BIRD flu has continued to spread on the peninsula since the first detection on Wednesday 12 August, with the number of confirmed positive cases now sitting at eight as of last Friday. The spread on the Mornington Peninsula comes as there are reports of mass mortality events attributed to the virus with over 1000 bird deaths in South Australia last week. On Sunday (23 August), wildlife group Vic Wildlife Alliance reported a mass death event at Point Nelson near Portland in Western Victoria, calling for volunteers to help “humanely euthanase thousands of H5N1 infected birds which are being left to…
Author: Cameron McCullough
THE state government-appointed monitors overseeing Kingston Council have ended their tenure. The two monitors departed on 14 August, the most recently decided date for their departure, after two extensions to their term. The date was chosen to allow the monitors to remain at council while the Melaleuca Ward by-election took place. The results of the by-election were declared on 14 August, although an investigation into the integrity of the by-election was also announced that day (New councillor for Kingston, but investigation launched, The Times 19/8/26). Kingston Council was under the watch of monitors for just under a year with the…
ROD Glover, the husband of the late Member for Dunkley Peta Murphy, has described the federal government’s gambling legislation as falling well short of the recommendations stemming from the anti-gambling inquiry she chaired. In a post on his LinkedIn page, Glover said “Today’s gambling legislation feels like progress. But it comes with mixed emotions”. “It is a breakthrough of sorts. It will reduce harm, particularly for young people and those most vulnerable to the increasingly sophisticated ways gambling is marketed and promoted. “The package is far from everything that is needed, and it has taken too long to get here.…
A man faces serious drug trafficking charges after allegedly being found in possession of a traffickable quantity of drugs during an operation at Frankston Railway Station. The 50-year-old man from Mount Martha was one of 40 people arrested during the operation in the Frankston CBD Thursday 13 August. Police will allege he was in possession of methylamphetamine, MDMA, ecstasy, 1,4-Butanediol, cannabis, prescription medication and more than $5000 in cash. He was charged with trafficking a drug of dependence and seven counts of possess drug of dependence, as well as negligently deal with proceeds of crime, and commit indictable offence whilst…
BIRD flu was detected on the Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island for the first time last Wednesday (12 August), raising concerns about bird colonies on the peninsula, Western Port Bay, and the highly suspectable little penguins at Phillip Island. The Times believes the peninsula detection was at St Andrews Beach, and the Phillip Island detection was at Seal Rocks. By Saturday (15 August), the news had become worse, with a positive detection in the little penguin colony at Phillip Island, and a second detection on the peninsula; this time in a crested tern at Dromana. The arrival of the H5N1…