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Paintings a reflection of childhood memories SOUTHERN Buoy Studios is holding a solo exhibition by artist Morano, pictured, until Tuesday 10 March. Originally from Barcelona, Morano now lives on the Mornington Peninsula and this is his first exhibition in Australia. Morano says the works come “from memories of my childhood in the suburbs of Barcelona, from the images that I keep in my head painting murals over the train rails”. These memories from “a childhood looking to overcome the lack of opportunities” include factory workers, street culture and buildings surrounded by industrial estates. Morano sees his paintings as “a reflection of me comprehending that part of my life”. Gallery manager Liam Waldie said: “Morano’s studio works include large scale paintings that depict the moments of calm we can all find in the chaos of modern life.” Southern Buoy Studios is at 1/19 Carbine Way, Mornington.
Rallying to save Centrelink agency over 15 hours a week. Among those scheduled to attend are Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Sam Hearn, fellow councillors and Dunkley MP Peta Murphy. Anger at the forced closure is growing with a petition at the Mornington Community Information and Support Centre (MCISC) carrying 3484 signatures as of last Friday. Ms Murphy will present it to the House of Representatives when complete. The agency solution was described as a sell-out of residents’ needs by Cr
Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A PUBLIC rally is being held to keep the existing Centrelink and Medicare offices in Mornington. The rally will start outside the Centrelink offices, 332 Main Street, at 2pm Wednesday 18 March. The public show of support is the latest salvo in the fight to retain the busy offices which are slated to close 30 March and replaced by a part-time
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do so. We are calling on the federal government to improve the range of services available at Mornington, not reduce them.” The information centre’s manager Stuart Davis-Meehan described the proposed 15-hour service as “grossly inadequate”. He wrote to Mr Hunt to say despite numbers seeking face-to-face support at Centrelink offices had fallen by 40 per cent over five years there were “still on average 160 people a day (800 a week) who prefer this option
and are currently attending the Mornington Centrelink office”. He said his “initial excitement about [Mr Hunt’s] announcement that the services had been retained in Mornington” had cooled after he “considered the detail”. Late last week Mr Hunt said the agent tender “until 30 June 2020 [is] standard practice as all Services Australia agent contracts are offered for a maximum of one year aligned with the financial year”. Continued Page 10
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Hearn said last week. He was speaking after health minister and Flinders MP Greg Hunt announced that tenders had been invited for a scaled down version of the full-time centres (“Agency ‘solution’ for Centrelink” The News 21/2/20). “I’m far from convinced that the current proposal will be enough to meet the needs of local residents,” Cr Hearn said. “We’ve been advocating for more core services for the Mornington Peninsula and we will continue to
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