NEW Zealand’s largest retirement village operator, Ryman Healthcare, has snapped up Mt Eliza’s waterfront Moondah Estate for almost $40 million, with plans to redevelop the property into a retirement village. And they are looking for help from Mornington Peninsula residents to give the village a name that is in keeping with the history of the iconic site. The 8.9 ha property on Kunyung Rd, Mt Eliza was placed on the market in June in an international expressions-of-interest campaign and was expected to fetch more than $20 million. At the time CBRE sales assistant Bianca Butterworth said that price [$20 million]…
Day: September 19, 2016
BURN-OFF restrictions on small Mornington Peninsula properties will be eased next month so fuel loads can be reduced before the fire season. Open air burning will be allowed 9am-4pm Fridays and Saturdays on land less than 1500 square metres – but there are conditions. No more than one cubic metre of vegetation can be burnt at any one time; the fire cannot be within 10 metres of any neighbouring dwelling and the General Fire Safety Provisions must be followed at all times. Open air burning is otherwise banned on properties less than 1500 square metres. “Residents are reminded that burn-off…
WHILE speaking with portrait artists Fiona Bilbrough and Vicki Sullivan it becomes clear that their subjects are much more than mere objects to be represented as one-dimensional art. Sullivan likes to have lunch with her subjects and have at least two sittings in her Rye studio. The lunch provides a relaxed way “to study the structure of the head, skin tones and the character in the hands”. Bilbrough, who is exhibiting her works alongside Sullivan’s in a Portraits exhibition at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, spends “many hours conjuring up a concept that will hopefully look appealing to me enough to…
THE Premier Daniel Andrews was among four politicians and more than 400 guests at the annual peace symposium at the Ahmadiyya Muslim community Australia’s Bait-ul-Salam mosque in Langwarrin on Friday. The Ahmadiyya muslims, a movement which describes itself as a “fast-growing international revival movement within Islam”, has been hosting the peace symposium for the past 13 years, with the aim of promoting an understanding of Islam and other faiths. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia national president Imam Inam-ul-Haq Kauser said the symposium provides a “unique platform” for leaders of all faiths to sit under one roof and discuss ways to…
A FRANKSTON man was found drink-driving at allegedly four times the legal limit by Mornington police, Friday morning (16 September). The divisional van crew spotted the 41-year-old just after 2am in Hardy St, Mornington. He was intercepted and returned a positive breath test. When tested again at the Mornington police station the man allegedly blew 0.206 per cent. His car was impounded, his licence cancelled and he will be charged on summons with drink-driving offences. Detective Senior Sergeant Michael Lamb described the reading as “very high”. He was concerned a person “would even consider driving when that impaired”. “Fortunately, thanks…
A FAMILY pet day will be held at Mornington Yacht Club, 10am-2pm, Wednesday 21 September. Pets of all sorts are welcome – suitably restrained, of course – to enjoy a range of interesting activities and perhaps pick up a showbag. Demonstrations and activities will include a Wonderful World of Pets Show by Mt Martha Veterinary Clinic, a This is My Pet session, basic dog and obedience demonstrations, sausage sizzle and a pet parade with prizes for best dressed, most unusual, waggiest tail, longest tongue and best sit and drop. Pets can be microchipped, and a cat adoption program may also…
SINCE the success last year of a campaign to raise money for a wheelchair-friendly car for Mornington mother and daughter Fiona and Maygan Garland, Glenn Browne and Melissa Marshall are out to raise money to install a wheelchair lift for Maygan. “We see Fiona struggling all the time to lift Maygan into the car and then the wheelchair up makeshift ramps. Melissa and I decided that we should hold a further fundraiser to raise the funds needed,” Mr Browne said. “It’s too hard on Fiona and Maygan is missing out on outings. She also has to rely still on taxis…
STATUTORY proceedings are now being used to resolve Mornington Peninsula Shire’s embarrassing position of wanting to build an $800,000 skatepark on land it has leased to Mt Martha Tennis Club. The tennis club has refused to relinquish the land, so the shire is now taking steps to force changes to the lease which does not expire until December 2023. A report to Monday night’s meeting recommended council begin the legal proceedings to require the club to give up its hold on the land. The eventual building of a skatepark on what used to be a parade ground near Mt Martha…
TWENTY-two candidates had signed up by close of business on Friday to contest next month’s election for the 11 seats on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. The shire has six wards, with three councillors each in Briars and Seawinds wards, two in Nepean and one each in Cerberus, Red Hill and Watson. By Friday, just two of the shire’s 10 councillors – Hugh Fraser (Nepean) and Bev Colomb (Briars) – were listed as candidates by the VEC. However, Cr Antonella Celi (Seawinds) emailed The News to say she would be a contender; Cr David Garnock (Cerberus) has previously said he would…
THE good ship Enterprize sailed into Mornington harbour all shipshape and Bristol fashion on Friday – thanks to the quality seamanship of its Peninsula School crew. The eight students, with an average age of 16, had spent a “fairly wet week” out on the bay on the 1830 top-sail schooner which is a replica of the original ship which was sailed across from Launceston leading to the founding of Melbourne in 1835. The student crew sailed from Docklands to Portarlington, anchored off Blairgowrie, sailed to Geelong and then to St Leonards before berthing at Mornington. Skipper Craig Ballinger taught them…
THE Registrar of Geographic Names’ go ahead for changing Rosebud West to Capel Sound is confirmation that a community can play a role in shaping its own future. That’s the view of pro-name change advocate Terry Wright, who was instrumental in the yes campaign. “The efficiency of both our local council and the Victorian government in moving this to conclusion has been impressive,” Mr Wright says (“Capel Sound” Letters Page 11). “We are also grateful to our fellow 3940 residents for having the foresight to be prepared to accept some short-term inconvenience in order to build a better future for…
ROSEBUD and Dromana secondary colleges were finalists in this year’s Wakakirri Secondary School Challenge, with Rosebud being named joint winners with Hoppers Crossing Secondary. Rosebud had 65 students from years 7-12 involved in its seven-minute story dance piece “Hanging Rock”. The theme revolved around nature disrupting a pleasant school outing and the mysterious disappearance of five girls. A search finds one girl who is unable to recollect the details of her disappearance. This familiar 1900s tale proves that “horror truly is a warm, sunny day”. Rosebud student choreographers Molly Faulkner, Sophie Gains, Justine Topp and Holly Jordan developed the concept…
CAPE Schanck residents upset over what they say is unjustifiable construction noise at the new RACV resort believe their concerns are not being given “sufficient weight” by Mornington Peninsula Shire. They claim the council has failed to properly consider or interpret EPA Victoria guidelines in approving the builder’s request for extended working hours which allows works on any day except Sunday up until 9pm on 36 separate or consecutive occasions. “This is excessive, offensive and will be the cause of nuisance and loss of amenity to nearby residents,” objector Ian Renwick said. The mayor Cr Graham Pittock said he was…
STATISTICS give an insight into the effectiveness of Southern Food For All’s welfare operation: Since opening in October 1991 its members have distributed 54,814 weekly food parcels and 7893 Christmas hampers to those in need. That’s a lot of handouts. The Rosebud organisation provides food, emergency relief and support programs to people on the peninsula doing it tough on a daily basis. As a partner agency of Foodbank its members deliver food and interact socially with their clients, improving the lives of people experiencing hardship. Mornington Peninsula mayor Graham Pittock opened Southern Food For All’s distribution centre in Hinton St,…
PENINSULA LEAGUE FRANKSTON YCW made it three premierships in a row and six in the past seven years after beating Mt Eliza by 22 points at Frankston Park on Sunday. The Peninsula Division champs booted seven goals to one after half time, totally controlling the last hour to win the “three-peat”. After conceding the first six goals of the game in the second semi-final against YCW, it was important that Mt Eliza got off to a good start in the big one – and they did. Mt Eliza led by four points at quarter time and when Jordan Capkin snapped…
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie A PATCHWORK Mornington put up a magnificent fight against Altona Magic only to go down 1-0 in Saturday’s State 1 final at Jack Edwards Reserve. The game brought together the champions from both regionalised State 1 leagues but Mornington went into the clash without Simon and Scott Webster, Steve Elliott, Andrew Skledar and Chris Reid either through injury or unavailability. One of the two players on the Mornington bench was teenager Charlie Parker and coach Adam Jamieson was forced to completely revamp his defence with Chris McKenna and Danny Black as central defenders and Paul McEvoy…
NEPEAN LEAGUE What a week it has been for the Hastings Football Club. After beating the Frankston Bombers in a memorable Nepean League Grand Final 11.15 (81) to 6.18 (54), as you would expect, the celebrations continued through the ensuring week and were felt by the whole community. The Hastings community has always embraced the Hastings Football Club and the township celebrated as one following their first flag since 1995. Premiership coach Brendan Dunne said the “premiership feeling” started to sink in on Monday. “It wasn’t until we got together on Monday and watched the replay of the match that…
Mornington Peninsula radio journalist, Gary Turner has had morning tea with John Travolta and Joan Collins, went on a Sydney cruise with rock demons Kiss, hung out with AC/DC and enjoyed breakfast with Elton John. His career as a radio journalist has taken across various commercial radio stations in Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, Norfolk Island, Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Nauru as Director of Media. Gary has also acted in the role as MC for various rock and country festivals around Australia including Tamworth, Norfolk Island, Melbourne and NSW doing shows with many of entertainment’s big…
Enter your short film in the Peninsula Short Film Fest and you could win a share in up to $30K of cash and prizes. Get filming and enter now! 20 short listed films will be judged live on Saturday February 4, 2017 by top industry professionals with the winner taking out $5K in cash, second place $2.5K cash and third place scoring $1250 cash. There are plenty more cool prizes with awards for Best Animation, Best Documentary, Best International and the Woodleigh School Emerging Filmmaker Award (open to any Australian student under 18 years of age). There are also awards…
THE Inspector of Nuisances (Mr W. J. Stephen) reported as follows: Gentlemen – I have the honour for your information that several complaints were made by householders that the nightman had not been emptying their closet pans regularly and in one instance the pan had not been emptied for four weeks. I interviewed the contractor (Mr Purdy) on the subject and he blamed his employee for the neglect, and dispensed with his services. Since then he has put on a new man, who appears to give more satisfaction, which it is hoped will be continued, as no end of annoyance…