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TO the unknowing observer, silhouettes on beaches from Hastings to Flinders at sunset on saturday may have looked ike a celebration. However, this year’s oberservance of the winter soltice (the shortest daylight hours of the year) was all about concerns about Western Port and what may happen if power company AGL gets the go ahead for a gas import terminal at Crib Point. “AGL protests taken to the beach” Page 6
Industry plan for Hastings Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has unveiled a plan for a 192-hectare industrial area on the outskirts of Hastings. The plan to provide enough industrial land for the next 15 years follows the steady loss of unoccupied industrial land across the peninsula. The Draft Mornington Peninsula Industrial Areas Land Use and Infrastructure Assessment and Rezoning Strategy will be on exhibition for comment for six weeks.
The shire’s strategic projects manager Allan Cowley says that allowing a shortage of industrial land would lead to a “constrained” market, with high prices impeding the development of new businesses. Due to changes in uses allowed in the Industrial 3 Zone, much of the shire’s industrial land has in recent years been used for such non-industrial purposes as “restricted retailing”, gymnasiums, showrooms, art houses, cafes and micro-breweries. In a search for possible industrial areas, consultants hired by the shire focused on land at Somerville, Tyabb
and Hastings, adjacent to large areas already set aside for “port related uses”. Members of the consortium of consultants were Hansen Partnership (planning), Urban Enterprise (economics), WSP (infrastructure), and Irwin Consulting (traffic). The preferred site of the new industrial area is opposite the intersection of Graydens and Frankston-Flinders roads, west of the Frankston to Stony Point rail line and extending to the south of Stuart Road, Tyabb. The choice also factored in the shire’s now abandoned bid to establish a marine industry precinct near Somer-
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ville and the release of a development strategy by the Port of Hastings Development Authority. Dubbed the Hastings Employment Precinct, the suggested new industrial area will be zoned to prevent retailbased uses such as supermarkets, gyms, and taverns. “This is considered critical, both to ensure the ongoing supply of industrial land unconstrained by incompatible land use and to avoid out of centre retailing which would undermine the role of the Hastings town centre,” Mr Cowley said in a 15 June report to the shire’s planning services committee.
The first stage would see the release of 58 hectares, the second stage 32 and stage three 27 hectares. The staged release was important to “promote orderly development”. Just how quickly this development occurred would be impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Cowley said choosing Hastings for industrial development “does not exclude the potential to identify further opportunities on the Port Phillip side … the aim of providing land which supports ‘jobs closer to home’ on all parts of the peninsula remains an important strategic planning objective”.
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NEWS DESK Making up for lost time THE easing of COVID-19 restrictions has allowed Flinders Pre-School to resume its Beach Kinder program. Although usually put in hibernation for winter, parents, teachers and children at the pre-school voted to don beanies, coats and backpacks to get back to the beach and make up for lost time. The four-year-old group’s Wednesday morning Beach Kinder is part of the pre-school’s play-based education philosophy. While at Flinders beach and Mushroom Reef the children learn to navigate and understand the changing environmental conditions and landscape to encourage teamwork, self-confidence, respect and resilience. “Flinders is one of the few pre-schools on the Mornington Peninsula, or in fact Melbourne, to conduct a beach education program,” teacher Judith Park said. “It offers children the opportunity to explore rich, diverse and natural play environments.” Flinders Pre-School is accepting enrolments for its 2021 programs. Call 5989 0622 or flinders.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au Picture: Supplied
Shire seeks $320m rescue package Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au BOTH state and federal governments are being asked to launch a life raft to ease economic and social hardship on the Mornington Peninsula in the wake of the coronavirus emergency. The shire’s $320 million recovery wish list ranges from housing for the homeless to a technology park. Estimated costs are just as variable, with the homeless “package” put at $2.5 million, a plan to use recycled water coming in at $27.3m and road safety $130m.
In its approach to both governments the shire says the Mornington Peninsula has “suffered one of the heaviest hits to employment in the state”, with 6000 jobs lost and a 21 per cent fall in gross regional product, well above the 6.9 per cent drop for Australia. Hardest hit sectors across the shire are accommodation, food, retail, construction, arts and recreation. At the same time, there was a serious lack of testing centres for the coronavirus south of Frankston. The shire describes the outlook as “bleak” with “alarming [Australian Bureau of Statistics] and independent
research figures painting a dire picture for the region”. “This combined with a raft of social and economic challenges already faced by our residents creates significant roadblocks in our efforts to get back on road to economic recovery,” the shire states in its bid for government help. As well as the technology park , recycled water use and homeless housing, the shire’s suggested projects, include the Peninsula Bay Trail ($15m); The Briars ($10.6m); “better buses” ($10m); “community facilities” ($17.8m); and, pavilions ($18.5m). However, the shire’s plea for help
with projects costed at more than $320 million comes at a time when both state and federal governments are winding back their various stimulus packages. “We have identified a suite of shovel ready infrastructure and service projects that are ready to go right now and would create over 4770 jobs for our community and the Victorian economy,” the mayor Cr Sam Hearn said. “We invite our state and federal government colleagues to support these investment opportunities to kick start our recovery and support the local community and the state with much needed employment”.
Cr Hearn said the shire had “close to the lowest average rates and charges in Victoria” while demonstrating “high efficiency among the lowest employee costs”. “We have pulled a number of financial levers to manage our way through this challenging period but we need additional financial support to realise the significant community benefits this suite of ready to go projects will deliver,” he said. “We know both tiers of government are looking for opportunities to kick start the economy, so I urge them to talk to us, our projects can start tomorrow”.
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The new Aquatic Centre needs a name
Have your vote! Following more than 400 community suggestions, Mornington Peninsula Shire has shortlisted five names for the new Aquatic Centre in Rosebud and now it’s your turn to help us decide! Council invites the Mornington Peninsula community to have a say in the name and contribute to this milestone project. The Shire is seeking a name that will create a connection with the Peninsula community through place and environment with an approachable, welcoming and positive feel. Preference voting is open until Thursday 9 July. The name with the majority of votes will be presented as the preferred name of the Aquatic Centre, for consideration and final endorsement by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.
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The shortlist of names includes: Barbawar Aquatic Centre ‘Barbawar’ is the local indigenous word for ‘sting ray’. Unique, connected to nature and evocative.
Gunawarra Aquatic Centre ‘Gunawarra’ is the local indigenous word for ‘black swan’. Local, unique and graceful.
Rosebud Aquatic Centre Links to the Rosebud township. Local, simple and understandable.
Tides Aquatic Centre Links to the sea which surrounds the Peninsula. Peaceful, calming and connected to nature.
Yawa Aquatic Centre ‘Yawa’ is the local indigenous word for ‘swim’. Simple, unique memorable and fun.
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Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au AS the time for voting on a name for the $50 million aquatic centre draws to a close Aboriginals and their supporters are making it clear that Yawa is their preferred title. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors last month rejected a recommendation that the aquatic centre be called Gunawarra and instead shortlisted five names for a public vote. However, the councillors gave no guarantee that the most popular name would be adopted. The five shortlisted names are: Gunawarra Aquatic Centre; Rosebud Aquatic Centre; Barbawar Aquatic Centre; Yawa Aquatic Centre; and Tides Aquatic Centre. Gunawarra means black swan, barbawar stingray and yawa to swim. A declaration on the shire’s website invites “the community to vote for their favourite name”, adding that “the name with the majority of votes will be presented as the preferred name of the aquatic centre, for consideration and final endorsement” by councillors. There is a concerted push by long time supporters of the aquatic centre for it to be called Rosebud Aquatic Centre although council officers say Geographic Names Victoria has stated that “Rosebud should … be avoided as it is commonly used in the vicinity and could cause confusion”. The Hastings-based Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association’s executive officer Peter Aldenhoven says an
AN online poll to gauge ratepayers’ feeling for a name for the new aquatic centre being at Rosebud closes next month. Mornington Peninsula Shire will then cast their votes to decide on a name. Picture: Yanni Aboriginal name for the aquatic centre would be “a wonderful opportunity for the Mornington Peninsula community to make a strong reconciliation statement by acknowledging the First Peoples of the country we all live on”. In a statement on the association’s Facebook page Mr Aldenhoven urged voters to support one of the three Aboriginal names. Comments on the association’s Facebook page on Friday (19 July) were running 15 to one in favour of Yawa. The only dissenting opinion opted for Rosebud Aquatic Centre because “it is easy to identify with the area”. A comment on that post said “Indigenous names always identify with the environment which in turn tells us something about the area”. The council’s decision to reject its
officers’ recommendation to name the aquatic centre Gunawarra and defer voting on a name for the aquatic centre was made on National Sorry Day (“Shire’s ‘ugly’ Sorry Day decision” The News 1/6/20). The following day, Wednesday 27 May, the shire issued a “Celebrating National Reconciliation Week 2020” news release which quoted the mayor Cr Sam Hearn as saying the council had “an important role to play in promoting and celebrating Aboriginal cultural heritage, arts and cultures as part of the intrinsic identity and value of the Mornington Peninsula”. He said the shire was “proud to be working with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to support meaningful social, cultural and economic outcomes. We know that to
do this, strong relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities must be at the heart of our work”. In a report to council’s 26 May meeting, the shire’s operations project manager for sport and recreation Amy Frost said the three suggested Aboriginal names “provide an opportunity to create a unique destination brand and an original narrative”. Ms Frost said Gunawarra Aquatic Centre “aligns with the naming criteria as it is unique, positive, memorable and has endearing qualities”. “The name Gunawarra has strong links to the local area and reflects the local Indigenous language.” Voting for the aquatic centre’s name closes Thursday 9 July. To vote, go to: mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay.
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire libraries at Mornington, Rosebud, Somerville and Hastings are open but with controls on numbers allowed inside after COVID-19 restrictions were eased on Monday (22 June). Libraries will continue to run at reduced hours until 4 July when hours are expected to return to normal. All public programs, including Storytime, will continue online “for the time being”. Safety measures are in place with a concierge at the door to track numbers and to record visitors’ details. Hand sanitiser will be available and extra cleaning of all high-touch surfaces, computers and self-serve checkouts, will be done. The Mobile Library will not resume due to physical distancing requirements. The Outreach Vehicle library service will continue to run Thursdays and Fridays. Hastings, Mornington, Rosebud and Somerville libraries will open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Normal opening hours resume Saturday 4 July. Computers are available for 60-minute bookings and return chutes are open 24/7. The Library cafe at Mornington will sell take away. Details: ourlibrary.mornpen. vic.gov.au Call the libraries at Hastings, 5950 1710; Mornington, 5950 1820; Rosebud, 5950 1230; and Somerville, 5978 0834.
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AGL protests taken to the beach PEOPLE stood silhouetted along the Western Port shoreline on Saturday to mark the shortest day the of year and their opposition to AGL’s plans for a gas import terminal at Crib Point. Save Westernport saw the winter solstice - the day that has the least hours of daylight - as symbolic of the outcomes they fear from the gas plan. Socially distanced, many of those on beaches from Flinders to Hastings and on French and Phillip islands held lighted candles “in a show of appreciation for Western Port’s unique ecology and solidarity against AGL”, Julia Stockigt of Save Western Port said. Ms Stockigt said the beach vigil
“symbolised their determination to stand by Western Port and do whatever’s necessary to protect it from the exploitation and degradation of new heavy industry, in particular AGL’s gas proposal that would exacerbate the climate emergency and lead to decades more fossil fuel use”. The state government has announced it will give an extended time, 40 days, for submissions and comments on AGL’s environment effects statement (EES) for the Crib Point project and the planned gas pipeline to Pakenham. “Re-importing locally produced gas that’s been sold offshore is absurd. Yet AGL proposes doing that at Crib Point,
even as gas demand plummets and better options abound,” Ms Stockigt said. She said AGL’s competitor VIVA Energy proposed a similar project that did not require a new gas pipeline. “The industrial site in Geelong is near hazard facilities that LNG operations require, and the village of Crib Point can’t supply,” she said. Save Westernport fears AGL’s proposal “could spell disaster for local communities, for Western Port’s internationally-recognised Ramsar wetlands, and to our climate”. It says jobs provided by AGL “could never offset the loss of amenity, precious peace and quiet”. Keith Platt
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THE theft of two sets of expensive timber gates from properties at Mount Martha and Main Ridge has prompted Red Hill Country Gates proprietor Gabby Goodon to warn customers to be on the lookout for the thieves. She said a set of $6000 timber gates was stolen from the entry to a Forrest Drive property 1am, 25 May, and a $2500 set was stolen from a Main Creek Road property, about the same time, 10 June. “I’ve emailed people to warn them,” Ms Goodon said. “I want to get it out there. I want people to keep an eye out.” She described the thieves as “dumb” because the Baker and Diamond double gates could not easily be disposed of. “It’s not like they can sell them on eBay,” she said. “People would know they were stolen. It’s bizarre.” Mornington police are examining CCTV footage of the thieves and their car at Forrest Drive. Ms Goodon said the “very heavy” gates would need at least two men to lift after the hard work of disengaging them from their supports and hinges. She said the Main Ridge gates were automated but the thieves did not take the automation equipment “possibly because they were disturbed”. Red Hill Country Gates, of Collins Road, Dromana, has been making and selling gates for the past 23 years and this is the first time thefts of this type have occurred, Ms Goodon said. “The world’s gone a little bit crazy.”
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Thieves bolt with gates
No open and shut case: Red Hill Country Gates proprietors Gabby Goodon and Greg Laing at their workshop. Picture: Gary Sissons
Shots fired at house SHOTS were fired at a Mount Martha house early morning, Tuesday 16 June. Detective Senior Sergeant Allan Paxton, of Somerville CIU, said a lone shooter on a motorcycle fired a “number of rounds” hitting two cars at the property in Phillips Court, 4.25am. The house’s owner, a former Mornington racehorse trainer, was at home but no one was injured. There were no witnesses, he said.
Radar record SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol police on nightshift pulled over a blue Ford sedan allegedly travelling at 143kph on
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Cranbourne Road, 4.20am, Thursday 18 June. The 21-year-old driver, of Cranbourne, had his car impounded for a month and faces 12 months’ loss of licence when he appears in court at a later date. All highway patrol, and many other general police cars, in this area are equipped with mobile radar which can check a car’s speed in either direction, police said.
Call for witnesses POLICE would like to hear from anyone who saw a white Nissan Patrol four-wheel-drive tradie’s ute overtake other cars outside Dromana Primary School, 8.50am, Wednesday 9 June,
at the intersection of McCulloch and Ligar streets. Police in an unmarked black Volkswagen station wagon activated their lights and siren and intercepted the ute just past the McCulloch Street crossing which they say may have caught people’s attention. The intersection was said to have been busy at the time. Anyone who saw anything is asked to contact Leading Senior Constable Rob Dukes (VP34284) at Somerville Highway Patrol, call 59781368, or email your name and contact number to rob.dukes@police.vic.gov.au
Jumper coverup HASTINGS police are seeking help in identifying a man, above, who allegedly stole liquor from a Church Street bottle shop. The man was seen taking a $110 bottle of scotch and hiding it under his jumper, 3.50pm, Friday 12 June. When challenged, the man denied the theft and left the store. However, a review of the store’s CCTV confirmed staff suspicions. The man is described as Caucasian, late teens, 170cm tall with a slim build. Anyone who recognises the man or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at crimestoppers.com.au
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Fears over 5G spark shire investigation Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au DESPITE their admitted lack of the required scientific expertise, Mornington Peninsula Shire officers have been ordered to investigate alleged health issues surrounding the 5G telecommunications network. The councillors’ decision to investigate what is essentially a federal government responsibility was made in response to 700-signature petition expressing concerns that the introduction of the 5G technology could endanger health. Fears of health risks from 5G have sparked street protests in Australia, including Melbourne, where marches have often been combined with those opposing vaccines. Overseas, demonstrators have set fire to 5G telecommunications towers. The petition was received in January and at that stage councillors instructed officers to arrange a meeting in February between councillors and the petition’s organisers. However, the meeting did not happen, councillors were not updated and then came the state of emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, 5G already exists in some parts of the peninsula and the federal government has launched a $9 million campaign to “build public confidence in the safety of telecommunications networks – including new 5G mobile networks – and to address misinformation about electromagnetic energy (EME) emissions which has caused concern in some parts of the community”. “The safety standards for 5G networks are consistent with those applicable to early generations of mobile technology
Picture: Yanni RELAY boxes for the 5G telecommunications network have already been installed in some areas of the Mornington Peninsula.
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– even though 5G networks typically use radio signals which are lower power and over more tightly targeted areas than earlier generation networks,” Health Minister Flinders MP Greg Hunt stated in a news release at the time. Money would be provided to the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) “for continued research on radio frequency safety”. Planning services manager Lucas Gardner told council’s Tuesday 9 June meeting that the roll out of the 5G network was regulated by federal government legislation. While members of the shire’s “communities team … can certainly be involved in any discussions and advocacy” to other levels of government “we do not hold the expertise to determine health impacts of 5G”, Mr Gardner said. Cr Hugh Fraser told The News that he had met people who were “genuinely sensitive to this [electromagnetic] radiation”. “I don’t think this is a fringe or marginal interest group in community who are affected by electromagnetic radiation to and from mobile phones,” he said. “I have personally met and discussed the issue by those in the community whose opinions I respect and who are genuinely sensitive to this radiation.” Cr Antonella Celi told The News that the government needed to ensure that information used in its 5G campaign was “not based on antiquated information from [the World Health Organisation] and ARPANSA who have not yet undertaken the research into the higher frequency of the 5G network required for the ‘internet of things’ and the potential impacts on human health and the environment”. “It is known the introduction to 5G and its roll out is a federal responsibility, but that
does not mean that through local government the concerns of the community cannot be explored, noted and a report brought back to council by officers,” she said. Meeting with the petition’s organisers was “important, so that we can understand what the community concerns are and what evidence base there is for these concerns in particular relating to the impacts on health and wellbeing”. Cr Celi said the shire was not the only municipality “to raise concerns about the “cumulative impacts of high density, small cell installations and microwave frequencies”. “The emergence of the new generation of 5G technology builds upon the existing 4G network and introduces into our way of living and environment a higher density of small cell and macro cell infrastructure set at 200-300 metres apart to adapt and deliver a higher frequency “millimetre wave” band into the atmosphere. This raises concern in the community in regard to the level of EMR saturation that could potentially lead to adverse health outcomes for people, in particular those who are susceptible to electromagnetic hypersensitivity arising for radio frequency radiation. “We live in an age where we are counting carbon emissions due to impacts of climate change. Will we also be heading in to a future where we will need to count EMR emissions to reduce the impact of the higher frequency millimetre wave into the atmosphere? “This is why thorough research needs to be undertaken relative and specific to the impact of the introduction of the 5G network as it’s rolled out.”
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United approach to fix our public transport By Mike Hast* POLITICAL differences have been put aside and municipal transport priorities tempered in the quest to extend the railway beyond Frankston. A regional advisory committee will report to Infrastructure Australia that the key to solving inadequate public transport connectivity in the region hinges on building a double-track rail extension to Langwarrin at least, or potentially Baxter, with trains running every 15 minutes. Earlier this year, Infrastructure Australia (IA) listed “Frankston Public Transport Connectivity” as one of its six key “near-term” nation-building projects in Victoria. The national infrastructure body then tasked a local advisory committee to explore 23 ideas that would significantly improve public transport and revitalise the region’s economy. The new committee was led by Committee for Greater Frankston and members included Liberal and Labor MPs, municipal transport department heads, representatives of Monash University’s Peninsula campus and Chisholm’s Frankston TAFE, and business and community group leaders. Frankston Council’s and Mornington Peninsula Shire’s respective public transport priorities have merged, with broad agreement that a rail exten-
sion is pivotal to scaling up the region’s future bus network. Liberal and Labor politicians have put aside public transport point-scoring to work together on identifying which train extension options would deliver best value for money. The advisory committee’s 54-page document went to Infrastructure Australia on 16 June. It acknowledges there is broad agreement that Frankston and peninsula bus networks also needed to be more frequent to boost usage. However, more buses alone was not the answer. The report recommends reworking the entire public transport network around an extended rail backbone, supported by a series of ancillary “commuter connection hub” projects to improve localised “car-to-train, bus-to-train, and pedestrian–cycle path-to-train connections”. Committee for Greater Frankston chief executive Ginevra Hosking said two priority options that provided the “minimum 15-minute train service” were recommended by the majority of advisory committee members: 1 Twin tracks to Langwarrin plus a new Leawarra station (near Monash Peninsula) and new Langwarrin station. 2 Twin tracks to Baxter plus new Leawarra and Langwarrin stations. The rail extension has an estimated annual economic value of more than $572 million.
First proposed more than 90 years ago, in 1929, an extension to the Frankston line has an initial budgeted federal commitment of $225 million. However, the state government has yet to financially support or commit to its construction. Ms Hosking said the most controversial aspect of the advisory committee’s report was “what to do if, without state government investment, there was insufficient funds to duplicate and electrify all eight kilometres of the line to Baxter”. “One shorter-term option we investigated was electrification of the existing single track rather than replacement with a double track, on the assumption that a second track could be built in future,” she said. “However, a single track would severely reduce train frequency. A single track to Langwarrin should support a 15-minute ‘turn up and go’ service. A single track to Baxter would not.” Advisory committee chair Christine Richards saw the project as being “critical to unlocking the potential of our region” and called on state and federal politicians to commit to building the rail extension with a minimum 15-minute service. The full report is available at: c4gf.com.au * Mike Hast is a freelance writer working for the Committee for Greater Frankston
Blanket support: Ladies from Lifestyle Hastings Craft Group pictured with Mr Sutton. (l to r) Back: Marj Heuston, William Sutton, Jan Bennett, Jan Graham, Lorraine Sutton. Front: Deb Malkin and Sharon Mincher from the Hastings Dialysis Unit. Picture: Supplied
I would also like to thank everyone working to keep our communities safe during this challenging time, especially essential service and health care workers. I was so pleased that we could make a small donation of safety glasses to the Frankston Hospital nursing team early on in the pandemic, when safety equipment supplies were in high-demand. This year, many local schools took the opportunity to use our Bright Future Grants to support remote learning, purchasing equipment such as tablets, laptops and simple resources like books, for kids who don’t have access to these at home. Some schools even purchased equipment including headsets and webcams to help teachers conduct remote lessons. At Phillip Island Nature Parks, the team used funding from Esso Australia to develop virtual resources, so students can learn all about the Little Penguin, whether in the classroom or in a remote learning environment. You can read more at www.esso.com.au/communityne ws. To learn more about our Long Island Point operations, you can reach me at CommunityANZ@exxonmobil.com.
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Buffaloes make dialysis donation SINCE William Michael Sutton began having treatment at The Bays Dialysis Unit in Hastings, he felt the need to make a contribution. “Dialysis takes many hours, and we wanted to do something to brighten the environment up,” said Mr Sutton. The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, an organisation that Mr Sutton has been a member of for 47 years, decided to donate $2500 to the unit in appreciation of the care given to their brother. “At the request of the The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes the donation will be used for acquisition of artworks for the new Bays Dialysis
Unit,” said Mr Sutton. The Lifestyle Hastings Craft Group also donated 12 blankets for patients at The Bays Dialysis Unit. “These ladies were given $100 from the members of the R.A.O.B. lodge Bayview in Dromana,” said Mr Sutton. “When I started dialysis at the Hastings Unit, I realised the need for blankets and rugs to keep patients warm”. The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) is one of the largest fraternal organisations in the United Kingdom and has spread to
many parts of the World where British influence has been strong, including Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa and Canada. The order started in 1822 and is known as the Buffs to members. The RAOB aids members, their families, dependents of former members and other charitable organisations. Among the organisations that Lodges in Victoria have assisted over the years are Breast Cancer, the Heart Foundation, Kidney Research, Smith Family, Prostate Cancer, Angel Flight, Make-AWish, and Hastings Dialysis Unit.
Updating Crib Point THE 10-year-old Crib Point township plan has. Been updated and is open for public input until 14 August. The plan sets out the strategic vision and direction of the town’s development and aims to protect its character of tree-lined streets and mix of old and new houses. Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Sam Hearn said the plan ensured Crib Point would “continue to have the look, feel and function of a country town on the coast, closely connected with its natural environment”. The original plan from 2009-11 set a long-term vision and guide for the development of Crib Point. It was prepared in consultation with the town’s residents and other stakeholders, following community concerns that out-of-character multi-unit developments were emerging. “An update is necessary as the plan is now 10 years old. The original vision remains current, and this update focuses on reviewing the plan against existing state and local policies, conditions and relevant strategies,” Cr Kate Roper said. To have a say on the plan at an online community drop-in session on Tuesday 14 July register via email: strategic.admin@mornpen.vic.gov.au Or visit Mornpen.vic.gov.au/cribpoint or call 5950 1952 for a hard copy.
Shire stays online MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have decided to keep meeting online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Face-to-face meetings were abandoned in May and set to resume in November. However, during the 9 June online council meeting Cr Hugh Fraser moved that councillors and relevant officers resume “normal” meetings as from15 June, subject to social distancing requirements. He said members of the public could address council “through virtual means or other alternatives”. There was no support for Cr Fraser’s motion, which lapsed for want of a seconder. The shire’s online meeting schedule and
Creating an age-friendly Mornington Peninsula Brake catches fire A FIRE in a truck at Somerville was probably caused when a brake seized on the trailer’s axle and overheated, 7am, Monday 15 June. Leading Senior Constable Andrew Ellams, of Hastings police, said fire damaged the B-double’s trailer tyres, rims and side, while it was stopped on Frankston-Flinders Road, just north of Eramosa Road. Somerville and Baxter CFA crews extinguished the blaze. Picture: Gary Sissons
Mornington Peninsula Shire is committed to creating a community enabling all residents to participate, belong and contribute. Council has developed the draft Positive Ageing Strategy 2020 – 2025 to support us to live and age well on the Peninsula – you are now invited to provide feedback on the draft Strategy.
online meetings can be viewed at mornpen.vic. gov.au/councilmeetings. Public questions can be submitted online council.reports@mornpen.vic. gov.au.
The draft Strategy is based on the visions of what an age-friendly Peninsula can look like in five years.
Cemeteries online
We encourage local older people, people of all ages, service providers, clubs and groups, and local businesses to submit their thoughts.
AN upgrade of the cemeteries page on the Mornington Peninsula Shire website helps users pinpoint where someone is buried or interred. The Mornington Peninsula Cemetery Trust manages cemeteries at Mornington, Dromana, Flinders and Tyabb. The website also includes information about burials and cremations and has pictures the cemeteries. Details: mornpen.vic.gov.au/cemeteries, call 5950 1284 or email cemeteries@mornpen.vic. gov.au
How to have your say Community consultation is currently open and closes 5pm Friday 26 June 2020. Email your submission with the subject line “Positive Ageing haveyoursay@ Strategy” to: mornpen.vic.gov.au Online mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay Hard copy consultation forms and Draft Strategy are available to be posted upon request by phoning Customer Service on 1300 850 600
To learn more about the Positive Ageing Strategy: positiveageing@mornpen.vic.gov.au 5950 1733
KEEPING OUR LOVED ONES SAFE KEEPS US TOGETHER It’s up to all of us to keep our friends and families safe. •
No more than 5 visitors at your home.
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If you do have to see people, keep your distance. No handshakes or hugs. Maintain good hygiene. Don’t share food or drinks.
Outside the home, families and friends can meet in groups of up to 10.
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If you’re feeling unwell - you must stay home. Don’t visit friends and family. Don’t go on holiday. Don’t go to work. Stay home.
And if you have symptoms - get tested. This is a wake up call. We cannot be complacent. The only thing between us and a second wave is what we do next.
For details go to vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
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Ensuring Our Future Mornington Peninsula Shire is inviting the community to share their feedback and ideas on the draft Climate Emergency Plan titled ‘Ensuring Our Future’.
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A timely end to shire’s aquatic procrastination So, Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors will now end the procrastination regarding a name for the aquatic centre now under construction at Rosebud (“Public asked, but councillors to decide pool name” The News 16/6/20). Many hours spent by council officers and councillors have added to the project’s cost. It must be remembered that this is a high cost business, starting with $50 million, plus future administration expenses. Therefore, it should be treated wisely and given a name that can be readily marketed. We are in an era of people wanting to “feel good” by using Aboriginal names. Often this is warranted, but not in this instance. This project requires a readily understood name, particularly if council wants to support the project’s financial viability. This includes a name readily accepted by visitors to our peninsula. Let’s increase our tourism revenue. The suitable name is Rosebud Aquatic Centre, in keeping with the traditional marketing philosophy of keep it simple, stupid. It’s difficult to understand how the final contenders include barbawara, aboriginal for stingray, a fish that killed celebrity Steve Irwin. Here’s hoping logic prevails. Howard Bull, Mornington.
The bay’s best The Rosebud swimming pool has entertained me over the years - location foreshore or inland, planning squabbling, size, $50 million cost, naming rights - it should be a TV show. When I was a boy I learned to swim in Mel-
bourne’s biggest pool, Port Philip, at Mentone. Miles of sand, always pristine clean water. Mum said I could swim before I could walk. She belonged to a group of “icebergers” who swam early every morning, including winter. Lots of fun diving off Mentone pier (long since gone), underwater swimming to prise mussels off the pier piles. Member (junior) of Mentone Life Saving Club. Carnivals at different bayside beaches every Sunday, competitions between clubs, reel and rope mock rescues, swimming races, relay races, Bronze medallion for swimming ability. The rougher the seas, the bigger the waves, the better. Swim out a quarter mile sometimes. I could handle the sea as good as any fish. Then, disaster, when I was 12. Had to move. Brunswick public swimming pool. Recycling water contaminated with chlorine. And urine. No waves. People so close they touched you. Double platform diving tower not a patch on Mentone pier. Claustrophobic. No room. Can’t swim underwater without bumping into someone. No carnivals. No camaraderie. No beach. Why would you build a toy aquatic centre next to a (free) giant real one? Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington
No cost pool site The foreshore land [first site chosen for the aquatic centre now being built in Boneo Road, Rosebud] was not an expense ratepayers would have had (“Stop the stupidity” Letters 9/6/20). On 12 September 2012 $5.1 million of ratepayers’ money was used to purchase land
in Wannaeue Place as an alternate site-which proved unsuitable. In June 2013, the state government was advised to withdraw the use of the foreshore site at the request of our Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors. We had to wait until the council elections of 2016 to try for an aquatic centre to include hydrotherapy facilities. To my knowledge there were no safe and purpose-built facilities on the southern part of the peninsula to address this increasing need. Council provides areas for football and cricket and not all ratepayers use these facilities. The same applies to an aquatic centre. Health and fitness is recognised as an important part of wellbeing. Appropriate venues are required. Discussions were held with community groups to ascertain the “need for an aquatic centre” and support was overwhelming due in part to the increase of population. Our elected representatives make the final decision as to the spending of ratepayers’ money. Ratepayers do not have access to the cheque book. On 13 March 2018 councillors unanimously voted for an aquatic centre with a 50 metre pool. Ratepayers money was not required to purchase land. When the aquatic centre opens it will be due to our current councillors, council officers, the majority of the community and those who never gave up. Betty Preston, Capel Sound
Best of the worst Without a doubt Liberals are jumping for joy with the latest corruption scandal of branch stacking and power brokering by the Labor Party. Sadly, only the latest of many “outings” of our corrupt political system systemic failure and of those we elect. We can safely say that almost every politician (both parties) was aware of the branch stacking issue and most other corruption issues in both parties. They ignore it or embrace it because they do not have the ethical and moral compass to step
up and be counted. They would not want to be known as a “whistleblower”. We all know what happens to those men and women of courage. It would mean that they would be blackballed and then lose their entitlements which they abuse on a daily basis. It is not about running our country from an ethical or moral point of view but, rather, about maintaining power at any cost and catering to those vested interests that can keep them in power. It is almost never about doing the right thing. From this point forward I will be protesting this system by putting Liberal and Labor last of the voting list. Where they are the only two to run, I will void my vote. Having said that, the jury is still out with the Greens. We can easily say how lucky we are to be living in Australia and how many other places are worse but being the best of the worst is nothing to brag about. I do not believe that for 90 per cent of the people living in China or Russia things are much different. Just get on with your life and hope for the best. I mean, after all: “She’ll be right mate”. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Quarry plan is reckless The removal of 38 hectares (93 acres) of bushland, the size of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne or 20 MCGs, in between two sections of Arthurs Seat State Park is irresponsible. Twenty-four threatened species are on this site. It is a major wildlife corridor (biolink), essential for preserving the region’s biodiversity. I am part of Sheepwash Creek Catchment Landcare Group and we’ve been working for years to enhance the environment in the area and rid it of weeds. This section of land for the proposed new Ross Trust quarry is a major biolink on the Mornington Peninsula. Too much bushland has been lost in Australia over the last 12 months due to bushfires. To remove more bushland for a quarry that is not needed is reckless. Michelle de la Coeur, Red Hill
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Push for improvement of Kananook Creek Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT Frankston last Monday night the initial meeting took place of the subcommittee appointed to give effect to the resolutions passed at the public meeting held at Seaford last month to secure the improvement of the Kananook Creek. The following representatives were present: Crs W. P. Mason and J. B. Howell (Shire Council): Messrs Hunter and Cotton (Seaford Progress Association) : Messrs McCullloch and Jennings (Public nominees); Messrs P. Wheeler and W. Crawford Young (Frankston Progress Assodiation). Cr Mason was voted to the chair, and, by request, Mr W. Klauer consented to act as secretary to the committee. The question of organising a deputation to wait on the Minister of Public Works was fully discussed, and it was agreed that the attendance at same should be as large and as representative as possible. To ensure success in this respect, it was decided to arrange a date well ahead. Cr Howell moved, and Mr Wheeler seconded, that the Hon. A. Downward be asked to arrange with the Minister to receive a deputation on or about July 4th next, and that the Chairman of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission be invited to be present. – Carried. Reference was made to the fact that Mr Sambell, C.E. had promised every assistance to the movement, and appreciation of his offer was expressed. It was decided to ask Mr Sambell to keep in touch with city men who were
interested in the creek improvement scheme with the view to securing their assistance at the deputation. It was resolved to ask the following gentlemen to act as speakers: Dr. Cameron; Messrs J. Ogilvy-Smith, R. W. B. McKenzie, W Moulton, and Boyce (Tourist Bureau). It was thought that the foregoing gentlemen might find it convenient to confer with Mr Sambell in Melbourne, and report to the committee in two week’s time. Mr Cotton kindly undertook to have the wishes of the committee personally brought under the notice of the gentlemen named. Other speakers mentioned were Cr Mason, Cr Howell, Dr Maxwell, Dr Mackeddie, Mr P. Wheeler, and Mr C. Hunter. It was agreed that a public meeting should be held at Frankston prior to the deputation leaving for Melbourne. The question of finance cropped up and it was decided that steps should be taken to start a fighting fund, the preliminary expenses in the meanwhile to be borne by the Seaford Progress Association. *** THE depature of Mr and Mrs A. G. Wilcox from Frankston will cause regret among a large circle of friends. Mr Wilcox took an active interest in the affairs of the town, and apart from his position as president of the local branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A, he was also president of the Soldiers Memorial Committee and in that capacity was chiefly instrumental in promoting the race meeting which returned over £300 to the fund.
He was also president of the Brass Band, Treasurer of the Athletic Club, Agricultural Society, and Football Club, besides being connected with other institutions, such as the Mechanics’ Hall and Free Library in an executive capacity. Mrs Wilcox has resided in Frankston since early girlhood, and with her sister, Miss Gregory, did particularly fine work in connection with the Wattle Club. Mr and Mrs Wilcox. will be tendered a public farewell at Frankston on Monday night next. *** THIS evening the Fair in aid of the Football accident fund will be opened by Major Condor in the Frankston Hall. The carnival will be continued tomorrow night. *** APPLICATIONS for postal votes in connection with the referendum are coming to hand in large numbers, and the Returning Officers are experiencing a very busy time. *** LADY, having comfortably furnished house in best part Frankston, would like LET PART (single or double rooms), with use of sitting room, kitchen. Apply by letter, in first instance, “WIDOW” Post Office, Frankston. *** TYPE WRITING – Orders Promptly and accurately executed. City Prices. Mrs M. H. BURTON, Mornington Road, Frankston. Work may be left at this Office. ***
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Monday night. Down Seaford way the appointment of a Foreshore Committee is the question of the hour, and the Progress Association will face the task of solving the problem tomorrow night. Tonight and tomorrow night the Red and Black Carnival will be the attraction at the Frankston Mechanics’ Hall, in aid of the Football Accident Fund. Seaford is patting itself on the back. The Lord Mayor of Melbourne has recently purchased a property in this favored seaside resort. The football match tomorrow, Frankston v. Hastings, is expected to produce a keenly contested game, and a record gate will be recorded at Frankston oval. Regrets are expressed that Gamble, a promising young Frankston player, is unable to don the black and red tomorrow owing to having been injured in his last match. The electric light burned blithely all through the meeting at Frankston on Tuesday night, while irate householders were expressing most uncomplimentary views regarding its usefulness. This record created quite a stir among the audience. The suggestion that Langwarrin Camp is to be run under civilian management is not viewed favorably by the Shire Council. It is to be hoped that the Council’s move in this connection will be strongly backed up by the public. Much needed attention is being given to the Frankston Honor Avenue. *** FROM the pages of the Mornington Standard, 18 June 1920
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FV sets July dates for restart SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie FOOTBALL Victoria announced a July start to the 2020 season late last week for all senior and junior competitions. The announcement came a day before the state government withdrew from lifting some pandemic restrictions but as we went to press there was no indication of any change to FV’s restart dates. NPL junior boys are scheduled to return to competition on the weekend of 4/5 July, NPL junior girls, community club juniors and MiniRoos on the weekend of 11/12 July with senior competitions back in action on the weekend of 25/26 July. However doubts over the NPL1 season continue with news that Bentleigh Greens have decided not to participate this year. FV had made a number of fee-relief proposals to NPL1 clubs on the proviso that they all agreed to play so Bentleigh’s decision effectively shelves FV’s offer. The federation caught clubs on the hop last week when failing to offer any fee-relief support for junior NPL competitions. It had made offers of support throughout senior men’s and women’s competitions so it had been anticipated that an offer would be made to the 48 clubs holding junior NPL licences. Langwarrin, Mornington and Peninsula Strikers took part in a video linkup on Saturday 13 June where junior NPL clubs discovered FV’s stance. “They said point blank during the meeting that they were not reducing fees,” Strikers vice-president Steve Schreck said. “And it was also made clear that clubs had to work things out for themselves if they want to give money back to parents for player fees.” Strikers have withdrawn their under-20s side and three MiniRoos teams from competition this year and are looking closely at the fee structure of their community juniors having already lowered their under-7s fees from $295 to $120. FV also held a survey of junior NPL licence holders last week but the results were not known as we went to press. Schreck left the FV video hook-up
All Abilities promotion: Local federal MP Peta Murphy pictured with (from left) Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor, CJ Hodgson, Daniel Taylor, Hayden Taylor and Alex Bevacqua of Frankston Pines. Picture: Darryl Kennedy
frustrated by the federation’s response to a number of issues raised by clubs and his mood didn’t change when he filled in the survey a few days later. “Not one of the things discussed was implemented and FV just stuck to their original plan. “There were three options put forward for the length of the season but FV only put two options on the survey and it seemed to me (during the conference) that no matter what question was put up they just seemed to stymie it.” As things stand FV plans to complete the 11-game grading section of the junior NPL season (seven rounds have already been played) by playing weekend double headers on 4/5 July and 11/12 July during school holidays. Once the grading games are completed leagues will be structured on quality rather than geography for the remainder of the season. That almost certainly means increasing the travel requirements as junior NPL licence holders include Murray United and Gippsland FC. Clubs have expressed concerns about the possible public health risk that poses. Meanwhile Frankston Pines may be
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vice-president Craig Bozelle and director of football Zach Peddersen. Morrison quickly sent that one into touch. “No I haven’t met with Somerville, not sure where that has come from to be honest,” he said. “I was up there on Wednesday as my son still plays there and they resumed training. “I maintain that it’s a great club with many great people there but I’ve moved on and I’m happy with the choice I made and my role at Strikers.” In other State 2 news veteran striker Caleb Nicholes made a surprise appearance at Skye United training last week. The big man has retired twice, the first time at the end of Langwarrin’s 2017 season. Nicholes, 37, scored 192 goals for Langy and made 249 league appearances for the Lawton Park outfit while winning an unprecedented 10 club Golden Boot awards. He was enticed out of retirement by then Skye head coach Billy Armour and played there for the 2018 season winning State 3 South-East’s Golden Boot award before retiring again. Nicholes and current Skye boss
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the first local club to appear in Hansard after the Member for Dunkley, Peta Murphy, mentioned the launch of the club’s All Abilities Program during a speech in federal parliament last week. “Covid-19 has reminded all of us of the importance of social connectedness and that it often comes from our involvement in sport,” Murphy told the House of Representatives. “So the announcement that Frankston Pines Football Club will participate for the first time this year in Football Victoria’s All Abilities program is absolutely fantastic. “The program was established in 2017 to promote an inclusive approach to football regardless of age, gender or ability. “Pines FC are running a Come and Try Day on Saturday the 27th of June at 10am and everyone in my local community who is interested in the program should get down to Monterey Reserve and give it a go.” In State 2 news Peninsula Strikers assistant coach Scott Morrison was linked with a possible return to Somerville Eagles last week and the rumour mill would have you believe he had a meeting with Somerville
Phil McGuinness were teammates at Langy. In State 4 news doubts have surfaced about Matt McDermott playing this season. The Baxter central defender suffered a fractured fibula against Darebin United in their FFA Cup clash in late February. McDermott has been unable to train and still has pain in his leg so further assessment is needed to see if surgery is required. In State 5 news it’s believed that Rosebud toyed with the idea of speaking to prolific Golden Boot winner David Greening. That’s because the Olympic Park outfit could be in the market for a striker as Mark Pagliarulo is struggling to overcome a knee injury. He’d injured the knee in February two days before Rosebud’s FFA Cup exit then injured it again at training two weeks ago. “It was my own fault and I was getting frustrated with myself and went in for a stupid 50/50 and came off worse,” Pagliarulo said. “I’ll have to get it scanned and I’m not saying anything definite until then but at the moment I'll be a spectator.” It’s understood that “Pags” recommended Greening as a possible replacement but the latter may decide to remain on the sidelines. “I’ve had a fair few clubs and coaches make contact but I’m very unlikely to play this year,” Greening said. “It all depends on what type of season FV rolls out to be honest. “In my opinion it’s a complete waste of time now that the starting dates have been put back to the end of July.” In other news FV announced last week that Melbourne-based company Moki International would gift Two Hands hand sanitiser packs to all of the federation’s 355 clubs. In addition to 8592 units of free product clubs will also be able to buy additional hand sanitiser supplies at a heavily discounted rate. This will enable clubs to on-sell bottles of Two Hands to club members as part of fundraising initiatives. Moki International will deliver the free Two Hands products and any additional supplies direct to a club’s nominated postal address in three deliveries across coming months.
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Ocean Miss back with a splash HORSE RACING
By Ben Triandafillou DAVID and Coral Feek’s talented filly, Ocean Miss, made a winning return to racing on Thursday 18 June by scoring a decisive win at Seymour. The fourth placegetter in last year’s Group Three Ethereal Stakes, showed her class to win over 1300m with 60kg in what was a tight drive to the line. Coming from off midfield, the threeyear-old daughter of Ocean Park got to the outside and hit her straps in the
straight to hold off the fast-finishing challenge from the Busuttin/Youngtrained The Executioner. Despite failing to fire in the Group One Kennedy Oaks in the Spring, Ocean Miss showed that she’s back and in for a good preparation with a further three-length gap back to third. The up-and-coming filly provided the Mornington-based Feek stable with their first runner in a Group One race in the Spring. While she wasn’t able to threaten in the Oaks, trainer David Feek believed the filly still had plenty of maturing
to do. “She’s still relatively immature skeletally and physically but she’s shown us that she’s capable of doing so much,” trainer David Feek said prior to the Oaks. “These guys who are up at the top, most of them have had a horse to kick start them and a flagbearer to then move forward and hopefully this one is ours.” Based off her first-up run, the filly looks to have come on leaps and bounds with Feek Racing saying their “excited” for her preparation ahead.
Too classy: The David and Coral Feek-trained Ocean Miss wins first-up at Seymour. Picture: Supplied. Picture: Supplied
It’s A Work In Progress By Molly Haines IT’S A Blaze has just done a great thing. Well a brilliant thing, broken Cranbourne’s 520 metre track record in his second career start. Previously held by Pop The Cork, the track record now stands at 29.541sec. Amazingly, this wasn’t the first time It’s A Blaze has broken the track record. He first did so unofficially in May during a clearance trial to use blinkers, stopping the clock in a time of 29.578sec. “It wasn’t a surprise he broke the track record because he can run, but you never expect a track record,”
trainer Kel Greenough said after his GRV VICBred Maiden final heat last week. Greenough admits that he has never raced a greyhound with blinkers on before and if it wasn’t for his daughter suggesting blinkers he may not have tried. “He had never fought, but he did tend to run with other dogs rather than going past them,” Greenough said. Greg Sprod is the owner and breeder of It’s A Blaze, who is the son of Fernando Bale and It’s A Fling. It’s A Blaze picked up the $7,500 first prize in tonight’s GRV Vic Bred Maiden Final at Cranbourne.
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ELEMENT 1200
INSPIRE 900
✓37mj/h-up to 110sqm coverage ✓300mm TV clearance ✓Driftwood, coal and pebble fuel bed options
✓Power balanced flue ✓High efficiency ✓Double glazed space heater
$5750
$3999
*Free flue kit available on all Element & Inspire models. Terms & Conditions apply.
Installation and free site check available for all wood & gas fireplaces
BONUS
$100
Contemporary Styled Wood Heaters
gift voucher
NECTRE N15
✓ Warms spaces up to 160sqm ✓ Low emissions ✓ Cast iron door with ceramic handle
B605
✓ 3 speed remote control fan ✓ Firebrick internal lining ✓ Toughened glass topped BONUS
coffee table
$1299
✓ 150sqm +
ALSO AVAILABLE $1399 on pedestal $1499 on wood stacker
$2499
Flue kit
heat coverage
$599 value
See these products and our wide range of wood & gas fireplaces on display Voucher Terms & Conditions: Will be emailed to you within 7 days of purchase. Valid for next purchase at Foxy’s Appliances. Cannot be used to purchase products in this promotion. Valid for 6 months after purchase.
BBQ • Fireplace & Air Conditioning Specialists PAGE 24
Western Port News
24 June 2020
Foxy’s Appliances Peninsula Home 1128-1132 Nepean Highway Mornington VIC 3931 PH: (03) 5976 7343 @FOXYSWEBERSTORE FOXYSAPPLIANCES.COM.AU