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”]
Day: May 3, 2016
MORNINGTON Peninsula police last week paid tribute to fallen comrade Senior Constable Kevin Laube with a memorial service at the Somerville police complex. The former motorcycle policeman died when his bike collided with a car on Coolart Rd, Somerville, in 1976 – just a stone’s throw from the site of his memorial stone. The award has been a long time coming, but reflects the force’s ethos of looking after its own, however long it takes. Peninsula branch president of the Blue Ribbon Foundation Darryl Nation said it was fitting present-day police could see the memorial stone daily and reflect on…
FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt has pushed the case for Melbourne’s south east suburbs to remain key to climate research to complement a new Climate Science Centre in Hobart announced by the CSIRO last month. The new Hobart hub has put the future of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s Aspendale laboratories in doubt amid accusations the decision to favour Tasmania over Victoria is “a political fix to protect marginal seats”. The majority of the CSIRO’s climate change research is conducted in Aspendale and Tasmania and the science body is restructuring its nationwide operations, mostly focusing on cuts to climate…
THE joys of a sea change to Balnarring have been undermined for new residents Phil and Janet Eyles as they struggle to get over the theft of their Quintrex 370 Traveller, trailer, lifejackets and other safety gear. The boat was stolen from their backyard in the early hours of Tuesday last week, despite it being chained to a caravan and a padlocked towing ball. Mrs Eyles, who said they moved from Ringwood East last October, awoke at 4am but heard nothing out of the ordinary, while her dogs slept on undisturbed in the workshop. “We moved to the area late…
The crunch time is fast approaching for the future of the Otama submarine anchored off Crib Point with deteriorating moorings. Earlier this year the submarine’s owners – the Western Port Oberon Association – sent out an SOS saying $50,000 was needed to fix the mooring by this month, May. Association president Max Bryant said yesterday (Monday) that the alternative was to sell the submarine for scrap. The desperate efforts to find a solution to the mooring dilemma is the latest of many hurdles faced during the 14 years since the submarine arrived in Western Port. Saturday marked the 14th anniversary…
NOT one to let the boys have all the fun, Genevieve Beacom, of Somerville, revelled in her role as the only girl to represent the under-12 Little League Southern Mariners Charter at the Victorian Little League Baseball championships, Jells Park, over the Easter holidays. Her strong pitching helped her team win its way into the grand final and be crowned state champions. The Southern Mariners will now go to Lismore in June to compete in the Australian Little League Championships. But that’s only the beginning: the winner will then go on to the United States to compete in the World…
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…