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Christmas tree disposal It’s time to say goodbye to your Christmas tree for another year! You can dispose of your old tree at any of the Mornington Peninsula’s Resource Recovery Centres or hoppers for only $4.50 (normally $8.50) until 16 January. Our centres are in Rye, Tyabb and Mornington. Hoppers are in Dromana, Sorrento and Flinders. For more info: mornpen.vic.gov.au/waste Residents can use tip vouchers to dispose of their trees. To make the most of your cubic metre, include additional green waste during your trip. Residents with a green waste bin can dispose of prunings/branches (max 10cm diameter, 30cm length) via your bin for free. If you have a plastic tree, you can dispose of it in your kerbside rubbish bin. Utilise your time at the Resource Recovery Centre and clean up your home for the New Year. View a full list of what you can take to the centres at mornpen.vic.gov.au/wasteguide
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Southern Peninsula News 9 January 2018
Seasonal warning over online scams POLICE are warning potential buyers of online goods to be wary of scams involving items advertised on widely used social media sites and common online auction websites. The warning follows a number of robberies reported to police after several victims had arranged to meet with fake online sellers to pay for and receive goods. On Christmas Eve police arrested three men after they allegedly attempted to rob two men, in separate incidents, who they had arranged to sell smart phones to. Detectives are investigating two similar incidents reported in December. “If the price seems too good to be true, it generally is,” Detective Senior Constable Michael Haysom said. “If you are purchasing in person an item from an online seller, always arrange to meet in a public place.” The federal government also provides a website with advice for people who have been the victim of a scam: scamwatch.gov.au/ Reports of online scams can also be made to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission via that website. Anyone with information about similar incidents can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit crimestoppers.com.au
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Highway halt SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol members nabbed a speedster allegedly travelling 88km/h over the speed limit on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway overnight Friday, 29 December. The car was allegedly detected travelling at 188kph in a 100 zone just north of the Nepean Highway near Dromana shortly after 1am. The driver, a 32-year-old Rowville man, was intercepted and his vehicle impounded. He is expected to be charged on summons with speeding. The intercept was made as part of the Victoria-wide 15 December – 7 January Roadwise campaign aimed at reducing road trauma and improving road user behaviour. During the “high risk” time police focused on the main causes of fatalities and serious injuries, including excessive speed, driver distraction, seatbelt non-compliance, fatigue and drink and drug drivers.
Bay drowning A MAN drowned at the Rye front beach during the afternoon of Wednesday 3 January. The man was seen face down in the water at the beach off Point Nepean
Road shortly after 2pm and he was pulled from the water. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful and the man died at the scene.
Shop centre blasts A MAN arrested over an incident that caused alarm at Bayside Shopping Centre, Frankston last month has been “released pending further enquiries”, police say. The central Frankston shopping centre was evacuated at about 7pm on Thursday 21 December, pictured, when several forklift gas canisters
Summer: weekly recycling Monday 18 December until Friday 2 February Your household recycling bin will be collected every week over summer! Our weekly Summer Recycling Service is a boost to the usual fortnightly recycling service to help you better dispose of your waste over summer. Your normal 240L recycling bin (blue lid) will be collected on the same day it is currently every week rather than fortnightly.
What can you recycle?
Here are a few recycling tips:
• Aluminium and steel cans and foil • Rigid and solid plastic items, such as kids’ toys, kitchenware, cups and drink bottles • Pots and pans • Wrapping paper and envelopes • Cardboard, newspapers and magazines • Milk, juice and soft drink bottles • Glass bottles and jars
• Don’t place recycling in a plastic bag • Empty containers of contents/liquids • Recyclables that can’t fit into your bin can be taken to a rubbish tip (Rye, Mornington and Tyabb) or hopper (Sorrento, Dromana and Flinders) for free.
To view your normal bin dates, visit: mornpen.vic.gov.au/my-neighbourhood