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Peninsula sites chosen Weddings, Formals, etc to trial rabbit virus A NEW rabbit virus will be trialled next year at four sites on the Mornington Peninsula. The peninsula sites are at Balnarring, Mt Martha, and Main Ridge. The virus will also be released at Cranbourne South and on French and Phillip islands. “Rabbit populations are on the rise and a coordinated effort is needed from all levels of government working with researchers, industry and local communities to address this pest problem,� Flinders MP Greg Hunt said. “The release of the RHDV1 K5 virus in areas where rabbits wreak havoc on native flora and fauna is part of the federal government’s $1.2 million commitment to assist in the research and development of new rabbit controls.� High rabbit density areas were chosen to “achieve maximum coverage and provide the best outcomes through a broader spread of the virus�. “The new variant of the virus won’t kill every pest rabbit, but it is the best option to address population resistance to existing RHDV strains and tackle this pest problem on a national scale,� he said. “Rabbits are real problem in our local community and cause an estimated $206 million in lost national production each year.� Residents are asked to report pest sightings to authorities and to record and map rabbit activity using the RabbitScan mobile app. Land managers will use the information in follow-up controls after the virus has been released.
Rally for animals A PUBLIC rally outside the Mornington animal shelter later this week will push for it to be made a no-kill shelter, open for public visits, with animals being listed for adoption on PetRescue as well as other media, and with a simplified adoption process.
The rally, organised by animal lover Rosy Fischer, is at the Watt Rd shelter at 11am, Sunday 20 November.
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Risk reduction MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will receive $60,000 to lessen the chance of bushfire. Working with VicRoads and United Energy, the shire will use the money for fire access track maintenance, powerline clearing and fuel management at Arthurs Seat. Volunteer amateur radio group Wicen will get $10,000 to install a new radio repeater system to improve emergency communications at Arthurs Seat.
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School expands BALCOMBE Grammar School, Mt Martha, will get $2 million “for a terrific new VCE facility�, says Flinders MP Greg Hunt. The school will demolish an existing building to make way for the VCE centre. Mr Hunt said Balcombe Grammar principal Matthew Dodd, had done a “tremendous job� in developing the school since it opened in 2007. “I remember coming to the site when it was just a vacant paddock. Watching it grow and expand over the years had been an incredibly rewarding experience,� Mr Hunt said Mornington MP David Morris accused the state government of neglecting Mornington schools in the latest round of funding. Mr Morris said that of the 10 government schools in the Mornington electorate, only two, Osborne and Mornington Park primary schools were successful, and that Mornington Special Development School had been “overlooked� again.
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