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Tower of cards is a snap ELIZA and Eva, of Bittern Primary School made it look as easy as snapping your fingers when it came to balancing and stacking the cards during last week’s inter-school activity challenge. The challenge, organised by Somerville Tyabb Rotary Club and BlueScope, aimed to highlight the importance of early learning for science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The STEM challenge saw 10 teams and 42 pupils from Somerville, Tyabb Rail, Bittern, Crib Point, St Josephs and St Mary’s primary schools competing on Friday 8 June. The teams were tasked with building a tower from a single pack of playing cards held together with staples, cellotape, double sided tape and blu-tack. The towers underwent a wind test to measure their stability and were also judged on height, aesthetics and teamwork. Picture: Gary Sissons
Contracts ‘advance’ AGL’s gas plan Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au POWER company AGL sees two agreements signed on Tuesday (12 June) as “advancing” its plans to moor a floating gas terminal at Crib Point. The company said one of the agreements “enables berth upgrades at the Port of Hastings as well as a leasing agreement that would be required, should the AGL project go ahead”.
The other agreement involves building a gas pipeline from Crib Point to Pakenham. The project for the 300 metre long floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) has yet to receive government approvals and the go ahead from the AGL board. Announcement on Tuesday of the agreements came with assurances that completion of the gas terminal will guarantee power discounts for small businesses.
“Small businesses in Hastings, Crib Point, Bittern and towns along the pipeline route can look forward to a community energy offer delivering guaranteed discounts on AGL’s electricity and gas prices, should the project proceed,” AGL spokesman Kelly Parkinson said. The announcement also comes three days before the 15 June deadline for submissions to AGL about the plan. The Save Westernport – No Gas terminal for Crib Point group says the
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FSRU will pose a safety risk to the town and endanger Western Port’s marine environment. The group is holding a public rally on Sunday 1 July. State Liberal MP for Hastings Neale Burgess says he’s consistently backed the Crib Point community’s fight against industrial development and is opposed any industry south of Hastings. “It’s time the wished of Crib Point residents came first,” Mr Burgess said. His Liberal federal colleague, Flinders MP Greg Hunt has been less forth-
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