Day: July 21, 2020

Mornington Peninsula Total cases: 76 – Active cases: 11 – New cases today: 4 Four new cases on the Mornington Peninsula. Is coronavirus causing a rise in demand for peninsula property? Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update: Victoria has recorded 374 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 6289. The overall total has increased by 347, after 27 cases were reclassified – largely due to duplication. Within Victoria, 62 of the new cases are linked to outbreaks or complex cases and 312 are under investigation. Three new deaths have been reported since yesterday.  They are…

The Mornington Peninsula has had four new cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The peninsula has had a total of 76 cases, and eleven are still active. The four new cases come after two days of no new cases on the peninsula. The City of Frankston had an increase of one case in the last 24 hours and currently has 12 active cases. The City of Casey has seen a jump of 27 cases in the last 24 hours bringing their total to 240 cases with 103 still active. The Mornington Peninsula currently ranks as the 24th worst…

By Danielle Collis MORNINGTON Peninsula real estate agents say an increasing number of Melbourne residents want to move to the Mornington Peninsula. Danckert Real Estate director Sam Danckert said the peninsula was no longer seen as “just a holiday home destination”, with 83 percent of buyer inquiries coming from people now residing within 20 kilometres of Melbourne. “It’s been occurring over the past few years, but it’s happening at a greater rate than I’ve ever seen in over 15 years of working in real estate,” Mr Danckert said. He said the influx of residents was due to several key drivers.…

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has joined the chorus of calls for the state government to stop the exhibition of AGL’s plans for a floating gas import terminal at Crib Point until after the lifting of the stage three COVID-9 restrictions. It says that if Planning Minister Richard Wynne does not agree to postponing the exhibition of the environmental effects (EES) prepared by AGL for its gas plan he should “at the very least” extend the submission time by four weeks. Mr Wynne has already added 10 days to the scheduled exhibition of the EES relating to AGL gas terminal and a…

FORMER Petty Officer Douglas Alfred Symes enjoyed a tour of the Victorian Maritime Centre’s museum on the Esplanade, Crib Point, before the coronavirus lockdown. “Dougie”, as he is known around the Crib Point RSL, spent time viewing the exhibition and has vowed to return. During a lunch in his honour the 94-year-old entertained the centre’s volunteers by relaying highlights of his 48 years’ service in the Royal Australian Navy after entering HMAS Cerberus as a recruit in 1943. A quote from a citation presented to Mr Symes by the Commanding Officer of HMAS Cerberus at the time stated: “Your dedication,…