councillors have given their approval for a proposal by Telstra to install an equipment shelter next to existing telecommunications infrastructure in Mt Martha, subject to community consultation.
Under the proposal, the shire would lease a 30 square metre site to Telstra to install a monopole and equipment shelter at Citation Reserve on Nepean Hwy.
The infrastructure would be adjacent to an existing Optus monopole, with Optus’ lease to be varied to allow for the co-location.
Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the proposal at their 7 May meeting.
A report will come back to council once community engagement is undertaken to consider any submissions received and to determine whether to proceed with the lease agreements – which would both expire in March 2029.
The proposed lease area is six metres by five metres, with the site to be fenced to prevent unauthorised access.
The shire’s current rent return on the Optus infrastructure is $39,291.77 annually while the Telstra equipment shelter would yield $19,000 per year in rent.
According to a shire report, the lease variation would be aligned with existing lease terms, “ensuring consistent management of telecom-
munications infrastructure within the reserve”.
“The proposal is subject to planning permits, which Telstra is responsible for obtaining prior to the signing of the lease. This report provides an objective assessment of the proposal, including lease arrangements, site suitability, and compliance with relevant regulations,” it said.
The report also noted that the proposal would benefit the peninsula’s mobile phone network during peak holiday seasons, which “is often unable to cope with demand, resulting in
communication blackouts”.
“The Mornington Peninsula is one of the most bushfire-prone areas in Victoria. The provision of mobile communications enhances the community and emergency services communication capabilities,” it said.
Cr Bruce Ranken supported the plan as a “stronger mobile network coverage matters to our community, particularly for emergency communications to allow and keep residents and services connected during critical events like bushfires”.
“By approving the proposed leases,
the council is prioritising the community well-being, economic resilience and smart infrastructure management while respecting their environmental and local planning policies,” he said.
Ranken also used the opportunity to call on telcos to invest in the shire’s digital connectivity plan as the Mornington Peninsula “still suffers numerous mobile black spots, in particular the coastal and bushland areas, high demand tourism zones and fringe and semi-rural communities”.
The new telecommunications infrastructure comes amid frustration from Somerville residents and business owners who have been advocating for a decade to improve mobile phone coverage in their area.
Last September, Telstra told The News that it was aware of some indoor coverage challenges in some parts of Somerville, and that it was committed to building a new site in southeast Somerville “to uplift coverage in the area and have a project underway to locate the land required to build a new mobile site”.
Telstra regional general manager Jenny Gray last week said, “We continually investigate new opportunities to further expand our mobile coverage in the region”.
“In addition to our proposed new site at Mount Martha, we’re also finalising our plans for another site in Somerville and we expect to lodge our application in the next few months,” she said.
“We’re looking forward to delivering improved 4G and 5G coverage and performance in the area.”
Free will, medical advice for seniors
A FREE information session for seniors will be hosted by the Peninsula Community Legal Centre next month.
The free session will cover wills, powers of attorney, and medical decision making. Speakers from the Peninsula Community Legal Centre and Seniors Rights Victoria will attend.
The Wills, Medical Decision Making and What to Do When A Loved One Dies event takes place at the Safety Beach Sailing Club and Community Centre, 185 Marine Drive Safety Beach, on Thursday 5 June. The event runs from 10am to 1pm. Free transport can be arranged by calling Frankston Council on 1300 322 322, or the Mornington Peninsula Shire on 5950 1605.
To register attendance call Peninsula Community Legal Centre on 9783 3600, email pclc@pclc.org.au, or visit events.humanitix.com/pclcelder-forum-free-legal-informationsession
OPTUS’ existing infrastructure at Citation Reserve, Mt Martha. Picture: Yanni
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65th anniversary a cause for celebration
MCCRAE couple Ian and Barbara Lovegrove commemorated their 65th wedding anniversary on 7 May. Originally from Glen Iris, the couple retired to McCrae 31 years ago, and still live an active lifestyle. Ian was an accountant who played cricket up until he was 47-years-old.
Barbara was a secretary, who was still playing tennis until she was 80. The couple, both now 88, received a letter from the Queen, Prime Minster and Greg Hunt at the time of their 60th wedding anniversary, but were unable to celebrate it with family and friends due to covid restrictions.
They made up for lost time with a family gathering on Mother’s Day to celebrate their 65th anniversary. And the secret to a long marriage? “Patience, love and understanding”, say the couple.
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Peninsula marvels up for top architecture awards
FOUR standout projects on the Mornington Peninsula are in the running for the 2025 Victorian Architecture Awards, showcasing the region’s growing influence in architectural innovation.
The awards celebrate the most inspiring architecture across the state with the winners to be announced at an awards night on 27 June.
The shortlisted projects in Mornington Peninsula include residences House on a Hill, Stumpy Gully House, and The Apple House, as well as Woodleigh School’s Woodleigh Regenerative Futures Studio.
House on a Hill, created by Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors, sits in a rural setting on the Mornington Peninsula, featuring second hand bricks and concrete, as well as robust materials aimed at longevity, sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint.
The home has been shortlisted in the residential architecture – new houses category award.
Director Michael Leeton said, “We feel honoured to have been able to create this multigenerational home on Bunurong Country on the Mornington Peninsula; land that has been a place of ceremonies, initiation and renewal for thousands of years”.
In Balnarring, Stumpy Gully House, a project by Adam Markowitz Design and Stavrias Architecture, draws inspiration from mid-century ‘beachcomber’ homes, and responds to suburban living for a young, growing family. It too is in the running for the residential architecture –new houses category award.
“Our design is trying to capture what is special about its unique coastal village location, drawing on the generous bushy setbacks, open carports and low slung, beachcomber architecture that is typical to coastal villages such as Balnarring,” Adam Markowitz Design director Adam Markowitz said.
“Stumpy Gully house is a response to new development patterns on the Mornington Peninsula, which can often be pretty anonymous cookie-cutter builds, built in a ‘fortress’ style with minimum setback and big double garages that close themselves off to the street.”
The Apple House in Merricks North by Sally Draper Architects has been shortlisted in the regional prize,
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residential architecture – houses category (alterations and additions).
“The Apple House was designed for a landscape architect and his family abutting their existing Alistair Knox mud brick house. Set within rolling farmland on the site of an old apple orchard it builds on an architectural language specific to this region,” director Sally Draper said.
In Langwarrin South, Woodleigh Regenerative Futures Studio by Mcildowie Partners with Joost Bakker, is up for the educational architecture category award.
“Highlighting the ambition of Woodleigh School to innovate on every level and to set an unrivalled standard for sustainability, the Futures Studio is a carbon-sequestering, solar-powered learning ecosystem that filters pollution, fosters animal life, generates almost zero waste, and provides a dynamic project-based learning environment for students,” McIldowie Partners + Joost Bakker said.
“The project was supported at every step by a deeply engaged school cohort and, more broadly, by the extended community, with local trades, makers, contractors and suppliers all contributing to the vision.
By Brendan Rees
New showroom for Coastal Window Furnishings
COASTAL Window Furnishings has unveiled their new showroom this month, located in Somerville on the picturesque Mornington Peninsula. The new space is set to become the go-to destination for homeowners, interior designers, builders and architects seeking premium window furnishings solutions.
The premier showroom showcases an extensive range of high-quality fabric brands, including renowned names including James Dunlop, Mokum, Zepel and Nettex. Visitors have the opportunity to experience top-tier products up close, offering the latest trends and innovations in window furnishings.
Coastal Window Furnishings is a proud authorised representative of Norman Australia, renowned for their superior quality and commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. An array of Norman products are displayed, including Plantation Shutters, Honeycomb Shades and SmartDrapes.
As a Somfy Expert, the showroom also features advanced motorisation options, integrating the latest in smart home technology for seamless and sophisticated living.
“We are excited to bring our new showroom to the Mornington Peninsula,” said Ryan Anderson, Principal of Coastal Window Furnishings. “Our goal is to provide a curated selection of the finest fabrics and cutting-edge window furnishings, paired with our commitment to exceptional customer service. We are inspired by the projects we work on and look forward to transforming more of our client’s spaces with style and functionality.”
The showroom’s design reflects the Mornington Peninsula’s coastal charm, offering a welcoming and inspiring environment, and whether you’re looking to update your home’s aesthetic or seeking expert advice, Coastal Window Furnishings provides a one-stop destination for all your window furnishing needs.
To celebrate the opening, Coastal Window Furnishings will be offering an exclusive promotion, where clients that confirm their window furnishings by May 31, 2025 will be gifted a box of Red Hill Estate Sparkling Cuvee Wine. Promotion starting at $2,000.00; for every $2,000.00 in order value clients will receive a box of Cuvee Wine.
To discuss your window furnishings or schedule a by-appointment consultation, please visit coastalwf.com.au or contact hello@coastalwf. com.au.
STUMPY Gully House (above) and The Apple House (right). Pictures: Supplied
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STEM students roll into the fast lane
By Brendan Rees
GRADE 5/6 students at Tyabb Primary School have raced into action, taking part in a fun-filled day event using pedal-powered vehicles they built themselves.
The event, held at Casey Fields in Cranbourne East on 3 May, saw schools from across Victoria and interstate, participate in the Victorian Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) series in race two.
The day wasn’t just about racing – there was also teamwork, fun, and applying the skills they have developed through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Grade 6 teacher Amy Monea said.
She said students had worked incredibly hard, including learning to operate the trikes and understanding their safety features, creating the logos and artwork, and constructing the corflute fairings with a huge helping hand from parents.
She said around 20 students were selected from Grades 5/6 to take part in the HPV program, which is an all-year round effort with training at Casey Fields on the weekends, competing in the Victorian HPV Series, and pre-
paring for the Energy Breakthrough in Maryborough which runs over four days in November.
While putting their vehicles into action brings a whole heap of fun, students also learn skills in public speaking, physical education, teamwork, resilience, and global issues such as sustainability and climate change.
“Parents are a huge part of the team, and we all work together to make the program run smoothly and successfully,” Monea said.
“They really step up to the plate and pitch in wherever they can – mechanical work, towing trailers, catering at the events and being the pit crew at race meets.”
Monea said the program, which the school has been a part of for 30 years, wouldn’t be possible without fundraisers they hold each year including Bunnings barbeques, school raffles and by finding sponsors from local businesses and family members.
“We are currently looking for new sponsors for this year’s teams and students will venture out into the community to seek interested businesses.”
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STUDENTS from Tyabb Primary School take their hand-built Human Powered Vehicles to the track. Pictures: Gary Sissons
Ambulance response times trimmed slightly
By Brendan Rees
AMBULANCE response times on the Mornington Peninsula have improved slightly from the previous quarter, with 62 per cent of ambulance callouts taking less than 15 minutes to get to patients.
New data released by Ambulance Victoria last week for the January to March quarter showed the average response time for paramedics on the peninsula was 15 minutes and 56 seconds – a slight decrease of 15 seconds compared to last quarter, which was 16 minutes and 11 seconds.
Code one “lights and sirens” emergencies are measured from the time of a triple-0 call being answered to the first ambulance arriving at the incident scene – with a statewide response time target being 15 minutes. But this can be influenced by many factors including traffic, distance required to travel, availability of ambulances and demand for services.
There were 2801 emergencies on the peninsula in the past three months. Compared to the previous quarter, paramedics responded to 60.1 per cent of emergencies within 15 minutes or less with a total of 2912 cases.
In neighbouring Frankston, ambulances response times were slightly improved as well, taking an average of 25 seconds quicker to get to an emergency compared to the last quarter, with an average response time of 13 minutes and 40 seconds.
A total average of 74.3 per cent of
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ambulance callouts got to a patient in less than 15 minutes within the Frankston city with 2505 cases.
In Kingston, ambulances responded by an average of 13 seconds longer to get to a patient compared to the last quarter with an average of 15 minutes and 19 seconds.
Kingston had a total of 2030 emergencies over the last quarter compared to 2223 the previous quarter.
Among the best performing municipalities in the state were Horsham and Warrnambool, each taking an average of 11 minutes and 40 seconds to reach a patient.
Ambulance Victoria’s regional operations executive director Danielle North said demand on ambulance crews had dropped by 4.5 per cent in the latest quarter compared with the last three months of 2024.
But she added, “Despite the drop this quarter, we have seen a 31.8 per cent increase in code one cases since the Covid-19 pandemic began more than five years ago,”.
Although this year had brought some welcome relief with crews called to 95,321 code one emergencies, she said.
Overall, performance improved in 45 local government areas.
“We know there is more work to do. We continue to work with our partners to ensure our paramedics, and first responders are dispatched to the right patient at the right time,” North said.
Salvos collect money
THE Salvation Army has been out in force across Frankston and Mornington to raise money for the 61st annual Red Shield Appeal.
Nationwide the Salvation Army hopes to raise $38 million this year. Funds raised locally will “will stay in the local community and will be used to meet the specific needs faced by the most disadvantaged and vulnerable”, the Salvation Army says.
“Earlier this year, The Salvos released their Social Justice Stocktake; a survey which polled over 16,000 Australians and provided national, state and electoral reports highlighting the biggest issues faced by communities. Within the electorate of
Community Bank Mt Martha – Cancer Council, Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea
COMMUNITY
Bank Mt Martha has been coordinating a Cancer Council, Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in the Mt Martha shopping precinct since 2016.
Approximately 36 local businesses have been involved and helped raise $22,799.64 in the last 9 years, with last years
$7,147.90 being the highest amount raised so far. Let’s see if we can beat it this year.
On Thursday 29th May 2025, Community
Bank Mt Martha will hold its 2025 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea from 9.30am to 11.00am in branch, with cakes and sandwiches kindly supplied by local businesses.
Please come along and have a coffee or tea and enjoy some treats provided by our local community and go in the drawn for our lucky door prize.
Drop into Community Bank Mt Martha to donate if you cannot make the Biggest Morning Tea on Thursday 29th May 2025. Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, we are also selling raffle tickets in branch for some gorgeous hampers. Drop in and buy a ticket or two!
Each year Fergus Nutt, Warlimont & Nutt Real Estate supports our fundraising by having a sausage sizzle out the front of its office to raise funds for this cause. This year it’s on Thursday 22nd May 11am-1pm so pop down to the village and buy a snag!. A huge thank you to Fergus & Trent and his team for not only supporting this fund raiser every year but for all the community groups in Mt Martha they also support.
Congratulations to the Mt Martha Shopping precinct for supporting the Cancer Council, Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea for the last 9 years and we look forward to your ongoing support with this year’s Community Bank Mt Martha Biggest Morning Tea.
Flinders, it was found that 77.7 percent of people identified the issue of housing affordability and homelessness as the top concern for the community, with the second being mental health (61.2 percent) and financial hardship and inclusion (61.2 percent).
“The Red Shield Appeal culminates in the Red Shield Weekend, May 24 and 25. You will see the local Salvo’s at Mornington Bunnings cooking up a sausage, and at the local Mornington Football and Netball Club as well as intersections on the Peninsula and Frankston area.”
To donate visit digitaldoorknock. salvationarmy.org.au/o/morningtonsalvos
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The change in counting strategy was due to a strong polling first candidate in McKenzie, and a neck-andneck scenario for second between Smith and Race.
The solution, although time consuming, is instead of running the planned 2CP contest, the AEC runs a 3CP contest. And that is what is being undertaken in the electorate of Flinders.
The process involves sorting votes into piles for three candidates instead of two.
Like the 2CP count, ballot papers go into the pile based on who received the highest preference. In practice, this means we set aside ballot papers with first preferences for the three leading candidates, then the AEC takes the ballot papers with first preferences for the remaining candidates and allocate each ballot paper to one of the three leading candidates based on the second preference on that ballot paper (or the next preference available for one of the three candidates). Then they tally up how many votes each of the three candidates have to understand who the likely winner will be, and who the top two candidates will be.
Once the two leading candidates are determined the legislated 2CP count will be conducted, which as always is followed by the full distribution of preferences.
In the 2025 election, the 3CP process is currently being undertaken for ten seats.
DANIEL Taylor and Mornington Salvation Army Pastor Debbie Taylor. Picture: Yanni
Winners and losers in budget shakeup
Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au
THERE were tense moments in the chamber at the Tuesday 6 May council meeting as councillors debated an amended motion on the shire’s operating expenses and community investment funding.
Shire officers presented their 2025/26 draft budget proposal, but an alternative motion was put forward for debate by deputy mayor Cr Paul Pingiaro.
The new motion included cuts to wages, and a requirement to find further “service planning efficiencies”. The councillors were presented with, and voted to accept, an increased Community Investment Funding Program, but it came at a cost, with some programs cut from shire funding.
Pingiaro’s motion pushed for a decrease in employee costs by $5m from the officers draft budgeted figure of $101.54m. Also finding savings was an increase in “service planning efficiencies” by a further $2m on the $3m suggested in the draft budget, increase “service planning efficiencies” to $5m for 2025/2026.
The reduction in employee costs was voted for by all councillors, with the exception of Cr Kate Roper who stated she was “concerned about the employee thing because we are talking about obviously cutting jobs and we’re also trying to improve service, and improve the quality of our service”.
“So I feel a bit like I’m reading Animal Farm; do more with less. I don’t know how we’re supposed to improve performance with so many less staff.”
The overall Community Investment Funding Program in the Pingiaro motion represented a slight increase on the proposed funding, but came at the cost of funding for the arts and environment.
Gone were the funding for Dolphin Research Institute, heritage, and completely wiped out were the “Climate Action Grants and Subsidies” with the suggested $160,000 cut to zero.
“I’m deeply concerned about this motion before us,” said Cr Michael Stephens.
“This represents a shift in council’s funding priorities. If passed, this motion will see long standing and impactful community programs lose their support entirely.
“This isn’t just budget tightening. It signals that Mornington Peninsula Shire is walking away from its
responsibility on climate action at a time when our community and the world needs leadership more than ever”.
“We are not just shifting numbers on a page. We are making a statement about who we value and what kind of future we want,” said Stephens.
Another item cut from the proposed budget was a “Willum Warrain Inclusion Subsidy” of $103,500.
“I find it interesting that we claim that nothing’s being cut, but we’ve not had a discussion about how this money might be maybe better spent within indigenous affairs for this shire,” said Cr Max Patton on the cut to Willum Warrain’s funding.
Cr Patrick Binyon also expressed his concern over the removal of the line of funding to Willum Warrain.
“I think any funding cuts to a programme that works culturally with youth, without considering the social impacts is a concerned,” said Binyon.
“The the funding for that particular programme is obviously to engage our youth and as an educator myself, I find it concerning if we do cut something that is fundamental to indigenous people.”
Another casualty in the Pingiaro’s motion was the cutting of “Creative and Performing Arts” completely.
Patton asked officers if that would impact the delivery of arts and culture
activities on the peninsula and was told “we wouldn’t be able to deliver all of the outcomes of the arts and culture strategy and there would be a reduction in overall arts and culture offering across the shire”.
While arts and culture events would not be able to access the cancelled stream of funding, mayor Cr Anthony Marsh pointed out that events would still be able to access funding through events grants.
Cr David Gill wasn’t buying it.
“This is ideological and will be seen as that in the community,” said Gill.
“Wipe out the arts? Well first you start with no more Performing Arts Centre. That’s gone. Then you get rid of grants. The arts community on the peninsula will be devastated.”
“It’s making a mockery of our community to do it this way. No real investigation. It’s trumped up.”
The meeting got heated with Gill’s use of the word “trumped”; a flashpoint word that is a sign of the times.
“I’ve had two weeks of that. And I won’t tolerate it anymore,” said Pingiaro.
“It is bearing of defamation, and I won’t tolerate it.”
After being warned by Marsh to get back on track, Gill continued “It’s been sold to us as some sort of elixir for what we want to do in our com-
munity. Well, our community doesn’t want this. We’re letting down our community.”
Also on the chopping block was a $9000 subsidy to Friends of Lospalos, an outreach program from the shire to the people of the local government sub-district of Lospalos in TimorLeste.
The program, which has operated for over 20 years, has provided capital works, teaching scholarships, flood food relief, optometry clinics and other programs for the Timorese of Lospalos.
“Regarding the removal of the subsidy to the Friends of Lospalos, I understand that it may not be specific to the Mornington Peninsula Shire, however I would like the councillors to consider that that funding amount stretches so far in Timor,” said Binyon.
“And specifically to the scholarships for teachers in Timor, and I can’t stress that enough. The impact that those dollars actually have over there, it may seem a small amount here, but we do know from my last delegates report how far that funding stretches over there.”
Cr Cam Williams had a different view, saying he believed in “looking after people in our own backyard”.
“I think that goes a long way to looking after our own community,
and I think a lot of the ratepayers in the shire do prefer their money to be spent locally before it goes looking at any other locations that aren’t in our shire. Especially when we are claiming money is very tight.”
Debating the motion, Patton told other councillors “We’ve got a statutory obligation to engage a community in decisions of significance under section 56 of the Local Government Act. I’ve seen no evidence that community, arts groups or indigenous affairs associations have been consulted”.
“Section 9 also requires us to act in the best interest of the community. That means considering equity, inclusion and continuity and cutting all funds to arts and culture, despite it being consistently oversubscribed, contradicts this duty.
“So with this we see the complete abandonment of climate action, arts and culture, and indigenous affairs from this council.”
With a pool of money from Pingiaro’s cuts, a host of other shire programs received increases in their funding.
Receiving increased funding from the motion were cohesive community grants, transport assist, community houses, toy libraries, commemorative events subsidy, senior citizens subsidy, community support centre subsidy, local essential safety services subsidy (legal aid and food relief), and community led safety subsidies.
A substantial change in the Pingiaro motion was an increase in funding allocated to tourism centres on the peninsula and the reinstatement of shire funding to the visitor economy partnership of $200,000. This funding would be allocated to help promote tourism on the peninsula.
When it came to the vote, the motion was voted in parts and many sections were carried unanimously. Cr Patrick Binyon was the only dissenter when voting on the cohesive community grants, Cr Gill voted against the commemorative events subsidy.
More contentious issues were the increase in funding for tourism centres (voted against by Crs Stephens, Binyon, Patton and Roper), the visitor economy partnership (voted against by Crs Gill, Stephens, Binyon, Patton and Roper) and the cessation of funding for the Friends of Lospalos (voted against by Crs Gill, Stephens, Binyon, Patton and Roper).
All items in Pingiaro’s motion were carried.
TEMPERS flared in a tense debate over budget changes. Picture: Supplied
Pier extension may be dead in the water,
Brendan Rees brendan@mpnews.com.au
THE historic Dromana Pier is set for a major rebuild this year, but community members continue to express concern that the project lacks plans for a much-needed extension into deeper water.
Originally constructed in the 1860s and extended in the 1870s before being rebuilt with current infrastructure in the 1950s, the pier remains a significant feature to the community. But over the past 15 years, the 180-metre pier has progressively been under attack from rusting steel reinforcement causing the concrete to split.
As it reaches the end of its lifespan, Parks Victoria will begin work on the pier by the middle of this year.
The pier is open except for a 40-metre section of the pier head which has deteriorated and is closed for safety.
While replacement of the pier is generally supported among community members, the proposal at this stage does not include an extension of the pier in what the Dromana Association’s president Simon Brooks said was a “missed opportunity”.
“While supportive of the replacement pier, the association is disappointed that the longer option was not considered or financially modelled. The association and many in the community who have been pushing for the replacement over the past decade or so feel it is an opportunity missed,” he said.
“Innovative options are available to build shared opportunities including revenue streams from activities planned into the asset. These weren’t considered. Given the financial constraints of the government, the association fears this will be it, and an extended pier is unlikely in coming decades.”
The Dromana Association and community members have also held meetings with Parks Victoria including in February, but “no consideration or investigation was given to taking the pier into deeper water,” with “budget constraints and cost increases were the key justification given,” Brooks said.
The Parks Victoria speaker, according to Brooks, said “the majority of piers was for public access for sight-
seeing/tourism and fishing; not for boating,” noting the pier could always be extended later.
However, some residents felt that they don’t want to see more activity in Dromana.
Brooks, the former mayor of Mornington Peninsula Shire, said a longer pier would once again welcome tourists by sea and provide new infrastructure that could deliver an economic boost to the seaside town.
Other benefits included allowing bigger vessels and ferries to dock, as well as recreational use and fishing, with aquaculture also flagged as “point of sale on the pier,” he said. There were also ideas for a cafe, a local interpretation centre and even an underwater observatory with artificial
High Tea supports a worthy cause
By Brendan Rees
THE Seawinds Community Hub has hosted a sold-out Mother’s Day High Tea, celebrating local mums while raising funds for vital services including a community food pantry.
The event, held at the Capel Sound venue on 8 May, saw 35 attendees plus a team of volunteers gather for an afternoon of lunch, tea, and plenty of community spirit.
A Mother’s Day raffle was also drawn at the event, raising vital funds for the hub’s muchloved community programs.
This includes a community food pantry, playground upgrades used by local playgroups and young families, and other initiatives that support the wellbeing of our community.
The hub is a not-for-profit neighbourhood house offering a range of programs and support services for the local community.
Community house manager Isobel Parker said
the event was highly successful and highlighted how strong and supportive the community is.
“It’s a lovely opportunity for people to come together, connect, and celebrate,” she said.
She said all contributions whether it was a gift card, product, or experience it would “go a long way in supporting our cause”.
“These programs play a crucial role in creating a safe, welcoming, and supportive space - and with your help, we can continue to grow and strengthen them for those who need them most.”
The high tea was made possible thanks to the support of the Andrews Foundation, allowing the hub to offer lunches at an affordable $10 per person.
Each week the Seawinds Community Hub hosts a lunch with a different menu and theme, with occasional special events.
reef for tourists which would be a first for Port Phillip Bay, but this appeared to have been left out of the proposal.
“Given the numbers of visitors are large anyway, capturing more of the economic potential and managing this is definitely a benefit and overdue,”
Brooks said.
However, he noted if a larger pier was considered, it would need to be designed as part of an integrated traffic plan and a visionary broader township urban design framework, linking the surrounding hinterland including the Arthurs Seat escarpment.
The News asked Parks Victoria this month whether an extension of the pier was being considered, instead Parks Victoria’s southern and maritime regional director Jodi Heath, said, “Parks Victoria is delivering a new pier for the Dromana community with works expected to start in mid2025.’’
“Designs will ensure the new pier is fit-for-purpose so it can continue to cater for boating, fishing and recreation,” she said.
“The new pier head will include a multi-level landing, tiered seating and stairs to access the water, making it easier to enjoy the bay and views of Arthurs Seat and surrounds.”
The pier’s new design includes the community’s feedback to “enhance recreational activities and deliver
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an asset that will contribute to the foreshore’s local identity and existing landscape,” Parks Victoria said.
The pier is on track for completion in 2026 with the state government committing more than $10m to rebuild the pier.
Dromana and District Historical Society president Jean Rotherham also supported the idea of extending the pier, highlighting its potential to boost tourism and maritime access.
“Currently, the water is not deep enough to have vessels come into it, there’s just no landing spot there,” she told The News
“Historically, the pier was the second longest in the state after St Kilda or around Port Phillip Bay, and what they’re proposing to do is an opportunity lost.
“The proposal was to have a canteen and encourage people to spend time at the end; it’s certainly still a popular place for kids and that’s not going to go away either.”
Rotherham also expressed concern that the rebuild featuring a T-shape at the pier’s head, saying she was “dubious about whether the engineering for that will be sufficient,” in withstanding storms that have caused damage in the past.
According to Parks Victoria, the pier’s design would ensure the pier was “fit-for-purpose for the maritime environment” including “consideration of sea level rise, storm events and the wave climate”.
“It would also continue to offer a local visitor experience that connects to the surrounding foreshore precinct.”
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SIMON Brooks at the Dromana Pier in 2021. Picture: Gary Sissons
COMMUNITY members gather for a meaningful cause at Seawinds Community Hub. Picture: Yanni
Rye transformation takes shape
CONSTRUCTION is officially under way for the Rye west campgrounds, the foreshore park and promenade, marking significant progress in the revitalisation of the Rye Township Plan.
The development aims to enhance the town’s public spaces, improve amenities, and bolster its status as a premier destination on the peninsula.
The $3m works form the final piece in completing stage one of the township plan, which will include a carpark relocation, two plaza areas being built at either end of the foreshore promenade, as well as a network of paths, seating, barbeque facilities and landscaping.
Another feature will be the extension of the Pauline Powell boardwalk towards the east, helping with sand mitigation and restoring an area of public space that had become unusable.
The Foreshore Park will replace the eastern pier carpark with increased public open space. The removed section of carpark will be relocated to the western side of the promenade, creating a continuous loop and easy to navigate space.
The shire said the foreshore promenade would provide a “sense of arrival as the main gateway to the foreshore”.
“The Promenade links with the northern end of Napier St and creates a strong central axis to the pier. It includes a refurbished central walkway and opens to the newly created foreshore park public space to the
east of the promenade and upgraded carparking area to the west of the promenade.”
The shire is aiming to complete the project my the middle of December.
Nepean Ward Councillor Andrea Allen said the latest work was an exciting development for the community.
“This is part of a broader and quite significant project including work already completed on the Napier St Plaza and currently underway at the Rye west campgrounds,” she said.
“The upcoming redevelopments on the foreshore are long awaited and have had considerable community input throughout the long journey to this point.”
Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said since the Rye Township Plan had been adopted in 2015, it had been “a decade of hard work, persistence and positivity from countless community members, that sees the Rye Township Plan rollout”.
He also thanked the Rye Community Group Alliance, the former Rye Beach Business Association, the Bunurong Land Council, and government authorities for the foreshore revamp for their support.
A total budget of $6.5m has been allocated to the Rye Township Plan project with previous works completed including the Napier St Plaza in 2021.
The state government has contributed $3.25m through its growing suburbs fund towards the Rye Township Plan, which was also matched by
the shire.
The Rye Community Group Alliance’s chair Mechelle Cheers said the soon to begin work on the foreshore’s transformation was a huge win for the community
“It will see this much used area now complement Rye’s stunning bay beaches and water vistas,” she said.
“More importantly because of Rye Community Group Alliance advocacy, it will be a foreshore for people of all physical abilities. This will involve the extension of the accessible boardwalk/Pauline Powell Walk, paths and universally designed picnic furniture.
“We are all so excited to see it happening.”
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TOOTGAROOK Ward councillor Cam Williams at the Rye foreshore park and promenade which will be upgraded with works starting this month. Picture: Yanni
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TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK
FRIDAY
EUROVISION: ACCESS ALL AREAS
SBS, 7.30pm
Kelis’ “Milkshake” might bring all the boys to her yard, but there’s a new dairy delight on the block this year, with Australia’s Eurovision Song Contest entry “Milkshake Man” already shimmying its way up charts all around the world. Go-Jo is set to burst onto the stage in Switzerland, opening the show for semi-final 2, live at 5am (AEST). The party continues at 7.30pm, when Courtney Act and Tony Armstrong (both pictured left) showcase Wednesday’s first semi-final.
FRIDAY MOVIE: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE –DEAD RECKONING
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You’d think Tom Cruise’s super-spy Ethan Hunt would have run out of puff by now, but the seventh instalment of the franchise is just as exhilarating as ever. The threat this time around is a rogue AI known as the Entity, which is being wielded by a mysterious human baddie (Esai Morales), forcing Ethan and the IMF team to recruit the services of thief Grace (Hayley Atwell, pictured right with Cruise).
Thursday, May 15
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MONDAY
LIVING BLACK
NITV, 8.30pm
Aussie pop music duo Shakaya stormed the charts with their debut single “Stop Calling Me” in 2002, a hit which earned an ARIA nomination and took trailblazing First Nations singer-songwriters Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong around the world – touring with Destiny’s Child, Usher, Kylie Minogue and Human Nature. Stacey sits down with Karla Grant (pictured right) for an intimate interview about her life and career – the highs and lows of Shakaya’s whirlwind rise to fame, the domestic violence that changed her life and why she has now dedicated her considerable talents to helping at-risk Indigenous youth in Far North Queensland find their voice.
SATURDAY CALL THE MIDWIFE
ABC TV, 7.30pm
This popular period drama follows a group of midwives and nuns working in the East End of London – initially set in the late 1950s, the series has now stretched into the 1960s and 1970s. Delving into the happenings of the neighbourhood of Poplar, it weaves historical events into the narrative while focusing on the personal lives of the sisters and the social and medical advancements of the time. Series 13 is set in 1969. Tonight’s double episode sees Reggie (Daniel Laurie) back home and helping Fred (Cliff Parisi, pictured above left) in the garden, while Violet (Annabelle Apsion) runs for mayor.
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NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 10.30 The Weekly. (R) 11.00 Restoration Aust. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Sherwood. (Malv, R) 2.00 Restoration Aust. (R) 3.00 House Of Games. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs: The Streets. (PG, R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Grand Designs UK. (Return, Ml)
8.50 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Atlantic. (Premiere, PG) Hosted by Martin Clunes.
9.35 The Kimberley. (R) Hosted by Mark Coles Smith.
10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Grand Designs: The Streets. (PG, R)
11.50 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 5. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Tough Trains. (PGa, R) 11.00 Jewels Of The Alps: Italy’s Great Lakes. (PGa) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.55 Alone Australia. (M, R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (al) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 5. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 History’s Greatest Mysteries: The Hindenburg Disaster. (Maw, R) Takes a look at the Hindenburg disaster.
8.20 Liberation: D-Day To Berlin: Hitler Strikes Back. (M) Hitler launches a surprise attack.
9.15 Sherlock & Daughter. (Mv) Sherlock assigns Amelia her first task.
10.10 SBS World News Late.
10.40 Carmen Curlers. (Masv, R) 12.50 Pagan Peak. (Mas, R) 2.35 Incredible Homes. (R) 3.35 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 Eurovision. (PG)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. (2023, Mav) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 10. Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn. From TIO Stadium, Darwin. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game. 11.00 Kick Ons. Kane Cornes, Josh Jenkins and Jason Richardson debate the hottest topics and preview the upcoming AFL matches.
11.30 To Be Advised.
1.00 Raines. (Mahv) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG)
Sheldon. (PGadlsv, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. Women’s State Of Origin. Game 2. New South Wales v Queensland. 9.35 NRL Women’s State Of Origin Post-Match. Post-match wrap-up. 10.00 9News Late.
10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl)
11.30 A Killer Makes A Call: Lewis. (MA15+av, R)
12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.
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Karla Grant presents Living Black
Sunday, May 18
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 The Piano. (PG, R) 3.30 Grand Designs UK. (PG, R) 4.40 The Kimberley. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Compass: The Breast Decision. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 The Piano. (PG) Hosted by Amanda Keller.
8.30 Bergerac. (Mal) Bergerac goes rogue with a new lead that brings him into direct conflict with Arthur Wakefield. 9.15 Reunion. (Premiere, MA15+l)
A deaf ex-prisoner seeks revenge. 10.15 MOVIE: Judy And Punch. (2019, MA15+v, R) Mia Wasikowska.
12.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 12.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 3.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6.00 Eurovision. (PG) 9.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 8. 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 11.30 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGaw, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington. 12.55 Judo. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Gymnastics. FIG World Cup. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 8. 5.30 The Seabees On Iwo Jima. (PGav)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Eurovision: Access All Areas. (M) Catch all the behind-the-scenes action, exclusive insights and powerhouse performances.
12.00 MOVIE: Amazing Grace. (2018, G, R) Charts the recording of Amazing Grace. Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland.
1.35 24 Hours In Emergency: Lead By Example. (Ma, R) An elderly man is rushed to St George’s. 4.20 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Peppa Pig. 3.55 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Daniel Tiger’s. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Abbott Elementary. 9.55 Speechless. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. Noon Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 1.10 Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 2.30 Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 4.00 Stompem Ground: King Of Hearts. 4.25 Electric Lady Studios: A Hendrix Vision. 6.05 Queer & Here. 6.45 Wildlife Rescue New Zealand. 7.35 The Frontier. 8.30 Geoff Dixon: Portraits Of Us. 10.00 MOVIE: The Dark Horse. (2014, M) 12.10am Late Programs. NITV (34)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of the match. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 10. Brisbane Lions v Melbourne.
9.00 24 Hours In Police Custody: The Norfolk Narco Cartel. (Madl) Takes a look inside the track of a major police operation that leads to the seizure of drugs worth over $3 million.
10.10 Crime Investigation Australia: Murder And Mayhem – George Brown And Fine Cotton. (MA15+av, R)
11.30 Autopsy USA. (Mav)
12.30 Shades Of Blue. (MA15+adsv, R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6am Morning Programs.
8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 9.30 Australia’s Best Backyards. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Escape To The Country. 1pm The Surgery Ship. 2.00
6.00 9News Sunday.
7.00 Travel Guides. (PG)
8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
9.30 The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan. (Malv) Piers Morgan sits down with Danny Pelosi. 10.30 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) 11.30 9News Late.
12.00 Surf Boats. (R)
1.00 Destination WA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.00 MasterChef Australia. The latest elimination challenge is held. 8.15 House Hunters Australia. (PG, R) A couple search for a house but she wants a Hamptons-style cottage with a pool and he seeks a home with character and a toolshed. 9.15 FBI. (MA15+v) Maggie and OA investigate the deaths of two women who were murdered with napalm. 11.05 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Eurovision: Access All Areas. 1pm The Movie Show. 1.30 Figure Skating. ISU World Championships. Part two. 3.05 Jeopardy! 5.10 ABC World News Tonight. 5.35 PBS Washington Week. 6.00 Abandoned Engineering. 7.50 Science Fiction Revolution. 8.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 9. 1.35am Letterkenny. 2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am The
Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. Continued. (2008) 6.55 Sissi. (1955, German) 8.55 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 10.35 Fame. (1980, M) 1pm Speed Kills. (2018, M) 2.55 Murder Party. (2022, PG, French) 4.50 Bring It On. (2000, PG) 6.40 Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 8.30 Johnny Mnemonic. (1995, M) 10.20 Sirley. (2020, M, Italian) 12.10am Zola. (2020, MA15+) 1.45 Late Programs.
Monday, May 19
R) 11.30 Art Works. (PGa, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 9. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Tough Trains. (Ma, R) 11.05 Lost World Of Joseph Banks. (PGl, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Death In The Tower: King Richard. (Mav, R) 3.00 Travel Shooters. (PG) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (al) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 9. Highlights.
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Australian Story.
8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.
9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Linton Besser.
9.35 Q+A. (Final)
10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 Planet America. (R) 11.40 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 12.10 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 1.00 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R)
5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Stockholm With Michael Portillo: Stockholm 1. (Premiere) Michael Portillo braves the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea.
8.25 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Albania And The Adriatic. (PGa, R) Albania’s secrets are explored.
9.20 Inside Windsor Castle. (PG, R) Takes a look at Windsor Castle. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Classified. (Mlv) 11.35 Don’t Leave Me. (Malv, R) 1.35 Incredible Homes. (R) 3.35 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: A Criminal Affair. (2021, Mav, R) Savvy Shay. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Eden delivers some distressing news.
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PG) The farmers take the new ladies on a solo date.
9.05 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Mav) Owen makes a decision about his future. Tommy receives devastating news.
10.05 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
11.05 Suits L.A. (M)
12.05 Treadstone. (MA15+av)
1.05 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
8.45 Footy Classified. (Ml) A team of footy experts tackles the AFL’s big issues and controversies.
9.45 Players. (Ml) A look at all the AFL news.
10.45 9News Late.
11.15 Aussie Road Train Truckers. (Ml) 12.05 Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup. (Mals) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. The contestants face off with a mystery box. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Making Mission: Impossible. Looks at Mission: Impossible–
(Return) 10.10 The Weekly Football Wrap. 10.40 Alone Australia. 11.45 Secrets Of The Chippendales Murders. 12.40am QAnon: The Search For Q. 1.35 Big Backyard Quiz. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 4pm Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 The Crystal Maze. 9.25 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.50 Merlin. 10.35 Good Game Spawn Point. 10.55 Late Programs.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 6.55 Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 8.45 Viajeros. (2022, PG, Spanish) 10.20 Finding Your Feet. (2017, M) 12.25pm Hive.
Tuesday, May 20
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SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Compass. (PG, R) 11.00 If You’re Listening. (R) 11.20 Gruen. (PGs, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.00 Restoration Aust. (R) 2.55 House Of Games. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Sing To Remember: Defying Dementia. 10.05 The Bridges That Built London. 10.55 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. 11.30 Dream Of Italy. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 I Am Not A Number. 2.25 Going Places. (R) 2.55 Weekly Football Wrap. 3.25 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.00 Scotland’s Riverwoods. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (al) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.35 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30. 8.00 The Kimberley.
8.50 David Attenborough’s Galapagos: Adaptation. (R) Hosted by Sir David Attenborough. 9.40 Australia’s Wild Odyssey: Following The Rain. (R)
10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.15 Four Corners. (R) 12.00 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.15 Q+A. (Final, R) 1.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 2.05 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 2.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Patrick Brammall. (Ml)
8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi explores chronic illnesses.
9.30 Dateline: Harrods – Delivered To A Predator. Takes a look at the case of Mohamed Al Fayed. 10.05 SBS World News Late.
10.35 Living Black. (R)
11.05 Snow. (Malv)
12.00 The Lesson. (Mals, R) 2.25 Incredible Homes. (R) 4.20 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Theo is running out of time.
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGa) Farmer Tom meets families in home town visits.
9.10 Doc. (Ma) Amy and Sonya endeavour to help a teen in need of a bone marrow transplant.
10.10 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
11.10 Accused. (M) A tech entrepreneur finds himself on trial.
12.10 The Act. (MA15+ans, R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
TEN (10)
The Floor. (PG, R)
My Way. (R)
Getaway. (PG, R)
Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Floor. (PG)
8.45 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators: Fatal Relations. (MA15+av) A look at the hunt for Malcolm Naden. 9.45 Footy Classified. (Ml) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues. 10.45 9News Late.
11.15 The Equalizer. (Mav, R)
12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Fish Forever. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. Renowned pastry chef Steven He visits. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 The Inspired Unemployed: The List. (PGlsv) The boys are in South Africa. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. (R) 12.05
6am Morning Programs. 12.15pm France 24 English News. 12.45 Homicide. 2.35 Cryptoland. 3.10 BBC News At Ten. 3.40 ABC World News Tonight. 4.10 PBS News. 5.10 Forged In Fire: Best Of. 6.00 Alone Denmark. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 9.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 10. 1.35am Shoresy. 1.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School: World By Night. 4.00 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory. (Premiere) 9.20 Croc Watch. 10.05 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs.
NITV (34)
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Ochre And Ink. 1.00 Scotland, Slavery And Statues. 2.00 The Casketeers. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.35 Tales From Zambia. 7.30 Haututu Hunters. 8.30 Unleash The Beast. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: Searchers. (2016, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 8.10 Murder Party. (2022, PG, French) 10.05 Unique Brothers. (2014, M, Italian) 11.55 Johnny Mnemonic. (1995, M) 1.45pm Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 3.35 Arthur And The Two Worlds War. (2010, PG) 5.30 Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 7.30 T-34. (2018, M, Russian, German, Belarusian, Ukrainian) 9.35 Pride And Glory. (2008, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.
Wednesday, May 21
ABC TV (2)
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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 10.45 Q+A. (Final, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (PG, R) 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 10. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Destination Flavour. 10.10 The Bridges That Built London. 11.00 Dream Of Italy. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (al) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 10. Highlights.
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Gruen.
8.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. A satirical news program.
9.05 Planet America. Hosted by Chas Licciardello and John Barron.
9.40 Big Boys. (MA15+l)
10.10 Mayfair Witches. (Mal, R)
10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. (R)
11.25 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 12.25 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 1.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Alone Australia. (M) The survivalists make difficult decisions.
8.40 Mysteries Of Sink Holes: Hidden Worlds. (PGav, R) An investigation into the subterranean mysteries that sinkholes can actually help solve.
9.35 The Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+) June faces her biggest challenge.
10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 My Brilliant Friend. (Mal)
12.05 The Wall: The Chateau Murder. (Malv, R) 3.25 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.55
Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00
NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.40 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGl, R) Hosted by Lee Mack.
8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL. 9.30 Unfiltered. (PGa) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan. 10.00 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) Footage of headline-grabbing moments. 11.00 Born To Kill? (MA15+av, R)
12.00 Midnight Texas. (MA15+hv)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. In Sydney, teams compete for immunity. 8.40 Elsbeth. (Mv) Elsbeth is thrown into the world of television after the showrunner of a long-running police procedural is brutally murdered in his office. 9.40 FBI: International. (Mv) A member of the team goes missing. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 NCIS: Origins. (Mv) 12.05 The Project. (R) 1.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 12.15pm France 24 English News. 12.45 (Re)Solved. 1.40 Queer Sports. 2.35 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.10 BBC News At Ten. 3.40 ABC World News Tonight. 4.10 PBS News. 5.10 Forged In Fire. 6.00 Alone Denmark. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 The Day The Rock Star Died. 8.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 11. 1.35am Letterkenny. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.45pm Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School: World By Night. 4.00 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Abbott Elementary. 9.25 Doctor Who. 11.00 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Mls) Comedy panel show.
8.30 The Grand Tour. (Ml) Jeremy drives the 1479 HP Bugatti Chiron from the south of France to Turin via the Alps. 9.50 To Be Advised. 10.50 9News Late. 11.20 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.05 Young Sheldon. (PGadlsv, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
Bring back the Baxter to Mornington train line
The Frankston to Mornington line was cancelled after WWII and reinstated in 1966. In 1978 the line was replaced with a bus service.
Now in 2025 the demographics of the Mornington Peninsula are radically changed in both numbers and age demographics. With retired and senior citizen demographics having increased, not only on the Port Phillip Bay side but the Western Port side as well, access to public transport for retired and aged citizens is becoming a major issue.
Medical facilities and their supporting services in Mornington need to be accessible, hand in glove for retired aged citizens.
Many procedures, though referred to as “day procedures” are often restrictive in their after care protocols. One restriction often applied is a “no drive” for several hours afterwards.
Taxis are extremely expensive and bus services are intermittent and often the stops available are miles from passenger’s residence.
Residents on the Western Port side of the peninsula are disadvantaged by the tyranny of distance.
Not everyone has a family member or the offer of a lift to facilitate trips to medical procedures in Mornington.
The reinstating of the Baxter to Mornington train line would provide a timely cost efficient means of travel from one side of the peninsula to the important medical hub of Mornington.
I hope Zoe McKenzie, who has been responsive to my enquiry emails, will seriously reconsider the importance of this train line to the residents of the Mornington Peninsula. She provided details of the funding that was in place for work towards electrifying the line from Frankston to Baxter, only to have it be withdrawn under the federal and present state government.
If you agree and have more supporting points to offer to back this much needed service, maybe you could add your voice by contacting Zoe at zoe@zoemckenzie.com.au
Michelle Gregory, Somers
Acting on climate change
It’s fortunate that the Mornington Peninsula has apparently thus far avoided the catastrophic impacts of climate change (Climate emergency? Letters 6/5/25).
Should we share this positive news with the LA residents whose homes were razed by bushfires in January? Or the 33 million people impacted by the flood disaster in Pakistan in 2022? Or the Pacific Islanders whose heritage, livelihoods and homes are being washed away by rising seas?
The scientific truth, according to the 14,000 research papers referenced in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, is that our planet’s atmosphere is heating up and causing more extreme weather events because humans are clearing forests and burning coal, oil and gas.
What should we do about it? The record numbers of Flinders voters who turned up for Labor, climate-conscious independent Ben Smith and the Greens suggests many people do care about having representatives who will act.
Amy Hiller, Kew
Climate science
In reference to last week’s letter (Climate emergency?, Letters 5/6/25) that stated “my science-based conclusion is that nothing can be done except to change the sun”. Say what? Would love to see the science on this!
The letter further stated “CO2 warming is a theory, not a proven fact, as far as I am aware”. Today, 97 percent to 99.9 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is happening and that human activity is the primary cause, but let’s ignore that and rely on data from these climate sceptics, Note: none are climate scientists. Fred Singer Field: Atmospheric physics Claim: Denied that CO2 is driving global warming; also denied tobacco risks, ozone depletion, and acid rain. Long history of science denial on multiple fronts. Tied to industry-funded think
tanks like SEPP and Heartland Institute. Frequently promoted discredited arguments (e.g., satellite data disproves warming).
Willie Soon Field: Astrophysics (not climate science) Claim: Solar activity — not CO2 — is the main driver of climate change. Received over $1.2m in funding from fossil fuel interests (e.g., API, ExxonMobil) without disclosure. Published papers with undisclosed conflicts of interest. Largely unpublished in top climate science journals. Discredited by peers for misrepresenting data.
Patrick Michaels Field: agricultural climatologist. Senior fellow, Cato Institute, founded by Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries. Claim: Global warming is minor and beneficial. Admitted 40% of funding came from fossil fuels. Used his credentials to legitimise political arguments against climate regulation. Regularly downplayed peer-reviewed findings.
Victorian councils are legally obligated to address climate change under the Climate Change Act 2017 (Vic) and the Local Government Act 2020 (Vic).
Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Trees and safety concerns
In response to letter by Nat James (Call to pause and rethink tree destruction policies, Letters 6/5/2025), while I admire your concerns for wild life it seems you have not taken a balanced view of other issues. I respectfully suggest a few principles of critical thinking be applied by you, and the tree management department of the council, namely analysing and evaluating information to make an informed judgement and decision, not an emotional one.
I can assure you, despite your assumptions, council is very aware of what they deem as assets; trees.
The following is a brief resume to support my statement. Council will not remove a tree (particularly from a nature strip) considered healthy by a council arborist.
A ratepayer can apply and pay for a tree removal permit, and have tree removed at their own cost ($3000 to $4000 depending on size) of a healthy council tree. Usually successful.
In my case, a saga of over 20 years includes falling limbs from a healthy tree has taken down my land line six times, (mobile phone not compulsory yet). Three times the SES has had to remove fallen limbs blocking my driveway and public road access is impossible due to size of limbs etc.
Gum nuts on driveway creating potential safety hazard for first responders. I slipped and fell on gum nuts in front of two council officers when I was trying to explain a hazard issue.
Three local ratepayers unable to install solar panels due to council tree on nature strip creating shading.
No use questioning contractors who did pruning near you. They are skilled and aware of public safety/risk.
Speak to the council infrastructure department or arborists and they will tell you council trees on nature strips present what could be their number one contentious issue.
For the first time in over 25 years in my area council is carrying out an over due maintenance program.
I just hope somewhere on their agenda ratepayers safety is included.
NB. some pruning has taken place – possums, bats, insects, birds – go for it!
Betty Preston, Capel Sound
Denial of rights?
I visited an elderly friend at Mornington Centre on election day afternoon and asked the supervisor if patients had the opportunity to vote. I believed the opportunity to make a postal vote was likely for all people in care.
I was told that there was information displayed around the corridors and people would have been able to make a postal vote if they were in this facility four weeks ago.
As most patients are given no encouragement
to leave their rooms where none of this information is available, they would not have been informed after this one AEC visit.
Anyone entering over the last four weeks, unless assisted by someone outside, has not been able to vote.
My friend came in on 18 April. Too late. I visit every day and had not seen/noticed any information or been spoken to regarding making voting arrangements independently.
The attitude seemed to be that these people were really a bit past it.
As it is everyone’s right as well as their duty to vote in both state and federal elections this is a gross mismanagement of the process that should give the power to all Australians to enjoy that right.
All of our governments are the servants of all of the people. I wonder how many Australians in our many care facilities have been prevented from voting by this appalling, dismissive negligence.
Their right has been torn from them. Was this negligence in Flinders alone or is it likely to have affected all of Australia?
Max Garrard, Mornington
Annual Response?
Once again I feel compelled to respond to misinformation which was conveyed in last week’s Letters section (Council spend, Letters 6/5/25).
Joe Lenzo referred and repeated the 2024 comments of Cr Gill which stated that the shire is subsidising the members of the Mt Martha Golf Club to the tune of $9000 per year.
As stated previously, the MMGC is totally independent of the shire operated Mount Martha Public Golf Course facility.
The MMGC has always operated efficiently and within budget by its team of volunteers.
Our members pay the same fees to access the course as all other user groups and members of the public. In reality the MMGC fees contribute significantly to the revenue of the facility.
The Mount Martha Public Golf Course provides a special and unique location where locals and visitors of all abilities and backgrounds can access golf at affordable prices at any time of the year.
The shire and its staff are continually working to develop and maintain the facility to better serve the public and generate more income, to sustain this pivotal recreational asset, and reduce the impact on the shire’s budgetary processes.
To imply that the Mt Martha Golf Club members are a subsidised privileged group is a total mistruth and a slur on the ongoing efforts of the shire to provide financially and physically accessible golf to its community and visitors to the peninsula.
Malcolm Goldsworthy, Mt Martha President – Mt Martha Golf Club
Wildly inaccurate
I am not sure if any of the other facts in the Joe Lenzo letter (Council spend, Letters 6/5/25) are accurate but his information in respect of Mt Martha Golf Course and club are wildly inaccurate.
As a start, after applying all operating expenses, excluding the internal council charge which is arbitrary, the council budget reflects a profit for the Mt Martha Golf Course for 2025.
The quote from David Gill from last year was also shown to be wildly wrong and I am not aware that Cr Gill disputed that fact when it was pointed out.
Rather than costing $9,000 per member each year it was pointed that the figure based on the data at the time was $261.
With a profit budgeted, that becomes zero.
Add to that the facility provides a wonderful community service to more than 1,000 community members each year and for many, it is their primary socialisation and keeps many older community members active. Members represent less than half of those who use the facility.
Let there be more such services supporting our community in such a cost effective way.
In addition, the members actually paid for the construction of the clubrooms and not council, and half of the land was donated for use as a golf course. Council have not suggested otherwise but Lenzo’s article would make you assume otherwise.
Like Lenzo’s reference to Trump, don’t let having to use actual facts dampen your enthusiasm.
For the record, I support the council decision he endeavours to deride.
Edwin Gill, Mt Martha
Razor gang
As a “razor gang” clique within shire councillors slashes a red line through the financial support of yet another vital community resource, this time the highly valued Willum Warrain Aboriginal Gathering Place, ratepayers have a right to ask in whose name these decisions are being made.
No doubt the cohort involved will claim they are acting out of responsibility but what is responsible about denying a climate emergency or terminating programs vital to community wellbeing and cohesion?
Ratepayers expect contemporary councils to make decisions that are inclusive, holistic and evidence-based, instead of a “what can we chop next?” approach.
Have any of this razor gang actually bothered to inform themselves about the vital role Willum Warrain plays in the community?
Which of this red pen clique has actually bothered to go to Willum Warrain Aboriginal Gathering Place, to see the critical support work being done with children, youth, and families, the healing work being done through widely supported reconciliation programs and their unique and precious role in the preservation of culture, that of the oldest living civilisation in the world?
Surely this deserves more than the stroke of a red pen!
As a ratepayer, I am registering my own personal vote of no confidence in this outmoded and myopic type of decision-making by certain councillors.
Flinders election candidate Ben Smith appears to suffer a little from hypocrisy. Under “Accountability in Politics” he claims to support real time disclosure of donations over $1,000. However, it seems that he won’t make such disclosures until he is made to.
He also claims to be concerned about protecting our natural environment. Please tell us, Mr Smith, just how many kilometres of plastic wrap your campaign used, and more importantly what exactly is happening to said plastic wrap after its one day use at polling places. Ditto with the thousands of corflute posters dotted around the electorate.
If you wish to retain any credibility ahead of your guaranteed run for state parliament next year you will disclose the answers to these questions. I’m sure MP News would be happy to print them.
Jack Wheeler, Mornington
Reflections?
The wash up? It’s not easy living in the Flinders electorate.
True, I’ve maintained my record, never having voted for a winner. Almost voted for John Gorton and considered Malcolm Turnbull for a day or so.
I’m not a rusted on Labor voter, more a rusted on never Liberal.
Fascinating (my RSL drinking friends) to hear the ridiculous reasons (if any?) why Anthony Albanese won, no mention of Peter who? Not only do they read the Herald Sun, many of them read it as truth!
I did ask why they were voting for Peter Dutton, which proved to be a peace maker, the smoking area unusually silent for 60 seconds.
The self righteous Greens (rather than militant) never, sadly, got a mention.
And so, our Liberal candidate in by a whisker, congratulations, thanks again to the darlings of Blairgowrie, Sorrento and Portsea.
It is what it is, or such is life? Go Pies. Even so...
Cliff Ellen, Rye
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A Short Treatise on Motel Philosophy
By Stuart McCullough
I CAST, therefore I am. Sitting in a motel room, luxuriating in a televisual bounty supplied by Netflix, I had successfully completed a minor technological task and, as a result, felt as though I ought to be awarded a Nobel prize. It’s alarming how little it takes to make me feel utterly elated when travelling – every win, no matter how minor – feels like a triumph not only for me but for humanity more generally, while every false start and fumbling failure feels like catastrophe. Such is life on the road.
Sitting on the motel bed, it became apparent that my entertainment options were as limited as the tiny container of UHT milk in the minifridge. Unless, of course, I succeeded in streaming something from my mobile phone. This felt, if not like the cutting edge, then close enough to the cutting edge to come within stepping distance of the safety barrier, necessitating my being ushered to take a step backwards by someone in an ill-fitting uniform. Suffice to say, I could now see the cutting edge from a relatively safe position… I followed the instructions. I blinked a lot. I accessed parts of my vocabulary that for reasons owing mostly to taste rarely see the light of day. I trained my camera over a QR code and opened a link and, before I knew it, there was a circle spinning that indicated, unequivocally, that something was happening. It wasn’t clear precisely what that was, but
when it comes to anything remotely technological, something is a lot better than nothing. And then it happened. The streaming service on my phone appeared, as if by magic, on the television screen in my room. The fact that I yelled "abracadabra" and waved my hands around made it all the more mystical, to say nothing of the fact
that I was wearing my work cape at the time.
I’ve never been technologically minded. Rather, I’ve been predisposed to delegation, gladly relying on any one of my brothers and sisters who, without exception, are of a far more practical bent. But in a motel room in regional Victoria, there’s no sibling to delegate to. I’m not sure
what the block is, but when faced by the unfamiliar, I’m always worried about what will happen if I can’t figure it out. (The answer, almost always, is not very much; but that doesn’t stop me from worrying).
But my fear of failure makes success both unexpected and all the sweeter. The simple act of casting a streaming service from my phone to a TV screen felt like an achievement on par with reattaching a severed limb using nothing but string and a knitting needle or parallel parking under pressure. For a brief moment, I genuinely felt like the smartest person alive. Or, at any rate, the smartest person in the room. That I was the only person in the room is a minor detail.
More than that, I felt whole. I felt an enormous sense of wellbeing. I felt happy. "I cast, therefore I am", I whispered to myself. Of course, "I cast, therefore I am" is not how the original quotation ran. Rather, it was "I think, therefore I am", which René Descartes apparently said while he was reverse parking his Corolla on a lightning trip to Southland. But I feel as though René would approve of my remodelled version of his quote. That’s because René and I have tonnes in common.
René Descartes was a French philosopher, scientist and mathematician who, in addition to spitting out catchy phrases that look great on a coffee cup, is widely credited with having invented the mullet. Business at the front, party at the back
and philosophy hovering somewhere above the ears, René was the envy of his peers and a big inspiration to my high school classmates. It was for this reason that I "rocked a René" mullet between the years 1986 and 1989.
Of course, it’s worth noting that René Descartes died while travelling for work. But, to the best of my knowledge, it wasn’t the result of a motel streaming incident as he tried to binge old episodes of "Schitts Creek". Rather, he caught pneumonia after giving lessons at five o’clock in the morning to a disinterested monarch in a draughty castle. It’s a shame. When René Descartes fell off the perch, he was one of the most revered thinkers in the world. And yet, when he became ill, he decided his best option was to avoid medicine and to bleed himself three times a day. He thought, therefore he was, but not for very much longer as it turns out.
Sitting on my motel bed, I searched for a documentary on the life of Descartes but had to settle for an episode of Dawson’s Creek instead. As I sat there, marvelling at the adventures of Dawson, Pacey and Joey, I began to think that I should be willing to try new things more often and to be a little less afraid at the prospect of failure. "I try, therefore I am" might well be my new motto. I also decided that I might try and grow a mullet in honour of René Descartes. He’d like that.
stuart@stuartmccullough.com
100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...
Strong action necessary to secure Frankston High School building
Compiled by Cameron McCullough
Despite the repeated assurances that have been received from men in high places to the effect that the construction of the new High School building at Frankston would be proceeded with during the current year, there still appears to be considerable doubt as to whether hopes in this connection will be realised.
Disquieting rumors are current this week to the effect that the Mordialloc claim is being pushed in certain quarters, and that the High School there is likely to be commenced before the Frankston building.
It is also stated that Mr. Frank Groves, M.L.A., is displaying more than ordinary activity in urging the claims of his Mordialloc constituents, and as he has something of a reputation as a “go-getter”, Frankston people have good cause for uneasiness.
It behoves Frankston residents to don their war paint and get into the fight without further delay.
Young Street Improvements
In passing along Young st., Frankston, one cannot help but notice the very fine building which has just been erected, and is occupied by Mr. C. Wood, hairdresser and tobacconist, etc. It is a double-fronted shop, with white tiles, set up in front.
This greatly adds to the appearance of the building. The brick work was carried out by Mr. S. Lawrey and the wood work by Mr. A. Corlett.
On the one side Mrs. Wood conducts an up-to-date news agency, where books of every description can be obtained.
All school requisites are stocked and
a library conducted with a splendid array of literature by the best authors, and for a nominal fee the very latest books can be obtained.
The opposite side of the shop is the up-to-date tobacconist and hairdressing saloon carried on by Mr. Wood, who has installed the latest furnishings, also an electric urn for the heating of water.
A marble slab is placed in position and used as a table. These and other improvements are noticeable for the comfort of his patrons.
The best brands of tobacco and cigarettes are stocked also.
A visit to this establishment will be well worth while
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Beach Road Versus Overton Road
At the Council meeting last Friday the fact was mentioned that the Government had made available a large sum of money for road works, with the object of providing relief for the unemployed of Melbourne.
Frankston councillors thought there might be a chance of securing the expenditure of some of this money in the Frankston and Hastings Shire.
The view was expressed by some that the money would be spent in the metropolitan area, and that outside shires would have no chance of securing any portion of the vote.
It was resolved, however, to make application to the Minister on the principle no doubt that if they did not ask they would not receive.
So far, so good. Next came the question of recommending a road to the Minister on which the money, if granted, could be expended.
Cr. McCulloch advocated Overton road, and he was supported by his
Seaford colleagues and a majority of the other councillors.
Crs. Pratt, Wells, Gray and Hutchinson put up a fight for Beach road, which they contended would confer benefits on a large number of people who last winter suffered great hardship owing to the impassable state of this thoroughfare.
Cr. Oates supported Overton road, and argued it was an important connecting link between Dandenong road and the main Melbourne road.
Cr. Wells: There is only one person living on Overton road.
Cr. Pratt reminded the Council of the hardships endured by residents of Beach road during last winter, and said the first opportunity to give relief should be embraced. He believed in the principle of the greatest good to the greatest number.
Cr. McCulloch said it was important to traffic that Dandenong road and Melbourne road should be linked up by the construction of Overton road, and twitted Cr. Pratt with the remark that he (Cr. Pratt) desired to bring the traffic through Frankston irrespective of the requirements of the travelling public.
Cr. Pratt retorted that he was not so much concerned with the requirements of through motor traffic as he was with the needs of their own people, who, in his opinion, should receive first consideration.
Ultimately the resolution recommending Overton road was carried; only Crs. Pratt, Wells, Gray and Hutchinson voting for the amendment in favour of Beach road.
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Mr. H. Stell, proprietor of the Peninsula Motor Garage, Frankston, has installed
a large lathe, also an oxy-acetylene welding plant, which makes it possible for him to repair all classes of castings and machinery by this process.
His experience with this class of work, in addition to the installation of up-to-date machinery, should interest those motor car owners who require repairs executed promptly and at reasonable cost.
The Peninsula Garage holds the agency for the following cars: Hudson, Essex, and Overland.
These are all of the latest models, and a visit of prospective buyers will be appreciated by Mr. Stell.
Watch for advt. in “The Standard” next week. Big reduction in Overland cars.
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Personal
Lieut.-Colonel Lazarus has definitely decided to accept the position of Shire Engineer and Secretary to the Bungaree Shire.
Mr. Henry Masterton, of “Rubra,” Frankston, has been elected to the executive of the Mornington Racing Club, together with Dr. Greer, the popular Dromana medico. Mr. Masterton is the owner of All Sunshine, Horoscope, Bridgehead and Benefix.
The latter was successful in the Warrnambool Cup last week.
Mr. T. Ritchie, of Mornington, and Mr. F. V. Taylor, have taken a holiday trip to Hong Kong. A cable message received from them last week stated that they were just leaving Thursday Island for Honolulu. They are expected back in July.
We regret to learn that the eighteenmonths-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Farley, of Frankston, is still in the
Alfred Hospital. Fortunately, however, a distinct improvement in the child’s condition is reported.
Mr. S. Dobson Hesp, J.P., who died recently at Hobart, was a brother-inlaw of Mrs. Grose, of Wells street, Frankston. He was prominently connected with Victorian Masonic affairs, and was at one time Grand Organist of the Victorian constitution, in addition to editing the Masonic Journal. ***
Enquiries having been made to the Prime Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce) who is the member for the district, by the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council, regarding the pension of Mr. Hugh Morrison.
A reply was read at the Council meeting on Friday, which stated that Morrison was paid a war pension at the rate assessed from time to time for his disabilities incurred through war injuries.
This had been reviewed from time to time by the medical officers of the Repatriation Department.
Since 1920 he had been paid at twothirds rate, or 56/- a fortnight. He had been admitted to the Caulfield Military Hospital. He suffered from gun-shot wounds in the leg, and his pension had been increased to 84/- a fortnight, from February 19. Upon his discharge from the hospital, he will again be assessed for pension on the amount of disability he is suffering, as a result of his war injuries.
A copy of the letter is to be forwarded to the Returned Soldiers’ League. ***
From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 15 May 1925
scoreboard
Goals galore for Pines, Bombers fly up
MPNFL
By Brodie Cowburn
MEN’S DIV ONE
PINES piled on 20 goals last weekend to grab an impressive win over Mornington.
After a tight opening quarter, Pines opened up a two goal lead in the second term. They put seven goals on the scoreboard in the third term to cement their lead.
Pines kept up the pressure in the final quarter, and went on to grab a 14.12 (96) to 20.15 (135) win.
Lachlan Sharp booted six goals for Pines, and Dylan Williams scored four. Kai Owens kicked four goals for the Bulldogs.
Off the field, there was a strange sight on the sidelines. Mornington Bulldogs
legend Simon Goosey made his first appearance at Alexandra Park as a member of the Pines coaching staff.
At John Coburn Oval, a five-goal haul from Riley D’Arcy helped Frankston YCW pick up a win over Mt Eliza.
The Stonecats won 13.9 (87) to 9.12 (66). Luca Goonan, Mackenna Hura, and Jimmy Cahill were named their best.
MEN’S DIV TWO
FRANKSTON Bombers secured their fifth straight win on Saturday to continue their unbeaten start to 2025.
The Bombers played Pearcedale at Baxter Park. Pearcedale put the Bombers on the back foot in the first quarter, but the ladder leaders struck back in the second term.
After training by 15 points at quartertime, Frankston Bombers went into the
main break with an 11 point lead. Pearcedale whittled back the lead in the third term, but couldn’t run out the game. The Bombers put their foot on the pedal to claim a 15.14 (104) to 8.20 (68) win.
Khan Haretuku booted four goals for the Bombers. Harrison Prior, Ryan Murdock, Flynn Wood, and Bayleigh Welsh also had strong games. Somerville couldn’t recover from a goalless first quarter on Saturday, eventually losing to Chelsea 13.7 (85) to 6.16 (52).
Crib Point comfortably beat Hastings by 49 points on the road last weekend. Bonbeach also had a good day away from home, beating Rye by 39 points. Seaford and Devon Meadows claimed thumping wins on Saturday. Seaford beat Tyabb by 90 points and Devon Meadows defeated Karingal by 119.
WOMEN’S DIV ONE
SIX goals from Tenae Brown helped Mornington pick up the points against Karingal on Saturday.
Karingal hosted the two sides on Saturday morning. The ladder leading Bulldogs were in control throughout the day - Mornington went on to win 1.0 (6) to 8.12 (60).
Stella Rogers, Jaymie Lilley, Jessica Stepanavicius, Diane King, and Mollie Bridgman were named Mornington’s best.
At Kinetic Stadium, Frankston defeated Pearcedale by 47 points on Saturday afternoon. Warragul Industrials closed out the round with a 48 point victory over Bonbeach.
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES
DIVISION ONE MENS
Saturday 17 May, 2pm: Dromana v SorrentoDromana Recreation Reserve
Mt. Eliza v Langwarrin - Emil Madsen Reserve
Pines v Edithvale-Aspendale
- Eric Bell Reserve
Red Hill v Mornington - Red Hill Recreation Reserve
Rosebud v Frankston YCWOlympic Park Rosebud
DIVISION TWO MENS
Saturday 17 May, 2pm: Bonbeach v HastingsBonbeach Reserve
Crib Point v PearcedaleCrib Point Recreation Reserve
Frankston Bombers v Tyabb - Baxter Park
Karingal v Chelsea - Karingal Football Club
Seaford v Devon MeadowsRF Miles Recreation Reserve
Somerville v Rye - Somerville Football Club
DIVISION ONE WOMENS
Saturday 17 May, 10am: Karingal v BonbeachKaringal Football Club
Saturday 17 May, 1pm: Mornington v FrankstonMornington Alexandra Park Saturday 17 May, 2pm: Warragul Industrials v Pearcedale - Pearcedale Recreation Reserve
DIVISION TWO WOMENS
Friday 16 May, 7pm: Bass Coast v TyabbDalyston Recreation Reserve
Saturday 17 May,
DIVISION
Picture: Alan Dillon
NBA star takes to the court
BASKETBALLERS lining up on court five at the Frankston Basketball Stadium last week got more than they bargained for when Chicago Bulls star Josh Giddey was called in as a replacement player.
Giddey’s NBA season has wrapped up, and he has returned home to Australia. Last week he lined up to play for the Vales Monday Champ Men.
Despite the star power on their side, the Vales’ opponents Bennys Boys locked up a 110-84 win. Blake Jackson scored 50 points and Jesse Lans scored 41.
Despite the defeat Giddey was in good spirits afterwards, stopping to take photos with many interested onlookers who had gathered over the course of the game.
Cystic fibrosis fundraiser set
AFTER raising more than $8000 for cystic fibrosis research last year, a young rugby fanatic is gearing up to do it all again.
Nine-year-old Spencer Quinnell and his younger brothers Teddy and Stanley have each been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
Last year Spencer and his parents
organised a charity rugby game in Seaford, which raised around $8500.
The money raised was donated to Cystic Fibrosis Community Care and MonashCF.
On Sunday, 25 May, Peninsula Reserve in Frankston will host Spencer’s second rugby league charity match. The under 10s kick off at 11am at the masters kick off 12:30pm. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder which impacts the lungs and digestive system.
THE Frankston Raiders at last year’s charity game for cystic fibrosis funding. Picture: Supplied
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