NEWS DESK
Preparing for the fire season RED Hill Recreation Reserve has been endorsed as a bushfire refuge for the coming fire season. Residents can go to the top oval when other bushfire plans fail. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has been working with the CFA, Victoria police, and CFA brigades to identify sites for designation and the top oval met the criteria. Increased traffic in Red Hill caused by the monthly market and annual show has prompted warnings to residents to carefully consider their travel plans in the area. They should only do so when all other plans fail. Planned fuel reduction works will remove such environmental weeds as sweet pittosporum and Monterey pines, in the reserve over the next year. This will allow the bottom oval to meet CFA requirements before the 2018-19 fire season. The works will have a management and rescue plan for animals living in the reserve. Once the works have been completed the remaining vegetation will be managed for its biodiversity and amenity value. The mayor Cr Bev Colomb said the oval’s neighbourhood safer place designation would strengthen the community’s bushfire survival plan in time for summer. “By the start of the upcoming fire season we will have an additional neighbourhood safer place to ensure
our community members are looked after in case of an emergency,” Cr David Gill said. Shire fire prevention officer Katie McKenzie said residents can prepare a personal bushfire survival plan by visiting cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare. CFA officers and Mornington Peninsula Shire staff will undertake annual inspections to ensure the requirements of the bushfire place of last resort standards are met.
Back to Red Hill LONGTIME and former residents of the Red Hill district are invited to a reunion, 1.30-4.30pm, Sunday 22 October, in the cricket clubrooms, Red Hill Recreation Reserve. People from as far away as New Zealand (Eric Whitworth) will be there to get together with old mates. Ann Copelin (nee Benson) has offered to take free photographs. Details: Ray Gibb, Rosebud, email umpire1943@gmail.com
Food For All THE Food For All annual meeting will be held at the All Saints Anglican Church hall, corner Sixth Av and Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud, 2.30pm, Wednesday 11 October. A full report of the year’s work will be presented. Afternoon tea will be served after the meeting.
Pats on the back for Scout leaders SCOUT leaders from Mornington Peninsula District received recognition awards for good service at a ceremony at Gilwell Park, Gembrook, last week. Group leaders 1st Redhill Simone Gilligan and 1st Ranelagh Sonya Loader, District Joey Scout
Join the Car Ferry Conversation Bass Coast Shire, Mornington Peninsula Shire and the Victorian Government are preparing a business case to determine the cost, requirements and viability of a vehicle ferry service between Stony Point, French Island and Phillip Island. Developing the Business Case relies on extensive public consultation in order to understand the needs of the local community and businesses.
Have your say Open meetings and drop-in sessions Industry meeting
Community meeting
Drop-in sessions
leader Mei-Ling Yap, Scout leader 1st Ranelagh David Bromage, Cub leader 2nd Mornington Linden Jackson, and Scout leader Rosebud Scout group Chris Evelyn-Liardet, are pictured after the ceremony. Gareth Becker (1st Redhill), Scott Turner (2nd Mornington) and Kerry
Open Air Burning October 2017 only During October 2017, we’re making some changes to our Open Air Burning Local Law to assist property owners to clean up properties in preparation for the fire season. The changes will enable burning off on properties below 1500m². At all other times, burning off on properties below 1500m² is prohibited.
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9.30am – 11am Thursday 5 October Cowes Cultural Centre Thompson Avenue, Cowes
9.30am – 11am Friday 6 October Crib Point Community Hall 7 Park Rd, Crib Point
11.30am – 1pm Thursday 5 October Cowes Cultural Centre Thompson Avenue, Cowes
11.30am – 1pm Friday 6 October Crib Point Community Hall 7 Park Rd, Crib Point
4pm – 7pm Thursday 5 October Cowes Cultural Centre Thompson Avenue, Cowes
4pm – 7pm Friday 6 October Crib Point Community Hall 7 Park Rd, Crib Point
Online survey: For more information: Residents Mornington Peninsula Shire surveymonkey.com/r/residentialv2 5950 1447 mornpen.vic.gov.au/stonypointcarferry Businesses surveymonkey.com/r/businessv2 Bass Coast Shire 5951 3316 Direct feedback can be provided to basscoast.vic.gov.au our consulting partner Mark Olsen of EarthCheck via mark.olsen@earthcheck.org
Oct only
Land less than 1500m²
Open Air Burning is permitted on Fridays and Saturdays throughout October between 9am and 4pm provided that:
Land more than 1500m² Open Air Burning is permitted on Fridays and Saturdays throughout October between 9am and 4pm provided that:
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Land more than 40,000m² Open Air Burning is permitted throughout October provided that:
• No more than 100 cubic metres of vegetation is burnt • No more than 1 cubic • No more than 10 cubic at any one time; metre of vegetation is metres of vegetation is • The fire is not within burnt at any one time; burnt at any one time; 100 metres of any • The fire is not within • The fire is not within neighbouring dwelling; 10 metres of any 10 metres of any • All the General Fire neighbouring dwelling; neighbouring dwelling; Safety Provisions • All the General Fire • All the General Fire are followed. Safety Provisions Safety Provisions are followed. are followed. You must follow the General Fire Safety Provisions when burning off.
For more information 5950 1050 mornpen.vic.gov.au/openairburning
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Hazendonk (1st Tootgarook) also received awards. Scout numbers in the district have risen almost 11 per cent this year across 12 groups, said District Commissioner Tina Bennett Details: Call Ms Bennett, 0409 131 489.