Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at a house in Mornington early this morning. The female occupant of the Adelaide Street home has entered the garage just before 6am and noticed a man crouching near their car. The woman approached the man, thinking it was her husband, the man got up and grabbed her by the shoulder and demanded her car keys. The woman threw her cup of tea at him, causing the man to run off. A neighbour heard the womans scream and called Triple Zero. The woman was taken to hospital a short time later where she remains…
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A NATIONAL skate competition at Mt Eliza, Saturday 21 May, will have categories for skateboarders as well as scooter and BMX riders. The free event will be held at the Mt Eliza Skate Park, Emil Madsen Reserve, Wooralla Drive, which has the peninsula’s largest skate bowl. The competition is sponsored by Mornington Peninsula Shire and organised in partnership with the Impakt Freeza youth events committee and the YMCA. The competition is part of the YMCA’s National Skate Park League and provides a development pathway for amateur skate and BMX riders. The winners from the skateboard section will join finalists from…
VICTORIA’S longest-running camp, YMCA Camp Manyung, is celebrating the restoration of its historic outside chapel, the Crosby Memorial Chapel, after receiving $74,000 from Victorian Heritage Restoration. The body is dedicated to the preservation of heritage values. After six months of research and construction, the 77-year-old chapel has been brought back to life with original pews, landscaping, and paintwork using the original colours and former pathways. The chapel was designed by architects Walter Burley Griffin and Eric Milton Nicholls, with Griffin best known for designing the townships of Mt Eliza and Canberra. The chapel was dedicated to Charles Fenwick Crosby, one…
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie FOUR local clubs are in the hunt for title honours after six rounds of the 2016 soccer season. Mornington is equal on points with league leader Malvern City, Skye and Baxter head their respective leagues while Rosebud Heart is breathing down the neck of its Baxter Park arch rival. Mornington found Mooroolbark a tough nut to crack but fashioned a 2-1 win in their State 1 South-East clash at Dallas Brooks Park on Saturday. Andy McCabe’s visitors deservedly went in 1-0 up at the interval thanks to a 43rd-minute strike from Adam Doughty. During the break…
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery presents two interesting new exhibitions. Country and Western examines the national landscape from the perspective of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. Eventide is a print exhibition centred on the time between day and night. When the Papunya Tula dot and circle paintings came to prominence in the early 1970s, it was hailed as the greatest art movement of the 20th century. So radically different was their representation of the Australian landscape that it sent shockwaves through the art world. It influenced non-Indigenous Australian artists. Country and Western looks at the impact of…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 14-year-old Mornington girl Lillian Davies. Lillian was last seen at a Terrigal Street address on Monday 24 April at about 1pm. Police and Lillian’s family hold concerns for her welfare due to her age. The below photo of Lillian has been released in the hope that someone may have information on her current whereabouts. Lillian is Caucasian in appearance with long straight-brown hair, medium build and has a tattoo of a peace sign on one hand and a tattoo of a cross on the other hand. She was last seen…
Mornington Peninsula News photographers Yanni and Gary Sissons have captured these amazing photos as wild winds lash the peninsula. Photos: Yanni [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”21″ gal_title=”Storm Pics – Yanni”] Photos: Gary Sissons [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”22″ gal_title=”Storm – Gary”] Photos: Cameron McCullough [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”23″ gal_title=”Storm Pics – Cam”]
CRIB POINT FNC By Jared Newton THE seniors lost their fourth on the trot in a 98 point belting at the hands of Sorrento, as they also faced their fourth loss on the trot. The upside to the performance was it could’ve been much worse as they were 120 points down into the last quarter and managed to peg a few back late in the game to take some form of momentum into Tyabb for this weeks game. It was a dirty day for the Pies in Brad Davidson’s 150th game in the Black and White as a senior footballer.…
HASTINGS FNC ON Saturday the club travelled to Devon Meadows after a five day break after our wonderful win in the Anzac Day game over the Frankston Bombers FNC. The club knew that the trip to Glover Oval was not going to be an easy affair. On a windy and awkward day for football the senior boys had a terrific win to keep their momentum going. We now await another massive challenge with a table topping game against last year’s runners up at Hastings. Senior Report ANOTHER win for the boys cementing a 4-0 start to the season. The boys…
LOVE THEIR CHROME By Terri Lee Fatouros Australia’s iconic classic rock band The Screaming Jets are back after an eight-year hiatus between albums, with their latest and greatest new release entitled Chrome. This seventh studio album has been a labour of love, with a mix of new songs that has a slightly new bent to their sound, to say the least, leaving the boys wildly excited with the finished product. The Screaming Jets will be touring and showcasing their new material, but keeping authentic to their rockin’ history by pulling out all their biggest hits along the way. I chatted…
Historical, seaside Sorrento is again hosting its mouth-watering food, wine and beer festival during the first weekend in June, and it’s set to be the best yet. The program includes a variety of gastronomical delights including masterclasses, cooking demonstrations, tutored tastings, degustations, gourmet menus, foodies’ market and more, all in the heart of Sorrento village. Starting Thursday evening and continuing throughout the weekend, a variety of gourmet lunches, dinners and classes will take place in restaurants, cafes and even the demonstration kitchen in the “Taste” marquee hosted at the Claret & Co (previously Three Palms) courtyard at 154 Ocean Beach…
Mornington Street corners, bars and restaurants will come alive over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend, June 10 – 12, as some of the biggest names in the business hit town for the fourth annual Mornington Winter Jazz Festival. The 2016 festival is set to take things to a whole new level with the introduction of a new Blues program which will be jam packed with some of Mornington Peninsula’s favourite artists! The 2015 festival was a huge success, with more than 116 performances in and around Mornington, and this year festival organisers the Mornington Chamber of Commerce are aiming to raise…
“It may be called the finest thing in Australasian history. It was a revolution – small in size but great politically; it was a strike for liberty, a struggle for principle, a stand against injustice and oppression. … It is another instance of a victory won by a lost battle” Mark Twain, Following the Equator (1897) WHEN Fran Henke wanted someone to launch her latest historical novel she had to look no further than at the words she had written. Kerry McNarn, district nurse, wedding celebrant whose name and personality form the basis for a “character” used in two of…
Bungower Rd, near Moorooduc Hwy, Mornington is currently closed in both directions after a truck collided with a four wheel drive. Multiple units are in attendance and Bungower Road will be closed for a considerable time. It is believed there is a person trapped in the four wheel drive. It is also believed the air ambulance is in attendance. VicRoads have issued the following advice regarding the crash “Collision has road closed in both directions between Moorooduc Hwy and Racecourse Rd. Avoid the area and seek alt route. Craigie Rd or Bentons Rd are two alternatives. Heavy delays on Mornington-Tyabb…
CRIB POINT FNC By Jared Newton A BRAND new shiny scoreboard for Crib but it projected the same result as the seniors now 0-3 to open their season with a 50 point loss to Devon Meadows. The seniors started well and ran with Devon for a solid half before being overrun after half time. Avenues to goal are the biggest issue for the seniors who are struggling to apply enough scoreboard pressure to get on top of teams. Brad Arnold was enormous in the middle and snagged three, and Kyle Arnott was also brilliant in his first game back into…
HASTINGS FNC THE Hastings FNC played Frankston Bombers FNC in their third Anzac Day clash at Barclay Oval in what can be best described as a bruising encounter between two of the oldest Clubs in the MPNFL. On a fine day both clubs certainly came to play. The opening term was fabulous with both sides going toe- to-toe. In the end the Hastings FNC proved too good with an outstanding second half. They put their stamp on the contest and came out 18 point winners. Next week we travel to Devon Meadows in what will be another tough contest for…
Carolyn Gleixner, 26, is the Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of Flinders held by Liberal Greg Hunt since 2001. Ms Gleixner unsuccessfully ran against Nepean MP Martin Dixon (Liberal) in the 2014 state election. After distribution of preferences in the six-candidate contest, Ms Gleixner had 42.37 per cent of the votes compared to Mr Dixon’s 57.63 per cent. Ms Gleixner has a Building Certificate, Degree in Construction Management and a Masters in Project Management. She has recently worked in Germany and before that was a “team leader … specialising in effective change leadership” for a development consultancy in…
A CERBERUS naval instructor can look back on an active family history spanning three generations of service. Petty Officer Amanda Garstin, of Hastings, attended yesterday’s Anzac service in civilian attire as she is on leave. A keen photographer, she knew being out of uniform would allow her more freedom to take photos. Since joining the navy as a communications information system sailor in 1999 Ms Garstin has received the Australian Defence Medal, Returned from Active Service Badge, Defence Long Service Medal, Australia Day Medallion, Clasp S Pacific 2006 to the Australian Service Medal, Afghanistan Medal, Australian Active Service Medal with…
PUPILS and staff at Crib Point Primary School have designed and built a practical tribute to the six Word War I soldiers who attended their school. The school’s path project was officially opened at a ceremony yesterday, April 26 with all 150 pupils and 50 members of the local community attending, including Captain Stephen Bowater, of HMAS Cerberus, Cr David Garnock and Toni Munday, historian at the Cerberus museum. The path bears the names of each student and teacher who attended the school during the centenary period, and the names of past pupils who bought pavers as part of the…
By Craig MacKenzie MORNINGTON continued its recent success against Langwarrin with a 2-1 win in their Anzac clash at Dallas Brooks Park on Sunday. Mornington struck in the 5th minute when livewire striker Wayne Gordon stole in behind the Langy defence and toe-poked the ball past teenage goalkeeper James Foster who was deputising for the injured Robbie Acs. The simmering feud between these fierce local rivals burst into open conflict with a melee in the 33rd minute sparked by a tackle involving Mornington midfielder Paul McEvoy and Langy defender Alex Van Heerwarden. McEvoy was shown a straight red card and…
MORNINGTON Peninsula shire is eyeing a share of $1 billion in state government funding to improve road safety. It is aiming to become the first municipality in Australia to align itself with the TAC’s new Towards Zero campaign. Six fatalities in the shire this year are among an average annual 120 serious injuries from crashes. Four locations have been initially identified to achieve Safe System principle measures or better: Point Nepean Rd, Rye: This commercial area has had four cyclist and five pedestrian casualties in the past five years; Balnarring township: Regular crashes here identify the area as “high risk”…
A CREDIT card stolen from a car parked in the driveway of a house in Robin Pd, Rye, overnight Wednesday 13 April, may have been used to buy petrol for a Ford Ranger utility stolen from outside a house in Koonya Av, Blairgowrie, around the same time. Detective Senior Constable Grant O’Dwyer, of Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit, said the 2015 grey coloured dual cab ute, registration 1EH-3NY, was seen driving into the Woolworths petrol station, Rye, early Thursday 14 April. CCTV captured images of the man police wish to speak to while he filled up, 6.30am. He then used…
A MT MARTHA podiatry clinic is offering to donate one pair of shoes to charity for every pair that is tried on, but not necessarily bought, in its store on Saturday. Dr George Murley said his South Coast Foot Clinic, shop 5 in the arcade at 34-38 Lochiel Av, Mt Martha Village, would donate a new pair of the $250 NAOT brand shoes to New Peninsula Community Caring for every pair tried on by visitors to the clinic and shop 8am-1pm Saturday 23 April. The offer coincides with the launch of NAOT’s winter range. Dr Murley said visitors would also be given…
THIS recent publication, Great courage and initiative – The heroic life of George Ingram VC, MM, by A J McAleer, records the life of George Mawby Ingram who was awarded the VC for his actions at Montbrehain in October, 1918. He was the last Australian to win this award in World War I. George’s family had orchards at Bagshot, near Bendigo, and later at Seville. On leaving school he joined the militia (Australian Garrison Artillery), became a carpenter and volunteered for overseas service when war broke out. He was sent to Rabaul where he contracted malaria and was invalided back…
ANYONE seeking to meet a potential match online should be aware after cars were stolen earlier in the year. Detective Leading Senior Constable Richard Thomson, of Frankston CIU, said people inviting unknown possible love interests into their homes – usually at night – were courting disaster. “The victims are often too embarrassed to come forward after their assignations,” he said. “And it looks like it’s becoming a little bit more common.” In one case in Langwarrin on Sunday 3 January a man arranged to meet a potential love-match in the woman’s home before pinching her car keys and stealing the…
CRIB POINT FNC By Jared Newton DIRTY day at the nest on reunion weekend which was celebrating the 66, 67, 68 three-peat powerhouse side of half a century ago. There were a few moist eyes among the older stalwarts as they came from all over Australia to watch all three teams go down. The under 19s were jumped early and were battling against the tide right from the start but poor kicking kept the Pies in the game longer than they deserved to be. Thirty-two scoring shots to four showed the dominance as Red Hill kicked away in blustery conditions…
HASTINGS FNC THE Hastings Football/Netball Club made the trek down to Sorrento on Saturday to play our rival the Sorrento FNC in what was a massive game for the club. Having not beaten Sorrento FNC at Sorrento since 1984 its always a huge ask to beat this well-drilled football club. But guess what? Our boys came out and played four quarters of intense pressure that hasn’t been seen at the club for a long time. The boys played with spirit and teamwork which was outstanding to watch. In turn that spurred on the supporters to believe it was going to…
A PLANNED burn on the slopes of Arthurs Seat two Sundays ago was designed to lessen the intensity of any future bushfire in the area. “The major benefit of the operation is that should a bushfire occur in the area in the future; it will be less intense, making it more likely that firefighters can contain it before it impacts on people, property and the environment surrounding Arthurs Seat,” forest fire management, metropolitan district manager, Dan White, said. “That’s because the burn has reduced a lot of the fuel that a bushfire relies on to sustain itself. It also complements the…
PENINSULA Health’s adult mental health unit at Frankston Hospital is about to undergo $1.5 million upgrade. Named 2 West, the unit it was built in the early 1990s but has seen little in the way of capital improvements over the past 25 years. The physical environment has been described by clients and their families as “dismal and prison-like”. “The funding announced will provide an immediate improvement to the environment in our acute mental health unit and the safety of clients and staff,” Peninsula Health CEO Sue Williams said. “Our staff do a fantastic job caring for our mental health clients,…
SCIENTISTS are predicting an end to the bumper season of fishing for King George whiting in Port Phillip and Western Port. Surveys have detected poor juvenile whiting numbers in seagrass nurseries in 2014 and 2015. Fisheries Victoria executive director Travis Dowling said natural climate-driven variation in juvenile whiting numbers that settle in the bay was entirely normal, but consecutive poor years would prolong the downturn and make it more noticeable to anglers. “The downturn’s impact will be lessened given that 87 per cent of the commercial netting catch for species also targeted by recreational anglers, including King George whiting, has…