A WILDLIFE safety sign installed to reduce animal-vehicle collisions on the Mornington Peninsula has been vandalised, drawing criticism from local wildlife advocates. The solar-powered variable message sign (VMS) on Browns Rd in Boneo near the intersection of Jetty Rd was recently fixed by Mornington Peninsula Shire after being damaged. Save Kangaroos on Mornington Peninsula (SKOMP) president Craig Thomson said the vandalism was frustrating given the work being done by several wildlife groups to reduce wildlife road trauma across the region. “Our group has been working alongside Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation group and Mornington Peninsula Wildlife Action group to reduce wildlife…
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Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged burglary at a sporting facility in Boneo. Police were called following a burglary at a sporting facility on Boneo Road, Boneo on 7 February. It is alleged an unknown man forced entry to the building and stole over $11,000 in prize money and salaries for an upcoming competition. Several computers were also stolen along with a number of personal items belonging to staff members. On 17 February, police arrested a 34-year-old man from Cranbourne. Police will further allege the man also stole a number of items, including…
A 55-acre estate in Boneo described as Australia’s largest privately owned garden and wildlife sanctuary has hit the market with a price guide of $8m- $8.8m. Azure on Panorama, formerly known as Panorama Garden Estate, sits at 130 Hyslops Rd in Boneo, and features 22 themed gardens, a boutique day spa, a wildlife refuge, and a five-bedroom residence surrounded by coastal views. The sanctuary, which has a two-kilometre, 2.5-metre electrified fence, provides a haven for albino kangaroos, wallabies, emus and peacocks. Owned and developed over three decades by Nick Smith and Annemaree Van Rooy, the property has been a lifelong…
A FRUSTRATED motorist is expected to face at least an $8000 damage bill after his high-end car struck a nasty pothole along an arterial road in Boneo on 18 August.Bradley Carter was shocked to discover his whole rear tyre was severely punctured and the wheel rim badly damaged on his pride-and-joy Bentley car after he hit a pothole at a bend on Boneo Rd near the Patterson Rd turnoff while travelling at the 80kph speed limit.The Aspendale resident was driving home after playing golf at Cape Schanck when he lost control and swerved to the other side of the road…
A PLAN to build a $47.7 million sports facility on the Mornington Peninsula complete with skate parks and wakeboard lakes has outraged residents who fear it will “ruin what we have left” of the region’s cherished green wedge.Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors endorsed the massive development at their 9 September meeting which would see an existing 200-acre adventure park called The Ranch expanded at 810 Boneo Rd, Boneo.The green wedge site, which currently has horseback riding, archery, tennis courts, rock climbing and more, would feature a new indoor and outdoor skateboarding facility, mountain biking trails and BMX tracks, dry-ski snowboarding slopes,…