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Call to ‘stay’ over dog policy
SPARK Productions is holding Playground as part of the Drift festival. The “youth arts event” will give 12-28 year olds the chance to work alongside other artists and perform their own works in dance, music and theatre. An improv jam will be open to young musicians and dancers 7-9pm Friday 29 April at Fred Smith Reserve, Hastings. The main Playground event is on Saturday, with works from the “brilliant minds of the next generation”. Gates at the reserve open 6.30pm Saturday 30 April with performances running 7pm-10pm. The event “picnic-style” with food trucks present. Tickets (adults $30, 28 years and under $23 and children under four free, concession $20) at sparkproductions.org.au Picture: Yanni
Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Anthony Marsh has called for calm over a proposal to change dog access to public areas. As part of the Domestic Animal Management Plan 2021-2025, a “dogs in public places” policy will be considered at a council meeting in July, to allow time for community consultation and amendments after a draft policy was withdrawn from the 8 February meeting. The policy will cover designated off-leash and prohibited areas for dogs on shire-managed land. Marsh said there had been a lot of misinformation and concerns about the policy proposal, with some dog owners “jumping the gun” over being potentially banned from sports ovals. “That’s not even on the agenda anymore, so people need to wait for the draft policy to come out,” he said. Council’s manager of community safety and compliance, Shannon Maynard, said the July meeting would decide whether the policy was ready for public consultation. “As part of the consultation process, community members will have the opportunity to have their say on the draft policy,” he said. “Invitations to provide feedback will also be sent to a range of stakeholders, such as sports clubs and dog clubs.”
Drift goes across the peninsula using the Your Drift festival planner: driftartsfestival.com.au/your-drift-a personal festival curation tool to help select and plan exploration of the Drift experience. The festival is anchored by several curated projects, presented alongside community-led creative activations and events in venues and public spaces across the peninsula. The festival is part of a performing arts fund, and the mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said the industry had been hit hard by lockdowns and COVID-19 restrictions, with loss of employment and income. To choose an individual adventure go to: driftartsfestival.com.au/yourdrift Liz Bell
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s inaugural 11-day arts festival Drift started on Thursday 21 April, with performances continuing until 1 May. For 11 days Drift is bringing the peninsula’s venues, places and spaces to life with more than 80 works from all disciplines including performance, music, visual arts, public art installations, film and projections, writing, culture and heritage. With a focus on immersion, participation, creativity and fun, Drift honours the local creative community across the peninsula, while also bringing new talent to the region. There is even the opportunity to choose a personalised experience by
CAROLE Pattulo, one of the artists whose work is included in the Drift festival.
The draft policy has so far had a mixed reaction from sections of the peninsula’s dog owners, with some concerned about the proposal to ban dogs from sports ovals and playgrounds. At least 12 dog parks from Mount Eliza up to Portsea could be out of bounds for dogs and only one leashfree park remaining on the southern peninsula. Leash Free Mornington Peninsula founder Christine Healy last week said more. Dog parks should be available as the region had one of the highest levels of dog ownership in Victoria. There is also support for the policy, with some dog owners upset that irresponsible owners “ruin it for everyone”. Dani Robinson, of Mount Eliza, said she had twice been forced to leave the Mornington leash-free park because of dog owners not controlling their aggressive dogs. “I’ve seen smaller dogs get attacked in the dog park by larger dogs and I think it’s just going to get worse … all because of irresponsible human behaviour and people who ruin it for everyone,” she said. “Hardly anyone uses [the park] anymore.” Maynard said once the final policy had been adopted, there would be a focus on education and raising awareness at any site where dog controls had changed.
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