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Turning right into trouble A Google Maps view of the disputed intersection.
Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A MT MARTHA man who collided with another car at a busy beach-side intersection blames a VicRoads’ line marker for causing it. Maurie Forbes was preparing to turn right from Bay Road into the Esplanade when he clipped the rear of a car approaching from his left as it turned right into Bay Road. He says an incorrectly sited right-turn arrow on the main road directed the car into the wrong lane and forced the driver to over-correct as she turned into Bay Road. Mr Forbes said he saw the car approaching from some distance away but thought he had plenty of time to make the turn. “Then I got a shock to see it so close to me,” he said. “The driver had almost turned into me and then realised her mistake and quickly turned again into the correct lane.
“I merely clipped her rear tyre but it could have been much worse. “There should be one more arrow further along. It is totally misleading.” A Google Maps view of the intersection shows the right turning marker to be one lane’s distance from what would seem to be the correct position. However, VicRoads was having none of it, saying road signs and line marking was regularly reviewed as part of its maintenance schedule, as well as when there was a change in the environment or when a “crash history” at a specific location or stretch of road justified it. “The line marking at this intersection is consistent with VicRoads standards,” movement and safety manager metro south east Sasha Yarwood said. “We constantly review our road network and make safety improvements where appropriate. “VicRoads meets regularly with local councils and Victoria Police to discuss issues such as signage, speed limits and line marking.”
Getting creative: Sophie Fish and Georgie McCarthy at play. Picture: Supplied
Getting in early on learning PARENTS and children were described as the “important people” attending the opening of the Woodland Early Learning Centre at St Thomas More Primary School, Mt Eliza. School principal Pat McConvill was speaking after the Tuesday 9 October opening. She said the centre was part of a strategic partnership with Early Childhood Management Services to provide the quality 3-4-year-olds’ early learning program. The partnership is developing with current enrolment numbers growing. Eastern Victoria MP Daniel Mulino opened the building alongside St Thomas More parish priest Fr Laurie Pearson, Early Childhood Manage-
ment Services CEO Kim Bertino, representatives from family services and community planning, as well as staff from Mornington Peninsula Shire and the Department of Education and Training. The building project was funded by a state government grant and the school. “While the project has been several years in the making, the building is a wonderful venue for quality education in the Mt Eliza community,” Ms McConvill said. “The excellent design and construction by architect Darren Carnell Associates, and builders Reliance Constructions, was evident in the layout and aesthetics of the building.”
The Boundary Road Project The stone resources at Hillview Drive Quarry are running out, Hillview Quarries is looking to recommence quarrying operations and access the adjoining resources at our Boundary Road Quarry site. The Project Since 1969, Hillview Quarries has been operating the quarry in Hillview Quarry Drive, Dromana. This site is owned by the RE Ross Trust, as is the neighbouring quarry site with adjoining resources on Boundary Road. The RE Ross Trust is a charitable trust which was established in Victoria in 1970 by the will of the late Roy Everard Ross. To-date, more than $113 million has been granted to organisations across Victoria and on the Mornington Peninsula, through the profits earned from quarrying. Re-establishing quarrying operations at the Boundary Road site will generate the revenue needed to ensure the work of the RE Ross Trust continues well into the future. This is the aim of the Boundary Road Project.
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An EES is required The Minister for Planning has directed that an Environmental Effects Statement (EES) be prepared for this project – an EES is the most rigorous government process for assessing projects in Victoria. Over the next few years, a range of scientific, environmental and social studies will be completed. There will be ongoing consultation with the local community and feedback will be gathered from stakeholder organisations. All of this information will be combined to form the EES which the government will use when making decisions about the future of the Boundary Road site. The EES is being managed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Contact us It is early days; the project team will continue to provide information on the project website and through the media. Questions are welcomed; you can contact us using the details below and the team will be happy to speak with you about the project or ensure you receive regular updates.
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Mornington News
23 October 2018
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