Western Port News 2 February 2022

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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s Citizen of the Year Dirk Jansen, above, and, clockwide from top row, Young Citizen of the Year Oliver Walker-Peel; Flinders Lions Club president Mark Holland accepting the Community Event of the Year award on behalf of the Flinders Motoring Heritage; and Local Champion Award winners David Pullin (Somers Fire Brigade), Roslyn Ferres (McCrae Lions Club) and Geraldine Bilston (domestic and family violence advocate).

A day of ceremony and celebration EVENTS were cancelled because of COVID, and warm weather saw packed beaches, but Australia Day on the Mornington peninsula remained on track with flag raisings, official awards, citizenship ceremonies and an Indigenous Survival Day at The Briars historic property. Mornington’s Main Street was

closed to traffic and instead of a grand parade, park carnival and night fireworks presented a market day atmosphere with live music and family fun. Flag raising ceremonies (usually followed by a community breakfast or barbecue) were held at Sorrento, Hastings and Mount Eliza, while Rosebud

saw Mornington Peninsula Shire name its citizen and young citizen of the year, Dirk Jansen and Oliver Walker-Peel respectively. Dromana’s Australia Day committee served breakfast (cooked by members of McCrae Lions Club) in the rotunda on the foreshore. Citizen of the Year Dirk Jansen

COME AND SEE THE CHICKENS ROAMING FREE IN THE PADDOCK!

started the Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation Group in 2019 to highlight the plight of koalas and loss of their habitat on the peninsula. From its start as a Facebook group to record koala sightings, it is now part of the national Landcare network and has more than 280 members. The group has been instrumental

in getting habitat corridors planted - 20,000 trees planted so far - and is creating a wildlife corridor and biolinks from Somers to Red Hill. Young Citizen of the Year Oliver Walker-Peel has never let his cerebral palsy diminish his desire to be a leader and inspire others. Continued Page 4

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