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Students sign up for Salvos STUDENTS from Western Port Secondary College will be collecting for this year’s Salvation Army Red Shield appeal. They will be at Safeway, Coles and Kmart in Hastings helping the Salvos reach the appeal target of $79 million. The money will be used to run 600 social programs across the country. The Salvation Army says it will help one in 20 Australians this year. “It’s great to know there are young people willing to give their time for the wider community,” Lorelle Vince of the Salvos’ Westernport Mission Centre said. The centre holds a weekly church service with a free meal as well as providing fresh food for needy people. “There is nothing more rewarding than being a part of a group working to help those less fortunate than ourselves. The fact that we are all students working together makes it that bit more special,” the college’s school captain Casey McDonnell said. Sammi Morgan, a member of the school’s leadership group, said she wanted to set a good example for the younger year levels “and help by giving back to the community and supporting the Red Shield Appeal”. Volunteers can register at www.salvationarmy. org.au or call Lorelle Vince on 5979 2751.
Good cause: Carrying the cans for The Salvation Army Red Shield appeal are Tierney Curr, left, Emily Monck, Emily Hamilton, Sammi Morgan, Casey McDonnell and the Salvos’ Lorelle Vince (back). Picture: Yanni
Check on permits By Keith Platt CONTAMINATED soil is being removed from the $6 million “affordable” homes project at the corner of Marine Parade and Church St in Hastings. The discovery of an old underground fuel tank forced a stop to work on the buildings, which were originally slated for completion and occupation in March.
The owner of the project, Community Housing Ltd, is now investigating if it can take legal action for compensation over the delay. “Lawyers are going over it to see where we stand,” Community Housing’s state manager Brett Wake said on Friday. “It might be the subject of legal actions.” Mr Wake said Community Housing
had been given two reports about the property “and we relied on one, which, clearly, was not correct”. “We could never get a copy of the first one, which was more accurate, and we are investigating if we can be compensated.” He said the site “has a funny history” and “a lot of work” was required going back to when it was a service station.
The News has asked Mornington Peninsula Shire about planning and building permits issued for the project but did not receive an answer by deadline. Mr Wake said work was again underway to finish the 20 homes on the site, which is between Marine Parade and King St. “We are negotiating with the De-
partment of Human Services for extra money to complete the project.” Mr Wake said the houses might be finished “by September or even earlier”. Meanwhile, security fences around the excavation on the property’s Marine Parade frontage will continue to block the footpath. Continued Page 6
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