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No more roar BERT Harrison on Monday climbed into his lion suit for what may the last time. For years he has donned the outfit as part of the Western Port Festival, bringing cheer to youngsters watching from the sidelines and representing an organisation that takes pride of place in his life – the Lions Club of Western Port. However, the club is disbanding and Mr Harrison is lining up to join another group. See “Limited Lions call it a day” on Page 7. Picture: Yanni
Land for ambo station By Mike Hast AN ambulance station for Somerville is closer to reality after Mornington Peninsula Shire last night sold Ambulance Victoria land in Grant Rd for about $270,000. Ambulance Victoria will build a station for a “peak period” ambulance service on about 1200 square metres of vacant land at 70 Grant Rd, close to
the intersection of Speedwell Rd. The site will be subdivided from a larger area of shire-owned land, which it bought for use as a drainage reserve. The reserve of about three hectares is used as a leash-free dog exercise area and contains a South East Water pumping station. In a report to councillors, the shire’s property and valuations manager Yasmin Woods said a registered valuation
of the land had been obtained. Ambulance Victoria would bear all costs associated with the transaction, including valuation fees, public notice, legal, surveying, subdivision, rezoning and development costs. Melbourne Water was currently designing a retardation basin for the site but the sale to Ambulance Victoria “would not affect the drainage design”. The ambulance land is zoned for
public use and would need rezoning and a planning required, she said. “A new ambulance station in Somerville would allow Ambulance Victoria to respond quickly to emergency calls in the area and would represent a significant improvement in ... ambulance services for the Mornington Peninsula,” Ms Woods said. The shire would not need to give public notice about the sale as Ambulance
Victoria was a public body, but “council prides itself on its community consultation and the sharing of valuable local knowledge”, Ms Woods said. “It is therefore recommended that the process set out in Section 189 of the Local Government Act 1989 be followed for the sale.” This would give ratepayers and residents an opportunity to have their views heard, she said.
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