THE speed limit along a large stretch of Peninsula Link will continue to remain at a reduced 80kph until at least February. The reduced limit coincides with the peninsula’s busy summer period that sees hundreds of thousands of visitors using the main arterial into the peninsula. A statement from Service Stream Limited, responsible for the management of Peninsula Link, seen by The News said “While the resurfacing works carried out to date have largely been completed, the final layer of specialised asphalt has not yet been applied”. “This type of asphalt requires both warmer temperatures and dry conditions to set correctly and…
Author: Cameron McCullough
RYMAN Healthcare has decided not to proceed with a contentious retirement development of Mt Eliza’s Moondah Estate on Kunyung Rd and is reported to have offloaded the site at a loss. The Times can confirm the new owner of the site is retirement living operator, and owner of the neighbouring land, Chas Jacobsen. A statement from Ryman, seen by The Times, said “Ryman has recently been assessing its future village development sites across Australia”. “Unfortunately, we’ve decided we are no longer progressing a village at Mount Eliza and instead will pursue other locations within Victoria. As such, we will be…
Victoria Police will conduct an extra 25,000 roadside drug tests every year, expand the use of technology to catch unauthorised drivers and reduce paperwork so police spend more time on the road in a major safety boost. The road policing uplift, funded by the Transport Accident Commission as part of Victoria’s road safety partnership, includes five key projects valued at a combined $21.1 million. The projects will be progressively rolled out over the next five years, with some already underway. The boost includes: The rollout of the additional roadside drug testing has already begun, with Victoria Police on track to…
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a double fatal collision which occurred in Mentone on Wednesday evening. Investigators have been told a car and motorcycle collided on the Nepean Highway near Swanston Street about 9.05pm on 3 December. A man and a woman who were on the motorcycle were both rushed to hospital where unfortunately the man later died. The male driver of the car and his female passenger were also taken by ambulance for treatment. Unfortunately the female passenger from the car died at hospital. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision remains ongoing. Anyone who witnessed…
A REPORT on coastal estuaries has highlighted, in some cases, dozens of chemical contaminants in Mornington Peninsula waterways. The report “Exploring Unseen Threats: Contaminant Trends and Impacts in Port Phillip Bay” by RMIT aquatic ecotoxicologist Dr Jackie Myers, contained the results of the first round of sampling of 34 estuary sites; 18 in Port Phillip Bay and 16 in Western Port. The report stated that “Contaminants of concern are chemicals that can cause harm to aquatic ecosystems and human and environmental health due to their toxic, persistent, and bio-accumulative properties”. “Port Phillip and Western Port bays and their estuaries hold…