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Tribunal to decide on ‘reduced’ aged care plan Notice of Intention to Make Local Laws The Local Government Act 2020 provides for Council to make local laws which remain in effect for a period of ten years, unless revoked sooner by Council. The Shire currently has three such local laws, namely the General Purposes Local Law 2012, the Consumption of Liquor Local Law (Amended) 2017 and the Short Stay Rental Accommodation Local Law 2018. The General Purposes Local Law 2012 and the Consumption of Liquor Local Law cease to operate on 5 October 2022 and must be replaced. Council is also proposing to make some minor changes to the Short Stay Rental Accommodation Local Law 2018.
Notice Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 73 of the Local Government Act 2020 that at its meeting on 7 June 2022, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council resolved to release the following draft local laws for public submissions: 1. proposed Community Amenity Local Law 2022, which will replace the General Purposes Local Law 2012; 2. proposed Consumption of Liquor Local Law 2022, which will replace the Consumption of Liquor Local Law (Amended) 2017; and 3. proposed Short Stay Rental Accommodation (Amendment) Local Law 2022, which will amend the Short Stay Rental Accommodation Local Law 2018.
Proposed Community Amenity Local Law 2022 The objectives and intended effect of the Local Law is to provide for the peace, order, and good government of the Municipal District of the Mornington Peninsula Shire; promote a physical and social environment in which residents and visitors to the Municipal District can enjoy a quality of life that meets the general expectations of the community; prevent and suppress nuisances which may adversely affect the enjoyment of life within the Municipal District or the health, safety, and welfare of persons within the Municipal District; prohibit, regulate, and control activities which may be dangerous or unsafe or detrimental to a person's health, amenity, or the environment; provide for fair access and use of Council and community assets and prescribe measures to protect those assets; and prescribe requirements for the administration and enforcement of the Local Law.
Proposed Consumption of Liquor Local Law 2022 The objectives and intended effect of the Local Law is to regulate and control the consumption, possession or control of liquor in designated areas, and prohibit the possession of liquor in other areas of the Municipal District; protect against behaviour which causes detriment to the amenity and environment of the Municipal District; protect the community interest; provide for the enforcement of this Local Law, including the issuing of infringement notices; provide for the administration of Council powers and functions in relation to the consumption, possession or control of liquor on roads and Council land; lead and educate the public as to what is, and what is not, appropriate behaviour; and to provide generally for the peace, order and good government of the Municipal District.
Proposed Short Stay Rental Accommodation (Amendment) Local Law 2022 The objectives and intended effect of the Local Law is to amend the Short Stay Rental Accommodation Local Law 2018, which regulates and control the use of short stay rental accommodation within the Municipal District of the Mornington Peninsula Shire; ensure an appropriate standard of management and presentation of such accommodation; minimise the risk of such accommodation affecting the peace of neighbours; implement a registration requirement; and provide for a Code of Conduct under the Local Law.
Copies Copies of the proposed local laws may be obtained from Council offices at 90 Besgrove Street, Rosebud or 2 Queen Street, Mornington or 21 Marine Parade, Hastings, during office hours or telephone 1300 850 600. The proposed local laws can also be accessed on Council’s website – mornpen.vic.gov.au/locallawreview
Submissions Any person who wishes to make a submission in relation to a proposed local law must lodge the submission in writing addressed to Community Safety and Compliance Team, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Private Bag 1000, Rosebud, Victoria, 3939, or online via Council’s website mornpen.vic.gov.au/locallawreview , or via email to: locallawreview@mornpen.vic.gov.au Submissions will be received until 12 July 2022. Please note, that unless a submitter advises the Shire to the contrary, the submission may be made available to the public. Council, in accordance with Section 73 of the Local Government Act 2020, will consider all written submissions received within the prescribed time.
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Southern Peninsula News
15 June 2022
WEDNESDAY 8 June was deadline day for objectors to lodge a statement of grounds to the prosed aged care development of the former Moondah Estate in Mount Eliza. Aged care and retirement living developer Ryman Healthcare bought the 8.9-hectare site, complete with Moondah mansion, from Melbourne University in 2016 for close to $40 million. For 59 years the site was allowed to operate as an education centre under a special use zoning which separated it from the green wedge. The waterfront property has been left largely untouched since the previous owners moved out more than five years ago and sits empty as an eerie reminder of the pulsating life it had. Rooms are filled with luxurious furniture, new lamps are stacked in a corner of a living area with plastic wrapping still attached, beds are ready for sleeping, and televisions and other comfort items are gathering dust in the Moondah time capsule. According to Ryman’s communications spokesman Michael Cummings, the owners have already liaised with several welfare organisations to start the job of removing the hundreds of household items to a warehouse for future sale. There are caretakers and regular police patrols to keep the property safe from vandals, but it’s largely a sad, lonely monument to a previous bustling life and a steady stream of international and domestic visitors. Ryman’s plan to turn the 42-room mansion,
which also incorporates numerous outbuildings, into a retirement centre has more opponents than supporters. A VCAT hearing last year determined the site was not suitable for Ryman to build six fourstorey buildings, two four-storey wings attached to the existing mansion, three three-storey buildings housing 272 apartments, including 55 assisted living units and 217 independent living units and 124 aged care beds. The tribunal is now being asked to consider a new planning application, which includes 13 fewer assisted living units and 77 fewer apartments. Protestors say the proposal is still an “over development” of the site, which they want protected from development, and have vowed to vigorously fight it at VCAT. Ryman’s Victorian development manager David Laing recently said the company had cooperated fully with Mornington Peninsula Shire Council since lodging the original permit application last year “so we’re not sure what caused the hold up” to approve development. Spokesperson for the South Eastern Centre for Sustainability, Steve Karakitsos, said the main objections to the development still included overdevelopment of the site; lack of car parking spaces; increased traffic on a suburban street; removal of endemic and native vegetation; impact on health and safety; and environmental damage. The Green Wedge Coalition’s statement of grounds against the revised development states it would have “a devastating impact on the countryside and would convert this very special green wedge site into a residential suburb” outside of the urban boundary.
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With Liz Bell
Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au
Arrests follow make-up thefts MANNINGHAM Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man and a woman following an investigation into a series of cosmetics thefts, including in Mornington and Safety Beach, valued at over $35,000. On 8 June detectives arrested a 40-year-old man from Rosebud and a 42-year-old St Albans woman in Mentone following a series of thefts from pharmacies and cosmetic stores across Melbourne dating back to January 2022. It is alleged there were more than 12 incidents of theft where cosmetics or fragrances were stolen from stores from Safety Beach, Doncaster, Lower Plenty, Mornington, Sunbury, Knox, Kew, Watsonia, Chadstone and Williamstown. Following an extensive investigation by members of the Manningham CIU arrested the pair on 8 June in a car park on Florence Street, Mentone about 7.30pm. The Rosebud man has been charged with 19 offences including theft and driving offences. He was remanded to appear before Ringwood Magistrates Court on Monday (13 June). The St Albans woman has been charged with 14 offences including theft and driving offences. She has been bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates Court on 6 December. The investigation remains ongoing.
Warrant issued A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of Liam McCafferty after the he failed to appear in Dromana Court on Thursday 9 June over charges relating to an alleged assault. The mention case of Liam McCafferty – the husband of Mornington Peninsula Shire Councillor Kerri McCafferty – was previously adjourned at Dromana Court on Thursday 28 April and relisted for last Thursday. The warrant was issued when McCafferty, who is facing charges of recklessly causing injury and unlawful assault, did not appear.
Sunken trailer POLICE are appealing for the owner of a trailer (above) that has apparently been under water near the Blairgowrie boat ramp for some time. Anyone who knows who it belongs to can call Leading Senior Constable Cam Orr during business hours at the Rosebud police 5986 0444.
Heart starters AN anonymous benefactor has potentially saved the lives of people suffering heart attacks, after donating 24 new automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The AEDs will be rolled out over the next 24 months. Twelve of the AEDs have already been installed at various locations on the Mornington Peninsula including Shoreham, Merricks, Merricks North, Red Hill, Balnarring, Main Ridge, Portsea, Balnarring Beach, Crib Point and Arthur’s Seat. Ambulance Victoria is working with the community to identify locations for a further 12 AEDs. Details: bit.ly/3NTlATa