Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Bittern man Mark Anderson. The 38-year-old was last seen at a residence in Bittern about 11.15am on Sunday (1 October). Police and family hold concerns for Mark’s welfare as his disappearance is out of character, and he has a medical condition that requires medication. He is described as 180cm tall with a thin build. He is known to frequent the Bunyip State Forest, Toolangi State Forest, Yarra Junction, Yarra Ranges, Kinglake, and Marysville areas. It is believed he may be travelling in his vehicle, a 2000 model Holden Rodeo Utility,…
Day: October 3, 2017
YOUNG Aboriginal children participated in a ceremony at Rosebud last Wednesday that has not been held on the Mornington Peninsula for hundreds of years. The Welcome Bubup [baby] to Country ceremony at the Rosebud Southern Peninsula Arts Centre was attended by more than 70 parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, children and guests. Families walked through sacred smoke and were welcomed onto country by Boon Wurrung elder N’arweet Carolyn Briggs. This was followed by a ceremonial dance and didgeridoo performance. Each child was painted with ochre and presented with a certificate and cultural gift. Deb Mellett, Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Koolin Balit Aboriginal health…
LESS than half of the grape growers on the Mornington Peninsula have registered with Agriculture Victoria to be notified of threats to their crops. The department and the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association (MPVA) say registering for a property identification code (PIC) will enable growers to “get the jump on pest and disease threats in their region with faster access to biosecurity information”. Growers with 0.5 hectares or more grapes must register with the PIC program. “PICs are the best option for receiving fast and accurate biosecurity information; however, less than 45 per cent of peninsula grape growers have registered for…
TWO brothers aged 13 and 15 have been interviewed and could face charges over 11 alleged burglaries in the Portsea area. Detectives say they expect to speak with three more teenagers over alleged thefts from sheds at holiday houses and residential properties. Detective Senior Constable Clayton Beckhouse, of Mornington Peninsula CIU, said the charges would relate to allegedly stolen power tools, a kayak, bikes, a motor scooter, and even the attempted theft of a car. He will allege the stolen items were stored in a vacant house in Wattle Grove, Portsea. “We did a warrant at a house where the…
A RATEPAYER lobby group says plans to widen the sealed section of the main runway at Tyabb airfield are “highly premature” as a precinct plan is yet to be adopted by Mornington Peninsula Shire. “The Tyabb airfield precinct plan has not yet been finalised and certainly not approved,” Tyabb and District Ratepayers Business and Environmental Group president Stefan Berson stated in a letter to the shire CEO Carl Cowie. Mr Berson asked Mr Cowie if widening the runway would be subject to “a full public planning process” in line with a decision by councillors in 2005. Mr Berson’s letter followed…