THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has investigated discoloured water emanating from a drain in Mt Martha, which is believed to be linked to terracotta roof tiles being washed down at a nearby property.EPA southern metropolitan regional manager Viranga Abeywickrema confirmed officers had investigated the murky orange discolouration in Balcombe Creek at the Harrap Road crossing. The orange discolouration extended about 50 metres downstream.“It is likely to be from terracotta roof tiles being washed down, with the wash-water escaping into the stormwater system. We conducted a thorough drive around the nearby residential area but could not identify a likely source,” said…
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Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man and two boys after an extended follow in two allegedly stolen vehicles yesterday afternoon. Police were called to reports of a suspicious loiter at a carpark on Katandra Road in Ormond about 2.45pm. Three people in a Ford Mondeo, which was allegedly stolen from Wheelers Hill, fled the scene. Officers followed the vehicle through Glen Huntly and Caulfield to Keys Road in Moorabbin, where the trio dumped the Ford. They allegedly then stole a Hyundai sedan, which was parked outside a business, and fled. With assistance from the Air Wing, police…
A SERIES of talks on health issues has been created for Monington Peninsula woman by midwife Penelope Watson. Watson is a senior midwife in Mount Eliza, as well as being a staff member at the maternity unit of non-profit The Bays Hospital, Mornington. She is also a breast cancer patient of The Bays and understands personally and professionally the difficulty and stress of navigating the health landscape. Watson says it was her drive to rekindle women’s “villages” for those on the journey from womanhood to motherhood that inspired her to create WithYou Talks, which bring together a range of pregnancy…
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have released images of two men and a vehicle wanted in relation to a fatal hit-run collision that occurred in Carrum Downs this morning. The driver of a red Holden crashed into a number of road workers on Hall Road near the intersection of Lats Avenue about 7.15am. The man fled on foot and got into a black Hyundai SUV on Rowellyn Avenue a short time after the collision. Sadly a 44-year-old Bayswater man died at the scene. A 38-year-old Traralgon man was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Images of two men, one which…
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NASA scientist Dr Darlene Lim drew a packed house at the Science in the Park event at Coolart Wetlands and Homestead, Somers on Sunday 11 August. Described as a “rock star in the science world” Dr Lim spoke to a packed audience about her adventures to extreme Earth habitats and her role in Mars exploration. The homestead’s stables had to be been converted into an auditorium to accommodate the large crowd. The event, part of National Science Week, was attended by many scientific organisations. The Environment Protection Authority’s applied science division helped the children check the wetlands’ water quality using…
It was supposed to be the jewel in the crown. A pier befitting the wonderful township of Mornington, but since rebuilding the pier started in 2010, it has been nothing but trouble. Now it seems the game is up, as it is rumoured that Parks Victoria will begin work dismantling the $15.3 million pier and replacing it with the old one. “It has been a shocker”, said Fred Snickler from Parks Victoria. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great pier. But the problem is, most of it is sitting on the ocean floor.” It is believed that Park Victoria adopted…
A woman is dead and a man has been airlifted to hospital with critical injuries after a shooting in Rosebud. Police were called to the Adams Avenue property shortly after 4pm where they discovered the woman dead in the car and a male with wounds to the upper body. Pictures: Yanni. UPDATE: The critically injured male subsequently died of his wounds.
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Neville Thompster looks forward to Easter every year, and it’s not because of chocolate. “Ever since I’ve been knee-high to a grasshopper, I’ve never been able to get enough of hot cross buns” said Mr Thomster. Available only in the run up to Easter, he looks forward to a couple of weeks of bliss when he can munch on the spiced fruit buns. Now Mr Thompster is calling on consumer protection laws to be tightened after disaster struck at a recent trip to the supermarket. “I was in a hurry, I admit. I grabbed a pack of hot cross buns…
It is rumoured that India’s Taj Mahal committee of management are preparing to serve the shire with a “cease and desist” notice over the shire’s touted plans to build a replica of the famous Taj Mahal on the peninsula. First touted in The News (“$56m for shire ‘Taj Mahal’” – 24th February 2015), the article stated that the shire were looking at a number of options for housing shire staff into the future, including a “56 million dollar ‘Taj Mahal’ option”. It is believed that the write contains the following demands: That the shire cease and desist from building the…
Furious opposition is being mounted to the rumour that the Formula One Grand Prix is leaving Albert Park, and heading to Mornington. The news surfaced over the last 48 hours after it is believed that Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was seen in Mornington during the Melbourne Grand Prix weekend. “I’m pretty sure it was him”, said local real estate agent Xavier Thurmiester. “He had an ice cream pizza at DOC before heading off in the direction of Beaches to dance the night away. It is believed that local property developer and teeth whitening proponent, Nigel Necker, is behind the…
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PENINSULA Link freeway has been open for seven months but the authorities are still discussing the location and types of locality and tourism signs. The freeway opened on 17 January but there were no signs on the four-lane road showing traffic where to exit to reach Baxter, Hastings and the Western Port side of the peninsula. Dunkley federal MP Bruce Billson weighed in to the issue late last week when he said a Coalition government would contribute $175,000 to “refresh and update the ‘Tour Peninsula’ tourist directional signage and to correct location signage errors such as omitting the Baxter township”.…