Southern Peninsula
Day Trips:
NGV - Hans Heyson Exhibition Thurs 18th July $69pp lunch own exp
Archibald Exhibition at TarraWarra Tues 1st Oct $78pp lunch included
Matinees:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Wed 18th Sep $140pp lunch included
Chicago (Dress Circle)
Thur 2nd Jan 2020 $145pp light lunch included
Please contact our office for more trips not advertised here.
Extended Trips:
Broome 1-6 August 2019 $3599pp ($645 s/s)
Hervey Bay 16-21 August 2019 $2398pp ($325 s/s)
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Dancing for a good cause WEARING their best “country” attire with a splash of red, Eastbourne Primary School students put their best heels forward to generate an awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) last week. The students had learned to dance the Heel Toe Polka as part of their music lessons, and so, to celebrate the end of term, they danced as a whole school to raise funds for this worthy cause. Thankfully the weather was kind as the students assembled on the school oval to perform, with principal Stephen Wilkinson even bringing his horse to the event. Picture: Yanni
Shire digs in over easing of quarry rules Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is opposing state government moves to relax planning rules for quarries. The shire’s opposition to extending the time within which an extractive industry must start operating and how long a quarry can remain idle comes at the same time that the government is considering the opening of another
quarry in Boundary Road, Dromana. With the planning decision taken out of its hands, the shire has already voiced its opposition to Hillview Quarries’ plan for the 38 hectare, 190-metre deep quarry, but the government will make the final decision. The government says it is committed to changing planning laws surrounding extractive industries to provide greater flexibility for the start of extractive industry operations and periods of inactivity; to prevent the premature expiry
of planning permits; and, enable quarrying sites to respond to market conditions to quickly increase or decrease production. The proposed changes to follow a August 2018 joint ministerial statement which called for “a better approach for land use planning and regulations that will assist quarries to keep operating and new sites to develop alongside growing suburbs and communities”. Included in the changes since recom-
mended by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) are extending the time within which a project must be started after the issuing of a permit from two to five years and possibly allowing the permit to run forever, even if there is no quarrying being undertaken. The shire says allowing five years before a quarry starts operation would be unreasonable and create uncertainty
“in community expectations around land use”. In its submission to the government, the shire says it is “well placed” to “seek to ensure that resulting planning provisions are appropriate for industry, council and communities alike”. Quarries in the shire include a sand quarry in Truemans Road, Fingal, granite quarries in Boundary Road and Manna Street, Dromana and a clay quarry in Pottery Road, Somerville. Continued Page 5
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