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POINT Leo above, won Surf Life Saving under-13 the Fred Westfi Club’s Oscar Skehan, champ torian Junior ion male eld medal for the athlete at Champ this year’s He was also the ionships. Vicfor his consis champ tent efforts ion male water and swim in the ironma athlete weekend. events held at Lorne n, board over the There were 5,6 March the champ 860 future lifesav ers aged lifesaving ionships compe 8-12 ting training disciplines, which in beach, water at for lifesavers the skills needed is regarded as and active at to becom Morningtonage 13. e qualifi ed Life Saving won the under-13 Club’s Sebast the undermale beach ian Jasper champ s the beach 13 male beach sprint and ion, taking out flags. coming Mornington third in region, placin was the top g sixth overalranked club of Point Leo, l with 195 from the “The level seventh, with points, ahead as well as of talent in the 134 points. competitorsthe competitive water and on the spirit the future and clubs, makes seen from beach, all service for of both lifesaving me very excited our for toria’s aquatimany years to sports and our come,” patrol Life Saving “The skills c sport manag years of gained throug er Simon Butter Vichout these ly said. competition to save a lifesavers’ could help life early Details and while on patrol. our junior athlete ” results: s lsv.com.au
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Keith Platt keith@mpne ws.com.au Sand bags have MANY Portsea front beach,become the norm Mornington are faced at McCra at One the with a future Peninsula towns e and Mornisand has been coping reserv ngton and lost the shire other side of that will with require the e at Balnarring the a levels, erodin the impact foreshore. “absorbed” road and Marinwants suggestions peninsula, g beache of rising sea Mount Eliza, cliffs. for Coasta into beache e Manag As possib s and crumb from s and foresh ement Plans for l at Sunny ling able Victor ly one of the Surrounded side Beach Manmangur Creek the to Flinders, most vulner ores by sea the penins in the south, Kackeraboite Mount Eliza in manages fects of ian municipalitie on three It says each at A shire ula’s north and Portse Creek varies from The shire 190-kilometr sides, Penins rising sea levels, s to the efnews guide sustain of the three ula says the in Daveys Bay. Mornington “iconic” Portse release states a. steep e coast plans tainable beaches area needs suggestionsShire is openin iconic and able management “will and a’s facing Basscliffs and sandy “susfrom residen g itself up to experienced change front beach that it is “alread balanced manag surf to protec mangrove Strain to to come” valued coastlines of these “has ement” highlig y facing ts about t their towns . for years of Wester swamps in northe low lying as impacts how ronme hting the dynamin recent years, change, includ Two The and n ic coasta nt presen sion hazard ing cliff and of climate penins towns on the Phillip fromPort to the beachern reaches (C271 planning schem coastline. l enviother side beach eroe morn s…” ment challen ting a range ula Cliffs are Portsea to Mount s of Port at seeing and C282m amendments Across of of the managethe planni where land is ges”. No the penins orn) of the new and Mount eroding at Mount Eliza. ula at Flinde Port “respo development are aimed sand tens of million mention is made coast under Hastings, ng scheme amendsubject to Eliza and Marth s consideration rs, the s the last rock walls a hazards nd to erosion and in Western protecbagging the beachof dollars spent from West Head Balnarring Tyabb, Bittern, ments are line of defenc stretch from inunda Safety Beach to Shoreh are tive rock and buildin not predicted es Flinde and Balnar Crib Point, e tion am but sea g a Kinginclude the car and Rosebfrom the sea at well as ensuring rs, Red The Portse wall. Hill and ring Beach, industrial level rise” as cial buildin ud. Street where park at the does Somers, a plan will from Red Hill and comm there are end of Point Merricks and South, and design gs “respect the er- whichPolice Point to cover the coast landslides. Merric Leo and ongoing height Hemst of existin ks Beach The shire g buildin , scale Beach includes the pier on Avenue, Public and Shoreham. , says it is gs”. . derstan and Shelle online gathering Western y loves” ding of what The next an unPort towns meetings for “our plan being about Flinde community 9 March and start Wedne the Portsea, looked sday mornpen.vic. details are “what they rs, Mount Eliza at is their ideas gov.au/c271- available at: would change and To find for the future c282 out more and of these areas”. Mount Eliza and about the Flinde Portsea go to: mornp Coastal rs, en.vic.gov.au plans /coastalplans
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