UNTIL 19 February, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery has a great mix of exhibitions and events. Julian Opie is a major international artist whose work often depicts figures and landscapes reduced to their essential outlines and flat colours fields. Judith Alexandrovics is a Melbourne artist whose oeuvre spans the decades since the early 1970s until 2019. MPRG’s current exhibition draws these two artists together so that visitors can see common threads throughout their work. Exhibition curator Angie Taylor says, ‘Both Opie and Alexandrovics create a snapshot of people in unremarkable moments such as walking through the city, making their way to…
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THE federal government is seeking organisations to install its planned community batteries. Labor committed to funding the community batteries before its election last year. One of the planned batteries will be in Carrum Downs. On 30 January the government will begin considering applications for grants. Funding of up to $500,000 will be available to be used on the construction of community batteries. Energy minister Chris Bowen said that battery technology would help cut energy prices and reduce emissions. “One in every three Australian households have solar panels – the highest rate in the world – but far fewer have batteries…
THE distressing sight of two seabirds tangled in discarded fishing line at Mornington pier last week has prompted calls for fishers to be more responsible. Wildlife Victoria says entanglement of birds and wildlife in discarded fishing lines, plastic bags and rubbish is an “all-too-common” occurrence in Victoria. Hundreds of entanglements are reported to Wildlife Victoria every year, with hooks often caught in birds’ mouths or throats, which can lead to infections, abscesses, and starvation. Wildlife Victoria also sees birds’ feet entangled in fishing line, restricting their mobility, and causing them to become easy prey for other animals. A peninsula-based wildlife…
SOLAR panels on the roof of Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre are now in operation. The panels were installed last year. Frankston councillor Claire Harvey says that “the 523 kilowatt system will save an estimated 614 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually and is expected to pay for itself within eight years.” “With almost 1 million visitors each year, PARC is a big user of energy, so this system is key in helping the reduction of Frankston’s emissions. We are excited to see the positive impacts solar has on our energy usage and environment,” she said. “The PARC rooftop solar project…
A WOMAN and three men were assaulted in Seaford less than an hour into the new year. Just after 12am on 1 January, a woman was attacked by a man on Stawell Street in Seaford. The man then fled in a car, which he crashed into a fence on Frankston-Dandenong Road. Three men who attended to help were attacked by the driver. The driver then fled again on a bicycle belonging to one of the men who came to help. The man responsible for the attacks has not been found. Any witnesses have been asked by police to contact Crime…