PAGEANT queen Jessica Martini has already taken on the world; now she’s ready to conquer the galaxy. The 25-year-old Hastings resident is representing the Mornington Peninsula as one of four Victorian finalists in the Miss Galaxy Australia pageant. Having previously competed in the Miss World and Miss Humanity pageants, Ms Martini hit new heights after being selected as a national finalist in the international pageant. Should she win the Miss Australia title at next month’s national finals in Queensland, she’ll be heading to the United States to compete with the world’s most beautiful women for the Miss Galaxy crown. Ms…
Day: March 27, 2014
HILLVIEW Quarries has opened a new pit on Arthurs Seat and has started removing gravel and stone after clearing bush and building haul roads. The work explains the higher than normal amount of dust created by the company in recent months, which has generated public comment and complaint. The company gained permission to open the new area from Mornington Peninsula Shire in January 2006. A condition of the permit was Hillview should avoid stripping topsoil or overburden from the site “during the summer months where possible”. The new pit is southwest of the main pit and is closer to Arthurs…
THE peril to wildlife of unwanted or lost fishing tackle was brought home to Rob and Robyn Varney during a walk along Portsea back beach toward London Bridge. Inspection of a clump of washed up seaweed showed it had apparently acted as a sea anchor to two Australian gannets that had become entangled by fishing line wrapped around the weed. Mr Varney said the birds’ beaks were tied together by the “fine yellow string or possibly a crude fishing line”. “The twine was wrapped around their bodies,” he said. A band attached to one of the bird’s legs will be…