. The money was announced by Mornington MP David Morris last week. He said the work would include repairs to the laundry, dairy and apple store, and was essential for the ongoing conservation of one of the earliest pastoral properties on the peninsula. Mr Morris said the property had a high educative potential and works would assist in the interpretation of the farm. The works would include replacement of gutters and downpipes, repointing and removing salt-affected brickwork, excavating ground levels, timber repairs and repainting. Briars volunteers and trainees would undertake less specialised works such as excavation. Recent work has included re-establishment of the orchard and kitchen garden. The Briars run was taken up in 1840 and buildings erected from the mid-19th century by Alexander Balcombe. About 17 of the original 40 buildings remain. In 1976, a descendant of Balcombe, Dick a’Beckett, donated part of the property jointly to the Shire of Mornington and the National Trust of Australia. The shire purchased the remaining land for $750,000 using grants from the state and federal governments. The Briars is owned by Mornington Peninsula Shire and is regarded as one of the state’s heritage treasures with its restored 19th century buildings, open woodland and extensive wetlands. The homestead has been refurbished and is a museum with items from the Dame Mabel Brookes Napoleonic Collection. The outbuildings house a collection of machinery. Mr Morris said The Briars had a partnership with Peninsula Training and Employment Program to host socially disadvantaged young school leavers. Minister for Planning Matthew Guy said the grant was one of 13 community projects in Victoria to preserve and protect significant heritage places and objects.
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Training to help out in the surf reach the Level 1 DSA Train the Helper certificate necessary for the March event. A free barbecue lunch will be provided and volunteers need to take their boardies, wetsuit and booties. DSAA is the only Australian surfing organisation with charity status and run by volunteers. Since being formed 26 years ago it has given thousands of Australians with a disability the chance to have a happy and safe surfing experience. Most DSAA-run events involve about 200 people – participants, carers and volunteers – although some of the 14 branches (including New Zealand) attract twice that many. The Mornington Peninsula branch is the second in Victoria and follows one at Ocean Grove.
Catering for the full disabled spectrum, from mild to severe, including neurological, psychological and physical (whether genetic or acquired), the DSAA has set world’s best practice when it comes to surfing for disabled people. Its minimum number of volunteers to each participant ratio is 6:1, operating only in waist-deep water in broken waves. Point Leo Surf Life Saving Club has offered its facilities for the training day and the committee of the branch is seeking sponsors to help run events and provide more equipment. To help, potential sponsors or volunteers can visit www.disabledsurfers.org or call Ash Gardner on 0417 362 983. Find the Facebook page by searching for Mornington Peninsula Disabled Surfers Association.
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By Keith Platt IT might take 30 volunteers to give one person with a disability the chance to feel the power of a wave, but the effort is worthwhile. Putting “smiles on dials” is what members of the Mornington Peninsula branch of the Disabled Surfers Association of Australia aim to do in March at Point Leo. Volunteers stand in the water in a double line so they can safely channel the progress of a specially designed surfboard all the way to the beach. The smiles on the faces of the boardriders make up the rest of the story. Training for volunteers who want to help out in March will be held at Point Leo 9am-2pm on Saturday 4 February. Volunteers will receive enough instruction to
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Careless act led to fire SOUTHERN metropolitan region operations manager Trevor Owen’s warning about cigarette butts starting fires (see previous page) came true at McCrae on Wednesday 28 January 2009, 10 days before the devastating fires of Black Saturday. Someone threw a burning butt from a car travelling south on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway just passed the McCrae off ramp at Lonsdale St. Tinder dry vegetation beside the freeway caught fire at about 2pm and the flames raced up the verge, setting alight trees, shrubs and grass between the freeway and Bayview Rd. A northerly wind pushed the fire down Bayview Rd, threatening dozens of homes and four businesses. The fire destroyed about four hectares of roadside vegetation and damaged a few fences of homeowners.
CFA lifts numbers at Mornington station THREE new firefighters have started work at Mornington as part of the CFA’s five-year recruitment drive. Ben Nicholas of Richmond, Nick Shaw of Warranwood and Roger Perrott of Mt Martha are stationed at Mornington “for the immediate future” having completed a 16-week recruit course, interim officer-incharge Peter J Lucas said. The three are part of a five-man increase in Mornington Peninsula professional firefighter numbers. Two extra fireys have been stationed at Rosebud. The latest additions bring Mornington’s professional compliment to 14. A further five firefighters arrive on 10 February, allowing the station to have three professionals rostered on day and night. Mr Lucas said the CFA operated across the state “in a fully integrated fashion, working hand in hand with and complementing the volunteer brigades”. “While Mornington, like 31 other brigades across the state, has career staff, they each retain a strong volunteer foundation, of which Mornington has 40 plus operational and 20 plus support members.”
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Make a family fire plan is key message By Mike Hast MESSAGES to prepare for a dangerous fire season have been flooding out since November. Authorities are predicting grass fire danger will be high this season, and the Mornington Peninsula is vulnerable due to its wide open paddocks, reserves and national parks. Average or above-average rains for more than 18 months have seen vigorous growth of grasses and under-storey plants. A key message from the CFA, SES, DSE, state government and local governments is for people to prepare a fire plan. The message to prepare, stay and defend has been dumped in the wake of the devastating Black Saturday fires of 2009. When launching Fire Action Week, the government said that on a Code Red day leaving early was the safest option. Premier Ted Baillieu said: “Your fire safety is your responsibility – the only person who can guarantee your safety is you.” He implored Victorians to do the most to minimise their risk and maximise their survival this fire season. “Ask yourself seriously – are you
ready to act if there was a fire today? “There are tools and information available to help you and your family stay safe, but it’s up to you to use them.” “People who live in a high-risk area will need comprehensive advice for their plan and should call the Victorian Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667 to request a Bushfire Survival Plan contained in the Fire Ready Kit,” Mr Baillieu said. “But all Victorians should know, now is the time to gather all the advice you need to develop your fire plan, practise it and be ready before the start of the fire season.” Fire Action Week included the release of tools for personal fire planning, including a FireReady smartphone application, a Facebook page and the online version of My Plan, hosted on the Country Fire Authority website. “If you live in a bushfire-prone area on the city fringe or in regional Victoria, then having a plan to follow is essential,” Mr Baillieu said. “The My Plan tools and Traveller’s Checklist are new social media resources to organise personal and family fire plans. They can be completed at your own pace and updated with cur-
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rent warnings in your local area. “Discussing and writing down your fire plan is the most effective way to ensure your safety. Talking to family and neighbours, regularly revising your plan to take into account any changes to your circumstances and having a backup plan will ensure you are ready to act whatever the conditions.” Other information for the fire season includes: Online bushfire info session from 8-9pm on Tuesday 31 January. Talk with a trained FireReady presenter to obtain basic safety information and ask questions. www.cfa.vic.gov.au/infosessions A redesigned CFA incidents, advice and warnings web page at www.cfa. vic.gov.au will be more prominent and easier to use. The warnings and incidents page brings together two sets of data on a map of Victoria that can be altered by the reader to focus on specific geographic areas of the state. Bureau of Meteorology’s seasonal climate outlooks for December to February predict a 60-65 per cent chance of below-average rain, and a 60-80 per cent chance of above-average maximum temperatures in Victoria. For more information about fires and
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VEC ‘feeds’ appetite for change By David Harrison This is an edited version of the Victorian Electoral Commission’s final report on its electoral representation review of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Recommendation: THE Victorian Electoral Commission recommends that Mornington Peninsula Shire Council consist of 11 councillors elected from six wards with two threecouncillor wards, one twocouncillor ward, and three single-councillor wards. The Local Government Act 1989 specifies that the purpose of a representation review is to recommend to the Minister for Local Government the number of councillors and the electoral structure for a municipality, which will provide ‘fair and equitable representation’ for council election voters. The VEC seeks to combine the information gathered through public submissions with its own research and analysis of other factors, such as the need to give representation to communities of interest. The recommendation is not based on a ‘straw poll’ of the number of submissions supporting a particular option. The VEC assessed a range of electoral representation models that might suit Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. It considered the projected population change, the desire to maintain communities of interest, the number of voters and number of councillors compared with other municipalities, and the electoral history of the council. It developed a number of models, finally selecting four options.
The VEC noted that all electoral combinations – including multi-councillor wards, singlecouncillor wards, and a mixture of multi- and single-councillor wards – have generally worked effectively across each of the four categories of municipalities in Victoria – metropolitan, metropolitan/rural fringe, regional urban areas, and rural. It is difficult to capture rural and urban communities separately without adjusting councillor numbers or mixing different zones together. The VEC recognised that the peninsula’s agricultural community has different issues from the urban communities and, consequently, most of the VEC options did not mix the urban and rural communities. While multi-councillor wards, which use a proportional vote counting method, can provide fair representation
to both urban and rural dwellers, the VEC found that in this instance it was possible to create wards that accommodated communities of interest without ignoring the different needs of the rural and urban communities. It was clear from submissions that the structure must acknowledge the diversity between, and within, communities. The VEC tries to develop sustainable boundaries that provide voters with recognisable wards. It was ... notable that many submissions wanted a change from the current structure because of operational issues involving the current council. While such issues are outside the scope of this review, the VEC considered that these concerns may have distracted submitters from fully considering the impact of each of the
options proposed. The VEC considered that Option B could respond to the genuine concerns expressed by many submitters on both sides of the debate and meet the requirements for an electoral structure that provides fair and equitable representation for all voters for the next 12 years. The boundaries used in this option generally followed existing boundaries; however, similar communities were merged to create three multicouncillor wards to cover the urban population along the Port Phillip Bay coast where there is a strong case for localities to be grouped. The VEC received a strong public response for the review. More than twice as many submissions were received at the preliminary and response stages than for any other review conducted in 2011 [in Victo-
ria], and a further 126 submissions were made in response to the addendum report. The VEC considers the submissions received in support of an alternative to the current structure, notwithstanding the council’s efforts to encourage local organisations and residents to write in support of the status quo, do show there may be an appetite for change that was not present to the same extent during the previous review in 2005. Submissions from the Council were based on its ‘Ten Tests of Effective Local Government’. Implicit in them is the assumption that single-councillor wards are superior. Application of the ten tests would have a predetermined result in favour of single-councillor wards. The VEC does not regard the ten tests as an impartial method of assessing electoral structures. The Local Government Act does not support the notion that one model of representation has a clear advantage over another. Indeed, the VEC has recommended all four types of structures. In the most recent electoral representation reviews, the VEC recommended singlecouncillor wards for the Shires of Loddon and Pyrenees, and mostly single-councillor wards for Strathbogie and Moorabool Shires, and a change from a mixed structure to single-councillor wards for Loddon Shire Council. The VEC’s experience has been that often where there was strong opposition against a move away from singlecouncillor wards, once in place there is very little support for a
change back. In 2005, Wyndham City Council’s submission argued strongly against a multi-councillor structure. The Council’s submission as part of the 2011 representation review stated: “... multi-member wards are seen by Council to represent a much more effective system than single member wards and better serve both the community and the aim of equitable representation. They permit the sharing of workload amongst Councillors and allow continued representation of a ward when individual Councillors are indisposed or on leave.” It is the VEC’s view, and past elections show, that multicouncillor wards are likely to provide a wider choice of candidates and limit the possibility of uncontested elections. Many of the submissions suggested there would be a duplication of efforts in multicouncillor wards. Although this may be the case, the VEC views this occurrence as largely depending on the individual councillors rather than the arrangement of wards. It is the VEC’s experience that councillors from multicouncillor wards generally work in the wider interests of their ward and more broadly for the interests of the municipality as a whole. The VEC believes that Option B can respond to the genuine concerns expressed by many submitters on both sides of the debate and meets the requirements for an electoral structure that provides fair and equitable representation for all voters for the next 12 years.
Shire’s play for status quo ends in a humiliating rout COMMENT By David Harrison WHERE to now for Dr Michael Kennedy, OAM? He showed surprising judgement in the just-completed VEC electoral review, shackling the shire bureaucracy – plus his band of councillors – to a vigorous campaign to retain the shire’s status quo: 11 wards, each with one councillor. In a high stakes game, Dr Kennedy put the kitty on his Plan A. It was a bold strategy, akin to a gambling addict putting the matrimonial home on the lottery. He lost, front fence, letterbox and all. He had no Plan B. Victorian Electoral Commissioner Steve Tully trumped the Kennedy clique with his own Plan B – Option B, actually, comprising three multi-councillor and three single-councillor wards. It’s a classic unchallengeable, workable political compromise. Mr Tully clearly indicated his intention at a public hearing on 12 October when submitters put their views to him and were questioned about them. He continually stressed two matters of concern: the fact that six of the current 11 councillors were unopposed at the poll in 2008 – six of just 45, or 13.3 per cent, of all uncontested wards across the state – and his duty to ensure “fair
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and equitable representation”. Clearly the shire would be very lucky to get its way. The CEO and his supporters have suffered what they – and outsiders – could only view as a humiliating rout. Dr Kennedy and his group are now stuck with an electoral option they emphatically do not want and which they can hardly be expected to introduce with enthusiasm or grace. The Kennedy clique threw everything at this campaign, including the shire’s startling legal letter to Mr Tully
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accusing him of bias during the October public hearing. Others at the meeting commented on the calm, courteous manner in which Mr Tully treated submitters, including Dr Kennedy and shire governance officer Noel Buck, who made memorable personal appearances. Throughout the campaign, Dr Kennedy and his supporters made it very clear they didn’t believe in multimember wards and didn’t want a bar of them. Cr David Gibb described his multi-member ward experience as “hell” and warned he might have to consider his position if they were reintroduced. (The shire had multicouncillor wards for its first election in 1997: three two-councillor wards and three single-councillor wards. The system was changed to single-councillor wards before the 2000 election.) For Dr Kennedy to now U-turn on multi-member wards would be simply incredible, considering how partisan was his campaign role: the CEO staked even his prized doctorate on a status quo result. He cannot, surely, feel he can about-turn, casually abandoning his ostensibly strongly held and passionately advocated views. It would be even more bizarre than Derryn Hinch announcing he had joined the Trappist monks. Dr Kennedy’s discredited “Ten tests
of effective local government” will likely become an albatross tied neatly around his neck for the rest of his shire career. He cannot repudiate them without repudiating a large chunk of his approach to municipal governance. Here are the “Ten tests”. The status quo (single-councillor wards): 1. Maximises local accountability. 2. Smallest ward size. 3. One vote/one value/one councillor. 4. Avoids voting blocs/facilitates consensus approach within the council. 5. Makes candidacy affordable. 6. Makes councillor workloads manageable. 7. Simplifies councillor/organisational relationships. 8. Proven successful for the Mornington Peninsula. 9. Has the strong support of the community. 10. Same electoral system for all councillors. Logically, multi-member wards would result in the opposites of these 10 tests: they would minimise local accountability, make candidacy unaffordable, etc. However, Mr Tully’s report (above, left, right) brusquely dismisses the 10 tests in a paragraph: “Implicit in [them] is the assumption that single-councillor wards are superior. Application of the ten tests would
have a predetermined result in favour of single councillor wards. The VEC does not regard the ten tests as an impartial method of assessing electoral structures.” One can understand councillors such as Leigh Eustace and Bev Colomb, and others, having strong reservations about multi-member wards because of their commitment to their communities – communities in wards now merged into one three-councillor ward, Briars. They have fought hard for their constituents and feel their efforts can only be diluted in Briars. Their concerns will probably prove exaggerated. Forty-two of the state’s municipalities have multi-member or mixed electoral systems. There is no great agitation for change. The peninsula’s committed councillors will adapt. It would be surprising indeed and sad if, after deep reflection, Crs Eustace and Colomb, as well as Tim Rodgers and even David Gibb, abandoned their community service commitment and their communities at October’s election. For some other councillors it might be an appropriate time to bow out. Dr Kennedy has gambled and lost. It’s a fine mess he’s got himself into.
Hooked seal is healthy – DSE By Keith Platt WILDLIFE officers have decided against trying to remove a hook embedded near the mouth of a seal that has been calling Rye pier home. Fishing line attached to the hook is wound tightly around the seal’s neck. Department of Sustainability and Environment officers who caught up with the seal on Saturday believe it will be able to free itself without sustaining any permanent injury. “He’s in really good nick and will be able to free himself,” wildlife officer Stan Williams said. Judy Muir of Polperro Dolphin Swims said “we are experiencing the horror of multiple entanglements of seals”. “The abject attitude of some fishers is apparent when each day we clear the pier of discarded line and tackle.” Ms Muir said rubbish stuffed between pier planks “looks like stalactites from beneath”. “Our crew picks up rubbish every day, but we’re sick of it. “Some people have a complete disregard. They bring everything in and take nothing out.” Ms Muir said a “big promotion” was needed to show people that their waste
Finding ‘lost’ pets RESIDENTS whose pets go missing or who have found a pet after fireworks on Australia Day in Mornington and Rye can call the shire council on 1300 850 600, 5950 1000 or check online in the Lost Pets section of the shire website www.mornpen.vic.gov.au
was causing unnecessary cruelty to seals. “Why do fishing hooks and fishing lines need to be just about indestructible? Hooks used to rust or be destroyed by digestive juices, now they aren’t.” Mr Williams said two other seals among the colony living on the Chinaman’s Hat seal platform in southern Port Phillip were not so lucky, with one having a hook attached to a steel trace and another struggling with a piece of fishing net. Mr Williams said DSE officers would try to free the two mammals, possibly asking Melbourne Zoo to provide a dart so they could be immobilised. Mr Williams said seals would scratch at fishing line until it broke and often were able to remove small fishhooks. More worrying was the potential transfer of dog viruses to and from seals. “Just about anything that a dog can catch seals can, too,” he said. “Seals often come ashore for a complete rest after being at sea for a couple of weeks where they sleep with just half a brain awake. “We ask people to keep away and only contact us if the seals are obviously ill or injured. “If dogs get too close they can transfer viruses and if that was then taken to a colony we’d be in real trouble.” Anyone who sees an injured or sick seal can phone 136 186. Hooked: Tom Andrew of Polperro Dolphin Swims photographed this seal with a hook in its face and fishing line around the neck at Rye pier.
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Awards for care on the coast
Finding out: Ann Hollingworth, Bishop Peter Hollingworth, Baillieu Myer and organiser Dizzy Carlyon were among those who attended a morning tea to find out about refugees and the disadvantaged.
Benefits to giving: Peter Winneke helps guide those wanting to assist others through philanthropic trusts.
Tea draws a crowd for the displaced IT might seem a world away from that of refugees struggling to reach the Australian mainland or those being helped by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, but their welfare was the main topic last week at Elgee Park winery in Merricks North. Owners Baillieu (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bailsâ&#x20AC;?) and Sarah Myer hosted a morning tea for the brotherhood, featuring human rights and refugee advocate Julian Burnside, philanthropy promoter Peter Winneke and the brotherhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director, Tony Nicholson. Organiser Dizzy Carlyon said the three speakers were inspirational and left their audience â&#x20AC;&#x153;with much to think aboutâ&#x20AC;?. The Thursday 19 January event was a sellout, with profits going to the brotherhood. Ms Carlyon said that Mr Burnside had â&#x20AC;&#x153;helped us to see the wood from the treesâ&#x20AC;? on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;emotive and often
confused issueâ&#x20AC;? of refugees. Acknowledged as a national treasure, Mr Burside has acted pro bono in many human rights cases, particularly in relation to the treatment of indigenous Australians and refugees. He set up the Spare Rooms for Refugees and the Spare Lawyers for Refugees groups, for which he was awarded the Human Rights Law Award and more recently the Australian Peace Prize. Mr Winneke, who heads philanthropic services at the Myer family company, had removed some of the mystery of philanthropy making it â&#x20AC;&#x153;seem quite a normal addition to everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to-do listâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe one or two problems for some of us will be solved with your guidance as we discover the power of giving,â&#x20AC;? Ms Carlyon said. Mr Winneke left the corporate world after 16 years spent â&#x20AC;&#x153;making wealthier
people even wealthierâ&#x20AC;?. His holidays were spent backpacking in developing countries and he joined the Myer company after â&#x20AC;&#x153;struggling to find a more meaningful way to continue his working lifeâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He realised he could use his professional skills to foster the embarrassingly small philanthropic sector and help people learn the rewards and joy of giving back,â&#x20AC;? Ms Carlyon said. Mr Nicholsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk covered the activities of the brotherhood over the past 80 years, including with disadvantaged people on the Mornington Peninsula. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the past 30 years, Tony has drawn on his professional qualifications and experience to dedicate his professional life to improving the conditions of those living on or close to the edges of society,â&#x20AC;? Ms Carlyon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His expertise in understanding the needs of Australians experiencing homelessness led to his appointment
in January 2008 as chair of the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steering committee for the development of its White Paper on Homelessness.â&#x20AC;?
NOMINATIONS close next month for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Victorian Coastal Awards for Excellence. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winners included Birds Australia, for its work protecting breeding sites for the endangered hooded plover, and Reel Scientists for a volunteer angler diary program. In recent years, nominations have included surf life saving organisations, schools, management committees, school children, retirees, people with full-time jobs and families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These prestigious awards are Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest recognition of the outstanding contributions so many people and organisations make to our coastal environment,â&#x20AC;? chair of the Victorian Coastal Council Libby Mears said. The award categories are natural environment; education; coastal planning and management; coastal building and design; community action and partnerships; individual achievement. Nominations close 9 February. Forms and details at www. vcc.vic.gov.au or call 9637 8893.
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Speaking out: Brotherhood of St Laurence executive director Tony Nicholson.
BIRDLIFE Mornington Peninsula will conduct two birdwatching outings next month. The first is at 9am on 8 February at Baldry Crossing on Baldrys Rd, Main Ridge. Meet in the car park at the creek crossing. On 19 February, also at 9am, meet at the start of the Bittern coastal wetlands boardwalk in Salmon St, Hastings. Details: Max, 0429 947 893.
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THE Country Fire Authority has issued a warning about the dangers of locking children in cars. A spokesman said statistics show that on a 20 degree day, the temperature inside a car can rise by 75 per cent in just a few minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The danger of being left alone isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just limited to children getting overheated; leaving the car running and the air-conditioning on doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make your child any safer, even if it is just for a few minutes,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your child might be abducted, put the car into gear or get caught in a closing power window. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Locking children in cars can be life threatening, especially on warm days. It can only take a few minutes for a child locked in a car to become seriously ill due to heatstroke or dehydration and in some cases die. What to do if your child is locked in a car 1 Do not panic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; keep calm and think clearly. Think about what you can do, rather than focusing on negative thoughts. Put on a brave face to your child; if your child sees you distressed, they will become distressed. 2 Take note of the time. It seems time stands still during an emergency. If you are aware of how long the car has been locked, you will know how long you have before a window must be broken. 3 Call 000 and the RACV on 13 1111. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a mobile, ask to use someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. 4 Cover windows with blankets or tarps, and the roof if you can get enough blankets. Do this quickly. The heat and light entering through the windows is absorbed through the roof and causes the temperature in the car to rise rapidly. Covers will help slow the rate of temperature increase. 5 Break a window, but only with planning and extreme caution. This should be done as a last resort as glass can spray everywhere. Break the window furthest from the child. 6 Once your child is out of the car, rehydrate
and slowly cool them. Ensure you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t chill the child. Give them plenty to drink. Liquids should be at room temperature. Very cold liquids can make an overheated child sick. A cool washcloth is fine, but a cold one can cause more problems. Take off their shoes and clothes. See a doctor or paramedic if you are concerned. 7 Are you OK? Take some deep breaths, and if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still too shaken up to drive, ring a family member or friend who can help you and your children get where you need to go. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be scared to ask for help. 8 Treat the incident as a learning experience. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blame yourself, but rather reflect on ways that could prevent it from happening again. Tips to avoid locking your child in a car ď Ž Always take your children with you â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even if you will be away from the car for just a few minutes. ď Ž Never give your keys to your children; put on the car seat or in the ignition. ď Ž Never let children play in unattended or unlocked cars. ď Ž Make sure all children are out of the car before locking. ď Ž Keep a spare key in a magnetic box under the car or in your purse or wallet. ď Ž Hook keys to your clothing, bags or stroller. ď Ž Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t close the car door until the keys are in your hand. ď Ž Warn your kids about playing in the car without adult supervision. ď Ž When you arrive home, get the children out of the car before worrying about the shopping.
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Setting a new standard in luxury BUILT to exacting standards by Simon Streader of Arthouse Constructions from plans prepared by David Norman, this brand-new home takes pride of place along the coast road to Mount Martha andf offers beautiful views over the bay. A clever design full of flair and individuality will strike a chord with the most discerning buyer seeking a truly exquisite home that rewards success. The remarkable architecture and quality fittings set new standards in luxury beachside living with triple-stacked glass sliding doors that open from the upper and lower level living areas on to the viewing balcony and the garden deck. Throughout the lavish and spacious interiors are beautiful Australian native hardwood floors, and for the home that has everything, there is a four-person lift to the second level. The property is securely set behind remote-controlled gates and is surrounded by landscaped gardens designed by Real Earth Developments. There are three bedrooms, all richly carpeted and with built-in robes. Two are on the ground floor along with a separate study and family room with fitted wall cabinets for the television. The main bedroom has access to the deck and has a splendid ensuite with large double shower. Downstairs is a superb kitchen with stone benchtops, quality appliances by Miele and a walk-in pantry. The kitchen is part of a large open-plan living area that features a gas fireplace. Should the views from the balconies ever fail to impress, the entertaining can always move downstairs to the bluestone al fresco terrace surrounded by bench seats and a low-maintenance garden.
Address: 684a Esplanade, MORNINGTON Price: $1.95 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $2.15 million Agency: Community Real Estate 7/20-22 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza Agent: James Crowder, 0407 813 377
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Sun and sea views
Prized beachside location
WITH a grand outlook across Port Phillip Bay from the top floor viewing deck, this absolutely immaculate home offers character and privacy in a superb location. Ideal as a permanent family base or a luxurious weekend retreat, the four bedroom home has all the modern touches to make your time here very comfortable. The upstairs living areas all benefit greatly from the natural light that spills through the large windows; they serve to open up even more the already sizeable living areas. Set on a 900-square metre block (approx), the home is surrounded by landscaped gardens and enjoys a private and very natural setting among native flora.
CLOSE to Wilsons Road shopping strip, Fishermans Beach and Main Street, this delightful three-bedroom residence offers a lifestyle of convenience. The unit complex has a gated entry for added security, and for privacy the front yard of each unit is fully fenced with a landscaped front garden. The interior has beautiful polished timber floors and an open-plan living area with a designer galley-style kitchen featuring a 900mm stainless-steel oven and plenty of cupboard and bench space. From the dining area, a set of French doors open out to a private, and paved courtyard. This splendid townhouse is leased until October. It would make a fantastic investment property with an eye to retiring with beaches and shops nearby.
Address: 19 Dorset Road, MOUNT MARTHA Price: $550,000 – $590,000 Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Lina Luppino, 0419 571 583
Address: 1/10 Orchid Avenue, MORNINGTON Price: Negotiable over $550,000 Agency: Noble Wilson Real Estate, 1/10 Main Street, Mornington, 5976 8000 Agent: Chris Wilson, 0417 147 307
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$285,000 ROSEBUD
Vacant Land
Situated just across the road from the beach & within a 3 minute stroll to the McCrae Shopping village is this fantastic little 2 bedroom unit. Currently lease to fantastic tenants until March 2012 this unit will make a great little investment property or holiday home. With a pretty parklike garden directly out the front as well as single garage, dishwasher, SS R/C air-con & freshly painted throughout, units like this get snapped up quick.
$399,000 ROSEBUD
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Simply Superb
This stylish and superbly presented home has a great light and airy atmosphere. Features two separate living zones incorporating main living, impressive kitchen and meals area with high set celestial windows. Formal lounge, separate entry area, quaint family bathroom and fresh paint and floor coverings throughout. Set amongst well established gardens with a single carport, single steel garage and an additional carport.
$319,000 ROSEBUD
They Don’t Come Much Closer
Becoming a rare find is this impressive 822m2 corner block that’s located in the popular Peninsula Sands Estate. Building should be a breeze with very little fall while being found on the corner of a quiet court for convenient side access for storing your boat or van. All fully serviced with capped timber paling fencing one three sides this great block with the added benefit of looking out over a treed reserve is guaranteed to please!
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Great Investment
This is a great investment or first home with polished floors, 2 B/R both with BIR. Open Lounge/dining with gas heating and an extra room off the main living area which could become a sunroom/study with sliding doors that open out onto the deck and private treed back yard. Off to the side of the house is a large carport with remote control roller door all located in a quiet street just behind the RSL.
$429,000 MCCRAE
This double brick home has a cozy warm feel. A sunken lounge featuring a gas heater and a solid wood coonara. All bedrooms come with BIR and ENS to master. Off the kitchen area is a second living space that could be used as a formal dining area, kid’s playroom or office. Great block backing onto peaceful farmland. Garage offers you plenty of storage & drive through access. This one is definitely worth a look.
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$358,000
Great Presentation & Beachside Location
Low maintenance living just 500m from the sand! Superbly maintained home set behind established front gardens, enjoys spacious north facing open plan living with both gas heating and air-conditioning. A well fitted kitchen, master bedroom with WIR, large bathroom complete with spa bath and second bedroom with BIR. All complemented by a single carport, sealed driveway and paved outdoor area.
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Solid investment property in highly sought after location. Set on a fabulous 970m2, lightly treed block the property features an open plan kitchen, meals and living area with pine floorboards throughout. Step out onto a full length timber verandah and enjoy views of Port Phillip Bay. Laundry plus a separate shower and toilet downstairs. Easy access to large backyard and currently leased until December 2012
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Ripe For Renovation
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Two storey four bedroom family home enjoys sweeping views out over Port Phillip Bay, Bass Strait and the adjoining State Park. Kitchen and meals area opening onto an undercover decking area, master bedroom with ENS, spa bath and WIR, 2nd and 3rd bedrooms and the family bathroom all located upstairs. On the lower level is the rumpus room, study, huge formal entry with direct access to the dble garage, fifth bedroom and an additional utility room.
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Rural bliss A SERENE setting entices you to stay long after a visit to this splendid rural property. Surrounded by other high-quality, small acreage holdings, a distinct relaxing rural atmosphere abounds, yet all the attractions and amenities of the peninsula and nearby towns are close at hand. The tastefully renovated brick-veneer home provides a rustic outlook over fields and trees with several outbuildings including a carport and a double garage that has been renovated into a sound-proof music room. There are three bedrooms, all with built-in robes, and a stylish central bathroom. The huge kitchen has a striking redwood bench and tiled splashback. It overlooks the adjacent meals area through to the big lounge room with wood heater. There is an extensive timber deck around the home, which is accessible from most rooms and allows you to take in the views from every angle.
Address: 151 Males Road, MOOROODUC Auction: Saturday 4 February at 2.30pm Agency: Conley Luff Real Estate, 188 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 7733 Agent: Kayn Luff, 0416 265 337
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$378,000 BLAIRGOWRIE 52 Revell Street
Stunning views - designed with family in mind
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Set amongst the Moonahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on an elevated allotment of approx. 727m2 with a 3rd level viewing balcony sits this fabulous rendered brick home. This impressive property offers hydronic heating throughout plus s/system upstairs and all windows are tinted. An exposed aggregate driveway leads to the double garage with internal access and roller door at the rear. CONTACT: Cathy 0400 867 154
The hardest decision you may face should you be the lucky new owner of this home is do I spend my time relaxing inside or out? The second you inspect this recently renovated brick home you will see why. Comprising 2-3 bedrooms, 2 living areas, gas cooking & heating, r/cycle cooling and family bathroom with large shower.
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Walk to Blairgowrie Village & Beach
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Close to the strip, yet pocketed away, this ideal property is suited to either permanent or holiday living. Situated on an approx.1204m2 allotment the rendered brick home has been totally renovated to exceptional standards. The stunning kitchen offers highly polished porcelain tile splash backs, induction cook top, s/s under bench oven and d/w. The lounge has a solid fuel heater & sliding doors to private fenced deck. CONTACT: Cathy 0400 867 154
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A Once In A lifeƟme AcquisiƟon - 16 Glorious Acres! Without quesƟon this is the most signiĮcant land holding to become available in Mt Eliza in years. Set on an incredible 16 acres, approx, with a second frontage to Grant Road, this magniĮcent property is one of the largest remaining acreages in the area and harks back to a Ɵme when Mt Eliza was a sleepy bush retreat and livestock roamed the Įelds. Stunning from every angle, the 4-bedroom homestead is superb and has been meƟculously built from reclaimed materials from hand-cleaned bricks to Oregon and BalƟc pine Ɵmber through to cedar windows and doors. Designed ahead of its Ɵme, every room extends to the wrap-around verandah with north-facing living areas, a glorious family living and dining room Ňowing to a terrace and alfresco pavilion, a brilliant rumpus room that cleverly links to a 4-car garage to create a huge party room; and formal recepƟon rooms. The kitchen is a feature with its Oregon Ɵmberwork, as is the main bathroom with its freestanding bath and separate shower. The main bedroom has a spa ensuite, and there’s a large study. The property has been uƟlized for livestock and features 2 large fenced paddocks each with holding yards and the large shed is designed to be uƟlized as a stable block, if so desired. Certainly, this is a rare opportunity to acquire one of Mt Eliza’s most signiĮcant properƟes. Contact: Contact: Chris Chris Wilson Wilson 0417 0417 147 147 307 307
1/10 Main St. Mornington VIC 3931
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MOOROODUC
AUCTION SAT 18TH FEB @ 2:30PM
MOUNT MARTHA
$469,500 NEG
RUSTIC DELIGHTS RURAL BLISS - A RARE APPROX. 1 ACRE FIND IN MOOROODUC This serene 1 ACRE property in Moorooduc is surrounded by large acreage holdings giving you the relaxed feeling of rural living yet still so central to all that the Peninsula lifestyle offers. The tastefully renovated & rendered BV home provides a beautifully rustic outlook & offers 3 spacious bedrooms with BIR’s, a stylish central bathroom, a huge kitchen with feature redwood bench & 900mm S/S oven, an adjacent meals area, large open-plan living areas, a huge rumpus room & expansive decking taking in scenic views from every angle. A wonderful family home with extensive shedding, carports, storage space & a double garage renovated to include a sound proof music room.
Inspect Sat 2- 2.30pm or by appointment
151 Males Road
DROMANA
$470,000 - $510,000
PALM COVE – If a sea change is what you are after than this 3 bedroom BV property is just for you. With its own street frontage this well presented villa is more like a home & only 200m from the sandy shores of beautiful Dromana beach & approximately 500m to cafes & shopping. Boasting 3 large bedrooms, ensuite effect to master & WIR, spacious lounge, deluxe granite topped kitchen with S/S apps, adjacent meals area leading out to a large secure & private rear garden. Also including auto SLUG, high ceilings, ducted heating & cooling & much more.
16 Williams Road
MORNINGTON
$650,000 NEG
Beautiful gardens & a big 991m2 court lot in the Lakeside Estate provide a most attractive setting for this stylish brick veneer home. Offering 3 large bedrooms plus study (FES & WIR), formal lounge & dining rooms with vaulted ceilings & open fireplace, a light filled central kitchen with meals area, a large family room to the rear looking out over the huge yard and double auto garage & shed.
ROOM TO SPREAD OUT IN SUMMERFIELD! With dual street access to the huge 1091 M2 court lot, this spacious 20 square BV home you can just move into and enjoy! Comprising 4 bedrooms (master with FES/WIR), formal lounge & dining rooms, a stylish central kitchen, a huge tiled living room, double auto garage, ducted heating & s/system r/cycle air conditioner. With a massive rear & side yard for boat/caravan storage & room for a serious workshop.
MORNINGTON
MORNINGTON
$570,000 - $620,000
ROOM FOR THE TOYS AND ROOMS FOR THE BOYS! Room for all on this big 1112M2 corner Lot with a charming approx 21 square bull nose BV Home plus an 8X8 carport plus a powered 10X6M garage in a separate enclosed yard. With 4 Bedrooms plus study/dining [FES/WIR to Master], a stylish kitchen with s/s appliances, a tiled family/ meals area,& 2 spacious & separated living areas which might suit dual living. Including ducted heating & air conditioner, a 7X4M hot house, water tank, spa bath, dishwasher & a large covered pergola.
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A superb 1211m2 court lot is an ideal setting for this big living BV home featuring a West Australian Limestone facade, polished timber flooring and a 7x7m deck overlooking the solar heated I.G. pool. 4 bedrooms plus study (master with FES (spa)/WIR), formal entry & spacious lounge, kitchen with s/steel appliances & walk-in pantry, dining room, large family room, separate rumpus room & double auto garage with internal access. Including ducted heating & evaporative cooling.
MORNINGTON
Inspect Sat 12- 12.30pm or by appointment
$320,000 - $340,000
FRONT VILLA – CLOSE TO BEACH & BUS!
Inspect by appointment 1/4-10 Napier Street
MORNINGTON
$449,000 NEG
BEACHSIDE VILLA WITH SPACE & PRIVACY!
MORNINGTON
Inspect Wed/Sat 3-3.30pm or by appointment
$640,000 - $670,000
‘SHURLOCK ROW’ – CLASSY & IN CLOSE!
If you are looking to downsize size but not space than this well presented villa could be prefect. Offering large living compared to most other villas you will be impressed by the privacy & space that is offered. With large lounge looking out to lovely rear yard, spacious kitchen & adjacent meals area, large master has WIR & dual entry bathroom. Outside, there is a huge Stratco undercover entertaining area with café blinds & single garage. Also including ducted heating & refrigerated cooling. An inspection is a must.
Inspect by appointment 7/21 Lucerne Avenue
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NEG. OVER $630,000
It’s an easy stroll to Fisherman’s Beach from this well presented & It doesn’t get better than sitting at the waters edge, taking in the water spacious 2 Bedroom BV Villa, with L.U. Garage & roomy rear courtyard. views,yet to be within a comfortable walking distance of Mornington ideal for Retirees, with all gas facilities, separate laundry, sun blinds & being the front Villa in this small group. Village! This prime lot of approx.602m@ has a comfortable 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with L.U. garage in place, suitable for permanent or holiday living or for rental. A wonderful site for a new luxury home.
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MORNINGTON
Inspect Sat.12-12.30pm or by appointment 4 Cottage Place
PRIME WATERFRONT LAND – PANORAMIC BAY VIEWS! CREATE YOUR OWN DREAM!
Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm or by appointment 708 Esplanade
9 Moonrise Place
17 Baystone Court
MAKING A SPLASH IN SUMMERFIELDS!
SPACIOUS LIVING ON QUIET COURT LOT!
Inspect Sat 4-4.30pm or by appointment 6 Billabong Close
MORNINGTON
$567,500 NEG
Set in park like surrounds this most charming BV home is sure to tantalise your taste buds, with a unique rural feel only 5 minutes walk to Bentons Square & public transport. The home offers 3 spacious bedrooms, master with FENS & WIR, large formal lounge/dining room, central timber kitchen with dishwasher & adjacent meals area, ducted heating & cooling, alarm system, spacious family room leading out to the huge undercover paved entertaining area & large private & secure rear yard with garden shed.
Paradise awaits in this chic townhouse, secure in a gated community & ideally located only a short stroll from Main Street & beautiful Mills beach. This private 3 bedroom residence offers 2 master suites upstairs each with ensuite & WIR, & a third bedroom downstairs , bright open-plan living/ dining, a deluxe granite kitchen with s/s appliances, high ceilings, s/s r/c a/ cond’s., internal entry to an auto LU garage plus an extra LU carport. Enjoy the sensational alfresco area surrounded by lush tropical gardens & café blinds for entertaining all year round.
Inspect Sat 2-2.30pm or by appointment 3/47 Tanti Avenue
Inspect Wed & Sat 11-11.30am or by appt.
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Rarely does land so close to the Esplanade become available. This unique 24 lot sub-division provides a wonderful opportunity to build your dream home by the sea in beautiful Mount Martha. Contact Geoff Luff on 0416 142 336 or geoff@conleyluff.com.au
MORNINGTON
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MORNINGTON
$535,000 - $555,000 MORNINGTON
A HUGE SHED - DOUBLE GARAGE & A DELIGHTFUL HOME
BUDGET BUYERS SPECIAL! Nestled behind a wall of trees on a generous 658m2 lot, this appealing BV home represents a great opportunity for 1st homebuyers & investors.With 3 bedrooms (W.I.Robe to master), L-shaped lounge/dining, sunny central kitchen, spacious family room, double carport, shed & 7x4 laserlite/ paved entertaining area. Gas heating, air conditioner, dishwasher & solar HWS An easy cosmetic improver in a good area!
On a big 763m2 corner lot close to Civic Bowls & Croquet in the Lakeside Estate, this spotless & spacious BV home comprises 3 generous bedrooms (FES/WIR to Master), 2 large & separated living areas, a large quality kitchen with as-new appliances, meals area, a large covered/ paved entertaining area with on-line gas brick BBQ & a delightful Balinese Hut. The double auto brick garage joins onto a huge 10x7 M powered colorbond shed which includes a workbench, shelving, a toilet, & a 4x3M office with water & gas available.
YOUR OWN FAMILY ESTATE IN SUMMERFIELDS Secluded behind high fencing with beautiful trees & gardens on a huge 1374m2 Lot, this large stylish BV residence offers a family lifestyle with space & privacy. With 5 bedrooms plus study (huge master suite with FES (corner spa)/WIR & parents retreat, 2 other bedrooms with WIRs),formal lounge, dining alcove, central kitchen with s/steel appliances & pantry, tiled family room, big separate rumpus room and a triple auto garage with internal access & rear r/door. Including security system, ducted heating & evaporative cooling.
Inspect by appointment 41 Parkside Crescent - Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm or by appointment 36 Summerfield Drive
27 Exford Drive
MORNINGTON
$340,000 - $360,000
MORNINGTON
$472,250 - $516,250
$690,000 - $730,000
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BEACHSIDE VILLA - TO LIVE OR TO INVEST! This stand-alone front villa is ideally positioned close to the beach & buses, and is available with vacant possession or with an excellent long term tenant in place. Comprising of 2 bedrooms (2-way bathroom/WIR to master), a bright & spacious lounge, attractive kitchen with adjacent meals area, a separate laundry & single brick garage. Well presented & very well placed!
3/11-13 Johns Road
NEW BRICK VENEER VILLAS - SPACE & LUXURY!
A PERFECT FIT FOR THE FAMILY!
Near Bentons Square with granite tops to kitchen & bathrooms, ASKO Secure behind a high brick fence on a 560m2 lot this delightful BV home s/steel appliances, & zoned ducted heating & cooling. offers 3 bedrooms plus study, (master with FES/WIR), spacious lounge & dining room, lovely central timber kitchen with s/steel appliances & Unit 1 3 Bed FES/WIR 14.0sq Living D/G $499,500 an adjoining meals area, A huge open living room leads out to the Unit 2 3 Bed FES/WIR 13.0sq Living D/G $472,250 sensational undercover entertaining area & an auto double garage. Unit 3 3 Bed FES/WIR 13.0sq Living D/G $472,250 GDH, evaporative cooling, high ceilings, large private rear yard & a Unit 8 3 Bed FES/WIR 14.3sq Living D/G $481,750 garden shed complete this charming package. Easy access to Bentons Unit 10 3 Bed FES/WIR 15.8sq Living D/G $516,250 Square shopping ,buses & parks.
Inspect by appointment 7/21 Lucerne Avenue
5975 7733
Inspect Sat 2-2.30pm or by appointment 84 Harrap Rd
Inspect by appointment
Shop 2, 188-194 Main St Mornington
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Partially renovated, so you complete the picture HIDDEN behind a stand of trees that offer some privacy from the street, this unassuming brick-veneer home has an ace up its sleeve â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the interior has been partially renovated to include an updated galley-style kitchen with new floating timber floors. There are also polished timber floors in the hallway. The remainder of the home is quite neat with three bedrooms, a small bathroom and an open-plan lounge and dining room. A timber deck has been added and from here you can step down to the backyard. The property is in a good location, with a primary school, Beach Street and Karingal Drive shops a few blocks away in either direction. With a bulk of the renovation already completed, the property could appeal to a seasoned renovator looking for their next investment project. Address: 28 Ashleigh Avenue, FRANKSTON Auction: Saturday 4 February at 3pm Agency: Century 21 Homeport, 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 3555 Agent: Kerry Lee Marshall, 0408 363 686
12 (Lot 45) THE POINT, MOUNT MARTHA VIEWS OVER BAY TO CITY SKYLINE An exciting and rare opportunity to secure this 1390sqm allotment in prestigious â&#x20AC;&#x153;Privilegeâ&#x20AC;? at Headland Waters. This large parcel of land, situated on the lower side of road, allows for the building of a spacious, luxury residence to take advantage of the most amazing views which cannot be built out. A very special place to live and it could be yours.Features include: Â&#x2021; SURWHFWLYH EXLOGLQJ HQYHORSH Â&#x2021; XQGHUJURXQG SRZHU Â&#x2021; IXOO\ FRQVWUXFWHG URDGV Â&#x2021; DOO VHUYLFHV DYDLODEOH
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Saturday 18th February at 11.00am 10% Deposit - Balance 60 days $350,000 - $385,000 Saturday 11.00-11.30am James Crowder 0407 813 377 John Young 0412 766 804
Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZA www.communityrealestate.com.au
24a ALLEN DRIVE, MOUNT ELIZA MODERN AND BRIGHT This immaculate near new 4 bedroom family home is located within a short stroll to local cafĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and the shopping strip. Set in a lovely tree lined street, you will not fail to be impressed by this bright modern home featuring formal entry, formal living, open plan kitchen with stainless steel appliances, meals and large family room that opens onto the spacious timber entertaining deck. Master bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite, large IDPLO\ EDWKURRP ÂżWWHG ODXQGU\ GRXEOH ORFN XS JDUDJH and low maintenance landscaped gardens. Close to schools and transport this is a wonderful opportunity to secure this fabulous family home PRICE GUIDE: $590,000-$640,000 INSPECT: Saturday 12.00-12.30pm CONTACT: James Crowder 0407 813 377 Deb Ketting-Olivier 0403 554 955
21 VOLITANS AVENUE, MOUNT ELIZA CLASSIC CLINKER, BEACHSIDE OPPORTUNITY! 6HW RQ VTP DSSUR[ ZLWK DQ LQ JURXQG SRRO DQG D classic clinker brick home offering comfort and character, seize this opportunity to move beachside of the highway within walking distance of Moondah beach DQG .XQ\XQJ 3ULPDU\ 6FKRRO 7KLV VSDFLRXV bedroom home features a parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retreat lounge, JUDQLWH V VWHHO NLWFKHQ EDWKURRPV 2)3 SROLVKHG WLPEHU Ă&#x20AC;RRUV GXFWHG KHDWLQJ LQWHUQDO DFFHVV WR D remote garage and potential 2nd storey views! PRICE GUIDE: $650,000 - $685,000 INSPECT: Saturday 1.00-1.30pm CONTACT: James Crowder 0407 813 377 Deb Ketting-Olivier 0403 554 955
95 OLD MORNINGTON ROAD, MOUNT ELIZA TRADITIONAL CHARM MEETS BAYSIDE RESORT 6HW DPRQJVW VTP RI ZHOO HVWDEOLVKHG JURXQGV complete with large IG swimming pool and pool house with full bathroom. This character home has all the old world charm, enhanced by restored polished hardwood Ă&#x20AC;RRULQJ DQG JUDQG IRUPDO GLQLQJ URRP ZLWK YLHZV DFURVV the stone verandah to the garden. The spacious sitting room offers similar views and comes complete with RSHQ ÂżUHSODFH 7KH NLWFKHQ RSHQV RXW WR WKH IDPLO\ URRP DQG GLQLQJ DUHD 7KHUH DUH EHGURRPV PDVWHU ZLWK )(6 DQG DQRWKHU EDWKURRP DQG SRZGHU URRP IRU guests. PRICE GUIDE: $1.28 - $1.38 million INSPECT: By Appointment CONTACT: James Crowder 0407 813 377 Deb Ketting-Olivier 0403 554 955
3 BARTON DRIVE, MOUNT ELIZA GRACIOUS FAMILY LIVING IN THE GOLDEN MILE Delivering modern class, a resort-inspired heated pool and prestigious golden mile address this gracious 5 bedroom home on 2,968m2 (approx) represents the epitome of luxury and elegance for the family who loves to spread out in style. Within walking distance of the beach, Toorak College and Mount Eliza village cafes, the home boasts a sparkling designer interior and a VHHPLQJO\ HQGOHVV Ă&#x20AC;RRU SODQ IHDWXULQJ OLYLQJ GLQLQJ DUHDV JDV ORJ ÂżUH OX[XULRXVO\ DSSRLQWHG VWRQH WRSSHG NLWFKHQ IDEXORXV SRROVLGH HQWHUWDLQLQJ DQG EDWKrooms. PRICE GUIDE: $1.4 - $1.5 million INSPECT: Saturday 2.00-2.30pm CONTACT: James Crowder 0407 813 377 Deb Ketting-Olivier 0403 554 955
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Deceased Estate - Must Be Sold! 74 Marine Drive Safety Beach Just under 1000sqm of prime land opposite the beach ready for further development (STCA). The current brick veneer dwelling has been very well maintained and features three bedrooms and a bathroom with combined lounge and dining and separate kitchen. The home has a flat roof, so going upwards is an option and there is plenty of space on the flat block that measures 15m x 65m. Plenty of options here to sub-divide, re-build, go up or extend. t es nv i r yo da i l ho
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Under 350 metres to McCrae beach & shops with a rear Right of Way Access & room for a boat! Well built 2 bedroom unit in a very quiet & private location. Evap cooling & ducted heat, covered paved courtyard & garage all combine to make a great property. Very affordable too!
Develop, Holiday, Live Or Lease? The Choice Is Yours! This substantial block of land with an existing home is positioned very close to the multi-million dollar Martha Cove marina and is a short walk to the beach and public transport. Currently owner occupied this home features two bedrooms, two separate living areas - one of which could be converted into a further two bedrooms and open plan living which opens out onto a substantial balcony overlooking the backyard.
Set in a peaceful and tranquil position on the Dromana hillside is this fantastic corner allotment. From a future double storey home the bay views would be breathtaking. Extremely rare vacant land position in a blue chip location. Whether it be your future home away from home, permanent home or investment retreat this property will appreciate dramatically in time. Truly special. Land size: 664sqm (approx). Call Now!
Located only a short stroll to the beach this stunning modern residence allows you to relax & entertain your family & friends with bay glimpses from this 1/4 acre, private garden oasis. This contemporary home boasts a remarkable open plan indoor/ outdoor living space, complete with a glorious entertainment deck. The kitchen includes an island bench, European appliances and is filled with natural light. Blue-chip weekender or permanent base.
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Complete Your Dream Home
If you value peace and privacy, this is the home for you. Situated on approx 625sqm, located only a short stroll to the pristine sands of Safety Beach and only minutes from golf courses, restaurants and the shopping precinct of Dromana, this is a must. This home boasts 3 bedrooms, master with WIR and ensuite, other bedrooms with built in robes, large formal and informal living areas, gas ducted heating, air conditioning, dishwasher and entertaining area.
Designed to capture every degree of a North facing bay view this home features sun-filled living rooms. Deceptively large there are four bedroom, master with ensuite and open plan kitchen, meals and family area. Downstairs is a mulit-purpose room for rumpus or 5th bedroom. This imprressive homes is complete with GDH, garage, additional off-street parking and a fully fenced backyard.
A unique landmark commercial development overlooking the fairways and tennis courts of the Mt Martha Valley Country Club and moments from the Martha Cove Marina, The Atrium is one of the Mornington Peninsulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest restaurant/function centres with potential to further develop the business or change its use (STCA). Offering sports and casual bar areas, an 80 seat restaurant, function room that can seat 400 or 220 at tables.
With most of the hard work already done with design, plans and permits and the home to fit out stage this is an opportunity not to be missed. This architecturally designed home of approx 40sq boasts 4 bedrooms, 2 ensuites, and family bathroom. views over the marina from the large open plan kitchen & 2 living areas and master bedroom, 2 entertaining decks, private courtyards and much more. Property is to be sold.
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$590,000 - $650,000 By Appointment 03 5987 3233
193 Point Nepean Road, Dromana VIC 3936
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Saturday 11th February 2012 at 2.00pm By Appointment 03 5987 3233
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Nothing fishy here TOURING along Point Nepean Road, it would be hard not to notice the iconic Fed-Up Fish Cafe sign. This long-established business is well set-up and ready for a new owner to walk in and start trading. The cafe area is 150 square metres with seating for 70 inside and 25 outside. There are two on-site car parks. The rent is $427 per week plus outgoings. The owners are moving to other business interests and are very motivated to sell. Cafe and takeaway, ROSEBUD WEST Price: $149,000 + sav Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Gary Russell, 0418 535 503
Get your just desserts I SCREAM, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream. Positioned outside a major supermarket in a vibrant shopping centre, this well-known and popular franchise business shows strong growth. It serves ice-cream, smoothies, shakes and other food lines.
Ice-cream franchise, MORNINGTON Price: $120,000 + sav Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Kevin Wright, 0417 564 454
Landmark hospitality venue The Atrium THE Atrium is one of the Mornington Peninsula’s largest and bestknown restaurant and function centres. It overlooks the fairways and tennis courts of Mt Martha Valley Country Club. The Atrium offers sports and casual bar areas, an 80-seat restaurant and a function room with individual seating for 400 (220 with tables). There is also a large outdoor patio and the building’s signature atrium reception area. This highly flexible complex also features a three-bedroom manager’s residence and parking for 85 cars. Now catering for wedding receptions and conferences, casual family dining and a local clientele drawn from the surrounding housing development and from further afield, this is a great chance to step into a successful and well-established business. There is also potential to use the premises for a private golf, football or other sporting club venture offering administration, accommodation, offices, medical centre, gaming venue, church, nightclub or hotel. There are two fully operational commercial kitchens, which allow for multiple events to be catered for at one time, two walk-in coolrooms, a walk-in freezer and chef’s office. With the new Peninsula Link freeway set to cut travel times to and from the city, and continued new housing development around the nearby marina, this is a great time to invest in this remarkable seaside business opportunity. To be sold on a walk-in walk-out basis. Address: 10 Country Club Drive, SAFETY BEACH Auction: Saturday 11 February at 2pm Agency: Stockdale & Leggo, 193 Point Nepean Road, Dromana, 5987 3233 Agent: John Sanderson, 5987 3233
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9 Alfred Street, Mornington Spacious Sanctuary in Prime Position
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19 Dorset Road, Mount Martha Fabulous Family Home
For Sale
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Price: $790,000 - $840,000 Inspect: &RQWDFW RIĂ&#x20AC;FH
119 Seaview Avenue, Safety Beach Seaview at Martha Cove :DONLQJ GLVWDQFH IURP 0DUWKD &RYH 0DULQD DQG DSSUR[ PHWHUV IURP WKH PDLQ IRUHVKRUH WKLV luxury two storey townhouse is almost completed. $SSUR[ VTXDUHV RI OLYLQJ FRPSULVLQJ RI WKUHH EHGURRPV SOXV D SDUHQWV UHWUHDW EDWKURRPV powder room. Two separate living areas. Caesar stone kitchen bench tops with tiled splash back, Smeg s/steel appliances, designer tap wear, 5LQQDL KU JDV +:6 KHDWLQJ ZLWK SURJUDPmable thermostat and s/system air conditioning. /DQGVFDSLQJ DQG IHQFHG ZLWK FRORXUHG FRQFUHWH DJJUHJDWH WR IURQW GULYHZD\ DQG SDWKV
Price Guide: $550,000 -$590,000 ,QVSHFW &RQWDFW RIĂ&#x20AC;FH
For Sale
1/16-14 Lucerne Avenue, Mornington Gorgeous Beachside Townhouse
Price: $695,000 - $740,000 ,QVSHFW &RQWDFW RIĂ&#x20AC;FH
For Sale
34 Finlayson Avenue, Mount Martha Un-interrupted Bay and City Views )URP WKH ODUJH EDOFRQ\ HQMR\ PDJQLĂ&#x20AC;FHQW degree views with un-interrupted bay and city skyline vista that will leave you spellbound. Set RQ DSSUR[ VTP RI ODQG WKH PDLQ KRXVH RIIHUV EHGURRPV SOXV UXPSXV URRP WKDW could be converted into another two bedrooms. Open style living, renovated NLWFKHQ PHDOV DQG IDPLO\ URRP ,Q JURXQG SRRO and outdoor entertaining area. Great holiday KRPH RU OLYH FRPIRUWDEO\ ZKLOH SODQQLQJ WR build your dream home.
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jo@kevinwrightcommercial.com.au
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MORNINGTON NEWS realestate 26 January 2012
For Sale – Mornington
For Sale – Mornington
For Lease – Mornington
NE
For Sale – Sorrento
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One Amazing Opportunity
NAB As Co-Tenants
This is A Bargain
Darriwill Farm
WĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů WĂƌŬ ŝŶ ^ĂƚƵ tĂLJ͕ ďĞŚŝŶĚ Dt͕ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐ ŶĞǁ ĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŽĐĐƵƉŝĞƌ͘
ďƌĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ŽĸĐĞ ƐƵŝƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϮŶĚ ƐƚŽƌĞLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ E ŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĞŶƚƌĞ Ăƚ Ϯϴ DĂŝŶ ^ƚ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƐĞ͘ ƌĞĂ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ Ă ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ƚǁŽ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ŶĞǁ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ͕ Žƌ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĸĐĞ ĂƐ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŵŽǀĞ ŝŶ͘
ŽĚLJ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ăůů ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁĂdžŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŬŝŶ ƌĞũƵǀĞŶĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƚŽdžŝŶŐ͘ dŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ďŽĂƐƚƐ ƉƌŝǀĂĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĐůŝĞŶƚĞůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƵƉƐƚĂŝƌƐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƐLJ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͘ ^Ğƚ ƵƉ ĐŽƐƚ ǁĞůů ŝŶ ĞdžĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ƉƌŝĐĞ͘
Ăƌƌŝǁŝůů &Ăƌŵ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞƐ ŝŶ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŐŽƵƌŵĞƚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŝŌǁĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďŽƵƟƋƵĞ ǁŝŶĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ĮŶĞƐƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌŵ ŐĂƚĞ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ăƌƌŝǁŝůů &Ăƌŵ Ă ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ůŽǀĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůŝĨĞ ŽīĞƌƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƌĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽĨ ^ŽƌƌĞŶƚŽ͘
Lease Price: $2,816 PCM+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454
Sale Price: $89,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
Sale Price: $239,000 + SAV Contact: Gary Ralph 0418 535 503
For Sale – Tootgarook
For Sale – Mount Martha
For Sale – Mornington
NE
NE
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W
For Sale – Rosebud West
W
Sale Price: $595,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454
NE
&ĂĐƚŽƌLJ ϯ͗ Ϯ ĨĂĐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŶĞ ƟƚůĞ͘ KŶĞ Ăƚ ϵϬƐƋŵͬ ŽŶĞ Ăƚ ϰϬϬƐƋŵ
BARGAIN! - Cafe / Restaurant
EŽ KƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
>ĂĚŝĞƐ ŽƵƟƋƵĞ
,Ăŝƌ 'ĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
dŚŝƐ ůŽŶŐͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ǁĞůůͲƐĞƚ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ Ă ŶĞǁ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŽ ũƵƐƚ ǁĂůŬ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŬĞĞƉ ƚƌĂĚŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ƐŚŽƉ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ϭϱϬƐƋŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞĂƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ϳϬ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ Ϯϱ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚǁŽ ŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ ĐĂƌ ƉĂƌŬƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞŶƚ ŝƐ ΨϰϮϳƉǁ н K'^͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞůů͘
dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƵƐLJ ƐƚĂŶĚͲĂůŽŶĞ ŵŝůŬ ďĂƌ ͬ ŵŝdžĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂů dŽŽƚŐĂƌŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĨŽƌ ǁĞůů ŽǀĞƌ ϰϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ ĐůŽĐŬǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ŽŶ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ͕ ĐŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŐĞ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ͘ KǁŶĞƌ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚƌŝĂů
KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂƐ ďĞƐƚ ŬŶŽǁŶ ůĂĚŝĞƐ ďŽƵƟƋƵĞƐ ƚƌĂĚĞƐ ϱ Ъ ĚĂLJƐ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ ŵĂŶLJ ƉůƵƐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ă ǁĞůůͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĐůŝĞŶƚĞůĞ͘ EŽƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ͘
dŽƵƚĞĚ ĂƐ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂŝƌĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƐĂůŽŶ͕ ,Ăŝƌ 'ĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ Ă ůŽŶŐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĐůŝĞŶƚ ďĂƐĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ϭϬ ĐƵƫŶŐ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŽŽŵ ĨŽƌ ďĞĂƵƚLJ͘ ^ƚĂī ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂLJ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞǁ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ͕ ĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞ ƌĞŶƚ͘ ZĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ͘
Sale Price: $149,000 + SAV Contact: Gary Ralph 0418 535 503
Sale Price: $225,000 + SAV Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184
Sale Price: $89,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
Sale Price: $75,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
For Sale – Mornington
For Sale – Dromana
For Sale – Rosebud
AV PL AI AN LA S BL E
For Sale – Seaford
Industrial Takeaway
Wendy’s Bargain
Brand New In Dromana
Calling All Foodies
WƌŝĐĞ KŶ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
Sale Price $120,000 + SAV Contact: Gary Ralph 0418 535 503
Sale Price: $530,000 Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184
Sale Price $95,000 + SAV Contact Russell Murphy 0407 839 184
dŚŝƐ ƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ Ă ƉƌŝŵĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ƚƌĂĚĞƐ ϱ ĚĂLJƐ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ dŚŝƐ ĨƵůůLJ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŝŐ͕ ďŽůĚ ĂŶĚ ďƌĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ŝƐ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ƌĞƚĂŝů ƐƉĂĐĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĐĂĨĠͬƉƌŽǀĞĚŽƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚƵŐĞ ƉƌŽĮƚƐ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ϭϰϱƐƋŵ͘/ĚĞĂůůLJ ƐƵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐ Žƌ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ ŝŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ŽŶ Wƚ EĞƉĞĂŶ ZĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ůŝĐĞŶĐĞĚ ĐĂĨĠ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ͘ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ Ă ďƵƐLJ ƐƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJ͕ ƌĞƚĂŝů Žƌ ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘ ĞŶũŽLJƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĐůŝĞŶƚĞůĞ͕ ƐŽůŝĚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ ŝƚƐ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͘ ŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ͕ ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ƉƌŽĮƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ Ă ŵƵƐƚ ďƵLJ͘ ǁĞůů ƉƌŝĐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞůů ĂƐ ǀĞŶĚŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ͘
For Sale – Rosebud
For Sale – Mount Martha
Mornington
For Sale – Rosebud
Urgent Sale - Vendor Must Sell
'ƌĞĂƚ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ Ͳ KƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ĞĂĐŚ
Backpackers Mornington
&ƌĞĞŚŽůĚ &ĂĐƚŽƌLJͬKĸĐĞ ^ƉĂĐĞ
dŚĞ ǁĞůů ŬŶŽǁŶ >ĞŵŽŶŐƌĂƐƐ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ƐŽůĚ͘ tŝƚŚ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ Įƚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ůŝƋƵŽƌ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ǀĂůƵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ƐĐŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘
dŚĞ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ Dƚ DĂƌƚŚĂ ŵŝůŬďĂƌͬ ĐĂĨĠ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ hŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ DŽƵŶƚ DĂƌƚŚĂ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ďŽĂƐƚƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ŝƐ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌƵŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƐƚĂī͘ ^ĞĐƵƌĞ ŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂƉ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƚƌĂĚĞ͊͊
tĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ ƚŽ ƌƵŶ Ă ƐŽŽŶ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ĂĐŬƉĂĐŬĞƌ ĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽĨ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ƌĞƚĂŝů ƐƚƌŝƉ͘ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŽǀĞŶ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘
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THIS long-established auto electrical repairer offers a wide range of services including starter motor and alternator changeover, discount batteries, ozone safe air-conditioning servicing, and truck, trailer and marine repairs. The business is also the only licensed Interlock installer in the area. The business operates from a large workshop with one hoist and an area for display or office use.
THIS wonderfully presented shop is well positioned in an award-winning shopping complex. With all modern refrigeration, the business has plenty of preparation area, and at the rear there is ample space for the 10-tonne truck that goes to market, and the forklift to unload. The business operates with two staff on cash registers, two staff on the floor and one at the rear. The vendor offers a trial at $30,000 per week.
Auto electrics, SEAFORD Price: $120,000 + sav Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151
Fruit, vegies and fine foods, MORNINGTON Price: $422,000 + sav Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston Agent: Graeme Haddock, 9781 1588
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Niche market selling whole & organic foods inc. fruit & vegies, supplements etc. Seating for 12 in/6 out. Main road, well known,passing trade. 5 ½ days. New lease neg.
Telecommunications & electronics, computing & entertainment, Optus mobile & broadband contracts. 24/7 security system, 5 ½ days. Main street location
Large, corner position, with large windows overlooking attractive courtyard. Seats 36 in & 15 outside. Commercial kitchen. Trains young adults with special needs. 6 days.
Well presented, large modern shop with courtyard. Seating for 15, has smoking area under cover. Only 5 days 6am to 3pm. Long lease options.
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Near new, bright & clean with all the hard work done. New equipment, coolroom and freezer. Trades 6 days from 11am. Long lease options.
Services one main customer every Residential & commercial, also does property maintenance. day of the year, vendor works 28 Major contracts in place. hrs pw, 3 sub-contractors. Stock Owner works app.15hpw, subinc. Plenty of potential for more contractors available. Mostly on work. Vendor retiring. Peninsula, Bus.Award winner. $79,000 NOW $79,500 + sav
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Good location near food court In the heart of beautiful San Well set up factory close to many car yards, some of which are major Remo. Main road with good bay in busy S/C. Well equipped & views, seats 30 in/16 out. Rear very well presented. Good cash clients. Always busy, bookings Ă&#x20AC;RZ VKRZLQJ JRRG WXUQRYHU essential, prices range from $25 to courtyard, front eatery section DQG SURÂżW ÂżJXUHV 6HDWV LQ with well laid out kitchen, staff $280. Short hours â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 days 8am cafe section. SDUNLQJ 3URÂżWDEOH to 4pm.
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5 days 6am to 3pm. Est 40 yrs, well known, compact shop in busy area. Trial on $7200 pw. Long lease. Plenty of parking.
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Tears flow for a fragile ocean coast By Dr Ursula de Jong OVER many years, one of the real pleasures in my life has been walking the tracks in Mornington Peninsula National Park on the Nepean Peninsula, anywhere from Number Sixteen Beach to London Bridge. In spring, summer, autumn and winter, the walks have envigorated me and renewed my spirits. Depending on tides and weather, there are three alternative walking tracks along the Bass Strait coast. The inland track is a mostly sandy woodland path, meandering alternatively through stands of moonah and tea tree; with an understorey of shrubs and a mix of ground covers. The walk along the cliff tops over coastal sand dunes offers spectacular views of the ocean and extensive coastline; landside, picturesque areas of coastal dune scrub, large undulating sand dunes, and barren rocky outcrops. Early in the morning you can walk alone, with only the tracks of the jacky and blue tongue lizards to keep you company. The changes are constant, delightful, truly time to wonder at nature. The third path is only traversable at low tide. It takes you onto the rock platforms themselves and here – walking, swimming or snorkling – another world is revealed. Flora and fauna are abundant. The paths reveal human presence over eons. Aboriginal middens along the cliff tops have been exposed by wind and salt erosion. Here in this transitional coastal zone, humans have always been able to get in touch with the spirits of the land and sea.
Over the years this coastal land has become part of my very being. Here in this place my soul can sing. There is a fourth path along the foreshore reserve, bayside. The path runs roughly parallel to the other three, but here there is overwhelming stillness compared to the ruggedness and wildness of the ocean. Today’s pleasures of walking uninterrupted in the shallows or along the shore, swimming in the warm salt waters or just sitting and relaxing away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life are enriched by the knowledge of history stretching over eons, and by memories and experiences I would like to bequeath to future generations. Beyond marking and scarring, the process of history, time and memory makes this place sacred. The evocative and poetic qualities of the Nepean Peninsula do not reveal themselves immediately. Only over a period of time, and by visiting at various times of the day in all seasons, can one begin to fathom its moods, its soul, its many colours; to touch its memories. Here beauty is something to be discovered and revealed, not invented and imposed. My daily circuit at Bridegewater Bay takes in an inland track and a walk along the cliff tops. With good rains after 10 years of drought, the vegetation had begun to recover. Spring was abundant, everything flowered, new growth was welcomed, seedlings and grasses appeared after prolonged absence. Weeds such as polygala and Italian buckthorn thrived, too. Along the cliff top, prostrate tea-
Ursula de Jong with her granddaughter Maddy. Dr de Jong is a resident of Blairgowrie, president of Nepean Conservation Group and a senior lecturer at Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Building in Geelong.
tree, coast beard heath and moonah put on new coats – providing spots of shelter from sou-westerlies, or shade from the warm sun, or a secret hiding place for my granddaughter, or a frame for another beautiful vista. Their chief role is protecting the vulnerable dunes. Each step a pleasure: the scented grounsel (Senecio odoratus) – leaves capturing water droplets after rain, brilliant yellow summer posies; or the prickly spear grasses (Austrostipa stipodes) laden with pearls of sea mist, brushing wet against legs; the cushion bush (Leucophyta brownii) turning from silver to gold dusted as flowers open; the abundant coast everlasting (Ozothamnus turbinatus) and coast daisy bush (Olearia axillaris); the white correa (Correa alba) with its stiff, four-petaled flowers; the sea box (Alyxia buxifolia) covered in tiny white stars shaped like windmills; tough coast salt bush (Atriplex cinerea); the seaberry saltbush (Rhagodia candolleana) rampant, with juicy red
berries that stain clothes permanently; the succulent karkalla (Carpobrotus rossii) growing in sand, surviving moving dunes, large pink flowers open for a day; bower spinach (Tetragonia implexicoma) creeping, hanging; thyme rice flower (Pimelia serpyllifolia) with its minute yellow flowers – places for birds to feed, hide and nest; echidnas to snuffle ants; sparring bull ants; lizards to leave tracks and snakes to sunbake and slither away. On an early morning walk, between Christmas and New Year, I was confronted by a chopped coast beard heath (Leucopgon parviflorus). First thought: why had vandals chopped this huge old shrub and dumped the remnants in the bush? Wanton destruction? Fire kindling? A week earlier we had put out two fires on the beach. Coast beard heath is the largest of the understory shrubs and very slow growing. It has masses of tiny white flowers in spring, followed by bead-like fruit in summer, attracting
numerous birds. A few days later I learned that Parks Victoria was “pruning” the vegetation along the walking tracks “for vehicular access”. Over the next week these beautiful walking tracks were devastated – the vegetation was randomly hacked, chopped, slashed and all the cuttings thrown into the bush on either side, or left on the tracks. Weeds were left standing and the indigenous plants decimated: the flora left to die and attract diseases; the cuttings to dry out and create excellent kindling (another two fires have been extinguished on the beach and cliffs), a bushfire hazard and an eyesore; the dunes left unprotected from wind and feet. What had survived years of drought and was just beginning to grow again was gone. I wept. The sou-westerlies have created new blowouts – I sit and I wonder: who are the custodians of this fragile, dynamic coast?
Returns are not so happy from wizards of AusPost By Fred Wild IN 1992, relatives of renowned American illustrator and painter Ewart Melbourne Brindle visited Dromana where they were welcomed with a morning tea provided by Dromana and District Historical Society. Brindle and his siblings attended Dromana State (now Primary) School until the First World War ended and then joined their father in the United States. In the lead-up to Dromana’s 150th celebrations I discovered a letter written by Melbourne Brindle, as he was known, on a visit to Dromana in 1984 where he recalled his school days and life in the town. Curious, I went online to find out more about Melbourne Brindle. I found his Californian nephew, Roger Brindle, on Facebook and began corresponding with him. During this correspondence Roger recalled that he and his son had visited Dromana in 1992 and, although they would have forgotten it by now, he had promised members of the historical society an item of Mel Brindle’s. I assured him that they had not forgotten. Roger said that he would forward the copy of Brindle’s illustrated book 20 Silver Ghosts to me to present to the society. The plan was to surprise members of the historical society by presenting them with the book during a book launch held on 27 November as part of the town’s 150th celebrations. What better occasion could we hope for to present the book? To escape the Melbourne winters, my wife and I head north and last year, as usual, took out a mail redi-
rection through Australia Post. Roger sent the parcel on 16 August to our address in Rye and ticked the ‘if not claimed please forward to’ box and wrote our Queensland address on it. Although we had taken out mail redirection and despite the fact it stated clearly on the parcel that it should be redirected to Queensland, several visits were made to our unoccupied house starting on 31 August and a slip was left in the letterbox to collect the parcel from Rye post office. Our neighbour found the slip and took it to the post office where she reminded them that we were in Queensland, had mail redirection in place and asked if she could accept it on our behalf. They refused. On 12 September a final notice slip dated 8 September with a redirection sticker on it arrived at the post office in Rubyvale, Queensland, saying that if we did not collect the parcel from Rye post office within five days (from the 8th), the parcel would be returned to the sender. The then Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Graham Pittock approached the post office on my behalf, but even the shire’s top dog got nowhere. So Australia Post placed the parcel, which Roger Brindle paid almost $80 to air mail, on a ship in Sydney for its 13-week trip back to America. Its total postage cost was $8. When 27 November arrived, the parcel was still at sea, but the 150th celebration went ahead and was an outstanding success. My surprise however was that the long-awaited and prized book was “on its way”. Meanwhile, the organisation
that apologises for Australia Post’s blunders accepted that Australia Post was at fault and would reimburse Roger Brindle for his postage, but he would have to provide documentation first. I lost track of the number of calls I made to that organisation, but I do know I never spoke to the same person twice. When Roger Brindle re-sent the parcel, I followed the tracking number through the US Postal Service online. On 4 January the site recorded that two attempts were made to deliver the parcel the previous day but no one was at home. My wife and I were indeed home at the times mentioned and I was paying particular attention to our mailbox. I called Rye post office (I got the number from a post office in country Queensland weeks earlier because its complaints department refused to reveal it) and I was told there should have been a slip in our letterbox, which there wasn’t. Then they discovered the parcel sitting on a shelf and said they would attempt another delivery. I wasn’t going to risk it again – I was there in a flash. On 11 January, Australia Post’s complaints organisation phoned me to say Australia Post was unable to reimburse an American for postage and asked if they could send me a money order and I could reimburse Roger. It seems an individual like me is capable of writing a cheque, putting it in an envelope, addressing it to a recipient, putting a stamp on it and posting it, while Australia Post is not.
Back to school: Fred Wild holds a copy of Melbourne Brindle’s 20 Silver Ghosts outside Dromana Primary School, the place where, decades apart, Wild and Brindle spent their early years. Mornington News 26 January 2012
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Tyabb mooted as third airport Extending southern freeway ‘a waste’
By Mike Hast THE idea of a third airport for Melbourne is back on the agenda, and Tyabb airfield is among locations proposed by the Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry. VECCI chief executive Mark Stone was reported in a weekend newspaper saying Melbourne would need an airport in the southeast to cope with growing demand, traffic congestion, and the expansion of the Port of Hastings. Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine, north of the city, would stay the main airport, and Avalon near Geelong would service the western part of greater Melbourne. Locations in the south-east could include Tooradin, Tyabb and South Gippsland, Mr Stone said. But the owner of Tyabb airfield, Peninsula Aero Club, says it is not interested in the VECCI proposal. The airfield, known as the Mornington Peninsula Airport at Tyabb, is 50 years old this year. Aero club president Peter Bernardi said the club had not been consulted by VECCI. “We’re not interested; there are no facilities and not enough land to expand,” he told The News. “We’re an aero club and we’re doing well; looking forward to our air show on Sunday 4 March
to celebrate our 50th anniversary.” Mr Bernardi said the idea of an airport in the Tooradin area made more sense. “The air force had a satellite field near Koo Wee Rup during the Second World War and you can still see the landing strip from the air,” he said. Tyabb resident David Chalke, a neighbour of the airfield who has been critical of noise, and alleged low flying and safety breaches over the years, said the VECCI proposal for Tyabb was “complete nonsense”. “I am surprised that VECCI should be promulgating such illinformed tosh,” he said. “Melbourne already has four fully fledged airports licensed by Civil Aviation Safety Authority – Tullamarine, Avalon, Essendon and Moorabbin. “The first two have considerable scope to increase their capacity. “The only reason Tullamarine is inconvenient for people in the south-east of Melbourne is the appalling road and rail links. Fix those, and Tullamarine is less than an hour away from even the most southerly suburbs.” VECCI says Tooradin would be a preferred site for a new airport for regional and domestic services. The small town at the top of
Western Port has had an airfield for many years. Once called Harewood airport after the historic property Harewood, built in 1857 by Scotsman William Lyall, it is owned by Glen Balas of Tooradin and leased to Gary Morrison. The Balas family started a flying school at Tooradin in the 1970s. Mr Balas and Mr Morrison told a City of Casey local newspaper late last year they had not been approached about the VECCI proposal. Mr Morrison, who operates helicopters at Tooradin, said he supported the idea in principle. A Tooradin airport would serve the Mornington Peninsula and southeast, he said. The 1000-metre runway would need to be extended by at least 500 metres. The VECCI proposal brings memories of earlier failed attempts to get an airport in the south-east. In the 1960s, when the Bolte Liberal government earmarked Western Port as the site for heavy industry and a so-called deepwater port, a proposal was floated to establish an airport on French Island. In the 1980s it was suggested an airport by built on Manks Rd at Dalmore, north of Tooradin.
By Mike Hast EXTENDING Mornington Peninsula Freeway from Rosebud to Rye would be a waste of money, says Mornington Peninsula Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association. The extension was not justified for the few busy days each summer when visitors clog the roads of the southern peninsula. The association is preparing a submission to the VicRoads Point Nepean Road Study, which closes on Wednesday 29 February. VicRoads spokesman Andrew Bates said the roads authority was reviewing current traffic and safety issues along Point Nepean Rd from Dromana to Sorrento. “The study will look at conditions in both the peak holiday period and off-peak times,” he said. “It aims to identify and investigate all of the issues in the area and make recommendations about how to improve conditions. “Possible alternative routes and potential improvements that could be made to improve the flow of traffic and safety of the road network will be investigated.” Key points in the ratepayer association’s submission include: The freeway extension could attract criticism similar to that made by the state Auditor-General, Des Pearson, about Peninsula Link. Last year Mr Pearson said the Link project was not assessed against other priority road projects in Melbourne and Victoria, its promised economic benefits had
been overstated, and its potential negative impacts ignored. Emphasis should be placed on improving public transport to reduce traffic on Point Nepean Rd. The preservation of Tootgarook Swamp was crucial (the freeway alignment dissects the swamp). The freeway extension would have low commercial (truck) use and therefore low productivity benefit to industry. High use is for leisure where time is not as valuable as it is for industry productivity and commuter benefit. On Code Red fire danger days, people should be told to leave the peninsula early and day visitors told to stay in Melbourne, reducing congestion during these days. Some improvements can be made along Point Nepean Rd at minimum cost, which would improve traffic flow on busy days. On busy days, signs on access roads should warn motorists traffic was slow and heavy before they arrived at Dromana. Mornington Peninsula Shire has not fulfilled its coastal strategy to reduce reliance on car parking along Point Nepean Rd and the foreshore, thereby reducing congestion. To have a say, complete a survey online at www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/pointnepean Submissions can be posted Point Nepean Road Study, Private Bag 4, Mt Waverley Victoria 3149 or emailed to mseprojects@ roads.vic.gov.au Details: Terry Dexter at VicRoads on 9881 8937.
LETTERS No marina, ever TO the mayor and councillors of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council: this is an urgent request for all councillors to reject the planned marina for Mornington. A marina has been proposed twice previously, in 1998 and 2008, and on both occasions was rejected. After the last attempt, the then Planning Minister stated that a marina should never be built at Mornington. Planning Minister Matthew Guy has stated there is strong policy support for the “safe harbour” (marina), but, importantly, also questions whether a marina would provide public or community benefit from the use of coastal Crown land. The matter has now been referred back to the council. They will have to consider rezoning Crown land for private use. Why should this be allowed? Mornington harbour is a major tourist attraction, drawing thousands of people to swim in the safe, clear water and also enjoy the “village feel” of our pretty town. A marina will change all that. The public will be denied the use of Mothers Beach, Scout Beach and Shire Hall Beach due to the coming and going of motor launches – the beaches will no longer be children-safe, currently a major drawcard. There are at least 147 wet berths planned, which will extend out so far they encroach across most of Scout Beach. I say motor launches, rather than yachts, will use this facility as there are underground fuel storage tanks planned. Why does a yacht club need huge amounts of fuel? A travel lift (requiring possible dredging) and wash-down facility is also planned. The latter will cause water pollution as residual fuel in tanks will be washed out into the harbour. Removal and/or destruction of native vegetation from the seabed during the works is also planned. Is this environmentally acceptable? The planned four-metre high wavescreen will not only be unsightly from
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ground level, but also for those with views of the harbour. It is only necessary for a marina. Parking will be another complex and major issue. With tourist season on us, Mornington is having difficulties providing sufficient parking for the increasing number of tourists. The idea of multi-storey parking stations was raised by the council some time ago, but residents fiercely rejected the idea as they would completely change the ambience of our seaside village, which we so vigorously promote. However, should the controversial marina go ahead, something like this would become a necessity. Residents feel they are fighting a losing battle trying to maintain the very things tourists come to Mornington for – a slower pace, friendly people, clean and safe beaches, and a lovely seaside village ambience. Mornington Boat Haven Ltd has used sophisticated and expensive marketing and legal measures to promote the marina with the council and Planning Minister. If the council respects the community’s wishes (more than 2000 objectors), the matter will probably be referred to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, where developments are often approved. I urge residents to speak out against a marina at Mornington. Jo Wren, Mornington
gery and the home of Dr Andrew Taylor and his wife, the renowned violinist Dorcas McClean. Dr Taylor and other partners from the practice later formed a practice in Main St. On her death, Dorcas McLean bequeathed the whole of her considerable estate to Melboune University to endow the Dorcas McLean Scholarships to enable young student violinists to travel abroad. The house was later used as a B&B. Unfortunately, in recent years, the house had been left vacant by the current owners and had become derelict. [Editor’s note: The house was demolished in mid-January.] This is the result of planning issues between the owners and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and the application of a heritage overlay that was applied in an effort to protect the property. While the house was in poor condition, it could have be renovated. The argument that it was past redemption was not supported by the tremendous work being done by heritage concerned people in other countries who restore far older buildings that are in worse condition. It’s another loss for the town. Derek Smith, Mornington & District Historical Society
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ON behalf of the Mornington & District Historical Society, I would like to convey the society’s disappointment and sadness at the loss of yet another significant building important to the town, namely 42 Barkly St. This iconic Californian-style house was built in the 1920s by Dr James Somers for his daughter Monica, known as Chica, and her husband (Sir) Gilbert Boileau, who was also a doctor. Sir Gilbert later became the 6th Baronet Boileau. The building will be remembered by many town residents as a doctor’s sur-
YOUR front page story about 42 Barkly St, Mornington, (‘History set for wrecking’, The News, 15/12/11) was most interesting because of the history. I was not so interested in the fire-damaged house or about the present owners. I was born in a hospital in Cromwell St, Mornington, in 1927 and then lived at 6 Albert St (now a council car park). After the First World War, my father and mother came to Mornington and obtained a loan from the State Savings Bank of Victoria to build this home. My father worked for his brother,
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John Fyffe, who ran and owned the “Mornington Stores” on the corner of Main and Albert streets. The News story mentions the late Dr James Louis Edgeworth Somers riding his horse around Mornington to visit and care for the sick. Dr Somers was a big man and rode a cream horse, not white as reported, which had a darker coloured mane and tail. The local history book Alive and Well and Living in Mornington refers to Dr Somers’ house in Queen St. I remember he lived in Queen St in a large house on the corner. One of Mornington most renowned doctors was Dr Andrew Tolmie Taylor, who with his wife, the concert violinist Dorcas McLean, lived at 42 Barkly St; no children. Dr Taylor was a doctor and surgeon with rooms in Main St on the corner of Vale St and next to the Mornington Bush Nursing Hospital, now The Bays. He assisted my doctor, Ken Chatfield, at the birth of my first child, David Pingiaro, in 1950. My late sister-in-law, Ivy Beattie, who married my only brother James, worked as a domestic for the Taylors. There is a monument to honour Dr Somers, a sun dial erected in 1939. It is in a little park on the corner of the Nepean Highway and Main St. There used to be a small brown stone fence there, too, made from the same material as the entrances to Mornington Park. I have a photo of myself standing next to the sun dial and fence with my golf clubs, which was taken in 1946. Sylvia Pingiaro (nee Fyffe), Mornington
Deadly displays FIREWORKS between Christmas and Australia Day kill family pets and wildlife. The noise causes panic and terror. Dogs are injured jumping through glass windows, paws are severed from trying to get into or out of areas, dogs
are hit by cars or end up at the pound, causing stress, trauma and financial hardship. Please, can we have an end to fireworks now? Jennifer Wilcox, Carrum Downs LETTERS to the editor can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au Name, address and a daytime phone number are required for verification purposes.
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Bottle and save BOTTLING produce can save money and cut waste. As part of its Eco Living Display Centre at The Briars Park in Mt Martha, Mornington Peninsula Shire has organised a bottling workshop to teach people how to bottle produce to keep it usable for many months. “Preserving and storing food can help turn today’s surplus into tasty preserves. It also prevents good food from ending up in landfill,” Mornington Peninsula Shire’s environment education officer Nicci Tsernjavski said. Preserving expert Jen Ruch will teach techniques for bottling fruit 1-3pm during a ‘bottling workshop’ at the Eco Living Display Centre on Saturday 18 February. Cost is $10 a person. The Briars Park is at 450 Nepean Highway, Mt Martha. For bookings call 5987 3078 or 1800 804 009.
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Trimming price, kilos AS if there weren’t enough reasons already to join Curves, the Mornington women’s fitness franchise is adding one more: they’re trimming 50 per cent off the service fee for new members in an effort to help women trim the kilograms. “This promotion is a way to help motivate women in the Mornington area to get in shape and help achieve their goals. It’s important to us at Curves to help women see real results,” said Judy Mawson, owner of Curves of Mornington. “The Curves 30-minute total body workout combines strength training and cardio for real results. “Curves offers members total support with trainers to assist, teach or just inspire. Their total body workout helps boost energy, metabolism, vitality and mood. “Under the direction of Richard B Kreider, PhD, FACSM, scientists at Texas A&M University have put the Curves fitness and weight-loss program to rigorous testing, scrutinising its effects on hundreds of women. “The results? It works. Women on the Curves plan have lost weight and kept it off, boosted their metabolism, lost body fat, gained muscle, and enjoyed several other significant benefits. “With millions of members
worldwide, we must be doing something right. We hope to help women lose any hesitation they may have about getting into shape – there’s no reason not to start on a weightloss program.” For more information about Curves of Mornington or the 50 per cent promotion, call 5975 5526 or visit the centre at Level 1, 8 Spray Street, Mornington. (Entry to Spray Street is off Main Street, via Elizabeth Street). About Curves Curves works every major muscle group with a complete 30-minute workout that combines strength training and sustained cardiovascular activity through safe and
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Healthy Living A test your child can’t afford to miss
Start the year on the right foot ONE way to start the year well is to make sure you attend to one of your most neglected assets – your feet. Feet are one of the body’s most complex structures and body parts we rely on for most of our daily activities, so it’s important to look after them. Paul Dowie, one of Australia’s leading sports podiatrists and founder of the Foot + Leg Pain Clinics, has some great tips to start 2012 off with your best foot forward. 1 Holidays can make us accustomed to a life of bare feet, thongs and slip- ons, but this can lead to stress in the feet and legs, so now is the time to get back to wearing more supportive shoes. 2 Always wear appropriate activity and sport shoes, that is, wear runners when walking and running, X-trainers for general exercise, tennis shoes for tennis, etc. 3 It’s a good idea to have any pain or discomfort addressed now, before the year gets too busy. Many people think pain or discomfort will just go away but this can lead to more serious problems and injury. Many problems have simple solutions, so get them checked out. 4 When shopping for new work or school shoes, shop at the end of the day to allow for swelling. Feet can swell by up to 10 per cent during a normal day. 5 Buy shoes that don’t need a break-in period. Shoes should be comfortable straight away. 6 If you wear heels at work, choose lower heels or wedges to provide more stability and support, or platforms to decrease the angle of the foot, reducing stress. Wear comfortable shoes to and from work, especially if walking is involved. Slip heels off whenever possible; at your desk,
in the car, etc. 7 Proper medical advice and treatment from a sports podiatrist is the best way to prevent and treat foot and leg problems. Mr Dowie’s Foot + Leg Pain Clinics provide friendly, professional and specialised treatment of the highest quality, assisting with foot, leg, knee and hip issues; adolescent growing pains; bunions; arthritis; and work, sports and recreational injuries. The Mt Eliza clinic is at 135 Mt Eliza Way, Mt Eliza, phone 1300 328 300. Readers get $50 off initial consultations.
MORNINGTON optometrist John Old is calling on parents to be aware of the possible signs of a vision problem in their child. He said regular eye examinations for children are vital. “A child will often assume that how they see is normal and try to adapt to their vision problem without knowing they could see better,” he said. “For parents, it is important to be aware of symptoms that may indicate a child has a vision problem. Symptoms include: One eye turns in or out while the other points straight ahead. Frequent blinking. Red or watery eyes. Sensitivity to light. Frequently rubbing the eyes. Difficulty concentrating.
Tilting head noticeably. Covering or closing one eye. Difficulty learning to read. Holding a book very close while reading. Leaving out or confusing words when reading. Squinting or sitting very close when watching television. Difficulty recognising familiar people in the distance. Complaints about headaches, and blurred or double vision. Good vision is essential to a child’s growth, development and everyday performance. About 80 per cent of all learning during a child’s first 12 years comes through vision. Whether it be reading, writing, blackboard work, or using a computer, a child’s eyes are constantly in use in the classroom and at play. With about 1 in 4 Australian children suffering from an undetected vision problem, it is important to be aware of the possible signs of a problem to give every child the best chance of reaching their full learning potential. Optometrists Association Australia recommends that children have a full eye examination with an optometrist before starting school and regularly as they progress through primary and secondary school. Eye examinations are eligible for a Medicare rebate and no referral is required. For more information or to make an appointment, contact John Old Optometrist, Bentons Square, Mornington. Phone 5975 5720.
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ETS is highly effective at controlling excessive sweating of these areas. Excessive sweating of armpits (axillary hyperhidrosis) There is a new surgical procedure for axillary hyperhidrosis. Our surgeons completed a study tour to Taiwan where axillary hyperhidrosis is common. Previously, the treatment for this condition by sympathectomy was to cut the sympathetic chain from the level of the second rib to the level of the fourth or fifth rib. Although effective, the operation often produced an unacceptable level of compensatory sweating elsewhere on the body and was used as a last resort for the most serious cases. The new technique involves selectively isolating only a small part of the sympathetic nervous system between the fourth and fifth ribs. This is done by clamping the nerve with small titanium clips, which stay in place permanently. (The clips are routinely inserted in the body in numerous different operations and have no known side-effects.) This technique has a high success rate in eliminating or greatly reducing axillary hyperhidrosis with a low incidence of severe compensatory sweating. In addition, there is some evidence that in those very few people where compensatory sweating is considered worse than the original condition, removing the clips may reverse the operation. It must be emphasised the possibility of reversal is theoretical and is not guaranteed. For more information, contact Lap Surgery on 9760 2777 or visit the website at www.lap surgeryaustralia.com
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Confessions of a non-participant By Stuart McCullough LAST week, I saw the final installment of the Harry Potter series. To say that the movies have been something of a big deal is like saying that the Titanic had some teething problems. I enjoyed it immensely, although my nephew Brodie was keen to identify the differences between the movie and the book. Apparently, there are heaps. Certainly enough to occupy the time it takes to drive from Knox shopping town to Narre Warren. It’s fair to say the movie may disappoint diehard fans, not least for the conspicuous absence of Bruce Willis. That said, Alan Rickman is all over it, so perhaps that’s some consolation. At the time of the first movie, my nephews were small enough to sit on my lap. This time, they drove to the cinema. Well, not quite, but they’re well past sitting on laps by now. I’ve seen the occasional Potter film and, so far as I can tell, they all lead to a battle between good and evil. This, I feel, falls under the heading of ‘give the people what they want’ rather than, say, a Crying Game-style twist that will make you fall from your chair. (Although, to be honest, that would be amazing.) I confess that I am yet to read a word of the boy wizard’s adventures. This, I am sure, makes me one of only three people in all of Western civilisation who remain immune to the literary charms of the juggernaut that is J K Rowling. It’s not by design – I have absolutely nothing against her. I simply haven’t read any of her books. This means that I am uniquely unqualified in an area of
prime cultural importance. A complete social dunce, if you will. An absolute certified pariah in our great global village. In metaphorical terms, I am a castaway on a lonely island, totally cut off from the continents of humanity. For all intents and purposes, I might as well reside on another planet. It is for this reason that small talk with me can be like pulling teeth. Indeed, this general sense of cluelessness has been directly responsible for the death of more dinner party conversations than is polite to mention. For, in truth, my ignorance of Harry Potter is far from the only example of this selfimposed social exile. I suppose I could characterise my failure to read Potter’s adventures as being the result of a refined literary palate and that I would never lower
myself to slum it with the Hogwarts crew, but that would be a big, fat, dirty lie. Indeed, were I to assert that my lack of familiarity with Harry Potter and friends is a result of being up to my armpits in Foucault, Balzac and whichever other French malcontent ever put pen to paper in between sparking up a Gitane and necking a bottle of exotic plonk, my nose would most certainly be pressed up against the computer screen by now. The fact is that absolutely nothing (and really mean nothing) is beneath me. Put simply, anyone who watched the first three series of Big Brother cannot sit astride the cultural high horse and look down on anyone. It’s not just Potter either. I am yet to read a book by Dan Brown, listen to an album by Lady Gaga, create a Face-
book page or watch an episode of Glee. I’m not sure what the current criteria for being Amish are, but I am reasonably certain that I tick a lot of the boxes. In fact, I’m pretty much on the cusp of rejecting zippers and Velcro. Only the fact that I am completely and utterly useless in terms of barn-raising prevents me from having to nominate ‘other’ in terms of my religion on the next Census. There can be no reasonable excuse for being quite so disconnected. All I can say for myself is that I simply never got around to doing all the things I ought. Frankly, I’m the first to admit that I can never really consider myself to be a well-rounded individual if I don’t first gorge myself on every cultural treat that’s available. It’s time to make amends. From
now on, I’ll speak of the Twitterverse as though it was something real and important and not just something that under-employed comedians do. I will treat the idea of an ‘everyday rewards card’ with the respect it deserves and even give it a ‘top up’ amount to compensate for the fact that they suck like a nuclear powered Hoover. Finally, I will start sending text messages on a regular basis, ending all of them with ‘OMG’. But to make my bid to be a better, more modern (less Amish) human being complete, I should begin with a simple apology. To Harry Potter, I am sorry. From this point on, I shall devote all my energy to ensuring that the Quidditch is finally recognised as an Olympic sport. I’ll overlook the fact that the love story sub-plot between Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley is the most improbable love affair since Mr Snuffleupagus sent Big Bird a Valentine’s Day card. I’ll keep my thoughts to myself about whether the entire battle between good and evil might have been wrapped up a lot quicker had Potter put down that crooked-looking wand and traded it for an AK47 assault rifle. What a different film it might have been if Lord Voldemort – with his strange 1970s rock star nose – had been summoning up the forces of evil, only to find Harry Potter coming over the horizon in a Black Hawk helicopter. Had that been the case, though, there’s every chance I would have shown some interest a lot sooner. www.stuartmccullough.com
Space for artists to milk their creative juices PUNK Milk is described as being fresh and “something that people need”, but don’t be misled by the name, it’s not an energy drink. Punk Milk is an art gallery and film production studio. Owner and director Justine Milburn said the gallery in Frankston was a “fully adaptable installation space for artists to work and create whatever they envisage – a first for Frankston”. “Forget conservative rules, Punk Milk is supporting all genres of art including fine art, street art, illustration, digital art, photography, fashion, sculpture design, experimental, film, animation, sound and performance – you name, we’ll support it,” Ms Milburn said. The gallery is in Frankston and the
film production studio is in Seaford. Federal MP Bruce Billson (Dunkley) and his state counterpart Geoff Shaw (Frankston) and the mayor, Cr Brian Cunial, were invited along to the official opening of Punk Milk. “I started the gallery because I want to give the area a creative home that emerging and professional artists could freely be creative in, while offering affordability so that they can take that exciting step forward towards a creative career,” Ms Milburn said. She had always known she was “devoted to a creative life” and wanted to provide artists with the support they need to take the next step. “So many people have randomly dropped in, surprised and excited about what we are doing.
“I want to encourage other passionate people and businesses that want to be involved in something great to do so. “We have big plans for the greater community and want people to be aware that great creative facilities and support is now available locally.” For details, email punkmilk@live. com or visit Punk Milk Gallery at 10 Young St, Frankston.
High contrast: Justine Milburn outside her Punk Milk gallery Frankston, which also offers a film studio in Seaford.
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ART SHOW
Art show night a big hit for charity THE Mornington Peninsula’s ‘glitter-arty’ flocked to the opening of the Mornington Art Exhibition on Friday night last week at the Peninsula Community Theatre. More than 200 people strolled through the hall that was set up like a giant art gallery to admire almost 1000 works. Members of the Rotary Club of Mornington, the show organiser, happily sold paintings to patrons, with all proceeds going to peninsula,
statewide, national and international Rotary projects. Last year the show, which ends on Saturday at 6pm, raised more than $50,000. Highlights included the trad jazz band Julie Wulie and The Pop-ees, works by peninsula VCE art students, and feature artist Lyn Mellady, an internationally acclaimed painter, who had nine works on display. Representatives of many of the 64 sponsors, including the Mornington News, attended the opening.
Dave and Anita Hilet with, centre, Rotarian John Renowden.
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Julie Wulie (aka Julie Walters) and The Pop-ees entertained with trad jazz.
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Artist Eric Shepherd of Mt Martha shows off his work Tranquillity.
Art show patrons with their catalogues plan purchases. More than 200 people attended the opening night of the show, which ends on Saturday at 6pm.
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Artist Tim Hadler with Paige, 3, his wife Rachel with Indigo, 1, and his mum Kathy Hadler. Tim’s work To Defy the Laws of Tradition is bottom centre.
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Like his dad, Wolfgang is a multiinstrumentalist; in addition to bass, he plays drums, guitar and keyboards. With their 1978 eponymous debut, Van Halen simultaneously rewrote the rules of rock guitar and hard rock in general. Eddie Van Halen has been described as second only to Jimi Hendrix, undoubtedly one of the most influential, original and talented rock guitarists of the 20th century. He is ranked eighth in music magazine Rolling Stone’s 2011 list of the top 100 guitarists. www.van-halen.com www.facebook.com/VanHalen www.getmusic.com.au *** THE new Roman Polanski comedy
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Tickets from 1300 111 011. www.johncleese.com *** LIONEL Richie will release Tuskegee (Universal), his much-anticipated duets album, in March. Richie teams up with the likes of Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and Jimmy Buffett. www.lionelrichie.com *** BETTER Than I Used to Be (Sony) is the first single from Tim McGraw’s new studio album Emotional Traffic, to be released in Australia next month. The country superstar has sales in excess of 400,000 units in Australia. McGraw will tour Australia with Faith Hill in March, performing at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 20 March. www.timmcgraw.com *** FOLLOWING the success of their debut long player in 2009, Melbournebased raw funk outfit Deep Street Soul is back with a full-length album Look Out, Watch Out. The now five-piece band, which welcomes vocalist Mighty May Johnston to the fold, has pulled out all the stops with this release.
pay to attend this money grab for television? Tennis was worth a look; nice outfits. Practical and easy on both eyes. The odd freeze framing. Little Jelena is now big Jelena. No Collingwood. Nathan’s boys (my boys) are behaving, for now. Bring on the mass departure. *** I LIVE in Rye so just this once, a personal plea. Let us make 2012 a year to get rid of the carnival. It’s a huntsman spider web. OK for the happy hour, perhaps, but thereafter attracting all manner of weirdos. It may be of benefit to some 20 shopkeepers, but to thousands of others who live here it’s not wanted; well almost. There are some things in Rye that we put up with because nobody cares, like seeing a two-storey unit being built on every available hole in the ground. But really, the carnival is too much. We need half a dozen Eunice Cains here to force our council to get rid of it. A swimming pool? *** LIFE is strange, as always. Eight Australian soldiers on their way home were turned back after being caught drinking alcohol in Dubai; they were sent back to Afghanistan to be disci-
plined by their unit commander. All this while the fat cats (those who made the decision to send them there) are secure at home, pampered with all delights and pleasures, take their ease and follow there lusts, not giving serious thought to the intolerable miseries soldiers endure. *** TIME for my annual study of the seven deadly sins, namely sloth, greed, pride, gluttony, wrath, lust and envy. Sloth is under control with the help of our lovely home help ladies; similarly greed, although another premiership for Collingwood wouldn’t go astray; pride went down the gurgler when I took up acting; wrath can show its ugly face when football starts; lust and gluttony go hand in hand but sadly a memory now, and envy, easily the worst of all because it’s incurable, unless I watch the Academy Awards. The only other question I ask myself at this time is, as always, unanswerable, being “what is my personal sense of purpose in life?” Onwards and downwards. *** I COULD begin the year by listing some of Mizz Melody’s achievements, but I’ll cut to the chase and declare it’s
outrageous a Labor Prime Minister has done nothing, nor appears to have it on the agenda, to upgrade sole parents and unemployment benefits. Single adults get $130 a week less than I do as an old age pensioner. Being a fair-minded supporter of Mizz’s party, I’ll give her till the end of this year to right this unconscionable wrong. If not, I’ll vote for the Sex Party. Oops, I’m a duffer; I voted for them last time. I’ll vote for Sarah; Green Sarah. She’s cute. *** AUSTRALIAN health workers are bracing for increased levels of alcohol and drug abuse as the baby boomers hit their 60s and 70s. And, get this, Relationships Australia’s 2011 Indicator Survey shows that for those in their 50s and 60s, sexual satisfaction is improving. But there’s more. “One quarter of people aged over 70 are also sexually active.” That’s disgusting! *** THERE was a piece on 60 Minutes about all the beautiful ladies from the Ukraine wanting love from men of all ages all over the world. I don’t believe age is necessarily a relevant factor, but all I saw were men looking for sex, and women looking to escape their
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Top 10 albums 1 Lioness: Hidden Treasures – Amy Winehouse (Island) 2 A Foot in the Door (Best Of) – Pink Floyd (EMI) 3 The Last Concert December 4, 1988 – Roy Orbison (Shock) 4 INXS Best of CD/DVD – INXS (Universal) 5 Testify – Jon Stevens (Universal) 6 Some Girls (remastered) – The Rolling Stones (Universal) 7 The Acoustic Chapel Sessions CD/DVD – John Farnham (Sony) 8 Colours of My Life CD/DVD – Judith Durham (Decca) 9 Not So Dusty II Tribute to Slim Dusty – Various (EMI) 10 Look Out Watch Out – Deep Street Soul
A Grain of Salt THE first few days of January were intense. All heat, bodies, noise, mess – you name it. And then, on Sunday 8 January, I woke to pouring rain; so, so beautiful; relief, glaring me in the face. I stood outside my door, watched and listened; glorious sweet rain. Karma, greeting me with a smile. I said a prayer of thanks to God who genuinely loves all his children, as many of those children love God. I wondered why the children failed so miserably to love each other? We should be thankful for small mercies, unless you’re camping. I read Cr Tim Rodgers says Peninsula Link freeway will ease traffic congestion. That’s very funny. Relief and laughter; a double whammy. I feel better now. *** HAVE they gone yet? If you’re wondering who “they” are, you are a stranger to this column, which probably means you’re still here. I need to know so I can escape my enforced hibernation. I get the days mixed up. I have to walk to the supermarket. I’ve been watching television; sport in particular. Where do golfers buy their clothes? And those Big Bash gaudy tracksuits? Why would people
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By Cliff Ellen current situation and move to Australia. Nobody asked the women the allimportant question: do you like playing the poker machines? *** WITH the price of petrol varying by as much as 20 cents a litre during the weekly cycle, this advice from the RACV was well timed: “Hold off buying until the prices drop.” And “shop around for the best price”. Why didn’t I think of that? Why do pizza experts put down the Hawaian pizza? I love them. I think it was Francis Bacon who said words to the effect: nuptial love makes mankind, friendly love perfects it; but wanton love corrupts it. Damn. As I’ve been watching the passing parade, I rather fancied the wanton bit. “The heart will break, yet brokenly live on.” Byron. Keep smiling. cliffie9@bigpond.com
Joke!!! At the dog park, the elderly woman had two large rottweilers. On being asked their names by another park visitor, she replied “One is called Timex and the other Rolex”. “Wow, they’re strange names for dogs.” “Oh no,” the elderly dog owner replied, “they’re watch dogs.”
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Dunbar creates history at Rye Gift Photos and story Barry Irving CAM Dunbar is the first man to win two Rye Gifts in the 38-year history of the event. The 30-year-old first stood on the podium at Rye when he finished second in 2002. He then went one better by winning the prestigious event in 2004. With eight years of experience and training under his belt, Dunbar again beat the field, by a clear half stride, to win the Maw Civil and Hillview Quarries 120-metre Rye Gift, and pocket $2500 prizemoney and a trophy, on Saturday 14 January. The Ringwood Athletics Club runner ran off 7.75 metres to record 12.45 seconds. Second place Kevin Brittain ran off 5.75 in 12.50 with third place-getter Mark Hignett off 11.50 in 12.52.
The 120-metre Women’s Diamond, also sponsored by Hillview Quarries and Maw Civil, was won by Eleni Gilden off a handicap of 10.75 metres in a time of 14.325. Second was Kim McDonough off 13.00 in 14.372, and third was Nadia Domaschenz off 8.00 in 14.218. A crowd favourite, the footballers’ relay, was contested by Rosebud, Rye, Red Hill and Dromana. Run over three laps using a points system, Rye’s Brady Egan blitzed the field, but Red Hill filled the next three places to be the points winners, with Rye in second and Dromana third. The Rye Gift is run on the second Saturday every January, the first event on the VAL calendar each year, and attracts top athletes from clubs all over Victoria and interstate as well as overseas competitors.
Results Rye & Dromana Community Bank Bendigo Bank and VRTA 70 metre novice: 1 Dean Dobric, 2 Timothy Rosen, 3 Nadia Domaschenz. Clarrie Jennings & Sons and Wittingslow Carnival 70 metre open handicap: 1 Alex Carew, 2 Sam Jamieson, 3 Mark Hignett. Gilpip Homes 800 metre open: 1 Dominic Hoskins, 2 Michael Marantelli, 3 Darren Naismith. Rye RSL 300 metre veterans: 1 Norman McGuire, 2 Robert Wishart, 3 Glenn Cooper. Broo 400 metre for women: 1 Stephanie Mollica, 2 Tara Domaschenz, 3 Rosamond Gilden. Rye Hotel 400 metre open: 1 Daniel Lawlor, 2 William Little, 3 Josh Mather. Jim’s Test & Tag 1600 metre open: 1 Ned Donohoe, 2 Andrew Platten, 3 Joshua West. Mornington Peninsula Shire and RSSC 1600 metre women’s and veterans: 1 David Page, 2 Ashley Sandison, 3 Matthew McDonough.
Athletic action: Above, Clare Dunbar congratulates husband Cam on his second Rye Gift win. Left, Cam Dunbar (White) wins the race. Below left, Eleni Gilden (Black) winning the 120-metre Women’s Diamond. Below, Daniel Lawler celebrates his win in the Rye Hotel 400-metre Open.
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Keeping gutters safe ALLCLEAR Leafguard made from Colorbond steel has many benefits including protecting and prolonging the life of your gutters. AllClear Leafguard is made of Colorbond steel – the same material as your gutters – so it won’t melt in fire or perish and become brittle. It stops embers and burning leaves getting under the roof. The Leafguard is secured under a tile or iron roof and to the front of the guttering. When the Leafguard is in place it cannot be seen from the ground, so does not ruin the appearance of a roof. Keeping gutters clear of
leaves will stop any overflow that might cause water damage to the home, and will ensure gutters last years longer. AllClear Leafguard is designed especially for the collection of clean water for rainwater tanks. The best way to save our valuable water is to have leaf-free and debris-free gutters to stop the overflow and flooding. The gutters are still able to be flushed and cleaned if necessary to ensure clean and hygienic tank water all year round. Australian-made AllClear Leafguard has proven extremely successful over the past 10 years and has been
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In memory of Lisa JANUARY is a special month at Luduco Living for all sorts of good reasons, but none more so this year than the celebration of the life of Lisa Brook, co-founder of the business and wife of Jeremy Brook. Sadly, Lisa passed away on 7 January 2010 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was only 46, but had successfully fought the disease for more than 12 years. Lisa survived major surgery – including having 60 per cent of her liver removed – and many operations as well as chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Throughout it all, Lisa remained determined to beat the cancer. She enjoyed life too much to be hampered by the disease, so her goal was always to recover as quickly as possible so she could get back to normal and enjoy her friends and family as well as be with Jeremy. With the help of all those around her – plus superb oncologists, surgeons and radiologists – she beat the disease over and over again. Jeremy said: “She was truly a remarkable person and an inspiration to us all – always cheerful and making light of her situation with so much courage in facing relentless scans and test results plus what
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