Reconciliation plan’s ‘positive’ outcomes
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire says its Reconciliation Action Plan has led to more Aboriginal children attending three-year-old kindergarten and more goods being bought from Aboriginal-run businesses.
The shire last week released a list of “important actions” – but no details about kindergarten numbers or business figures – it has achieved since adopting the Reconciliation Australia-endorsed RAP plan.
Canberra-based Reconciliation Australia is a non-government, not-for-profit foundation established in January 2001 to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
The shire’s list of achievements coincides with National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June) and this Sunday’s Reconciliation Walk held at Hastings by the Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association.
Statue to honour officers
2 Mins Read Attention: A statue depicting a saluting officer cadet has been unveiled at Point Nepean National Park by Major General David J McLachlan, left, and Lieutenant Colonel Robin A McBride. Picture: Barry Irving Share
A BRONZE statue has been unveiled at Point Nepean National Park to commemorate former graduates of the Portsea officer cadet school who died during active service.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions the 18 March unveiling by former graduates Major General David J McLachlan AO and Lieutenant Colonel Robin A McBride, was broadcast online.
Of the 22 names on the statue’s plaque fixed to a granite base, 15 lost their lives in south Vietnam, four in the Philippines, two in Malaysia and one on the Thai-Laos border.
Lack of ideas to combat problems at The Pillars
3 Mins Read Natural attraction: The Pillars, left, was deserted on Friday. The cliff jumping area also features in the Mt Martha supermarket’s window display and has been turned into a souvenir badge. Share
LONG running concerns surrounding the management of The Pillars cliff jumping site continue to frustrate Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.
While it acknowledges that the amenity of Mount Martha residents needs to be protected from discarded litter, overcrowded streets, and even occasional abuse from unwanted visitors, there’s no denying they will continue to come – and to climb through, or over, fences to get to the water.
Groups opposed to a controversial floating gas terminal near an internationally-recognised wetland in Western Port are vowing to fight on even if the Victorian government approves the project.
Shire, Opposition unite against AGL
3 Mins Read OPPOSITION MPs Neale Burgess and Ryan Smith announce their party’s decision to opposepower conmpany AGL’splans for a gas import terminal at Crib Point.
The two MPs stood on the steps of the Western Port Oberon Association’s headquarters to address the hastily-assembled crowd.
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OPPOSITION MPs Neale Burgess and Ryan Smith announce their party’s decision to oppose power company AGL’s plans for a gas import terminal at Crib Point. The two MPs stood on the steps of the Western Port Oberon Association’s headquarters to address the hastily-assembled crowd.