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Petition calls for Gnome no more by road free staff parking MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council will investigate the balance of time-restricted and unrestricted parking in the Octavia Street, Mornington car park after 202 people signed a petition called for free staff parking. The petition, which will be submitted to council tonight (Tuesday 17 October) is asking for unlimited car parking in the form of a parking permit for staff of businesses on Main Street. The Mornington major activity centre parking precinct plan that was adopted by council on 4 May 2021 investigated current and anticipated future parking demand within the
Mornington activity centre and provided recommendations to improve the management of parking in the short, medium and long term. However, the mayor Cr Steve Holland said the plan, which included community consultation and the establishment of a stakeholder reference group with traders, did not identify a shortfall in the staff parking. Holland said the council was happy to work with businesses on the issue and take another look at the balance of time-restricted and unrestricted parking in Octavia Street, which runs parallel to Main Street.
Dealing with dusty roads ANYONE living on an unsealed road in the Mornington Peninsula can be part of the dust suppression program. The program aims to alleviate concerns about living or driving on dry, dusty roads. In response to requests for dust suppression, the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council annually selects sections of unsealed and gravel roads, particularly important for community assets or roads used as a thoroughfare. Applications are now open for the dust suppression program. Any resident can put forward their application by visiting the website at mornpen. vic.gov.au/dustsuppression
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Applications close on 19 November and the program begins in early December. A list of where dust suppression was applied last year is at: mornpen.vic. gov.au/dustsuppression The mayor Cr Steve Holland said the weather bureau had declared that El Nino is underway “so we’re in for a hot, dry summer”. “That means our unsealed roads may be extra dusty, resulting in low visibility for drivers. Please drive to the conditions and if you live on an unsealed road, submit your application to be part of the Dust Suppression Program,” he said.
18 October 2023
AFTER eight years on public display, the infamous Reflective Lullaby sculpture is set to return to McClelland Gallery. Gregor Kregar’s Reflective Lullaby, a giant chrome gnome, was installed at Peninsula Link’s Cranbourne Road exit eight years ago. Four years later the gnome was moved to the corner of Moorooduc Highway and Hastings Road in Frankston. Last week, Reflective Lullaby was removed from its site and taken to McClelland Gallery in Langwarrin. The 10 metre tall artwork will be permanently installed in the gallery’s sculpture park. As revealed earlier this month, the Love Flower sculpture which replaced the chrome gnome near Peninsula Link is also set to return to McClelland Gallery later this month. Gallery director Lisa Byrne said the sculptures “have become a popular feature with visitors to the Mornington Peninsula and people will be delighted to rediscover them at McClelland”. “Both Reflective Lullaby and Love Flower have developed a cult following over the years among visitors and locals,” she said. “Visitors to McClelland will be able to catch up with old friends as we welcome Reflective Lullaby and Love Flower to their new homes within McClelland’s 16 hectare park.” The artworks are rotated as part of a public-private partnership between Southern Way and McClelland. Byrne said “the Southern Way McClelland Commissions are doing a massive job in driving popular appreciation of public art”. Brodie Cowburn THE Reflective Lullaby sculpture by Gregor Kregar. Picture: Supplied
