SHIRE councillors last week voted to deal with the Arthurs Seat Skylift gondola permit conditions rather than leave it to shire officers. But they have a tough task to deal with the job by the end of this week when a 30-day “planning clock” rings. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors narrowly approved the $18 million Skylift gondola project mid-2014 and their approval was confirmed by the planning tribunal late last year when it rejected objections from community lobby group Save Our Seat. The VCAT sent the project back to council for it to work through and approve 71 conditions set by…
Day: March 18, 2015
SORRENTO’S historic hotel the Continental is on the market for the first time in almost 20 years. The Di Pietro family, who bought the hotel on Ocean Beach Rd in 1996, is hoping for $15 million. The hotel, known far and wide as the Conti, was built in 1875 by the “Father of Sorrento” George Coppin, and is the only four-storey limestone structure in the southern hemisphere. It has had just eight owners in 140 years. The Conti is on 3580 square metres and is being offered by Sothebys International in conjunction with CBRE. It cost £14,000 to build and…