NEWS DESK
Mornington VIEW club to meet MEMBERS of Mornington VIEW Club will meet at Mornington Golf Club, 12noon-2pm, Friday 21 September. President Jenny Watson said the 100-member club had been running for 24 years, raising money for The Smith Family and supporting six disadvantaged Australian children. Details: Ms Watson 0426 240 573.
Live round found at golf course GROUNDS staff at The National Golf Club at Cape Schanck last week got a fright when they dug up a live naval round. The landscapers were working on the second hole at the Cups Drive course when they unearthed the 43cm-long “unexploded ordnance”, 3.30pm, Tuesday 28 August. It may have lain undisturbed for decades near the surface, about one kilometre from Truemans Road. They quickly moved clear and reported their dangerous find to police who called in the RAAF. Military officers cordoned off the area which was guarded overnight by police. Next day they detonated the shell in a deep hole. Sergeant Ben Swift, of Hastings police, who supervised the operation, said the shell may have been left over from historic training drills conducted by officers from the Army cadet school at Point Nepean. “It had been in the ground a long time and was degraded but still dangerous,” he said.
Projects ripe for the picking TWO organisations that have applied for funding in the state government’s Pick my Project community grant have banded together to “preference” each other. “Projects are granted funding depending on how many votes they get,” said Adam Westaway from the Alexandra Park Project. “And voters have to nominate three projects when they vote, so we decided to get together with Stewart Morgan from ‘Sunday Sessions’ and preference each other.” The Alexandra Park Project have applied for two grants under the scheme. The first is to install new lighting on the Mornington oval on Main Street to allow it to be used for night football and cricket. They are also applying for a grant to replace the nets at the facility with retractable netting to create a multi-use sports area. “Of course, people vote for three projects, so we thought we’d team up with ‘Sunday Sessions’ and give them our supporter’s third vote, and their supporters in turn can support us,” said Mr Westaway. And Stewart Morgan from Sunday Sessions couldn’t be happier. “This is a great opportunity for two groups to work together to get the best outcome,” he said.
Sunday Sessions at the Briars launched last summer with the aim of providing a family event that combines music, sports, health and wellbeing. “It was great. But we really want to take it to the next level,” said Mr Morgan. “Our project will provide a platform for local talented performers and artists to showcase in front of their community while providing great exposure and engagement opportunities for our local sporting clubs, dance clubs, activitybased groups etc that all want to take part in our event series.” Voting is now open with 56 vying for selection on the Mornington Peninsula Shire. At least $1 million will be made available for projects in the municipalities of Cardinia, Casey, Greater Dandenong, Kingston and Mornington Peninsula. Any individual project is eligible to receive up to $200,000. Voting for projects ends 17 September. Votes can be cast online at pickmyproject.vic.gov. au. Winners will be announced in late September.
Project partners: Adam Westaway and Stewart Morgan hope that helping each other will pay off. Picture: Yanni
The finest retirement lifestyle on the Mornington Peninsula WIDE CHOICE OF ACCOMMODATION – Self-contained villas in a range of floor plans, sizes and styles 5-STAR FACILITIES – Golf course, gym, pool and spa, plus bowls and croquet greens – Pottery, china painting, quilting, computer classes and more ON-CALL HEALTH SERVICES
Name
– Daily clinics with nurses on site 24/7 – Emergency nurse call system operating across the entire village
Address
Village Glen offers the finest retirement lifestyle in the heart of the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.
Phone
VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR CALL US TODAY
335 Eastbourne Road, Capel Sound VIC 3940 PAGE 10
Want to know more? Fill in the form below and return it to us to receive a free brochure.
Mornington News
4 September 2018
Return to:
Village Glen 335 Eastbourne Road, Capel Sound VIC 3940
WWW.VILLAGEGLEN.COM.AU
Ph: 1300 VILL GLEN (1300 8455 4536) Email: retirement@villageglen.com.au