NEWS DESK Padua VCE results please principal ELEVEN of the 276 VCE students at Padua College, Mornington received ATAR scores above 90. Five of the 11 were above 95 and the highest was 97.8. College principal, Anthony Banks congratulated the class of 2019 and announced Ryan De Ruyter as dux of the school with an ATAR of 97.8. “Congratulations also go to Monique Machin, who achieved the exceptional study score of 50 in outdoor education, and to her teacher Adam Cooper,” Mr Banks said. Students who scored higher than 90 included Ryan De Ruyter, Ronan Pakai, Fintan Bowe, Isabella Shannon, Shannon Christodoulou, Marcus Schaper, Alana McShane, Lily Neal and Jennifer Quinlan. Mr Banks said 63 VCE students received scores above 80 (23 per cent) and 120 students (43 per cent) were above 70. “These VCE results are a measure of the success for our students and of the partnerships we have created with students and their families,” Mr banks said. “At Padua College we provide so much more in terms of helping our young people become the best person they can be and hoping that they will be ready to make a positive impact on the world. “Our true measure of success is how happy, resilient, faith filled and hopeful our students are when they leave the college.”
Probus, a place for talk, camaraderie Start to summer recycling
Happy returns: Mount Eliza Probus Club members celebrating their club’s 35th anniversary. Picture: Gary Sissons
TALKS on many subjects, ranging from beekeeping to kayaking across Bass Strait, feature at meetings of Mount Eliza Probus Club. Meetings are held once a month throughout the year at the club, offering fellowship and activities to retired and almost-retired individuals and couples. Members meet 9.30am-12pm on the second Monday of each month (except public holidays when they meet on the third Monday), at the Village Uniting Church, Canadian Bay Road. Parking is available in the church car park. The informal format includes bringing members up to date on general business and club activities, followed by a break
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for refreshments and a chat, after which a guest speaker will talk (but not about religion or politics). Members also get together for lunches, day trips to interesting places and events, and some longer trips of up to five days. There is the golf group, investment group, book group, dine-out group and group bookings for cinema and theatres with coach transport if necessary. Some members have lunch at CBs in Mount Eliza following each month’s meeting, and a few days afterwards members gather for a coffee and chat at a nearby coffee shop. New members welcome.
HOUSEHOLD recycling bins will be collected weekly on the Mornington Peninsula from Monday 16 December until Friday 31 January 2020. Mornington Peninsula Shire issued a news release saying it was “working hard towards a cleaner peninsula and encourage our community to reduce, reuse, recycle”. Recyclables should not be placed in plastic bags and can also be taken free to resource recovery centres at Rye, Tyabb and Mornington and hoppers at Dromana, Sorrento and Flinders. Items that can be recycled include aluminium and steel cans and foil; rigid and solid plastic items, such as children’s toys, kitchen ware, cups and drink bottles; pots and pans; wrapping paper and envelopes; cardboard, newspapers and magazines; milk, juice and soft drink bottles; glass bottles and jars. Tips for effective recycling include not placing anything inside plastic bags and emptying contents from containers. Recyclables too large for the bin can be taken to a rubbish tip (Rye, Mornington and Tyabb) or hopper (Sorrento, Dromana and Flinders) for free. For more information or to find out bin days, visit: mornpen.vic.gov.au/ recycling
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Are you interested in protecting the Peninsula’s coastline? Why not join a Coastal Advisory Group? Following the reactivation of Coastal Advisory Groups (formally known as Foreshore Advisory Groups), Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) to join a Coastal Advisory Group for the following coastal areas: • Flinders • Rosebud
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For more information, contact the Shire’s Coastal Planner Zac Grimes: 5950 1157 zachary.grimes@mornpen.vic.gov.au
Coastal Advisory Groups are a key point of contact for the community on the future planning and management of coastal areas.
EOI submissions close Tuesday 31 December 2019. How to submit an EOI To apply, visit: mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay