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Up for challenge: The BlueScope team is ready for this year’s Arthurs Seat Challenge. Picture: Yanni
Feet on the road for safer driving A WALKING and running event is the main financial force behind a driver education program for thousands of year 11 students across the Mornington Peninsula. The annual Arthurs Seat Challenge raises money for the Fit2Drive program to help students become safer road users by focusing on better decision making when faced with risky situations. The program also increases community support, sharing knowledge with parents and schools in our local area. “It has been remarkable to see the growth and expansion of road safety
education across the peninsula, and the shared response to reducing road fatality and injury involving young people since the inception of this program at our local secondary schools,” BlueScope Western Port plant manager Jim Graham said. Mr Graham said BlueScope was “thrilled” to continue its support of the Arthurs Seat Challenge fun run, to be held this year on Sunday 8 November. “BlueScope has been manufacturing steel on the peninsula for more than 40 years and has been a supporter and major sponsor of the challenge since the first event in 2002.”
In that time the number of participants in the challenge had grown from less than 200 to 2000. “Our company’s core values of keeping people safe and supporting our local community are in direct alignment with the Fit2Drive Program and the Arthurs Seat Challenge,” Mr Graham said. “We look forward to seeing great representation from the community and we will certainly have a strong squad from BlueScope challenging on the day.” Register for the Arthurs Seat Challenge at arthursseatchallenge.com.au
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GREEN WASTE WEEKEND 15-16 NOVEMBER at all Waste Disposal Centres To encourage residents to reduce green waste around their homes, Mornington Peninsula Shire will hold a ‘No Charge” Green Waste disposal weekend at all waste disposal centres on 15-16 November, 2015. The “No Charge” Green Waste Weekend is for Shire residents or ratepayers only, with green waste to be delivered only from residential vehicles and trailers. No commercial vehicles or commercial green waste accepted. Resource Recovery Centres are located in Truemans Road Rye, McKirdys Road Tyabb and Watt Road Mornington. Opening hours are from 8.00am until 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday. Please note that due to the popularity of
this event delays are to be expected at the Resource Recovery Centres, particularly at the beginning and the end of each day. Mornington can only accept up to 3 cubic metres of green waste per trip. Proof of residency is required to dispose of green waste for no charge on this weekend; for example your driver’s licence or a copy of your rates notice. Green Waste includes all types of garden waste and untreated timber. Residents are also reminded that they can contact the Shire to opt-in to receive a kerbside green waste for those living in the urban area. There is a cost for this service.
For more information about the green waste weekend or the op-in kerbside green bin collection service, please contact customer service at the shire on: 1300 850 600 or visit www.mornpen.vic.gov.au PAGE 8
Mornington News 27 October 2015
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