Day: January 13, 2015

MORNINGTON Peninsula shire will continue clean-up efforts to remove debris caused by storms which hit Somerville and Tyabb last Wednesday. Sixty buildings were damaged and more than 200 homes lost power. Trees were knocked down, and several roads blocked by fallen trees. Some properties remained without power until Saturday. The shire is removing debris – predominantly green waste – from roads and roadsides. This includes vegetation from private property that has fallen onto the road or roadside reserve. Somerville Mechanics’ Hall lost its roof and the hall has been closed. Mornington Peninsula Shire issued a news release saying it is…

PORTS Minister Luke Donnellan intends talking with “all parties involved” about the government’s plans for the Port of Hastings. The government has announced Infrastructure Victoria will assess the merits of expanding Hastings or building a new port north of Geelong in Port Phillip, despite Labor candidates going into the November election with promises of “no container port in Western Port”. However, now in government, Labor is taking a much softer line. “As a government we do have time and we need to get the decision right on the location of Victoria’s next container port; that’s why we will commission Infrastructure…