Apartments for youth hall site MORNINGTON builder L Clarke and Sons has asked Mornington Peninsula Shire for approval to build a two-storey apartment complex on the Mornington Youth and Community Centre site in Wilsons Rd, Mornington. The project would include 28 apartments, basement car parking, vegetation removal and “associated works�. Clarke and Sons bought the old youth club hall and land from the shire for $2.1 million at an auction in mid-2014. The council made the decision to sell the property in 2011. More than 100 people attended the sale but it went ahead under a cloud as residents and neighbours made a last-ditch appeal to the shire, calling for it to retain the building as a public facility. One resident reportedly said the centre had been a part of the community for decades. Residents had donated money to buy it for community use. The shire put the money toward its $8.5 million Civic Reserve Recreation Centre expansion, which saw new “homes� for the old hall’s tenant – Mornington Youth Club Gymnastics – as well as Mornington Tennis Club and Mornington Peninsula Table Tennis Association. Other works at Civic Reserve included two multi-purpose rooms, a fitness studio, kiosk, internal and external socialising areas, new car park, and landscaping and beautification. The old hall was once the home of Peninsula Post and later a Hickory women’s garment factory established by Bernard Dowd, who owned historic property Craigielea on the corner of the Esplanade and Craigie Rd
School bomb scare TOORAK College, Mt Eliza was in lock-down Wednesday morning after a bomb scare. Students were kept in their classrooms for “a couple of hours� while Mornington police searched the grounds. Nothing was found. Detective Sergeant Peter Drake said a man called the school to say a bomb had been left there. He did not leave his contact details and police were trying to track him down later in the day. “We did an exhaustive search of the general area but found nothing,� Detective Drake said. “We take all calls of this nature seriously.� Anyone with information is asked to call Mornington police on 5970 4900 or Crime Stoppers 1300 333 000.
Hassan to speak SHERENE Hassan will speak at the WomenConnect lunch, 11.30am, Wednesday 16 September, at Frankston Arts Centre. The director of the Islamic Museum of Australia is a former vice president and secretary of the Islamic Council of Victoria. Details and bookings: info@frankstonchamber.com.au or call 9781 1422.
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in 1946.) Clarke and Sons director Julie Clarke said it was hoped to start construction at 128-130 Wilsons Rd next February. Mike Hast
End of an era: The former Mornington home of Peninsula Post, then an undergarment factory and until recently a youth club is set to become 28 apartments. Picture: Yanni
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