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12 July 2016
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Cycling on IT is just over a year since Joel Hawkins, left, died doing what he loved best - riding a bike. The 17-yearold from Mt Martha was killed when hit by vehicle in Nepean Highway, Dromana. While the circumstances of Joel’s death are about to be aired in court, his cycling colleagues have awarded a scholarship in his name to another youngster dedicated to racing on two wheels. “Scholarship honours cyclist’s memory”, Page 5
Groups unite against Sorrento ‘steps’ Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au THREE leading Peninsula conservation groups are calling for an immediate halt to construction of a “dangerous” and unsightly concrete-stepped seawall at Sorrento. Nepean Conservation Group president Ursula de Jong is furious work has begun on the “steps to nowhere”
structure and says there has been inadequate community consultation. She says the NCG, the Nepean Historical Society and the Port Phillip Conservation Council are opposed to the development “from environmental, historic, place sensitive and safety perspectives”. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) began work this week on the seawall structure, which will include a “meet-
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Conservation Society revealed there was no “wide-ranging” consultation, as the shire had claimed. She said the seawall may be the shire's “preferred option” but there was little evidence of any other support for it. “Nepean Conservation Group believes this stepped seawall is a poor solution for such an iconic historic coastal town as Sorrento, and requests a re-consideration.” Continued Page 9
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