State praised for helping ‘bridge the gap’
THE state government is pouring money into Rosebud to both make it a “destination” and to bridge the gap between the infrastructure of Melbourne’s inner and outer suburbs. In a statement issued last ...
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Zen approach brings tearful return
ONLINE shaming of shoplifters is the way to go for small retailers upset by frequent stock losses. That’s the message gleaned by Zen Living proprietor Annie Zaicz who, fed up with almost-weekly shopl...
Avenue of honour rotunda completed
AT last, the building phase of the avenue of honour rotunda in Mornington has been completed. Heritage Support Committee chair of Mornington RSL Colin Fisher said landscaping would be carried out “in...
Students attacked at bus stops
THREE Mornington Secondary College students have been assaulted at bus stops near the corner of Barkly and Main streets, Mornington. Police are investigating the two unprovoked attacks last Tuesday a...
Roundabout a waste, says resident
THE $1 million being spent on roundabouts on Wooralla Drive at the St Kilda and Brighton streets intersections, Mt Eliza, is a waste of money, a resident claims. “It seems like there’s no shortage of...
Mt Martha bathing boxes hit by vandals
GANGS of youths drinking and carousing on Mt Martha beach broke into and damaged 33 bathing boxes overnight, 21 September. Planks and panels from the boxes were stripped off to fuel bonfires and beac...
New freeway signs – at long last
ALMOST three years after opening in January 2013, Peninsula Link freeway will get directional and tourism signs that were omitted from the original brief for the $850 million road. The signs come cou...
Tug-of-war over reef and coal
ANTI-coal activists have rallied outside the Hastings office of local MP and environment minister Greg Hunt for the third time this month. Last Wednesday morning, members of national lobby group GetU...
Hit-run mum death charges
THE laying of floral tributes and a public vigil united Carrum Downs residents on Sunday evening to bid a sad farewell to mother-of-two Andrea Lehane. The 34-year-old was tragically killed when run d...
More plover patrols
PARKS Victoria is increasing ranger patrols on peninsula surf beaches in an attempt to help protect the endangered hooded plover during its breeding season from September to March. Parks Victoria’s p...
