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Golden moments TOM Putt knows a thing or two about creating the right image, and when he arrived at Balnarring beach early on a cold, misty morning he knew that all the right ingredients were there. Putt, of Mount Martha, had watched racehorses being exercised at the beach before but never had the conditions been so favourable. “With the forecast for near freezing temperatures overnight, I dragged out my winter woolies and prepared for the frosts and icy conditions the next day,” he said. The soft morning light revealed horses emerging from the mist. Used to the horses cantering up and down the beach before taking a dip, Putt watched as fins appeared near the horses’ flanks. Two dolphins had joined the group in the water. “With mist rising from the ocean touched by the soft golden light, I couldn't believe how beautiful this moment was,” Putt said. “Here were these gentle giants interacting with the playful dolphins. The horses bobbed their heads in excitement, seemingly encouraging the dolphins to come closer.” Fascinated and knowing it was a golden moment, Putt spent 10 minutes photographing the scene unfolding before him Go to tomputt.com to see the results of his morning’s work. Keith Platt
Late entry adds pressure to gas plan Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au YEARS of car stickers, protests and petitions are about to culminate with lengthy submissions against the floating gas import terminal planned at Crib Point by power company AGL. The state government has announced that the environment effects statement for the gas terminal and a 57 kilometre pipeline to Pakenham is open for public comment until 26 August. However, the process could be disrupted by Viva Energy’s announcement that it too wants to develop a gas import terminal at its Geelong refinery. A rival power supplier to AGL, Viva sees the refinery as establishing Geelong as a future “energy hub” for Vic-
toria and South East Australia. Viva’s plans include extending an existing pier to accommodate the floating regasification and storage unit (FSRU) but would only require the need for 6.5km of new pipeline to connect with the existing gas transmission system. An independent panel will assess submissions on AGL’s Crib Point project before making recommendations to Planning Minister Richard Wynne. The final decision will be made by state and federal governments. In August 2018, Ports Minister Luke Donnellan indicated that the state government was likely to approve AGL’s plan (“Govt support for gas plan” The News 21/8/18). “I support the proposal to bring gas in through the port of Hastings,” Mr Donnellan told state
parliament, predicting AGL’s proposal to import gas would “shake out the marketplace in Victoria”. Hastings Liberal MP Neale Burgess has opposed the gas terminal as has his federal colleague, Flinders MP Greg Hunt. Environment Victoria says Australia is the world’s largest exporter of LNG and the terminal is aimed at “helping AGL sell more gas” and will not lead to any reduction in gas prices but will increase “climate pollution”. “It threatens Western Port’s marine life, local ecosystems including Ramsar-listed wetlands, and local businesses,” the group’s website states. Mornington Peninsula-based Save Western Port says, “there is nothing that AGL can do to tweak the project
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that would make it acceptable”. “Rather than helping us ‘transition from fossil fuels’ as they claim, the Crib Point project would keep us burning gas for the next 20 years.” Save Westernport, Environment Victoria and Mornington Peninsula Shire are all urging peninsula residents to make submissions about the project. The shire will meet on 17 August to decide its position on AGL’s proposal, although individual councillors have previously expressed concern. In a news release last week, the shire said the EES had been required “due to the potential for serious impacts on the internationally significant Western Port Ramsar site, listed migratory species, listed threatened species and ecological communities”.
The shire has also released a draft plan for the “coastal country town” of Crib Point, that aims to “ensure that new development does not have a detrimental impact on port related uses or limit road transport connections for port related uses”. The Port of Hastings Port Development Strategy 2018 sees “the focus of development in this area [remaining] with bulk liquids and gases with pipeline connections to major storage and distribution outlets”. AGL’s plan includes mooring a 290-metre long FSRU that would process liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be sent through a pipeline to Pakenham. For more information on AGL’s proposal and to make a submission visit: gasimportprojectvictoria.com.au/
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Council working towards zero lives lost on Peninsula roads In the past decade alone, 69 people were killed and over 1500 seriously injured on roads within the Mornington Peninsula Shire. Among Victoria’s 79 council areas, we experienced the highest number of deaths in 2010 and again in 2019. In response to the challenge of reducing road trauma on the Peninsula, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has developed its draft Mornington Peninsula Towards Zero Road Safety Strategy for 2020-2025. This draft Strategy has been developed with extensive community engagement and leading road safety expertise. It provides a five-year plan for safer roads, safer vehicles, safer speeds and safer people, as well as ambitions of achieving zero lives lost on our roads. We now want to hear our community’s thoughts on the draft Strategy and how we can work together to create a safer road system.
HOW TO HAVE YOUR SAY Community consultation closes 5pm Thursday 30 July 2020.
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Planning review due this month Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are expected this month to receive a report on planning approvals involving three Mornington-based companies, engineers, planners and developers Watsons, Schutz Consulting and Wolfdene Built. As well as involving its own officers, the shire hired an “external planning expert” to review permits going back 20 years relating to the $650 million Martha Cove development at Safety Beach. The investigations were ordered last December to make sure the shire has not made corrupt planning decisions similar to ones alleged at the City of Casey during the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s Operation Sandon. Shire councillors on 23 June asked the state government to consider banning all donations to political parties and candidates in local and state government elections. If that was not acceptable, the shire suggested banning “all political and developer donations, including donations connected to town planning, property development, developer consultants and lobbyists”. All councillors at Casey were sacked by the state government after allegations of corruption aired at the IBAC hearings. It was alleged that some Casey councillors had financial ties to Watson director John Woodman. An internal audit of planning decisions at Frankston Council found that 44 applications or requests had been lodged by the companies named in the IBAC investigation, but that only one had been reported to councillors for a deci-
sion, Although the audit has not been released, The News understands that 40 of those planning applications were made by Watsons. The report found that two “high risk” findings were made by auditors. The internal review at Frankston a council planning officer had conducted an onsite meeting with a Watsons employee. It is understood that auditors found no documented record of the meeting and discovered it through email communications. The News is not suggesting wrongdoing by any council staff. Meanwhile, the shire, which has had dealings with Mr Woodman and Watsons for many years, says its investigation is “progressing well”. In February the mayor, Cr Sam Hearn told The News he expected the wider review to be completed "in six to eight weeks”. However, on 26 May, Amanda Sapolu, head of governance and legal, said the review had been delayed by COVID-19 pandemic. “Due to the interruption of COVID-19, the review hasn’t progressed as quickly as anticipated, but we anticipate preliminary findings shortly,” she said. “The areas being addressed are those areas identified in the council resolution of 28 January 2020.” Ms Sapolu said between shire officers and IBAC “must generally be kept confidential pursuant to the legislation that IBAC administers”. As previously reported by The News, several employees of Watsons and associated companies have previously worked for the shire and the state government (“Permit probe goes further than IBAC” The News 20/1/20).
Aiming to score: Cr David Gill, Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Sam Hearn, and sports and recreation officer Daniel Garrood at Balnarring Recreation Reserve. Picture: Supplied
Reserve on track for revamp A NEW design for Balnarring Recreation Reserve is aimed at taking the ground to the next level. Mornington Peninsula Shire says an improved surface and updated infrastructure will provide a safe and accessible high-quality sports ground. The mayor Cr Sam Hearn says council supported the project while recognising the importance of quality sporting venues across the shire. “Sport is such a fundamental part of our culture and with the recent coronavirus lockdown, our community is more excited than ever to bring it back into our homes.”
Cr David Gill said the works are giving “our local sporting teams something to look forward to”. “Recent times have been hard on local sporting teams and these works will be a great reward to our community who have been waiting patiently to step back out onto the field,” he said. “The pandemic has made us all appreciate being able to catch up with family and friends. Upgrading the oval to support our football and cricket teams will mean our community has a fresh new place to come together and enjoy grassroots sports.”
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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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Restaurateur’s sour departure Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au STAFF at Josephine’s Restaurant at The Briars were packing up and vacating the premises last week after being “left hanging” by Mornington Peninsula Shire. Managing partner Mike Bayne said they were being forced to leave the restaurant and function venue overlooking The Briars homestead on Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, after seven years due to “council’s incompetence”. “We weren’t offered a new lease,” he said, adding that the council “appears to be more interested in who has the most money to improve the facilities going forward and not caring and providing for the community”. Mr Bayne said discussions from mid-last year with shire staff about potential five-or-seven-year leases “came to nothing”, despite an implied resolve by the council to have a lessee in place by February or March. “The whole process just dragged on and even now they haven’t come up with a winner,” he said. “We certainly have not been kept informed. They didn’t return our emails.” Mr Bayne said he was told on 5 June the tender process was “in no man’s land” and that he may be offered a three-to-five-year lease. He then sought a five to seven-year lease. But nothing was settled and, even as late as 10 June, he said he was being asked if he would consider a monthto-month tenancy from 30 June. “I said, ‘put it in an email please’, but
Moving out: Josephine’s Restaurant at The Briars’ Mike Bayne and staff clear up their equipment before leaving. Picture: Yanni
they never did. I didn’t hear anything. No one contacted us.” Mr Bayne said the business was “going well” but lingering uncertainty over a new lease coupled with COVID-19 restrictions made planning for events difficult. “We lost a lot of forward bookings. Weddings were starting to flow but they take a long time to plan and we lacked certainty.” Now the business into which he says he has sunk up to $200,000 since No-
vember 2013 is “not worth a cent”. “It’s just folded; fallen apart,” he said. “We are trying to sell stuff to recover some of the costs.” The five staff – up to 15 for special events – are looking for work. “We have endeavoured to provide a lovely restaurant and wedding function facility for all in the local community and abroad, Mr Bayne said. “It appears that Sunday 28 June will be our last day although they haven't officially advised us of that yet. Left
hanging yet again right to the very end.” On Friday (3 July) the shire’s property manager Nathan Kearsley said: “The former tenant departed after the expiration of the lease on 30 June. “The shire recently conducted an expression of interest for the operation of the Village precinct at the Briars in line with the vision of the Briars master plan. Council will soon be considering the outcome of this process, including short and long term options for the restaurant and the broader precinct.”
‘Vision’ aims to protect The Briars MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has unveiled a new “vision” for The Briars historic property at Mount Martha. The “largest environmental asset” on the peninsula has a wildlife sanctuary, picnic lawns, heritage homestead, native nursery, eco-living centre, astronomy centre, restaurant, cafe and farmland. Now, new a master plan is aiming to protect The Briars by enhancing green spaces and conservation efforts and improving the way it connects visitors to the natural, cultural and heritage beauty of the region. Under the plan, the Ark Program will reintroduce indigenous endangered and extinct flora and fauna after consulting with experts and based on the species’ predicted survival rate, the urgency to save it, and the positive impact on The Briars ecosystem. The first species to be re-introduced is likely to be the Mount Martha Bundy (Eucalyptus carolaniae) of which only about 400 can be found in small pockets at Mt Martha. The nursery at the Briars, with advice from the Royal Botanic Gardens, is growing an extra 300 of these critically endangered plants to double the wild population. “The shire’s natural systems team have been doing some great work to ‘possum-band’ trees and increase community awareness about the Mount Martha Bundy and other native species to help ensure they’re around for hundreds of years to come,” the mayor Cr Sam Hearn said. Details: mornpen.vic.gov.au/briarsmasterplan
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Welcome Back for Term 3 We are so excited to welcome everyone back to the Crib Point & Somerville Community Houses. We have missed you all so much and have been working hard to make sure everything is safe for your return. Things will look and be different as we have procedures and protocols we need to follow. There will be plenty of hand sanitiser, everything will be disinfected regularly & of course, social distancing will have to be adhered to at all times. We will be running a reduced program as there are some classes that we are unable to have yet, such as exercise, yoga & dance classes until restrictions ease, except for walking groups. We have to be mindful of the number of participants in each class and in the Centre. Make sure you give either of us a call before you turn up to secure your spot. We would hate to disappoint. Join us at Crib Point for Craft on Monday & Thursday or Knitters n Hookers, Patchwork, Sheer Art Attack, Photo Scrapbooking or Sewing for Beginners. If Meditation is what you’re after, there’s 2 sessions of Meditation & Spiritual Development with Shirley or Meditation with Candy on Tuesday mornings. You might like to join our self-help
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group, Women’s Wellness. What about researching your Family Tree Circle or joining our new Book club? The popular Lady’s Woodwork is now on twice a week, Monday & Wednesday afternoons. There’s still a lot on offer, so give drop or us a call to book in. The Somerville Community House is providing a selection of friendly and low-cost Community classes. You may
Welcome to the SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY HOUSE Term 3 Program We are excited to announce that for now we are open to a small number of groups. There are strict limits on the number of participants so please contact us to ensure your spot. We have sanitiser stations throughout, allocated seating for social distancing, disinfectant wipes, and strict protocols in place. We want you to be safe and to enjoy your time!
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like to join one of our craft groups and knit or crochet a beanie or knee rug for winter. Plant and share a crop of Winter vegetables with our gardeners. Work on a drawing or painting with fellow artists. Take a stroll around leafy Somerville with our small group of walkers or amblers. Or you might want to start that novel you have in your head and seek inspiration from our Peninsula Writer’s group. We
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Budget replay a ‘disaster’ Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s Cr Hugh Fraser says a decision to rewrite the 2020-21 budget is a “disaster for the [peninsula’s] economy at this time”. The shire’s annual budget is normally adopted by 30 June, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic the local government minister has set municipalities a new deadline of 31 August. The draft budget includes $31.8 million in income from fees and charges, based on them being applied from 1
Less speed for safety UP to 24 streets in Rosebud will be given 40kph speed limits as “part of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s efforts to improve road safety”. This comes after a study found residential areas of Rosebud, Hastings and Dromana had the highest number of casualty crashes in the shire and the highest risk of future crashes. Rosebud has been selected as the first township for complementary speed reductions as part of the council’s $700,000 Safer Residential Areas Project. “It aims to reduce the number of cars using these residential streets as a thoroughfare during peak season, as well as to achieve safer speeds,” the mayor Cr Sam Hearn said. Along with the speed reductions, other traffic calming treatments and pedestrian facilities have already been installed in Rosebud. The McCombe Street raised intersection is due to be finished early this month.
Women’s workshop A FREE full-day workshop for women considering running for Mornington Peninsula Shire Council later this year will be held, Saturday 18 July. Women make up 51 per cent of the Victoria’s population but only 38 per cent of councillors. The Victorian Local Governance Association will run the free workshop online via Zoom with support from the shire. The two-part workshop will include: Local Government 101, 10.30am-12pm and Candidate Development 1.30-3pm. Register at: bit.ly/ lwlc-mornpen
July. Individual fees were proposed to increase by about 3 per cent. Officers estimate the shire would lose about $150,000 by delaying adopting the budget until 18 August. Last month’s decision to dump the first draft budget followed a series of motions from Cr David Gill which included abolishing the rural living rate and excluding a fees and charges schedule (“Rural rate backflip” The News 30/6/20). A new fees and charges schedule will be brought back to council’s 14 July meeting “for consideration”. The budget decision also follows a plea from the shire for state and fed-
eral governments to finance a list of projects compiled after suffering “one of the heaviest hits to employment in the state” (“Shire seeks $320m rescue package” The News 22/6/20). “For [the shire] to abort the draft budget at this late stage and readvertise another budget is a disaster for the Mornington Peninsula economy at this difficult time,” Cr Fraser said. “It’s unprecedented [for the council] to readvertise the … budget. “Just at a time when local government should be pushing out as much money as possible into the community, the effect of council’s resolutions is to significantly delay the rollout of coun-
cil capital and other works and payments into the community.” The proposed 2020-21 capital works budget is $52.5 million and the priority projects program is $4.3 million. ‘Big ticket’ capital works items include the Rosebud aquatic centre ($11.2 million in this year’s budget), road resealing and rehabilitation works ($4 million) and the Merricks station grounds master plan ($1.9 million). Cr Fraser said there had been six months to decide the budget, including councillor briefings and two community consultations. “Council management have been at pains to afford every opportunity to all councillors to
Single desk Centrelink Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au THE reincarnation of the Mornington Centrelink office as a part-time agency service at Mornington Post Office is pleasing its creators but disappointing members of the community. Sandy Mamo, an acting general manager of Services Australia – the company tasked with easing the transition away from the former CES office in Main Street – said on 6 May that the new service was working well. “I am very pleased to say that the [centre] continues to see a significant decrease in customer traffic – reduced by an additional 80 contacts per day from just a few months ago,” she said. “The new agent is seeing a very small number of contacts, however, it is early days and this may pick up.” These comments are at odds with local concerns that Centrelink services are being stretched as never before because of layoffs during the coronavirus pandemic and fears the jobless rate is set to soar at the end of September when the federal government’s Jobseeker program winds up. Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Sam Hearn said he had written to Government Services Minister Stuart Robert “highlighting our community’s concerns about the inadequacy of the level of service, adding that council very much shares this view”. He said he had asked to meet the minister to “discuss how we can work together to ensure there is an ongoing Centrelink service at Mornington that
Self serve: Mornington Post Office has been set up as an agent service for Centrelink. Picture: Supplied
adequately reflects the needs of our community”. Ms Mamo said her staff had visited 14 local businesses/services and none had raised concerns about the changes. The announced closure of the Mornington CES and Medicare offices in February generated a wave of protest and even talk of a public rally (“Rallying to save Centrelink” The News 2/3/20). The planned public show of support – which was cancelled due to the introduction of COVID-19 restrictions – was a salvo in the campaign to retain the Centrelink office which was slated to close 30 March and be replaced by a 15-hour a week agency. Mornington Community Information and Support Centre manager Stuart Davis-Meehan said last week he
doubted “anyone has the energy” to run another protest rally. “As far as I can tell the office will close [at the end of September], leaving the agent to continue. “I would have thought there would have been an increase in demand from anyone newly unemployed due to the pandemic. Maybe they are all millennials who are completely familiar with and happy to use the internet for services?” Services Australia general manager Hank Jongen said the agency service at Mornington Australia Post opened on 31 March. Self-service equipment is available during regular business hours while personalised support is available 9am-4.30pmTuesdays and Thursdays.
debate the scaled boat shed and bathing box charges and rural living rate – which the draft budget reduced by 50 per cent – before resolving to put the draft 2020-21 budget on public exhibition,” he said. “To bring these matters to a head in this way with notices of motion so late in the budget process is reprehensible. Alas, the election bell tolls loud indeed.” The draft budget is open for public comment until Thursday 30 July, with council aiming to adopt the 2020-21 budget on Tuesday 18 August. It is available on the shire’s website, shire offices and libraries.
Fines for breaking emergency rules IN Mid-May Frankston had recorded the third highest number of fines, 297, for breaking COVID-19 restrictions which came into force in mid-March. Only Melbourne, 590, and Greater Dandenong, 333, had a higher number of fines. Police on the Mornington Peninsula issued 203 fines in the same time frame, nearby Casey 249 and Kingston 113. The peninsula’s figures are sure to have grown since then with police handing the occupant of a house at St Andrews Beach, a $1652 fine on Sunday 28 June. Rye police said up to 18 guests were mingling at the Tiberius Road house when, acting on a tip off, they arrived and shut the party down at 1am. The latest fine statistics for local government areas were provided by Victoria Police to the Impacts of COVID-19 inquiry being run by State Parliament's public accounts and estimates committee. Close to $10 million has been raised with nearly 6000 fines issued. After being high on the list of council areas for the number of recorded COVID-19 cases in the early stages of the pandemic, the peninsula is now well down the list. By last Thursday the peninsula had recorded 63 cases since the pandemic started with no current active cases. Frankston had recorded 41 cases overall with just one active current case. The high early numbers on the peninsula were attributed in large part to the so-Aspen group, whose members had recently returned from a skiing trip to the United States. Keith Platt
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Outwittng thieves POLICE say residents are making it easy for thieves, with statistics showing that seven out of every 10 stolen cars are taken using their own keys. Steps that can be taken to stop offenders sneaking into houses through unlocked doors and windows to take keys include placing keys out of sight and locking doors and windows. Victoria Police, in partnership with the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council, are highlighting vehicle security and what motorists can do to prevent car theft at: bit.ly/3dLyPTl
Costly pit stop A VISIT to the BP Service Station on Peninsula Link at Baxter did not go as planned for a Rosebud man, 8am, Wednesday 1 July. As Somerville Highway Police watched his black Ford sedan, below, drive away their attention was drawn to the car’s blue parking lights. Pulling him over for a check they found the 25-year-old was driving while his licence was suspended. His car’s rear tyres were found to have less than the required tread depth and he was issued a defect notice. The man will be summonsed to attend court for driving while suspended and driving an unroadworthy vehicle. The car was impounded for 30 days with a release fee of $1075.
NEW RESTRICTIONS ARE NOW IN PLACE With an increase in coronavirus cases, these postcodes have further restrictions in place: 3012 Brooklyn, Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham, West Footscray
3046 Glenroy, Hadfield, Oak Park
3021 Albanvale, Kealba, Kings Park, St Albans
3055 Brunswick South, Brunswick West, Moonee Vale, Moreland West
3032 Ascot Vale, Highpoint City, Maribyrnong, Travancore 3038 Keilor Downs, Keilor Lodge, Taylors Lakes, Watergardens 3042 Airport West, Keilor Park, Niddrie, Niddrie North
3047 Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana
3060 Fawkner 3064 Craigieburn, Donnybrook, Mickelham, Roxburgh Park, Kalkallo
If you live in one of those postcodes, there are only 4 reasons to leave home.
Shopping for food and supplies that you need
Care and caregiving
Exercise
Work and study if you can’t do it from home
If you’re sick - get tested and stay home. We all have a part to play. And it’s up to all of us to make this work.
For details go to vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
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Shots, fire at Baxter
Wheeled to safety SES Sorrento crews used their “mule litter wheel” to evacuate a young mountain bike rider after he crashed at on the weekend. The 15-year-old came over a jump on the steep tracks near Red Hill and landed badly, injuring his pelvis and shoulder, early afternoon, Sunday 5 July. SES controller Mark Daw said volunteers walked a “good kilometre and a half of steep, muddy track” to rescue the biker and take him to a waiting ambulance which took him to Frankston Hospital. Mr Daw urges riders to know their capabilities and stay in groups, so help can be called for in an emergency. “We wish him a speedy recovery,” Mr Daw said. “Please stay safe and well and look out for each other. “As we are first responders we are still very active out in the community when needed.”
Roadside fire A CAR fire was a distraction to passing motorists on Frankston-Cranbourne Road near McClelland Drive, Langwarrin, Saturday 4 July. Firefighters were called to Peninsula Link by witnesses who spotted flames and smoke coming from the car’s engine bay, 4.17pm. Frankston fire crews arrived within minutes and the incident was under control soon afterwards. They remained on scene for an extra 20 minutes to make sure the area was safe. There were no injuries.
DETECTIVES from the Armed Crime Squad are investigating a shooting and a car fire at Baxter, Thursday 2 July. Emergency services, including Hastings SES and Baxter and Somerville CFA crews, were called to a property on Grant Road about 3.45pm. Witnesses reported a fight between two men and an aggravated burglary during which a man was hit by a shotgun blast. A 30-year-old Baxter man was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his upper body. Police arrested another man, also 30, at the scene and charged him with firearms offences. It is believed the men are known to each other. Police said a “number of other people” were at the property at the time of the shooting, however no one else was injured. They would not comment on reports a chainsaw was involved. A burnt-out Ford Ranger utility was seen at the property after the shooting, and a truck’s windscreen appeared to have been smashed. Hastings SES provided lighting and remained onsite overnight. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
POLICE found a burnt out Ford Ranger was parked in the driveway of a house at Baxter and a truck wit a broken windscreen when responding to a report. Pictures: Gary Sissons
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Have your say Proposed Budget 2020/21
NEWS DESK
Proposed Budget readvertised and submissions now open
Submissions now close 5pm Thursday 30 July 2020. Following the consideration of the S223 submissions, Council reviewed the Rating Strategy by proposing to abolish the Rural Living Rate and rating these properties under the General Rate.
As changes in the Rating Strategy are considered to be material, the Shire is required to put the Budget back on public exhibition under the section 128 of LGA.
View the Proposed Budget and have your say Online: mornpen.vic.gov.au/budget
By post: Budget 2020/21, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Private Bag 1000, Rosebud, VIC 3939
Privacy statement Submissions received, including the name of the submitter, will be published on Council’s website and will form part of the public record of the relevant Council and Committee meetings. Hard copies will be available for public inspection at Council offices in accordance with the Act. Offensive, defamatory and third party personal information will not be published. Please include any personal information on an appropriate coversheet. You may access personal information you have provided to the Shire at any time and make corrections. Further details of our Privacy Policy can be found at mornpen.vic.gov.au/privacypolicy If you have any concerns about the use and disclosure of your personal information please contact the Governance Team at privacy@mornpen.vic.gov.au
DECKING T/Pine 70x22 KD ACQ ........................... $2.70mt T/Pine 90x22 KD ACQ ........................... $3.50mt T/Pine 140x22 KD ACQ ......................... $6.25mt Merbau 70x19 Random ........................ $5.25mt Merbau 90x19 Random ........................ $6.50mt Merbau 140x22 Random .................... $13.95mt
FIBRE CEMENT SHEET UNDERLAY 1800x900 ............................................ $18.95ea
4.5MM
1800x900 ............................................ $13.50ea 1800x1200 .......................................... $18.00ea 2400x450 .............................................. $9.00ea 2400x600 .............................................$12.00ea 2400x900 ............................................ $18.00ea 2400x1200 .......................................... $24.00ea 3000x900 ............................................ $22.50ea 3000x1200 .......................................... $30.00ea
6.0MM
1800x1200 .......................................... $25.75ea 2400x900 ............................................ $25.75ea 2400x1200 .......................................... $34.25ea 3000x1200 .......................................... $42.75ea
BLUEBOARD
2400x900 ............................................ $31.00ea 2400x1200 .......................................... $41.25ea 2700x900 ............................................ $34.50ea 2700x1200 .......................................... $46.00ea 3000x900 ............................................ $38.00ea 3000x1200 .......................................... $50.75ea
BGC DURAFLOOR
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CEMENT PRODUCTS
Concrete Mix 20kg .................................$7.75ea Rapid Set 20kg ...................................... $8.25ea Cement 20kg ......................................... $8.50ea
SHADOWCLAD GROOVED
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KDHW F17
90x35 ................................................... $6.85mt 90x45 ................................................... $9.00mt 140x45 ................................................$12.95mt 190x45 ............................................... $18.75mt 240x45 ............................................... $26.95mt 290x45 ............................................... $33.95mt
90x42, 140x42, 190x42, 240x42, 290x42 CYPRESS
TREATED PINE POLES 75-100x1.8mt ...................................... $6.75ea 75-100x2.4mt .................................... $10.50ea 75-100x3.0mt ..................................... $12.75ea 75-100x3.6mt ..................................... $16.50ea 100-125x1.8mt ..................................... $9.95ea 100-125x2.4mt ................................... $14.50ea 100-125x3.0mt ................................... $20.50ea 100-125x3.6mt ................................... $24.75ea 100-125x2.4mt Splits .......................... $11.75ea
OBHW F8 50x25 ................................................... $1.65mt 75x38 ................................................... $2.95mt 125x38 ................................................. $4.95mt
MDF CRAFTWOOD 2400x1200x3mm ................................ $11.00ea 2400x1200x6mm ................................ $18.00ea 2400x1200x9mm ................................ $24.00ea 2400x1200x12mm .............................. $27.00ea 2400x1200x16mm .............................. $33.00ea 2400x1200x18mm .............................. $36.00ea
PARTICLEBOARD
18mm 2400x450 ............................................ $13.50ea 2400x600 ............................................ $18.00ea 2400x1200 .......................................... $36.00ea
POLYESTER BATTS
R2.0 12pc $30.00 per bag R3.5 6pc $27.00 per bag
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PINE LINING 140x12 VJ/Regency .............................. $2.25mt 140x19 VJ/Floor.................................... $3.50mt
PINE DAR STD GRADE 42x19 ................................................... $1.25mt 70x19 ................................................... $1.75mt 90x19 ................................................... $2.25mt 120x19 ................................................. $2.65mt 140x19 ................................................. $3.00mt 190x19 ................................................. $4.50mt 240x19 ................................................. $6.75mt 290x19 ................................................. $8.50mt 140x12 ................................................. $2.15mt
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Safety upgrades PEDESTRIAN safety upgrades at Balnarring will include a new crossing on Frankston-Flinders Road. Flinders MP Greg Hunt said the federal government had given $230,000 towards the project. “At the 2019 election, the Coalition government committed $1 million to implement pedestrian safety upgrades. I am pleased that the Victorian government has finally joined us in committing to this project,” he said.
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2400x500 ............................................ $26.00ea
KDHW DAR SEL GRADE
2400x500 Woven ................................. $36.00ea
42x19 ................................................... $3.95mt 65x19 ................................................... $5.75mt 90x19 ................................................... $8.25mt 110x19 ................................................. $9.95mt 135x19 ............................................... $13.50mt 185x19 ............................................... $23.75mt
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A $1.6m upgrade for Hastings boat ramp starting this month is scheduled to be finished in October. Stage one of the works by the state government will include replacing the existing boat ramp with a longer ramp and a connecting walkway between the new boat ramp and the existing floating pontoon. Stage two will involve dredging to accommodate the extended ramp and enable access during all tides. Meanwhile, a camera showing conditions at the boat ramp is now showing at Maritime Safety Victoria’s Boating Vic trip preparation website and app.
SMARTFRAME LVL15 H2S
125x75 ............................................... $12.25mt 100x100 ............................................. $12.50mt 125x125 ............................................. $20.50mt 150x150 ............................................. $38.00mt 70x19 Blanks......................................... $2.50mt
Weather information is also available at the site. A similar camera at Stony Point was switched on last month. Visit boating.vic.gov.au or download the Boating Vic app.
Boat ramp to get better
TREATED PINE SLEEPERS 200x50
2.4 mt ................................................. $15.25ea 2.4 mt (Packs 50) ................................ $13.50ea 2.7 mt ................................................. $17.00ea 2.7 mt (Packs 50) ................................ $15.25ea 3.0 mt ................................................. $19.00ea 3.0 mt (Packs 50) ................................ $17.00ea 200x75 1.8 mt ................................................. $17.25ea 1.8 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $15.25ea 2.4 mt ................................................. $23.00ea 2.4 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $20.25ea 2.7 mt ................................................. $25.75ea 2.7 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $22.75ea 3.0 mt ................................................. $28.50ea 3.0 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $25.25ea 3.6 mt ................................................. $34.25ea 3.6 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $30.50ea 200x100 2.4 mt ................................................. $30.50ea 2.4 mt (Packs 25) ................................ $27.00ea 3.0 mt ................................................. $38.00ea 3.0 mt (Packs 25) ................................ $33.75ea
2400x500 Slat Type ............................. $30.00ea
TREATED PINE R/S 100x12 Paling....................................... $0.75mt 150x12 Paling....................................... $1.10mt 150x25 ................................................. $2.50mt 75x50 ................................................... $2.50mt
PRIMED MDF MOULDINGS
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S/Bevel 42x15 ...................................... $1.10mt S/Bevel 67x15 ...................................... $1.45mt S/Bevel 67x18 ...................................... $1.50mt L/ Tongue 67x18 ................................... $1.50mt L/ Tongue 92x18 ................................... $2.20mt L/ Tongue 140x18 ................................. $3.25mt B/nose 67x18 ....................................... $1.50mt B/nose 92x18 ....................................... $2.20mt
70x35 ................................................... $2.85mt
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T/PINE FASCIA PRIMED 190x30 D&G... .................................... $11.00mt 230x30 D&G... .................................... $19.50mt
PINE MGP10 70x35 Long .......................................... $2.55mt 70x45 Long ...........................................$3.30mt 90x35 Studs ......................................... $2.40mt 90x35 Long .......................................... $2.60mt 90x45 Studs ......................................... $3.15mt 90x45 Long ...........................................$3.60mt
PINE MERCH 90x35 ................................................... $1.65mt 90x45 ................................................... $2.40mt
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Have Your Say Community led funding initiatives and partnerships You’re invited to have input into the draft Community Investment Funding Policy. The intent of the Policy is to foster collaboration between the community and the Shire and to encourage community led initiatives and partnerships. Tucked in: Jaclyn Jenkins, a member of Peninsula Chamber Musicians, gets ready for the Fusion Sleep in Your Car event. Picture: Yanni
Sleeping out for good cause FUSION Mornington Peninsula is hosting Sleep In Your Car night on Saturday 1 August to support the 116,427 Australians listed as homelessness on any given night. About 42 per cent are under the age of 25. The sixth annual community sleep out is being held online in the lead up to Homelessness Week. Sleep in Your Car 2020 aims to raise $25,000. Fusion’s Jaclyn Jenkins said the aim was to create opportunities for residents to begin to consider what it means to be homelessness. This year’s registration allows participants to
access the online event, which includes interactive experiences, live panels presenting youth services, tours of the Fusion accommodation centre, guest speakers and live performing artists. Those sponsoring a participant can see the Fusion Facebook page on the night and show their support. Registering to give up your bed to sleep in your car at home, or pitch a tent, or sleep on your couch, will help raise funding to prevent and support young people experiencing homelessness. Register at sleepinyourcar.com.au
The draft Policy has been developed with best practice standards, to communicate the ways Council will create and review its Community Investment Funding Programs.
How to Have Your Say Community consultation closes 5pm 5 August 2020 Email with the subject line “Community Investment Funding Policy” to:
haveyoursay@mornpen.vic.gov.au
Hard copy consultation forms are available to be posted upon request by phoning Customer Service on 1300 850 600. Post Attn: ‘Community Investment Funding Policy’ Private Bag 1000, Rosebud, Victoria, 3939
To have your say visit:
mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay
ANY SYMPTOMS GET TESTED It’s important to get tested for coronavirus at the first sign of any symptom and stay home until you get your result. Getting tested means you keep yourself, your friends, family, workplace and your community safe. It’s not over yet.
Find out where to get tested visit vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
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NEWS DESK
Praise for quick thinking driver
Much imitated: 2nd Mornington Sea Scouts’ Terry Prudden, seen here with scout Oihan Aramendi-Roberts is looking for a new group leader. Picture: Yanni
Scout ‘job’ more like a weekend’s fun WHILE the position is unpaid that “doesn’t mean it comes without benefits”. So states an advertisement for a new group leader at 2nd Mornington Sea Scouts. Applicants might note that the hall on Scout Beach, although old, is ideally placed for water and beach activities and houses a variety of watercraft and camping equipment for use by all members. “Leaders can participate in sailing, canoeing, kayaking, bushwalking and ski touring. They can paddle and sail boats from the largest beach box on the peninsula,” current group leader Terry Prudden said. “Membership of scouts also offers free, or very low cost, training to certificate and diploma level in adult leadership and various outdoor pursuits.” Who can be a group leader? Any adult. “Sure, a current leader would find assumption of the role easier, but Scouts Victoria welcomes all adults in scouting, or from outside the organisa-
tion, to fill the role,” Mr Prudden said. “The role is basically running the group, which means managing the adult leaders and the committee which provides the funds and facilities. “The only essential skills needed are the ability to communicate and manage small groups. Training and a good handover can take care of the rest.” Mr Prudden said he wanted to stay on board as assistant scout leader and badge examiner, but was looking forward to taking an extended holiday after the annual meeting. “Organisations need fresh ideas and new approaches,” he said. “All roles should rotate on a regular basis.” Group leader “just shy of the three years”, Mr Prudden served four years as scout leader and eight as parent helper. Anyone interested in the group leader position should call Terry Prudden on 5973 6101 or 0438 584 638. Stephen Taylor
Have your say On Crib Point’s future Mornington Peninsula Shire is breathing new life into the Crib Point Township Plan 2009-2011. The Plan sets the strategic vision and direction for the township’s development and aims to protect Crib Point’s unique character of tree lined streets and a mix of old and new houses.
The 10-year-old Plan was recently updated and is on public exhibition until 14 August 2020. The original vision remains current – this update focuses on reviewing the Plan against existing state and local policies, conditions and relevant strategies.
We want to hear from you! Tell us what you would like to preserve about Crib Point, and what you would like to change. Go to our website to have your say or contact us to request a hard copy have your say form. The draft Crib Point Township Plan Update is available to download on the Shire’s website.
How to have your say Tuesday 14 July, 6 – 8pm – online community drop-in session. Email to register: strategic.admin@mornpen.vic.gov.au mornpen.vic.gov.au/cribpoint strategic.admin@mornpen.vic.gov.au
5950 1010
Community consultation closes 5pm Friday 14 August 2020.
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LITTLE is known about a man tipped into the back of a garbage truck at Rye last week, but Mornington Peninsula Shire staff do not believe he is homeless. The 21-year-old who appeared to have been asleep inside a green 240-litre bin can thank an alert garbage truck driver for his quick thinking, Monday 29 June. The driver hit the emergency stop button when he saw on his CCTV monitor what appeared to be a man falling out of the bin into the garbage compactor in Tarawill Street, 8am. The mayor Cr Sam Hearn said later: “We are grateful the individual is OK and thankful a tragedy was averted in this instance.
“The driver of the truck immediately hit the emergency stop button when he became aware of the person which prevented further injury. We thank him for his quick thinking. “The contract driver is being supported by us and his employer and we wish the injured gentleman a speedy recovery.” The garage truck driver is said to be Ok and “being supported by his employer”. CFA crews from Sorrento, Rye, Rosebud and Dromana and Sorrento SES attended the incident. The man was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with “serious but stable injuries”. Stephen Taylor
WHAT’S NEW...
Regional gallery’s 50th anniversary collection MPRG threw open their doors to visitors last week, on Wednesday 1 July, after being closed to the public for four months due to COVID-19. Gallery Artistic Director/Senior Curator Danny Lacy says, ‘The hibernation of our program gave us the unique opportunity to press pause and re-imagine the role of our gallery for the community and how we can best present the different ideas and narratives in the 1800 artworks we have in our collection.’ MPRG is re-opening with MPRG: FIFTY, an exhibition and major publication that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the MPRG collection. Founded in 1969 by Alan McCulloch, the Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, as it was then known, acquired its first artwork in 1970. Over the past 50 years the Collection has grown to include over 1800 objects, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. For those who are familiar with our regional gallery there will be some exciting surprises – six new collection rooms will take visitors on a journey through historical and contemporary representations of the Mornington Peninsula, as well as focus displays on Australian women printmakers from the late 1970s and early 1980s, National Works on Paper winning works, and a series of works that ruminate on the repetitive nature of automatic drawing and stream of consciousness narratives. A strength of the MPRG Collection is the focus on the cultural heritage of the Mornington Peninsula, which has long been a haven and source
of inspiration for artists, including famous names such as Fred Williams, Albert Tucker and Arthur Boyd. Many of Australia’s best-known artists have captured the region’s unique scenery and lifestyle and these works now form a valuable part of the Collection. MPRG has also produced a 50th anniversary collection publication featuring two key historical essays by Susan McCulloch OAM, Adjunct Professor, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT and daughter of founding Director Alan McCulloch and former MPRG Senior Curator, Rodney James. The publication features over 70 works with statements written by current staff, former staff and artists represented in the collection. The collection publication and exhibition will be launched online at MPRG TV on 23 July at 6pm. Following this is a weekly in conversation series that will be presented on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm. This new Artist Studio conversations series presents significant artists represented in the MPRG Collection, including renowned printmaker Raymond Arnold, Euan Macleod, Jess Johnson and Cameron Robbins. Be transported around the country and across the other side of the world as we gain an insight into the creative practices of these leading artists. MPRG artist/educator Jill Anderson has created a series of creative activities inspired by works from MPRG’s Collection, including create a Patrick Pound inspired collage and
Gallery Artistic Director/Senior Curator Danny Lacy Photo: Yanni paint a work on paper inspired by nature à la artists Rosie Weiss and GW Bot. Be sure to book a timed-entry ticket to the exhibition MPRG: FIFTY via the MPRG website. The Gallery is
currently restricted to 20 visitors at any one time. Visit mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au to book your timed-entry ticket and to find out more about exhibitions, online events and creative activities
and for the most up to date information on the measures the gallery is implementing to keep visitors and staff safe.
MPRG: FIFTY An MPRG exhibition
MPRG: FIFTY celebrates the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s 50th anniversary with a large-scale exhibition and new publication that highlights the development and growth of this significant collection.
1 JULY – 22 NOVEMBER
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eX de Medici, Red (Colony) 2000 (detail), watercolour on paper, Gift of Beleura – The Tallis Foundation, winner of the Acquisitive Award, 2002, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
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LETTERS
Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au
Left feeling insecure by private contractors You know that feeling when someone in your family has let you down time after time and then something important crops up and you give them one more chance, only to be let down again? That’s how I was with [Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews] during this time of crisis. Forget about dog’s in Com cars, beachside shacks, red shirts, printing rorts, branch stacks and decimating the CFA volunteers by 5000. I just needed this guy to keep myself and my extended family safe. And, on the surface, that’s what he did. Okay, we copped heaps from other states about golf and fishing [being banned] and we were pretty upset by the fact, unlike all other states, we had to wait a day to see our mums. But then the cracks started to appear. First protests and then, unlike the other eastern seaboard states who had their health departments and police overseeing returned travelers’ security, here in Victoria we left it to the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions with a junior minister and private security contractors (think nightclub bouncers). Now, it turns out the government knew this was a problem back in early May when one company was dumped but replaced by the same type of company. It took extreme pressure from the prime minister [Scott Morrison] and skyrocketing numbers for the truth to come out and Andrews to suspend incoming travelers for two weeks and announce a judicial enquiry into this debacle. Fingers crossed it’s not too late. Michael G Free, Mount Martha
Change Crib Point Updating the Crib Point township plan is a chance for every local resident and business
owner to contribute their ideas on the future of Crib Point (“Update for Crib Point” The News 1/7/20). Although the draft 2017 Crib Point Community Plan was not adopted by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, this 2020 update will need input from as many local residents as possible. I would suggest the old BP oil refinery site (abandoned since 1985) be cleaned up and become a new coastal botanic garden to enhance our natural environment and create jobs and volunteer opportunities for our community. Other residents have suggested more public parklands and better access to the Crib Point foreshore. It may take a few years to rezone the vacant industrial land around Crib Point, but our local community will enjoy greener open spaces in the future. I don’t believe heavy industry should return to Crib Point such as the flawed AGL gas import project or the bulk storage of petroleum. If we don’t make long-term decisions about the future of Crib Point now, who knows what plans could be in the “pipeline”? Dale Stohr, Crib Point
Costly delay I have been reading with gritted teeth the letters proclaiming victory for the new pool [at Rosebud] and their authors taking lots of credit. These people and three councillors (one now former) were instrumental in delaying the pool for more than 10 years while they jostled for a spot on the foreshore which the Environment Department repeatedly refused because Mornington Peninsula Shire could not meet the requirements for use of foreshore. They persisted and when a Liberal govern-
ment was elected, Nepean MP Martin Dixon arm wrestled planning minister Matthew Guy to give “conditional” approval if “the Department of Environment requirements were met”. Some facts: This delay tripled the cost of the pool; the state government was handing out $10 million grants for pools at the time, so we lost that; Matthew Guy realised the error of his ways and withdrew his “conditional” approval; there was never a no-pool group, only a not-on-foreshore group; the current location was always acceptable and actually supported by many; councillors who delayed the pool by 10 plus years continue to be reelected by the same constituents who wanted a pool so badly in the first place; the Wannaeue Place purchase just before the election was only a ploy to take the issue of the pool location off the table so it would not be an election issue. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Feelings run deep Who would have dreamed that simply naming a swimming pool could become such a contentious and surprisingly expensive issue (“Adopt Indigenous name” Letters 30/6/20)? No matter what fancy name is finally decided people will simply refer to it as the Rosebud swimming pool. (Gees!) Aussie (Austin) Sadler, Mornington
‘Rosebud’ inappropriate As its meeting on 10 December 2019, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council adopted its Reconciliation Action Plan Innovate 20202022. In this action plan council states its vision as: “To walk together with courage to understand, respect, value and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, arts and cultures as part of the intrinsic identity of the Mornington Peninsula for the benefit of the whole community.” The action plan goes on to state that in the spirit of reconciliation Mornington Peninsula Shire Council will (among other points
provided) “acknowledge the responsibility of non-Indigenous people to understand the ongoing impacts of colonisation as a foundation for moving forward together”. Rosebud is not a name I take as being a true representation of the land area located on the southern end of the peninsula. The area had been previously named Banksia Point. Before that, historical documents show the area being referred to as Wannaeue, meaning reedy waters. The land area currently referred to as Rosebud, is only 11.9 square kilometres. It would be a travesty if the $50 million aquatic centre is given a name such as the parochial Rosebud Aquatic Centre (“Aquatic centre naming process ‘flawed’” The News 30/6/20). Rosebud is the name of a ship which run aground off the coast in 1851. The ship owned was by a pastoralist at the time. The name is not a true representation of the rich history of the area; pays respect to First Nations peoples nor takes into account the wishes of the majority of the people wanting an Aboriginal name for the facility. I look forward to visiting the aquatic centre when appropriately named either Yawa, Gunnawarra or other Aboriginal name. Janet Street, Mornington
Explanation needed I know we’re all presently preoccupied with coronavirus matters, but am I the only one to notice proposed amendments to the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme allow a gas importation facility to be built at Crib Point and a 57 kilometre pipeline be constructed to take the gas to Pakenham? Seeing as how Victoria has enough untapped gas reserves to supply not just this state, but the whole eastern seaboard, for several decades, would the Andrews government please explain why it is allowing gas to be imported at all? Michael Long, Frankston
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THE President of the Wattle Club (Miss D. Gregory) desires to acknowledge the receipt of the following donations: Captain Collins, £3/3/- ; Mr. Henry Masterton, £2/2/; Mr W. Williams, £1; Mrs Mann, - 1/1/- ; Miss Wrede, 10s. *** THERE was a record attendance at the general meeting of members of the Frankston branch of the Returned Soldiers Association on Wednesday night. Several nominations were received for the office of President, and after a ballot, Mr H. Vicars was declared duly elected. A strong committee was appointed, and it was arranged to hold meetings on the first Monday in each month. *** THERE was a splendid attendance at the Band euchre party and dance held last night. Miss Dengan won the lady’s prize (box of sweets) presented by Miss Kimlin, while the gent’s prize (shav# Am J Sports Med 2007; 35:972 ing*mug) donated by Mr Paxman, lnt J Surg 2015; 24:113-222 was^ annexed by2015; Mr Tom Dean. Int J Surgery 24:207-9 *** THE visit of Mrs Wheeler, the great elocutionist, to Frankston on Monday 16th July, is arousing great interest in temperance circles, and the local White Ribbon League and the Rechabite Lodge intend making the occasion’ a memorable one. Mrs Wheeler’s engagements are advertised in another column. *** THE Kananook Creek Improvement Committee met again on Tuesday
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night at Frankston, the chairman, Cr W. P. Mason, presiding. There were also present: Cr. Howell, Messrs Hunter, Cotton, McCulloch, A. K. T. Sambell, Wheeler, W. Crawford Young, and the secretary, Mr. W. Klauer. The chairman extended a welcome to the Hon. A. Downward, M.L.A., who had kindly attended for the purpose of helping the movement along. Correspondence read indicated that much had already been done to create interest in the proper quarter. Mr Groves, M.L.A. and councillors of other shires wrote promising to attend the deputation, and it was shown that Melbourne residents owning property in the shire were also moving. Mr. Sambell, C.E. stated that he had made good head way with the task of taking levels, and he hoped to have all the necessary information ready in the course of another two or three weeks. Mr Downward said he was prepared to do his utmost to ensure the success of the undertaking, and would arrange with the Minister to meet the deputation. A vote of thanks to Mr. Downward and Mr. Sambell was carried by acclamation. *** A VERY fine record was put up by the ladies responsible for the management of the fancy fair recently held in connection with the Frankston Football Accident Fund. At a meeting of the committee on Wednesday night the financial result was announced.
Those present were: Mesdames C. Dalman, J. A. Cameron, and Scarborough, Misses D. Gregory (secretary), Gamble, and P. Twining, Messrs E. McComb and W. Crawford Young (treasurer). The secretary read the balance sheet, which showed the gross receipts as £77/19/6, while the expenditure was only £7/1/11, leaving £70/15/7 to the credit of the fund. Miss Gregory and Mrs Dalman, who did the “buying” in the city for the fair, were specially congratulated on the result. Mr Parker (President of the Frankston Football Club) attended the meeting, and invited the ladies to consider the question of holding another fair later in the season in aid of the club funds. It was decided to give further consideration to the proposal at a later date. The case of the Frankston player, McGinisker (who had his leg broken in a practice match just prior to the opening of the season) was considered and it was decided to pay him £1 per week from the date of the accident to the present date, the payment of the doctor’s fees in connection therewith being also authorised. The committee decided that future claims must be made through the club, the club’s executive to attach its recommendation to each member’s claim before submitting same for the consideration of the Accident Fund Committee. *** LANGWARRIN v MORNINGTON Accompanied by a goodly follow-
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ing, Langwarrin visited Mornington last Saturday. The first time they met Mornington defeated the black and whites by 110 points, but in the meantime the Magpies have improved greatly. This time they were defeated by only 12 points. The scores were: Mornington, 6 goals 8 behinds; Langwarrin, 4 goals 8 behinds. Mornington’s best were Davies, Bidgood, Biggs, Allison, and Garlick. Parker, Upton, and Bond were very brilliant for the losers, but they were well-supported by Doctora (3 goals), Males, Dess, Upton, Bedcock, and Adderley. The game was played with plenty of spirit, and was well umpired by McComb. *** IN Memoriam DARCEY – In loving memory of my dear husband, George Edgar, who passed away to a higher life, 2nd July, 1919. I little thought when I kissed you goodbye, We were parted for ever, you to die; Could I, his wife, have clasped his hand, The husband I loved so well, Or pressed one kiss on his dying lips, And whispered, “Dear George, Farewell!” Inserted by his loving wife and children, Stanley and Winifred. *** FROM the pages of the Mornington Standard, 2 July 1920
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the first few notes of ‘Greensleeves’ are enough to send her into a complete tizz. It’s hard to know what to do when a Mr. Whippy-related melt down occurs. During thunderstorms, I play the piano and the dog lies down at my feet. I don’t know why, but it calms her down. On windy nights, she likes a strong pat. But when it comes to Mr. Whippy she’s inconsolable. There’s nothing I can do to comfort her – certainly comfort food like ice-cream would be nothing short of a provocation, to say nothing of impractical, given her complete lack of opposable thumbs. Things have taken a turn for the
worse. In this uncertain era of pandemic-driven isolation, Mr. Whippy is moving into unchartered territory. Once, we could expect him to rock up at the local park the moment it stops raining. However, with more people staying indoors, Mr. Whippy has resorted to trawling the streets in search of customers, willing to brave the outdoors in the quest for some soft serve. This means that instead of catching a snippet of ‘Greensleeves’ for a minute or two, we hear it for several hours as the ice cream van methodically makes its way up and down every street. The dog is unhappy with this development. Then, last week, things reached something of an unsustain-
able peak when Mr. Whippy decided to park in our street. Worse still, he parked directly outside our house. Finally, the showdown we’d been expecting but had hoped would never eventuate was parked in our driveway. The dog wasted no time in losing her canine mind and barking up a storm. It was an untenable situation that could only be remedied through an intervention. It was with this in mind and in these heightened circumstances that my wife marched out. Approaching the Mr. Whippy van, my wife knocked on the driver’s side window. The driver, who seemed somewhat startled, gestured for her to make her way to the serving window.
Perhaps he assumed he was going to have to hand over a choc-dipped double cone across the steering wheel, which is most probably a major breach of Mr. Whippy protocol. Having moved around to the serving window, my wife began to explain her predicament that, in simple terms, his very presence outside our house was freaking out our dog. The man was mortified. He was apologetic. He was, as soon became apparent, deeply confused in that he thought he was upsetting a human child and not a fifty kilogram canine. As my wife interrupted to clarify that Fozzie was not a child but a very large dog, the look on the man’s face graduated from concern to genuine befuddlement. When he asked what it was she wanted, my wife told him both to park somewhere else and prepare the finest single-cone, choc-dipped with chopped nuts known to humanity. Greensleeves – a melancholy tune at the best of times sounded especially gloomy as Mr. Whippy pulled slowly away, in search of a more welcoming environment. As my wife looked up, she saw kids racing for dear life, wailing and clutching crisp notes in their clenched fists as they tried to catch the van that was now travelling at quite a rate of knots. Meanwhile, the dog continued to bark until she could be sure that her nemesis was somewhere far away. We’ve heard nothing from Mr. Whippy since. I’m sure it’s something we’ll come to regret come summertime, but for the time being the dog is happy. And that, for the moment, will do. stuart@stuartmccullough.com
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Can FV meet COVID challenge? SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie FOOTBALL Victoria’s hopes for the 2020 season rest on avoiding a statewide return to lockdown. While clubs in the South and East of the currently regionalised junior NPL are set to complete the grading round of the season with another double header of matches this weekend the North and West competitions remain under suspension. The official line from the state’s controlling body confirms its dilemma. “Football Victoria is currently working with all clubs – Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Community and NPL Senior (Women and Men) – that are located in the North and West regions of Victoria to understand how our seasons can both commence and proceed given recent (state) government announcements on a return to stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions.” FV hopes to advise clubs this week of the outcome of its deliberations but much will depend on the success of the response to the present spike in infections. The pre-pandemic plan to grade junior NPL teams on the basis of results to align them with opponents of similar standard now seems a forlorn hope given the suspension of two regions and the added travel component of deregionalising competition. As things stand implementing the required biosecurity protocols was testing enough for clubs who took to the pitch last weekend. Of the three local clubs in junior NPL action Peninsula Strikers faced the extra challenge of hosting matches on Saturday and Sunday while Langwarrin and Mornington both had away fixtures as part of last weekend’s double header. Strikers’ vice-president Steve Schreck devised a map outlining the club’s plans to segregate Centenary Park for the visits of Dandenong City on Saturday and Glen Eira on Sunday. Both opposition clubs were sent Schreck’s map last Thursday and were able to distribute it to the parents of their juniors. Early last week Schreck measured various areas of the clubrooms knowing that it was impossible to apply the four-square-metre distancing requirement so Strikers decided to leave the
COVID map of Centenary: Here’s how Peninsula Strikers segregated Centenary Park for last weekend’s matches. Picture: Supplied
rooms shut. “The logic behind closing the changerooms is that you would need 64 square metres for 16 players and obviously there’s no such thing as a changeroom that big,” Schreck said. “By segregating parents and kids we can control the kids’ distancing. “All we can do is put the rules in place and do our best to ensure that they are adhered to.” Strikers sent an email to the club’s junior NPL parents confirming that matches were set to go ahead and alerting them to the measures in place. “Looks like we are go for the weekend. Here are the COVID-19 measures in place … (see image for reference). Home game both days – Blue home kit for both games, times are the same for both days. U13s: 10am kickoff, U14: 11:30am kickoff, U15: 1pm kickoff, U16: 2:40pm kickoff. “Please arrive 45 minutes prior to kickoff (earlier if you want a park near the fence to watch). “Clubrooms are closed except toilets and the referees’ room (which is now a changeroom). “Children are required to check in at the grandstand both days. The grandstand is the changeroom. Only players allowed in the grandstand. “Please make sure they arrive in tracksuit as it will be cold.
“No parent or spectator will be allowed beyond the carpark/clubroom areas (see grey marked areas). “Spectator sign in, sanitiser and toilets are at the clubroom. “I’ve asked all teams to provide three marshals to assist (we normally need two). Bring an umbrella if you are marshalling. “Make sure kids bring their own drinks and half-time snack if required. This has also been sent to the opposition clubs. Anyhow good luck all and see you there.” In the end Strikers’ biggest obstacle was the weather and Sunday’s round 9 fixtures against Glen Eira were washed out. But Saturday’s fixtures went ahead and Strikers achieved some excellent results. The under-13s leapfrogged Dandenong City on the ladder with a 1-0 win, a great start for new coach Danny Topping who has replaced John Meads. The side’s leading scorer Mehar Singh added to his season’s tally which now stands at 12. The under-14 clash ended in stalemate with neither side able to score. Dandenong had gone into the clash in third spot on the ladder five places above Strikers but the home side could have snatched all three points after crafting a rare chance following a cor-
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ner late in the contest. Strikers under-15s conceded goals in the last five minutes to go down 3-0 but the home side had saved its best for the last of the four matches. The under-16 clash ended in a 1-1 draw with Dandenong City losing its top-of-the-table status. Dandenong opened the scoring in the 30th minute through Joseph Colarco but a minute into the second half Strikers levelled. A Strikers’ free-kick deflected off the defensive wall and Favour Okoronkwo’s cross to the back post was slotted home by Mark Deacon. Shay Power-Reeves was Strikers’ best. The younger brother of senior squad striker Jai Power had been out of the game for the past few seasons. In State 3 news Frankston Pines secured the signature of striker Matt “Hammer” Hames last week despite the former Strikers and Knox player attracting interest from other clubs. Pines boss Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor was the frontrunner in the race as Hames is a former Pines player and already had said how much he enjoyed the culture at the club. “We are really pleased to have signed a player of Matt’s pedigree,” Taylor said. “He’s a proven goalscorer at State League level and adds another dimension to our talented forward line. “His ability to hold the ball up brings those around him into play and his workrate is second to none.” In State 5 news Rosebud striker Mark Pagliarulo may assist the club with coaching as he recovers from a knee injury. Recent scans revealed that no surgery was required at this stage but the news is not all good. “There’s a small tear in my LCL but I’ve been referred to a specialist to look at the area that’s still in pain,” he said. “It looks okay per the scan but with constant pain they think there might be a small crack or chip in the bone or top of my fibia. “Won’t be playing anytime soon but looks like I’ll do a bit of coaching and help in any way the manager needs me. “He’s not got an assistant so hopefully I can slot into that role if I can’t
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play, which looks likely as I’m struggling.” Here are Saturday’s junior NPL results: U13s: Mornington 0 Berwick City 8, Peninsula Strikers 1 (Mehar Singh) Dandenong City 0, Oakleigh Cannons 2 Langwarrin 0. U14s: Mornington 2 (Aydin Genc, Casey Dudley) Berwick City 2, Peninsula Strikers 0 Dandenong City 0, Oakleigh Cannons 5 Langwarrin 1 (Lachlan Millar). U15s: Mornington 2 (Rome Hodson, Jackson Tossavainen) Berwick City 1, Peninsula Strikers 0 Dandenong City 3, Oakleigh Cannons 3 Langwarrin 0. U16s: Mornington 0 Berwick City 6, Peninsula Strikers 1 (Mark Deacon) Dandenong City 1, Oakleigh Cannons 4 Langwarrin 0. Here are Sunday’s junior NPL results: U13s: Langwarrin 6 (Ollie Pase 2, Jaylen Faithfull, Lukas Martin-Rico, Ethan Walker, Bailey Stephens) Kingston City 0, Gippsland 2 Mornington 4 (Lachie Jamieson, James Clennett, Callum Hughes, own goal). U14s: Langwarrin 1 Kingston City 3, Gippsland 0 Mornington 2 (Stevie Ellix, Emilio Merchan). U15s: Langwarrin 1 (Brodie Bennett) Kingston City 1, Gippsland 0 Mornington 2 (Anton Beeby, Jimmy Parkes). U16s: Langwarrin 4 (Karl Eichenberger, Artim Lumanovski, Amin Ahmad, Luca Coco) Kingston City 1, Gippsland 4 Mornington 3 (Jakob Markulin 3). Here are this weekend’s fixtures: SATURDAY: Mornington v Langwarrin, Dallas Brooks Park (U13s 9.30am, U14s 11am, U15s 12.30pm, U16s 2.30pm); Bentleigh Greens v Peninsula Strikers, Kingston Heath Soccer Complex (U13s 10am pitch 2, U14s 10am pitch 3, U15s 11.30am pitch 2, U16s 11.30am pitch 3). SUNDAY: Dandenong Thunder v Langwarrin, George Andrews Reserve (U13s 10am, U14s 11.30am, U15s 1pm, U16s Langwarrin bye); Oakleigh Cannons v Peninsula Strikers, Jack Edwards Reserve (U13s 10am, U14s 12 noon, U15s 2pm, U16s 4pm), Springvale White Eagles v Mornington, Serbian Sports Centre (U13s 10am, U14s 11.30am, U15s Mornington bye, U16s 1pm).
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Walsh back in winner’s stall with Kalashani Lad HORSE RACING
By Ben Triandafillou MORNINTGON-based trainer Terry Walsh landed his first winner in almost a year with his stable star, Kalashani Lad, on Wednesday 1 July. Walsh, who has two horses in work, continued his affinity with the Sandown Racecourse to take out the sixth race with his nine-year-old gelding Kalashani Lad. Kalashani Lad, who has picked up his last three wins at the track, once again returned to winning form with jockey Luke Nolen in the saddle. Sitting in-behind the leading pack, the homebred gelding of Victoria’s Mr K Cox peeled off their backs rounding the turn before proving too strong in the run home to win by a length over the Lindsey Smith-trained Choisborder. Trainer Terry Walsh said the experienced gelding is racing as well as he ever has despite his rising age. “He’s as good as gold,” Walsh said post-race. “He’s as good as ever really, even though he’s a nine-year-old. “I doubted him a bit today with that weight (61.5kg), but he’s done the job.” When asked about his gelding’s successful run at Sandown, Walsh couldn’t quite put his finger on the reason for it but gave a strong push for jockey, Luke Nolen’s, partnership with the nine-year-old. “I used to always think he was better coming down the outside, but Luke’s done a marvellous job with him,” he said. “Three wins from four
rides on him. You don’t have to tell him what to do – he’s great.” With the victory, Kalashani Lad’s rating now jumps to 83 and will likely step up in grade next time he
steps out. Kicking off his career as a late-season three-year-old, he now amassed just shy of $300,000 in prizemoney for connections.
Walsh’s lad: Mornington-based trainer Terry Walsh lands his first winner in almost a year with his nine-year-old gelding, Kalashani Lad. Picture: Supplied
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