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A PLASTIC bag full of dog poo has pride of place on a bench at Moonah Beach, Mount Eliza. Picture: Supplied
Costly outcome for not cleaning up dog poo
POLICE officers, staff and family members last week visited the Mornington Botanical Rose Garden to pay respects to fallen colleagues. Picture: Supplied
Rose walk a boost for Blue Ribbon
THE inaugural rose-to-rose walk raised more than $400 for the peninsula branch of the Blue Ribbon appeal, as 30 police, staff, and family members walked from the Mornington police station to the Mornington Botanical Rose Garden in Dunns Road. Senior Sergeant Paul Edwards said participants were humbled to be able to pay respects to fallen colleagues and help with the Blue Ribbon appeal. The walkers started from the Angela Taylor
rose and plaque outside the Mornington police station and finished at the rose garden, home to the Angela Taylor rose bush. Originally given to Victoria Police by the Taylor family, the Angela Taylor rose bush is now at the rose garden and carefully tended by volunteers. Angela Taylor was 21 when she was killed in 1986 when a car bomb exploded outside the Russell Street police station in Melbourne. Senior Sergeant Edwards said a drone was used for the walk to get some shots of the town,
participants and the rose garden, but will also be utilised in the peninsula’s crime prevention strategy over the summer. At the rose garden police were met by volunteers who keep the garden running all year. “It is a huge task for the small group and they are always on the lookout for new volunteers,” Senior Sergeant Edwards said. To volunteer at the rose garden email: morningtonroses@gmail.com
IT’S an unfortunate global phenomenon and a dog act, and it’s happening on the Mornington Peninsula to the detriment of the environment. A small percentage of dog owners, or dog poo bag tossers, continue to either not pick up their pooches’ poo, or leave full poop bags on the ground, in trees, or on the beach – often within metres of a rubbish bin. Lazy dog owners who refuse to dispose of their dog’s waste responsibly are being warned that fines will almost double from $100 to $185 on 5 October when the new community amenity local law comes into force. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s local laws state that an owner can be fined for not picking up the dog litter and/or disposing of it correctly, and an owner can be fined for not carrying or producing a device capable of collecting dog litter. Officers will also be out in force on beaches and park patrols, and animal owners will be expected to produce a bag to show they are capable of picking up their dog’s litter if required.
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Mornington News
4 October 2022
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