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Concerns rise over Martha Cove ‘mound’ MARTHA Cove residents upset over unfinished landscaping following the construction of houses on Helm Avenue have called on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to clean up the mess. Their primary concerns centre on the height and slope of mounded soil at the eastern end of the street and unkempt vegetation. They say the mound can’t be properly maintained and is a fire risk, harbours snakes and is detrimental to the amenity of the neighbourhood. The residents say they are “seeking clarity” on how their concerns will be resolved. “There is uncertainty around how this landscape feature will be maintained with the developer soon to hand-over the maintenance of this area to the body corporate,” petitioner Fred Isarin said. “We don’t believe it is maintainable in its current form and condition.” Cr Simon Brooks, who met residents at the mound, said he would pass the petition to the shire and follow up the residents’ concerns with officers. “There has been an evolution of planning conditions in this area and it is in everyone’s interest to ensure best practise and processes are followed,” Cr Brooks said. “The shire’s ability to manage day-today issues around traffic, parking and amenity in general relies on considered planning controls. “I’m certain everyone is on the same page and that our officers will ensure the best outcome for residents.” The shire has hired an “expert planning consultant” to review all permits relating to the two decades of development of the Martha Cove residential and marina project (“Expert called in the probe Martha Cove” The News 25/2/20). Stephen Taylor
Meeting to ‘stop the quarry’ DROMANA-BASED Peninsula Preservation Group is holding a public information meeting this week to detail Hillview Quarries’ plan to open a new quarry on Arthurs Seat and explain the group’s opposition to it. The meeting is at the Dromana Community Hall, Verdon Street (behind the Old Shire Offices), 4pm, Saturday 7 March. It is believed Hillview wants to clear 38ha (80 acres) of bio-link bushland off Boundary Road, Dromana, between two sections of state park, for a 190-metre deep granite quarry. An application is currently before state planning minister Richard Wynne. PPG has a petition on Change.org with more than 8000 signatures, a website called Save Arthurs Seat and is distributing car stickers and fence signs. Details: 0419 579 277.
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Move the mound: Residents Suzanne Hamill, Fred Isarin, Simon Brooks and Desley Wallis want the mound gone. Picture: Yanni
A VOLUNTEER group focused on suicide prevention in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula has been named as the major beneficiary of this month’s Tyabb Air Show. A national suicide prevention day walk run by Chasing Change last September attracted about 1000 people to a morning of reflection, conversation, and mourning. This led to its inaugural Chasing Change Blue Christmas event which brought people together during the often-trying festive period in which loved ones are often missed the most. The air show, held every second year, donates money raised to charities and notfor-profit groups. The air show is on Sunday 8 March. Tickets at: tyabbairshow.com
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Southern Peninsula News
4 March 2020
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